HotPETs 2023
Call for HotPETs
16th Workshop on Hot Topics in Privacy Enhancing Technologies (HotPETs 2023)
Held in conjunction with the 23rd Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium
July 14, 2023
General information: https://petsymposium.org/2023
What is HotPETs?
The Workshop on Hot Topics in Privacy Enhancing Technologies (HotPETs) brings together activists, artists, developers, journalists, public servants, and researchers to explore new directions on privacy and privacy-enhancing technologies. We are excited to host spirited debates in an environment that foster new ideas.
This year, we are seeking participants who want to lead a discussion on a topic or take that is new, unusual, controversial, or otherwise “Hot” and related to privacy enhancing technologies (PETs). Your talk should consist of a quick introduction (maximum 10 minutes) to the topic aimed at getting everyone in the room, regardless of field or speciality, up to speed followed by questions or topics to be considered by the HotPETs participants. This format provides a safe and welcoming environment to discuss works in progress, unorthodox approaches, controversial ideas, and new ideas from both within and outside of the typical PETS community.
Short, written talk proposals should be sent by May 9th to hotpets23@petsymposium.org.
Deadlines:
Submission Deadline: May 9, 2023
Submission Notification: May 11, 2023
Send submissions or questions to hotpets23@petsymposium.org
Who should submit:
We invite submissions from activists, artists, developers, journalists, public servants, researchers (from computer science to social science and law), and anyone who can give a compelling, novel talk about privacy and privacy-enhancing technologies. PETS and HotPETs attract world-renowned experts on the research, development, and practice of PETs, and is an exciting venue for connecting with this community.
If you are planning to attend PETS for the first time, are someone who works with communities that need or use PETS technologies, or work on challenges that complement PETS' core scholarly work, we especially encourage you to submit! The chairs are always happy to answer questions about the process or expectations.
PETs is hybrid this year, and we encourage HotPETs presenters to attend in person. Travel stipends may be available to help presenters attend, but purely virtual attendance is also an option for presenters and attendees alike.
Some example HotPETs:
- A discussion about user experiences and needs, led by an activist working with privacy technologies “on the ground”.
- A discussion about the interactions between technology and the development of privacy- or security-related legislation led by a policy expert.
- A discussion about privacy protections in the era of machine learning.
- A discussion about surveillance and user privacy on online platforms.
- A discussion about ethics of privacy research.
- A discussion about the suitability of deployed privacy technologies.
- A discussion about the limitations of privacy enhancing technologies in the public sector.
- A discussion about privacy implications of digital currencies.
What to submit:
In the interest of time and to facilitate a quick selection process, we ask you to submit a title and abstract via email. The talk proposal should answer the following questions:
- Why is this a good topic for HotPETs?
- How will you make the discussion engaging/entertaining?
How to submit:
Please submit your proposals no later than May 9, 2023 by email to hotpets23@petsymposium.org. Your proposal should be included in the email, and not in a separate attachment.
Proposal Review:
The HotPETs chairs will review the proposals and make the final decisions on acceptance. The chairs may request external input or advice to make fully informed decisions.
Unlike PETS, HotPETs is curated rather than peer-reviewed. The set of proposals that will be accepted will be chosen to create a coherent and engaging workshop for speakers and attendees. Within this aim, priority will be given to accepted proposals that provoke interesting discussion, provide unique insight or value to the PETs community, share new and emerging PETs-related research, that have not been published before, or have the potential to expand awareness of and participation in the PETS community.
Q&A
Does the topic need to be my own research paper?
Absolutely not. You can propose any topic related to PETs that interests you or you know a lot about.
Can I talk about a new thing I made?
Yes! As long as you can lead a participatory discussion about the new thing.
Should I submit my rejected PETs paper?
Nope. However, we welcome a discussion about a topic related to your rejected paper, this is not the correct venue for you to present your rejected PETs paper.
HotPETs Best Talk Award:
The goal of HotPETs is to present talks that are informative, engaging, and even entertaining. To recognize such talks, each year HotPETs concludes with a vote by the audience for its favorite talk. The talk with the most votes will win the Best Talk Award!
HotPETs chairs:
- Rebekah Overdorf (UNIL)
- Luc Rocher (University of Oxford)