Alessandro Ortalda is a Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He possess expertise in international relations, english, politics, microsoft office, global history and 37 more skills. He is proficient in English. Colleagues describe him as "Me and Alessandro collaborated on a number of projects involving Cybersecurity. He demonstrated competence and a proactive actitude also when faced with technical issues, despite a non-technical background. Alessandro proved to be a skillful collaborator, and in many occasions he performed way above what was required by his position. For this reason, he was often assigned to tasks usually entrusted to more senior figures." and "Alessandro worked as an intern at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (NATO CCD COE) during the summer of 2015. During his internship, he was involved in NATO CCD COE research projects focusing on national cyber security strategies and national organisational models, where he contributed both to substantial research as well as to presentation. He also contributed to the research activities and maintenance of the INCYDER database. Alessandro demonstrated strong research and analytical skills and creative thinking, and proved to be highly motivated, hardworking, and reliable. He functioned very well with his colleagues and was a great addition to the team."