MASTER Assignment
Developing a flexible and deployable MPC system used for statistical data analysis
Type : Master M-CS
Period: June, 2024 - November, 2024
Student : Rous, E. (Emiel, Student M-CS)
Date Final project: November 28, 2024
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Abstract:
This research is motivated by the requirements of Fraunhofer FOKUS, which aims to align security standards across different partner companies through their Cyrille system. This thesis will focus on (1) developing a flexible MPC system used for data analysis and (2) investigating the question of trust in the context of MPC. The prototype developed in this thesis can be used to execute several statistical calculations on private data, includes data persistence, and is able to handle multiple parties asynchronously. Utilizing the Sharemind framework, it allows filtering data and contains multiple datasets making it flexible and usable in different contexts. The second focus of this thesis is on the sociological aspects of trust in new technologies such as MPC. Design choices can be made to improve user trust. The interface design of the prototype is based on research into these choices to ensure that the final system elicits the most trust.