Data Security and Privacy

5 credits

Course, Master's level, 1DT114

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Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
22 March 2027–6 June 2027
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits including a second course in programming. Participation in a course in machine learning. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Application deadline
15 October 2026
Application code
UU-61246

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Information on registration from the department

Location
Uppsala
Pace of study
33%
Teaching form
On-campus
Instructional time
Daytime
Study period
22 March 2027–6 June 2027
Language of instruction
English
Entry requirements

120 credits including a second course in programming. Participation in a course in machine learning. Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Admitted or on the waiting list?

Information on registration from the department

About the course

The course introduces security and privacy challenges in the data life cycle. Concepts of threat models, secure computation, privacy-preserving data processing, as well as security issues related to machine learning are introduced.

On completion of the course, you should be able to:

  • analyze security and privacy considerations in a typical data life cycle
  • explain and compare algorithmic, technical, and physical measures for secure and privacy-preserving data science
  • discuss the trade-offs and limits of secure and privacy-preserving data science
  • reflect on the legal and ethical issues of a data science scenario.

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