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FIT3185 · Privacy enhancing technologies
2027 Handbook6 credit pointsLevel 3Faculty of Information Technology
Overview
This unit introduces the principles and application of privacy-enhancing technologies used to protect sensitive data in modern digital systems. It focuses on techniques such as differential privacy, zero-knowledge proofs, and secure multiparty computation, alongside advanced cryptographic approaches including post-quantum cryptography for securing communications against emerging threats.
Areas of study: Cybersecurity
Offerings
| Campus | Teaching period | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton | First semester | Teaching activities are on-campus (ON-CAMPUS) |
Assessment
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Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Requisites
Learning outcomes
- Define the fundamental concepts of privacy-enhancing technologies, including differential privacy, post-quantum cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, and secure multiparty computation;
- Apply the principles of differential privacy to design privacy-preserving data collection and analysis techniques, ensuring that sensitive information remains confidential while maintaining data utility;
- Analyse and evaluate advanced cryptographic and privacy-preserving techniques, including post-quantum cryptography, zero-knowledge proofs, and secure multiparty computation;
- Perform impact and risk assessment to provide responsible expert advice on privacy policies, procedures, and governance within the Australian context, incorporating ethical considerations;
- Design and construct privacy-preserving algorithms and solutions by combining multiple privacy-enhancing technologies to address real-world privacy challenges.
Workload
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled online and face to face learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated reading and preparation for scheduled teaching activities.
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