INF-3315 | UiT

Type of course

The course can be taken as a singular master's-level course.

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

Course content

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.

Recommended prerequisites

INF-3310 Advanced Computer Security

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.

Language of instruction and examination

The language of instruction is English, and the syllabus material is in English.

Teaching methods

Lectures: 30 hours, Colloquium: 30 hours, Laboratory: 30 hours.

Schedule

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Examination

Examination:	Duration:	Grade scale:
School exam	4 Hours	A–E, fail F
Coursework requirements: To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements:
Assignments	Approved – not approved

Examination:

Duration:

Grade scale:

School exam

4 Hours

A–E, fail F

Coursework requirements:

To take an examination, the student must have passed the following coursework requirements:

Assignments

Approved – not approved

UiT Exams homepage

More info about the coursework requirements

The coursework includes 4 assignments.

Re-sit examination

Students who do not pass the previous ordinary examination can gain access to a re-sit examination.

autumn 2025 INF-3315 Privacy Preserving Computation - 10 ECTS