The Differential Privacy Beyond Algorithms Workshop took place at the OpenDP Community Meeting with the goal to bring together participants thinking about aspects of DP deployments beyond algorithms and technical tools. Read the full recap in the blog and get involved in the community!…
Q&A with Simson Garfinkel, author of upcoming book Differential Privacy
We are excited to spotlight the work of Simson Garfinkel and announce his upcoming book, Differential Privacy! Simson researches and writes at the intersection of AI, privacy, and digital forensics….
Continuing the Conversation: Mayana Pereira’s presentation and tutorial on Enhancing Open Data for Social Good
In this post, we will show a simple tutorial describing the process of adding differential privacy to the United States Broadband Usage Percentages Dataset. The tutorial will go through all steps of a data release project, from defining all data aggregations and computations in a non-private setting and identifying the points in the pipeline where data transformations, such as clamping, are necessary, all the way to implementing the data pipeline with the appropriate differential privacy mechanism using OpenDP….
Applications are now open for the 2025 OpenDP Interns and Visiting Fellows program!
We are pleased to announce the 2025 OpenDP Interns and Visiting Fellows call for applications! Starting today, we are seeking interested individuals that are interested in contributing to and helping grow the OpenDP library and community. OpenDP Interns are typically undergraduate, post-bacc, or graduate students but those at other stages are welcome to apply. It is preferred…
2024 OpenDP Community Meeting – Recap and Survey
The 2024 OpenDP Community Meeting took place from August 22 to 23 at Harvard University. We joined forces with TPDP again this year, transitioning from the conference to the Community Meeting with an evening reception. Attendees reflected on the busy week of TPDP and greeted newcomers over appetizers and drinks in the Science and Engineering…
Recap: 2024 Interns & Fellows Program
This August, we celebrated another successful year of the OpenDP Interns & Fellows program. We hosted three Visiting Fellows: Damien Aymon from the Swiss Federal Statistical Office; Shlomi Hod from Boston University; and Praneeth Vepakomma from MIT and three interns onsite in Boston: Tudor Cebere from Inria; Gurman Dhaliwal from UC San Diego; and Maxine…
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,…
Apply now for the 2024 OpenDP Intern and Visiting Fellow Programs!
We are pleased to announce the 2024 OpenDP Interns and Visiting Fellows call for applications! Starting today, we are seeking interested individuals that are interested in contributing to and helping grow the OpenDP library and community. OpenDP Interns are typically undergraduate, post-bacc, or graduate students but those at other stages are welcome to apply. It…
2023 OpenDP Community Meeting Recap
The 2023 OpenDP Community Meeting was held after the TPDP conference on Friday, September 29th at Harvard University. Kicking off the meeting, we held a welcome reception at the Science & Engineering Complex outdoor terrace where over seventy attendees got the opportunity to meet and start networking on the previous evening. Attendees enjoyed food and…