Month: July 2024

Photo of people socializing at a reception at the Harvard Science and Engineering Complex

Meet the authors of the newly released book, Hands on Differential Privacy!

Meet the co-authors of the newly released book Hands on Differential Privacy in this 10-minute Q&A with Ethan Cowan (Harvard University), Michael Shoemate (OpenDP/Harvard University), and Mayana Pereira (Microsoft). Moderated by Sharon Ayalde (OpenDP/Harvard University), the co-authors shared their thoughts on why they wrote the book, who would find the most value from it, and how it…

Responsible Use of Differential Privacy: Recap and Next Steps

During the 2023 OpenDP Community Meeting, one of the parallel breakout sessions that was held focused on identifying best practices and choosing applications for DP. Named “Responsible Use of Differential Privacy”, the session was led by Alexandra Wood (Harvard University) and Jayshree Sarathy (Columbia University) who guided the group into an interactive session that discussed ethical frameworks for statistical analysis,…