Privacy and Confidentiality in an Era of Big Data

Stephen E. Fienberg is a statistician recognized for his contributions to statistical methodology, especially linked to the analysis of categorical data. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, has served as president of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the International Society of Bayesian Analysis, and has been the editor of several major statistical journals. Fienberg is the Maurice Falk University Professor of Statistics and Social Science at Carnegie Mellon University and co-director of the Living Analytics Research Centre, jointly operated by Carnegie Mellon and Singapore Management University. He has been on the faculties of the University of Chicago, the University of Minnesota, and York University, where he served as Vice President Academic. Data-Driven Science Distinguished Lecture Series

This public lecture is part of the kickoff conference of the [url=http://forensic.stat.iastate.edu] Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence[/url], a four-university consortium headquartered at Iowa State. A reception and poster session will precede the lecture at 5:30pm in the Campanile Room.