Course Information

This course aims to explore the area of Private Information Retrieval (PIR). We will look at definitions, constructions and applications.

The Private tab in the menu takes you to a set of Google Drive files accessible only to enrolled students. Here we will develop the presentation schedule, where you or team can sign up. You can also add documents related to your presentation.

This is a seminar. Students will read and present papers. Students can work in teams of up to two people if they so desire. The Presentations pointer in the menu gives guidelnes on what makes a good presentation and what will be required. It also makes a start at a list of possible papers and resources, but this list however is neither exhaustive nor binding. Course requirements are a presentation, and participation in discussion of presentations made by others. You can take the class P/NP (S/U) or for a letter grade, and requirements may be higher in the latter case. The number of units for which you enrol may also be a choice, and again may affect the requirements. Auditing (not doing a presentation) is not encouraged; if you want to benefit from the presentations made by others, you should do one too. Pre-requisites are some knowledge of cryptography as given by CSE 207A or 207B; or CSE 107 with permission of Instructor; or permission of Instructor.

Canvas, Piazza

We have a Canvas and a Piazza for this class. The latter can be a medium for discussion.