Fall 2024 MDI Workshop: Privacy through Cryptography

Fall 2024 MDI Workshop: Privacy through Cryptography with Lucy Qin, Ph.D.

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/MDIWorkshopNov2024

Date: Monday, November 11 & Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 4:00-5:30pm (each day)

Location: Main Campus MDI Offices on the Hilltop, Healy Hall Basement G-02 (please note this event is only in-person); Directions: https://bit.ly/MDIDirections

Abstract: As data is accumulated and consumed at an increasingly massive scale, it is important to consider what data should be protected from who and how. Cryptography offers a variety of techniques that are used for data protection and secure communications. This workshop will begin by exploring historical ciphers in order to build intuition about modern day cryptosystems. We will then shift our discussion to more modern cryptosystems, including secure multi-party computation. During the workshop you will see how basic ciphers work, conduct cryptoanalysis, and work with secure multi-party computation through a series of activities.

Bio: Lucy Qin, Ph.D. is a Postdoctoral Fellow within Georgetown’s Initiative for Technology and Society through the Fritz Fellowship Program. She is also affiliated with the Massive Data Institute at the McCourt School of Public Policy. She recently received a PhD in Computer Science from Brown University.

Registration Link: https://bit.ly/MDIWorkshopNov2024