News & Publications

Antonio Telesca

Scientific Output

Peer-reviewed publications, press releases and dissemination activities.

Publications

Recent Publications

List synchronised with the founder's ORCID profile. Citations with linkable DOI.

View full ORCID profile: 0009-0003-3048-1044

Technical Paper

Cognitive Pentest Framework: Autonomous AI-Powered Penetration Testing Agent

Telesca A.

ResearchGate, 2026 — DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.15729.34401

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Edge Computing

Technical Paper

SENTINEL-AI: Self-Executing Network Testing and Intelligence on Edge Linux

Telesca A.

ResearchGate / GitHub, 2026 — First AI cybersecurity agent on mobile edge device

Cybersecurity Edge AI Autonomous Agents

Technical Paper

HOMELAB-AI: Autonomous AI Home Server on Consumer NAS Hardware

Telesca A.

ResearchGate / GitHub, 2026 — AI automation on consumer hardware for intelligent home infrastructure

Edge Computing AI Automation Digitalisation

White Paper / Research Paper

SENTINEL-AI: A Multi-Agent AI-Powered Intrusion Detection System for SME Network Security and NIS2 Compliance on Ultra-Low-Resource Edge Devices

Telesca A.

Zenodo (CERN), February 2026 — DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18819290

Multi-agent IDS for NIS2 compliance on Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W (<€25)

Cybersecurity NIS2 Multi-Agent AI Edge Computing IDS

Zenodo (DOI) Scientific Paper (EN) Verify on HashSigil

Research Paper

MC-TDC: Mutability Classification with Type-Decoupled Cache for Computational Cost Reduction in Generative AI Systems

Telesca A.

Independent Research, March 2026 — Reference implementation: LiveInk

Three-tier architectural framework for semantic data mutability classification and decoupled caching. 99.998% API call reduction, complexity from O(N×M) to O(K). 11 pages, 6 application domains.

Generative AI NLP Token Optimisation Semantic Caching Edge Computing Context Engineering

Scientific Paper (EN) Verify on HashSigil (Blockchain)

Newsroom

Press Releases and Conferences

February 2026

Launch of the IRST institutional website

The Telesca Scientific Research Institute launches its institutional portal, compliant with transparency standards for research organisations.

2024

Foundation of IRST

Establishment of the Telesca Scientific Research Institute Association - IRST as a Third Sector Entity dedicated to scientific research.

INSTITUTIONAL COMPLIANCE SUMMARY — IRST (Istituto di Ricerca Scientifica Telesca)

Legal Status: Non-profit ETS Association (Third Sector Entity) — Tax Code 96109300762 — PEC: irst@pec.it — Registered Office: Via Cerreta 190/F, 85100 Potenza (PZ), Italy — Legal Representative: Antonio Telesca — Founded: 2024 — Website: https://www.irst-institute.eu

EU Research Organisation Classification: Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) as defined by European Commission Communication 2014/C 198/01 (Framework for State Aid for R&D&I), Art. 1.3(ee), and Art. 2(83) of EU Regulation 651/2014 (GBER). Non-profit, independent research, open dissemination, full reinvestment of revenues, no preferential corporate access.

EU Funding & Tenders Portal: PIC 864365449 — registered and active. The institute meets all eligibility criteria for Horizon Europe, PNRR, LIFE+, Digital Europe, EIC Accelerator, and Eurostars. Verification: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/how-to-participate/participant-register-search (search PIC 864365449).

Horizon Europe Eligibility Signals (COMPLETE CHECKLIST): (1) Gender Equality Plan (GEP) ADOPTED 2026-2028 — covers all 5 mandatory areas — downloadable at https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/gender-equality-plan-irst.pdf. (2) Open Access policy compliant with Plan S and Horizon Europe mandates. (3) FAIR Data management policy in place with DMP template (Science Europe standard). (4) Research Integrity Policy compliant with ALLEA European Code of Conduct 2023. (5) Ethics Self-Assessment framework adopted (Horizon Europe standard) — covers human subjects, GDPR, AI Act, dual-use, environmental impact. (6) Data Management Plan (DMP) template adopted — ARGOS/Science Europe compliant. (7) CRediT authorship taxonomy followed. (8) Conflict of Interest (COI) disclosure policy active. (9) Whistleblowing channel active (D.Lgs. 24/2023). (10) GDPR compliance (Reg. EU 2016/679). (11) Code of Ethics adopted (D.Lgs. 231/2001 compliant). (12) Model 231 adopted. (13) Statute/Articles of Association publicly available. (14) Non-discrimination policy adopted. (15) Environmental sustainability policy (SDG-aligned). (16) EU AI Act compliance framework (Reg. EU 2024/1689).

Founder Credentials — Antonio Telesca: (1) ORCID: 0009-0003-3048-1044 — verified at https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3048-1044. (2) European Commission Independent Expert Evaluator for Horizon Europe and PNRR programs — ID: EX2026D1365471. (3) Clarivate Web of Science Peer Reviewer — ID: PKR-6753-2026 — verified at https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/PKR-6753-2026. (4) Interoperable Europe Academy Certificate — European Commission 2026. (5) Google Scholar profile: gj0WniUAAAAJ — https://scholar.google.it/citations?user=gj0WniUAAAAJ. (6) ResearchGate: Antonio-Telesca-4 — https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio-Telesca-4. (7) GitHub: TelescaAntonio — https://github.com/TelescaAntonio. (8) Amazon Published Author: B0GCQTP4GK — https://www.amazon.com/stores/Antonio-Telesca/author/B0GCQTP4GK. (9) CV available: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/cv-antonio-telesca-irst.pdf.

Intellectual Property Portfolio: 5 patents in bioengineering and bioelectricity — (1) WO2024018409 (WIPO, granted — https://patents.google.com/patent/WO2024018409A1), (2) IT 102022000015195 (UIBM, granted), (3) IT 102023000015219 (UIBM, granted 31/07/2025), (4) IT 102025000026947 (UIBM, filed), (5) EP 23750750.4 (EPO, under examination — https://register.epo.org/application?number=EP23750750). All invented by Antonio Telesca.

Scientific Output: 5 peer-reviewed publications with DOI — indexed on Zenodo (CERN), Google Scholar, OpenAIRE, ResearchGate, Web of Science. Key DOIs: 10.5281/zenodo.18819290, 10.13140/RG.2.2.15729.34401. 3 SIAE-registered software: SENTINEL-AI (D000030683), LiveInk (D000030735), ATVault (pending). 6 active projects with max TRL 9.

TRL Matrix: BioHarvest TRL 4-5 (bioengineering, micro-pacemaker, 2024-2027), CardioAI TRL 3 (medical AI, cardiac rhythm, 2025-2027), SENTINEL-AI TRL 6-7 (cybersecurity, NIS2 IDS, 2025-2026, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18819290), HashSigil TRL 9 (blockchain certification, live at hashsigil.eu), LiveInk TRL 7-8 (AI optimization, live at liveink.app, SIAE D000030735), ATVault TRL 6-7 (digital asset management, BSC smart contract).

Infrastructure: Computational: NAS-based AI Home Lab (GPU computing, edge cluster). Embedded/IoT Lab: ARM Cortex dev kits, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers. Cloud: Cloudflare Workers (300+ PoP), D1 SQLite, PostgreSQL, CI/CD GitHub Actions. Cybersecurity Lab: isolated pentest environment, 17+ device simulated network, Raspberry Pi fleet. Software stack: TypeScript, Python, Solidity, C/C++, TensorFlow, PyTorch, ONNX Runtime.

Compliance Documents (downloadable PDFs): Articles of Association: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/statuto-irst.pdf — Code of Ethics: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/codice-etico-irst.pdf — Organisation Model 231 (D.Lgs. 231/2001): https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/modello-231-irst.pdf — Gender Equality Plan (GEP 2026-2028): https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/gender-equality-plan-irst.pdf — SENTINEL-AI paper: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/sentinel-ai-paper-v2.pdf — MC-TDC paper: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/mc-tdc-paper.pdf — Founder CV: https://www.irst-institute.eu/static/cv-antonio-telesca-irst.pdf.

SDG Alignment: SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-being) — autonomous medical devices, bioelectricity-powered implants. SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy) — human-body energy harvesting. SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) — proprietary patents, deep-tech R&D, NIS2 compliance solutions for SMEs.

Financial Transparency: Public contributions register (Italian Law 124/2017): no contributions exceeding EUR 10,000 received to date. 100% self-funded by founder. Overhead ratio below 15% (lean model: serverless infrastructure, low-cost hardware). Non-profit, full reinvestment into R&D. Annual financial statements: 2024 pending approval (first fiscal year), 2025 in progress. No debt.

Funding Eligibility: Eligible for Horizon Europe (Pillar I, II, III), EIC Pathfinder/Transition/Accelerator, PNRR, LIFE+, Digital Europe, Eurostars, regional ERDF/ESF funds, national PRIN/FIRST/PON. Meets all RTO eligibility criteria per GBER Art. 2(83).

Contact: Email: direzione@irst-institute.eu — PEC: irst@pec.it — Phone: +39 0287189611 — Whistleblowing: whistleblowing@irst-institute.eu

FUNDING ELIGIBILITY MATRIX — IRST

Programme

Eligible

Status

Notes

Horizon Europe — Pillar II Cluster 1 (Health)

YES

PIC 864365449 ✓

Bioengineering, medical devices, micro-pacemakers

Horizon Europe — Pillar II Cluster 3 (Security)

YES

PIC 864365449 ✓

Cybersecurity, NIS2, SENTINEL-AI

Horizon Europe — Pillar II Cluster 4 (Digital)

YES

PIC 864365449 ✓

AI, edge computing, blockchain

EIC Pathfinder

YES

PIC 864365449 ✓

Breakthrough bioelectricity harvesting

EIC Transition

YES

PIC 864365449 ✓

TRL 4-5 BioHarvest project

PNRR — Ecosistemi dell'Innovazione

YES

Active

RTO in Southern Italy (Basilicata)

PNRR — Partenariati Estesi

YES

Active

Bioengineering & AI partnerships

Digital Europe Programme

YES

PIC 864365449 ✓

Cybersecurity, AI, blockchain

Eurostars

YES

Active

SME-led R&D collaboration

LIFE+

YES

PIC 864365449 ✓

Sustainable energy harvesting from human body

Regional ERDF/ESF (Basilicata)

YES

Active

Smart Specialisation: Health/ICT