Florian Kerschbaum, University of Waterloo

Research

Applied cryptography Differential privacy Privacy-preserving machine learning Secure multi-party computations cryptography data security machine learning privacy

Latest funding

FOUNDRY: Faster multi-party cOmputations UsiNg DiffeRential privacY
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$82,000
Infrastructure for Privacy-Preserving Data Analysis
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$135,342
Privacy-respecting collaborative data analysis_x000d_ _x000d_
NSERC · 2018 · Principal investigator
$496,491

All 7 grants and awards

FOUNDRY: Faster multi-party cOmputations UsiNg DiffeRential privacY

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kerschbaum, Florian

Keywords: applied cryptography; secure multi-party computations; differential privacy; privacy-preserving machine learning

$82,000

Infrastructure for Privacy-Preserving Data Analysis

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Kerschbaum, Florian

$135,342

Privacy-respecting collaborative data analysis_x000d_ _x000d_

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Kerschbaum, Florian

$496,491

NSERC/RBC Associate Industrial Research Chair in Data Security

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Kerschbaum, Florian F

Keywords: cryptography; data security; machine learning; privacy

$1,000,000

Systems for Computation on Encrypted Data

Principal investigatorNSERC2017DND/NSERC Discovery Grant Supplement

Principal investigators: Kerschbaum, Florian

$120,000

Systems for Computation on Encrypted Data

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kerschbaum, Florian

$300,000

Systems for Computation on Encrypted Data

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Kerschbaum, Florian

$120,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Applied cryptography Dear Professor Kerschbaum, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on applied cryptography connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "FOUNDRY: Faster multi-party cOmputations UsiNg DiffeRential privacY" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]