Since the NSA scandal came to light, big data and privacy have become a major concern for many people around the world. Can the two coexist?

Prof. Bart Preneel is a full professor at KU Leuven, where he heads the COSIC research group, which is a member of the iMinds Security Department. He was a visiting professor at five universities in Europe. He is the author of more than 400 scientific publications and is the inventor of 5 patents. His main research interests are cryptography, information security and privacy. He is a member of the Permanent Stakeholders Group of ENISA (European Network and Information Security Agency) and of the Academia Europaea. He has been invited as a speaker at more than 100 conferences in 40 countries. In 2014 he received the RSA Award for Excellence in Mathematics.

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