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Cryptographic Techniques for Reconciling Utility with Privacy in Computer Systems

Coordinatore	NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS    more  Organization address address: CHRISTOU LADA 6 city: ATHENS postcode: 10561 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Efi Cognome: Kafentzi Email: send email Telefono: +30 210 3689201 Fax: +30 210 3689008
Nazionalità Coordinatore	Greece [EL]
Totale costo	100˙000 €
EC contributo	100˙000 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-2009-RG
Funding Scheme	MC-IRG
Anno di inizio	2011
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2011-01-01   -   2014-12-31

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	NATIONAL AND KAPODISTRIAN UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS  Organization address address: CHRISTOU LADA 6 city: ATHENS postcode: 10561 contact info Titolo: Ms. Nome: Efi Cognome: Kafentzi Email: send email Telefono: +30 210 3689201 Fax: +30 210 3689008	EL (ATHENS)	coordinator	100˙000.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'As the Internet and other networks become the basic infrastructure for conducting governmental, commercial and personal transactions, there are increasing amounts of sensitive data that are produced, transferred and stored in digital form. Computer services have revolutionized every aspect of human endeavour, but at the same time the current data management practices have lead to high risks of inadvertent exposure of sensitive information. Cryptographic techniques have been used successfully to secure online transactions but nevertheless they have done little to mitigate the risks of data exposure. The reason for this is that currently applied cryptographic methods do not offer a proper balance between utility and privacy for the data they secure. As a result, data utility is typically provided "on top" of cryptographic techniques through monolithic key-management that in the end leaves data vulnerable due to hacking incidents and chain-of-custody breakdowns. To address these issues of important concern, the University of Athens, proposes Prof. Aggelos Kiayias, a world renowned expert in the design of cryptographic systems, for a Marie Curie reintegration grant. Prof. Kiayias worked at the University of Connecticut, USA for the last six years. He built there a research group that had great impact in the area of cryptography and system security as evidenced by his record detailed in this proposal. The focus of this reintegration proposal is to enable the University of Athens to engage in the development and dissemination of a new generation of cryptographic tools that can be used to make computer systems and networks better fulfill their role as basic infrastructure carrying sensitive data. Moreover, the grant has the broader aim to impact the local IT industry by influencing its data management practices and facilitating a better opportunity for compliance with current and future privacy regulations.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Protecting online transactions against hackers often involves a loss of user friendliness. But that may no longer be the case since an EU-financed project is finding novel ways to strike a balance between privacy and utility.