Where: CCICADA, Rutgers University

When: June 15 - 22, 2011

About Reconnect:

This CCICADA Summer Reconnect Workshop exposes faculty teaching undergraduates to the role of the mathematical sciences in homeland security and provides an opportunity to researchers in government or industry to learn about recent techniques in data analytics. Topics are presented in a weeklong series of lectures and activities; participants are involved in both research activities and in writing materials useful in the classroom or to share with their colleagues. Participants may develop materials for publication in either the CCICADA Technical Reports or the Educational Modules Series published by the DIMACS Center at Rutgers University.

About the Topic:

Computer networks and the interactions they mediate are an integral part of our lives. Questions about privacy become increasingly important as personal data is collected in social networks, e-commerce databases, electronic health records, and other settings. "Privacy" means different things to different people in different contexts; we'll start by surveying formal definitions and measures of privacy, and how they correspond to (or fail to capture) intuitive notions of privacy. We'll study algorithms and techniques for promoting privacy as well as real-world technologies that promote privacy. We'll also study legal and social aspects of privacy and the interaction between privacy and related topics such as security and accountability. The workshop will help participants understand the frontiers of privacy research. The workshop will also provide ideas for teaching privacy-related material in a variety of classes.

Organizers: Midge Cozzens, DIMACS and CCICADA, Rutgers University and Aaron D. Jaggard, DIMACS, Rutgers University and Colgate University

Module Development: Joyati Debnath, Winona State University

Principal Lecturer: Aaron D. Jaggard, DIMACS, Rutgers University and Colgate University.

Speakers: Christopher Surdak, Accenture and Rebecca Wright, DIMACS, CCICADA and Computer Science, Rutgers University

Registration fees, lodging, meals, and travel: Academic participants: registration, lodging and meals will be provided through DHS funding. Government participants: $350 For-Profit Corporation participants: $500 (includes all meals from Wednesday dinner to Wednesday lunch). Limited funds are expected to be available to waive part or all of the registration fee and/or provide partial support for travel.

Deadline for Applications: April 1, 2011 or until all slots are filled. Applications are to be submitted online at http://www.archive.ccicada.org/Reconnect/2011/ApplicationChecklistPage.html and will be reviewed as they are received.

For more information contact:Christine Spassione at [email protected] or visit the Reconnect web page http://archive.ccicada.org/Reconnect/2011/.