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Blockchain: A new framework for robotic swarm systems

Swarms of robots will revolutionize many applications, from targeted material delivery to farming. However, the characteristics that make...
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iNonymize: Empathetic Anonymity in Tele-Mental Health Using AI Generated Avatars

This project was selected to represent MIT at the Microsoft Design Expo 2020 on ‘Healthier Futures.’ iNonymizeA tele-mental health p...
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DAMS: Differentially Private Sketching Data Structures

We propose an improved private count-mean-sketch data structure and show its applicability to differentially private contact tr...
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[bike] swarm

As bikes navigate city streets after dark, they are often equipped with lights. The lights make the bikes visible to cars or other bikers...
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Safe Paths

Papers from SafePaths: https://github.com/PrivateKit/PrivacyDocumentsSafe Paths is an MIT-led, free, open source technology tha...
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Split Learning: Distributed and collaborative learning

Split Learning: Distributed deep learning without sharing raw data Project Page: https://splitlearning.github.io/Abstract: ...
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Splintering with distributions: A stochastic decoy scheme for private computation

We present a stochastic scheme for splitting the client data into privatized shares that are transmitted to the server in such settings. ...
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Corporate surveillance of the commons + Amazon Ring

As of August 2020, Ring has active partnerships with over 1400 law enforcement agencies across the US. These partnerships allow law enfor...
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Private Location Data for the Public Good and Urban Understanding

There is a continuous and ubiquitous collection of precise, timestamped, geolocation data from apps and devices, being amassed by private...
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Assessing Disease Exposure Risk With Location Histories And Protecting Privacy

Governments and researchers around the world are implementing digital contact tracing solutions to stem the spread of infectious disease,...
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AI + Data Privacy Activities for K-9 Students

Policymakers, practitioners, and researchers are grappling with some herculean questions regarding kids' safety online. Homemade sli...
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OPAL 4 Health

Open Algorithms (OPAL)
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Secure Sharing of Wildlife Data

Leveraging the power of platforms, big data, and advanced analytics for species protection and the public good in a privacy-preserving, s...