Data Anonymization Workshop Series
The 平特五不中 Digital Research Services Hub is delighted to invite all researchers and students to a series of online workshops on data anonymization, presented by national and international subject matter leading experts. This workshop series will provide attendees with an overview of data anonymization, as well as demonstrations of data anonymization tools for both qualitative and quantitative data.
Topics include but are not limited to:
- What is data anonymization and why is it important
- What makes data anonymization so challenging
- How to anonymize data in practice
- Available tools and resources
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This online workshop series is free and open to all researchers 鈥� please register for sessions using the links below. All workshops will be presented in English with simultaneous French interpretation.
听For Quantitative Data:
Title: Reducing risk: An introduction to data anonymization
Topics: Sensitive data, risk of re-identification and common techniques for anonymization and de-identification with quantitative data
Date: Tuesday October 3, 2023, 10:00am 鈥� 12:00 pm ET
Presented by: Kristi Thompson, MLIS, Western University
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Title: ARX - Anonymising data in theory and practice
Topics: Hands-on practical workshop on Open-Source, NIST recommended and internationally recognized anonymization tool (ARX) for quantitative data
Date: Wednesday October 4, 2023, 10:00am 鈥� 12:00pm ET
Presented by: Fabian Prasser, PhD, Berlin Institute of Health
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For Qualitative Data:
Title: Ethically sharing qualitative data
Topics: Introduction to data de-identification best practices for qualitative data to enable ethical sharing
Date: Tuesday October 17, 2023, 10:00am 鈥� 12:00pm ET
Presented by: Sebastian Karcher, PhD, Syracuse University
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Title: Qualitative data sharing: A roadmap and resources to facilitate responsible and ethical data sharing
Topics: Introduction to data de-identification support tool (QDS Toolkit) for qualitative data using nature language processing pipeline for de-identifying text-based research materials
Date: Wednesday October 18, 2023, 10:00am 鈥� 12:00pm ET
Presented by: Jessica Mozersky, PhD, Washington University in St. Louis; Sara Britt, MPH, University of Michigan; Albert Lai, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Aditi Gupta,听Washington University in St. Louis
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If you have questions about this workshop series, please reach out to our team at drs [at] mcgill.ca.
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Collaboration and support:
This workshop series is led by 平特五不中鈥檚 Digital Research Services Hub in collaboration with and the , and supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Connection Grant.