Privacy Preserving Computation
About the course
The course can be taken as a singular master's-level course.
This course teaches technical and legal aspects of how businesses and organizations can safely use and exchange sensitive data.Topics covers both legal frameworks and privacy preserving technologies like differential privacy, homoporphic encryption, and secure multi-party computations.
Admission requirements
Higher Education Entrance Requirement + Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar education. The Bachelor degree must contain a specialization in Computer Science worth the equivalent of not less than 80 ECTS credits.
Application code: 9371 - Singular courses at master's level
Objectives of the course
Knowledge - The student has knowledge of
- legal privacy frameworks like the GDPR and The Personal Data Act,
- different approches to privacy preserving computation;
- the applications of the different approaches to privacy preserving computation, and
- the limitations and risks related to the different approaches to privacy preserving computation.
Skills - The student can
- use set of different techniques and tools to perform privacy preserving computations;
- analyse and understand the limitations and risks of these different techniques and tools, and
- present and argue for why the selected techniques and tools preserve privacy when performing the computation.
General competence - The student can
- develop and extend own competence and expertise,
- participate actively in professional discussions (oral or written),
- write scientific and technical reports,
- present complex topics in and easy to understand and convincing way, and
- develop and test robust privacy preserving computations.
Prerequisites
Anbefalte forkunnskaper
INF-3310 Advanced Computer Security
Teaching methods
Language of instruction and examination
The language of instruction is English, and the syllabus material is in English.Recommended reading/syllabus
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Pensumliste for INF-3315 Privacy Preserving Computation - HØST 2026Schedule
The schedules are normally finalized and published well in advance of the start of the semester, often a few weeks beforehand. This gives students the opportunity to organize their studies and prepare for upcoming activities.
It is recommended to check the schedule regularly, as changes may occur.
Examination
| School exam | Date: 04.12.2026 09:00 Duration: 4 Hours |
Grade: A–E, fail F |
To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements
| Assignments | Grade: Approved – not approved |
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