University of Westminster's Professor Tamas Kiss Showcases Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning Techniques at European Security Research Event

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Professor Tamas Kiss, a renowned expert in distributed computing, recently attended the European Security Research Event in Warsaw, Poland, to present his project, Harpocrates, to Commissioner Magnus Brunner of the European Union's Internal Affairs and Migration. The Harpocrates project, funded by the European Commission and UK Research and Innovation, aims to develop new techniques for encrypting data and performing machine learning operations on it without exposing confidential information. This innovative approach tackles the challenge of sharing sensitive data between multiple organizations, enabling the creation of more accurate diagnostic models for sleep disorders.

Key Takeaways:

  • The European Security Research Event (SRE) is a forum where industry, policy makers, and practitioners discuss security threats and challenges, with a focus on boosting security through EU-based innovation.
  • Professor Tamas Kiss showcased his project Harpocrates to Commissioner Magnus Brunner, which develops new privacy-preserving machine learning techniques to enable secure and responsible data sharing.
  • Harpocrates is a three-year long research project funded by the European Commission and UK Research and Innovation, with Professor Kiss as its Scientific Coordinator.
  • The project tackles the challenge of sharing sensitive data between multiple organizations by encrypting it where it is generated, ensuring it remains encrypted throughout the entire process.
  • The data sharing process is demonstrated through a case study involving three hospitals from Germany, France, and Finland, where biological signals from patients are collected and shared with researchers to build more accurate diagnostic models for sleep disorders.
  • Harpocrates contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure.

Statistics:

  • The European Security Research Event (SRE) took place between 24-25 June.
  • The Harpocrates project is a three-year long research project.
  • The project is funded by the European Commission and UK Research and Innovation.
  • The United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure is the goal to which Harpocrates contributes.

Sources:

  • University of Westminster press release
  • European Security Research Event (SRE)
  • Harpocrates project
  • United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)