Schedule

** Lecture topics and readings are subject to change as the semester evolves. Slides will be uploaded right after class.

Date Topic Reading Note
08/22 Course overview and introduction [Slide]
Database Privacy
08/27 Data De-anonymization [Slide]
08/29 k-anonymity [Slide]
09/03 l-diversity, t-closeness [Slide]
09/05 Guest lecture from NSA+Introduction to Differential Privacy [Slide] Tutorial on Differential Privacy
09/10 Differential Privacy [Slide] Project Selection Due
09/12 Private Information Retrieval (PIR) [Slide] Project Distribution
Online Privacy
09/17 Online tracking: stateful [Slide]
09/19 Online tracking: stateless [Slide]
09/24 Privacy tools for web browsing [Slide] Project Proposal Due
09/26 Anonymous communication [Slide]
10/01 Tor Network[Slide]
10/03 Social networks and privacy [Slide]
10/08 First Midterm Exam In class exam Topics covered upto 10/03 (inclusive)
10/10

Fall Break

 No Class
Machine learning and Privacy
10/15 Privacy implications of machine learning models [Slide]
10/17 Privacy perserving machine learning [Slide]
10/22 Fairness and auditing of automated systems [Slide]
Perception of Privacy
10/24 Westin's privacy index [Slide]
10/29 No Class Project Progress Report Due
10/31 Factors influencing privacy attitude [Slide]
11/05 Modeling users' privacy preferences [Slide]
11/07 Second Midterm Exam In class exam Topics covered upto 11/05 (inclusive)
Legal aspects of privacy
11/12 Privacy acts and frameworks [Slide]
11/14 Privacy notices [Slide]
11/19 Privacy compliance [Slide]
Side-channel leaks
11/21 Inference attack on networked devices [Slide]
11/26 Acoustic and Motion sensor based side-channels [Slide]
11/28

Thanksgiving break

 No Class
Student Project Presentations
12/03 Project presentation 7 teams will present
12/05 Project presentation 7 teams will present
12/10 Project presentation 14 teams will present
Class is from 8-11am
Project Final Report Due