Schedule
The following course schedule is tentative and is subject to changes. Please check regularly for updates.
# | Format | Date | Topic | Activity | Submissions due |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Online | Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | Lecture: Introduction & Course Logistics | Quiz 0 on Syllabus | |
| 2 | Online | Thursday, April 3, 2025 | Lecture: What, Why, & How of Privacy? | Project Showcase | |
| 3 | In-person | Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | Lecture: Overview of PETs | How to read a research paper | Project Team Sign up |
| 4 | Online | Thursday, April 10, 2025 | Lecture: Anonymization | ||
| 5 | In-person | Tuesday, April 15, 2025 | Project Proposal Presentation and workshopping | Anonymization using ARX + Quiz 1 on anonymization | |
| 6 | Online | Thursday, April 17, 2025 | Lecture: Differential Privacy - 1 | Assignment 1 on DP out | |
| 7 | Online | Tuesday, April 22, 2025 | Lecture: Differential Privacy - 2 | Paper reading session #1 Sign Up | |
| 8 | In-person | Thursday, April 24, 2025 | Lecture: Differential Privacy - 3 | Quiz 2 on Differential Privacy + Assignment review | |
| 9 | Online | Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | Invited talk on DP | Assignment 1 due on Saturday | |
| 10 | In-person | Thursday, May 1, 2025 | Paper discussion on Differential Privacy | Paper reviews 2 days prior and presentation due previous night | |
| 11 | Online | Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | Lecture: Access Control - 1 | Paper reading session #2 Sign Up | |
| 12 | Online | Thursday, May 8, 2025 | Lecture: Access Control - 2 | Assignment 2 on Access Control out | |
| 13 | In-person | Tuesday, May 13, 2025 | Paper discussion on Access Control and Authorization Policies | Mid-quarter project report and mid-quarter evaluations due | |
| 14 | Online | Thursday, May 15, 2025 | Lecture: Privacy Regulations - 1 | Paper reading session #3 Sign Up | |
| 15 | Online | Tuesday, May 20, 2025 | Lecture: Privacy Regulations - 2 | Assignment 3 on GDPR out | |
| 16 | In-person | Thursday, May 22, 2025 | Paper discussion on Privacy Regulations | ||
| 17 | Online | Tuesday, May 27, 2025 | Lecture: Privacy Policies | Analyzing Privacy Policies | |
| 18 | Online | Thursday, May 29, 2025 | Lecture: Federated Learning - 1 | Quiz 3 on Privacy Policies + Privacy Regulations | |
| 19 | Online | Tuesday, June 3, 2025 | Lecture: Federated Learning - 2 | ||
| 20 | In-person | Thursday, June 5, 2025 | Project Presentations | Final project report submission due on June 9th |