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Data is one of the raw materials of the modern service society: it is used for purposes as diverse as medical research and recommending friends on Facebook. Today thousands of companies collect data about individuals, and the types of data that can be collected is growing with the number of smart devices we use: smart watches, smart power meters, smart light switches. In many cases, this data is traded or sold to other companies. This puts the privacy of individuals at odds with the interests of businesses and of society as a whole.
Paul Francis’ research group at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems (MPI-SWS) in Kaiserslautern and Saarbrücken is exploring technologies that try to eliminate this conflict: they aim to provide (almost) all the benefits of data use, while eliminating (almost) all of the privacy concerns. Francis’ research is not only theoretical, but encompasses all aspects of the problem: technical, political, economic, and social.
The primary research instrument used to measure, understand, and influence These aspects is a spin-off start-up, Aircloak, which works closely with MPI-SWS researchers to test new technical ideas in practice and obtain feedback. Before he came to Germany, Paul Francis held research positions at Cornell University, NTT Software Labs Tokyo, Bellcore (Bell Communications Research), and MITRE, and was Chief Scientist at two Silicon Valley start-ups.
Information on participating / attending:
Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos. Um Anmeldung wird gebeten.
Date:
11/18/2014 18:00 - 11/18/2014 20:00
Event venue:
Reinhardtstraßen-Höfe
Reinhardtstraße 14
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
Business and commerce, Students
Email address:
Relevance:
regional
Subject areas:
Information technology, Mathematics
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture, Seminar / workshop / discussion
Entry:
11/11/2014
Sender/author:
Frauke Nippel
Department:
Geschäftsstelle Vorstand
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event49121
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