Schedule
The following course schedule is tentative and is subject to changes. Please check regularly for updates.
Class | Date | Topic | In-class activity | Submissions due (tentative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 6 | Lecture: Introduction & Course Logistics | ||
| 2 | Jan 8 | Lecture: What & Why of Privacy? | Quiz 0 on Syllabus | |
| 3 | Jan 13 | Lecture: Privacy Regulations | Discussions on reasons why privacy is hard | Paper reading session #1 Sign Up |
| 4 | Jan 15 | Privacy PoliciesHow to read/review a research paper? | Assignment 1 out | |
| 5 | Jan 20 | No Class - Primal attending a conference | Listen to talk by Dr. Hector Dominguez from City of Portland | |
| 6 | Jan 22 | Paper discussion on Privacy Regulations | All submissions except for presentation two days prior | |
| 7 | Jan 27 | Lecture: Privacy-by Design and PETs | Assignment 1 due & Assignment 2 out | |
| 8 | Jan 29 | Lecture: Overview of PETs | ||
| 9 | Feb 3 | Lecture: Access Control - 1 | Paper reading session #2 Sign Up | |
| 10 | Feb 5 | Lecture: Access Control - 2 | Assignment 2 due | |
| 11 | Feb 10 | Lecture: Anonymization | ||
| 12 | Feb 12 | Paper discussion on Access Control and Authorization Policies | All submissions except for presentation two days prior | |
| 13 | Feb 17 | Lecture: Differential Privacy - 1 | Assignment 3 out | |
| 14 | Feb 19 | Lecture: Differential Privacy - 2 | Paper reading session #3 Sign Up | |
| 15 | Feb 24 | Lecture: Differential Privacy - 3 | ||
| 16 | Feb 26 | Lecture: Federated Learning | Assignment 3 due | |
| 17 | Mar 3 | Paper discussion on Differential Privacy | All submissions except for presentation two days prior | |
| 18 | Mar 5 | Additional topics | ||
| 19 | Mar 10 | Flux day | ||
| 20 | Mar 12 | Mini-Project Presentations | ||
| 21 | Mar 17 | No class | Final submissions due on March 17th |