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Privacy-Enhancing Cryptography PEC

Special Topics on Privacy and Public Auditability

The “Special Topics on Privacy and Public Auditability” (STPPA) series is organized by the Privacy Enhancing Cryptography (PEC) project in the Cryptographic Technology Group at NIST-ITL-CSD. A main goal of the series is to gather reference material about "PEC tools", which may facilitate future reflections on aspects of standardization and of development of recommendations/guidelines about advanced cryptography, namely for uses related to privacy and public auditability. Each event will include talks on various interconnected topics, aiming to convey basic technical background, incite curiosity, suggest research questions and discuss applications, with an emphasis on the role of cryptographic tools.

Attendance in each event is open and free to the public, but requires registration. Questions, comments or feedback can be sent to "pec-stppa at nist dot gov". Below is a list of past or scheduled events, with links to further details.


Event details (abstracts, bios, registration): https://csrc.nist.gov/events/2023/stppa6

Theme: Community efforts on advanced cryptography techniques

Featured topics: ZKP, MPC, FHE, ABE and others.

Time and place: July 25th, 2023, 09:30–15:30 EDT @ virtual event by video conference.

Structure: welcome; six invited talks; panel conversation.

Attendance: open and free to the public, upon registration.

Metadata Video

Title: STPPA#6 Welcome and Introduction

Approximate start time: 09:35 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

STPPA6: introductory session

Title: The HomomorphicEncryption.org Community and the Applied Fully Homomorphic Encryption Standardization Efforts

Speaker: Kurt Rohloff (Duality Technologies)

Approximate start time: 10:00 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

STPPA6: HomomorphicEncryption.org efforts on FHE

Title: Industry Adoption and Standardization Efforts by the MPC Alliance and its Members

Speaker: Andrei Lapets (MPC Alliance and Magnite)

Approximate start time: 10:30 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

STPPA6: talk on MPC Alliance efforts on multiparty computation (MPC)

Title: The ZKProof Process Towards Standardising Zero-Knowledge

Speaker: Mary Maller (Ethereum Foundation and PQShield)

Approximate start time: 11:15 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

STPPA6: talk on ZKProof efforts on zero-knowledge proofs (ZKP)

Title: Cryptographic access control by attributes — ongoing standards development at ETSI

Speakers: Giovanni Bartolomeo (Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni) and Paola de Perthuis (Cosmian and École Normale Supérieure de Paris)

Approximate start time: 11:45 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

STPPA6: talk on ETSI efforts on attribute-based encryption (ABE)

Title: Specifying Cryptography for use in Internet Protocols at the CFRG: Current Efforts

Speaker: Nick Sullivan (Cryptography Consulting LLC)

Approximate start time: 12:45 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

STPPA6: talk on CFRG efforts on various advanced cryptographic primitives

Title: Efforts on Standardizing Fully Homomorphic Encryption at ISO/IEC

Speaker: Rosario Cammarota (Intel Labs)

Approximate start time: 13:15 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides and video to appear soon]

 

Title: Panel Conversation on Community Efforts on Advanced Cryptography

Panelists (speakers from previous talks): Kurt Rohloff (Duality Technologies), Andrei Lapets (MPC Alliance and Magnite), Mary Maller (Ethereum Foundation and PQShield), Giovanni Bartolomeo (Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni), Nick Sullivan (Cryptography Consulting LLC), Rosario Cammarota (Intel Labs). Moderator (from the NIST-PEC team): Luís T. A. N. Brandão (NIST/Strativia).

Approximate start time: 14:05 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slide] [Video to appear soon]

STPPA6: panel conversation on Community Efforts on Avanced Cryptography

Event details (abstracts, bios, registration): https://csrc.nist.gov/events/2023/stppa5

Featured topics: identity-based encryption (IBE), attribute-based encryption (ABE), and broadcast encryption.

Time and place: February 9th, 2023, 12:00–16:00 EST @ virtual event by video conference.

Structure: welcome; three invited talks; panel conversation.

Attendance: open and free to the public, upon registration.

Metadata Video

Title: STPPA#5 Welcome and Introduction

Approximate start time: 12:00 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: STPPA5 Welcome and Introduction

Title: Identity Based Encryption: an Overview

Speaker: Dan Boneh (Standford University)

Approximate start time: 12:10 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: An Overview of Identity Based Encryption

Title: Attribute-Based Encryption, Variants, and Pairing-Based Instantiations

Speaker: Melissa Chase (Microsoft Research)

Approximate start time: 13:00 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: Attribute-Based Encryption, Variants, and Pairing-Based Instantiations

Title: Attribute-Based and Broadcast Encryption from Lattices

Speaker: Hoeteck Wee (NTT Research)

Approximate start time: 14:10 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: Attribute-Based and Broadcast Encryption from Lattices

Title: STPPA5 panel conversation on IBE, ABE and broasdcast encryption

Panelists: Dan Boneh (Stanford University), Melissa Chase (Microsoft Research), Tanya Verma (Cloudflare), Hoeteck Wee (NTT Research).

Moderators (the NIST-PEC team): Luís T. A. N. Brandão (NIST/Strativia), René Peralta (NIST), Angela Robinson (NIST).

Approximate start time: 15:00 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slide] [Video]

Slide: STPPA5 Panel conversation on IBE, ABE and broadcast encryption

Event details (abstracts, bios, registration): https://csrc.nist.gov/events/2022/stppa4

Featured topics: private authentication, blind signatures, anonymous credentials.

Time and place: November 21st, 2022, 09:00–12:30 EDT @ virtual event by video conference.

Structure: welcome; three invited talks; panel conversation.

Attendance: open and free to the public, upon registration.

Metadata Video

Title: STPPA#4 Welcome

Approximate start time: 09:00 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: STPPA4 Welcome

Title: Anonymous credentials

Speaker: Anna Lysyanskaya (Brown University)

Approximate start time: 09:10 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: Anonymous Credentials

Title: Blind Signatures: Past, Present, and Future

Speaker: Julian Loss (CISPA, Germany)

Approximate start time: 10:00 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: Blind Signatures: Past, Present, and Future

Title: Challenges and new Features for Anonymous Credentials: Revocation and Decentralization

Speaker: Foteini Baldimtsi (George Mason University)

Approximate start time: 10:55 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: Challenges and new Features for Anonymous Credentials: Revocation and Decentralization

Title: Panel: PEC for privacy and public auditability

Panelists (the invited speakers): Foteini Baldimtsi (George Mason University), Julian Loss (CISPA, Germany), Anna Lysyanskaya (Brown University)

Moderators (the PEC team):  Luís T. A. N. Brandão (NIST/Strativia), René Peralta (NIST), Angela Robinson (NIST)

Approximate start time: 11:40 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slide] [Video]

Slide Panel STPPA4

Event details (abstracts, bios, registration): https://csrc.nist.gov/events/2021/stppa3

Time and place: July 6th, 2021, 13:30–16:45 EDT @ virtual event by video conference

Featured topics: private information retrieval (PIR), encrypted search, fully homomorphic encryption (FHE)

Structure: welcome; three invited talks; panel conversation

Metadata Video

Title: STPPA#3 Welcome

Approximate start time: 13:30 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slide STPPA3 Welcom

Title: Private Information Retrieval with Near-Optimal Online Bandwidth and Time

Speaker: Elaine Shi (Carnegie Mellon University)

Approximate start time: 13:40 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slide PIR talk

Title: Encrypted Search

Speaker: Seny Kamara (Brown University)

Approximate start time: 14:25 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slide Encrypted Search

Title: Private AI: Machine Learning on Encrypted Data

Speaker: Kristin Lauter (Facebook AI Research)

Approximate start time: 15:15 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slide Private AI

Title: Panel: PEC for privacy and public auditability

Panelists (the invited speakers): Seny Kamara (Brown University); Kristin Lauter (Facebook AI Research); Elaine Shi (Carnegie Mellon University)

Moderators (the PEC team):  Luís Brandão (NIST/Strativia), René Peralta (NIST), Angela Robinson (NIST)

Approximate start time: 16:05 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slide] [Video]

Slide Panel STPPA3

Event details (abstracts, bios, registration): https://csrc.nist.gov/Events/2021/stppa2

Time and place: April 19th, 2021, 13:00–16:00 EDT @ virtual event by video conference

Featured topics: private set intersection, secure multi-party computation.

Structure: introduction; two invited talks; panel conversation

Metadata: Video

Title: STPPA#2 Intro: Brief comments on PEC and STPPA

Speaker: Luís Brandão (NIST/Strativia).

Approximate start time: 13:05 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: STPPA #2 Intro: Brief comments on PEC and STPPA

Title: A Brief Overview of Private Set Intersection

Speaker: Mike Rosulek (Oregon State University)

Approximate start time: 13:15 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: A Brief Overview of Private Set Intersection

Title: Secure computation on datasets

Speakers: Steve Lu (Stealth Software Technologies) and Rafail Ostrovsky (UCLA)

Approximate start time: 13:55 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

Slides: Secure Computation on Datasets

Title: Panel: PEC for privacy and public auditability

Panelists (the invited speakers): Steve Lu (Stealth Software Technologies), Rafail Ostrovsky (UCLA) and Mike Rosulek (Oregon State University)

Moderators (the PEC team):  Luís Brandão (NIST/Strativia), René Peralta (NIST), Angela Robinson (NIST)

Approximate start time: 15:10 EDT

Media: [Abstract] [Slide] [Video]

Slides: NIST STPPA #2 Panel PEC for privacy and public auditability

(Note: The original schedule had planned an additional talk, which was postponed to a future event.)

Event details: https://csrc.nist.gov/Events/2020/stppa1

Featured topics: public randomness and auditability; differential privacy; census data; video time-authentication.

Time and place: January 27th, 2020, 10:00–15:00 EST @ NIST Gaithersburg (Building 101, Lecture room B)

Metadata Video

Title: Randomness beacons as enablers of public auditability

Speaker: Luís Brandão (NIST)

Approximate start time: 10:15 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

[Slides] Randomness Beacons as Enablers of Public Auditability

Title: De-Identification and Differential Privacy

Speaker: Simson Garfinkel (U.S. Census Bureau)

Approximate start time: 10:45 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] [Video]

[Slides] De-Identification and Differential Privacy

Title: Deploying differential privacy for the 2020 census of population and housing

(Impromptu alternative to "Differential Privacy at the US Census Bureau: Status Report")

Speaker: Simson Garfinkel (U.S. Census Bureau)

Approximate start time: 11:45 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Slides] (alternative slide-deck "...: status report") and [Video]

[Slides] Deploying Differential Privacy for the 2020 Census of Population and Housing

Title: What math and physics can do to combat fake videos

Speaker: Charles Bennett (IBM Research)

Approximate start time: 14:00 EST

Media: [Abstract] [Video]

[Slides] What Math and Physics Can do to Counteract Fake Videos

Contacts

Reach the PEC team at:
crypto-privacy@nist.gov

Luís T. A. N. Brandão

René Peralta - NIST

Angela Robinson - NIST

Topics

Security and Privacy: cryptography, privacy

Created January 03, 2017, Updated January 31, 2024