Technical Track

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== Designing Systems that Gain Public Trust: Simplicity, Transparency, and Security in e-Voting Systems ==

Presenters: Kathy S Faggiani (Milwaukee School of Engineering), Marshall Scorcio (UW Oshkosh)

Few technological developments have spurred the level of public distrust generated by e-voting systems in the United States. This interactive presentation aims to raise awareness of the complex social, political, democratic, and technical challenges posed by electronic voting in an effort to promote responsible research and development efforts in this important area. The connection between design decisions and public trust in the development of electronic voting systems will be discussed.

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== A Cryptographic Solution for Patient Privacy in Electronic Health Records ==

Panelists: Melissa Chase (Microsoft Research), Josh Benaloh (Microsoft Research), Kristin Lauter (Microsoft Research)

Electronic health records have the potential to vastly improve health care; however, they also introduce new and severe security and privacy concerns. This presentation will first discuss the issue of privacy in electronic health records systems, then present several recent developments in cryptography, and describe how they can be used to provide patients with stronger privacy guarantees and more control over their private health information.

Valerie Fenwick wrote a blog for this session.