Privacy Enabling Techniques (PETS)

ABOUT THE COURSE: In today’s interconnected digital world, where data plays a pivotal role in shaping various aspects of our lives, the need to safeguard individual privacy has never been more critical. This course is designed to provide you with a deep understanding of the evolving landscape of privacy concerns and equip you with cutting-edge privacy-enabling-techniques (PETs) to protect sensitive information. INTENDED AUDIENCE: UG / PG / PhD students familiar with introductory level cryptography and looking to advance their understanding in industry recommended cryptographic techniques PREREQUISITES: Recommended coursework: Foundations of Cryptography (NPTEL Course ID: 106106221 ) INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Several companies are investing heavily in PETs. A few examples: 1. IBM : https://research.ibm.com/projects/privacy-enhancing-technologie s-for-regulatory-compliance 2. Microsoft : https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2021/12/06/protectingdata- infrastructure-privacy/ 3. Google : https://developers.googleblog.com/en/new-privacy-enhancing-tec hnology-for-everyone/ 4. SUPRA : https://supra.com/news/supraoracles-partners-with-aleph-zero-aprivacy- enhancing-layer-1-with-powerful-scalability/ 5. Qualcomm : https://www.qualcomm.com/news/onq/2023/09/preserving-privac y-and-security-in-a-generative-ai-world