Current Topics in Privacy Seminar

Join weekly conversations with the architects of modern privacy—from Meta's data privacy engineers to Microsoft Research partners, from Google's cloud privacy leaders to Princeton's AI ethics pioneers. Our Current Topics in Privacy Seminar brings together the field's most influential voices, including former Big Tech privacy chiefs, DARPA researchers, and founders of privacy startups. Recent speakers include danah boyd (Cornell University), Daniel J. Solove (GW Law/TeachPrivacy CEO), and Arvind Narayanan (Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy). Whether you're exploring our program or already working in privacy, access these cutting-edge discussions in person at CMU Pittsburgh or virtually via Zoom. This isn't just a course—it's your direct connection to the privacy leaders defining tomorrow's standards.

Members of the CMU community interested in receiving notifications about the seminars each week should contact the course instructor to request to be added to the email list. 

Instructor: Hana Habib 

Time and location: Tuesdays, 12:30-1:50 PM.  All seminars will be held in Hamburg Hall, 1002 and will be available via Zoom.

Spring 2026 Privacy Seminars are co-sponsored by the Carnegie Bosch Institute.

Select seminars throughout the semester are also co-sponsored by the Block Center for Technology and Society and are indicated below.