Singapore 2015 Data Privacy Workshop

An information exchange on data policies, access control and protection technologies

Tuesday, July 21, 2015, 9-4pm

CREATE Theatrette, CREATE Tower, Level 2, Singapore

Big data offers attractive benefits but it has thrust data privacy issues to the forefront as behavioral data capture explodes and computing devices affording analysis keep pace. The ability to link data from multiple sources multiplies privacy risks centered around the exposure of personally identifiable information through the re-identification of privacy protected data. Privacy policy makers find themselves in the challenging position of drafting directives in novel contexts that must stand the test of time while they try to balance benefits to society from sharing the data on one hand with individual privacy on the other. Data controllers or custodians are constantly being challenged to reliably implement policy. Protective practices can span isolation of the data granting very controlled access, access only after personal vetting, through to open, “public” datasets. Data privacy technology has become imperative as a means of providing accessibility to data for legitimate purposes whether deployed in tandem with other practices or in isolation.

This meeting will bring together researchers, developers and administrators in Singapore, from academia, industry and government, for an active dialogue on how to forge a unique Singapore identity around understanding these challenges and considering how to address them. Its format will encourage the sharing of perspectives from data stakeholders in the Singapore big-data-sphere with technology information from academics and practitioners.

Schedule

Opening addresses by:

· Daniel Hastings, CEO & Director, SMART (Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology)

· Khiang-Wee Lim, Executive Director of CREATE (Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise), NRF

Featuring

· Government Agency Round Table

· Cross-Cutting Legal-Commercial-Academic Discussion on integrative considerations

· Technology Representatives from I2R, MIT, NTU, NUS, SMU, SUTD providing panels and featured talks on differential privacy, homomorphic encryption, accountability, and program support for data privacy management

· Panel chaired by Prof. Steven Miller, Vice Provost Research, Dean, School of Information Systems, Singapore Management University, with

· Rosina Howe, CIO, Group Director, Innovation and InfoComm Technology of the Land Transport Authority of Singapore

· Amy Shi-Nash, Chief Data Science Officer, DataSpark-SingTel

· Representative from Singapore's Smart Nation Programme Office

Organization:

Dr. Una-May O’Reilly Prof. Saman Amarasinghe Prof. Li-Shiuan Peh

CSAIL, MIT CSAIL, MIT CSAIL, MIT

unamay@csail.mit.edu saman@csail.mit.edu lishiuan@csail.mit.edu

Singapore Technology Organization Representatives

NUS: Prof. Stephane Bressan

NTU: Prof. Xiaokui Xiao

I2R and SUTD: Prof. See Kiong Ng

SMU: Prof. Hwee Pink Tan

Attendance by invitation due to limited space. Invitations are currently available by contacting the organizers.