This National Science Foundation (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CFDA 47.070) project grant award to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will develop a suite of new privacy-preserving web services. The $377,003 grant, awarded on May 1, 2025, will fund the creation of three private web services: private machine-learning inference, private search, and private web browsing. The project aims to enable internet users to enjoy web services without revealing their sensitive personal data to providers. This will require developing new cryptographic primitives, including protocols for private matrix multiplication, private nearest-neighbor search, and distributional private information retrieval. The educational aspects will focus on developing undergraduate content and an open-source textbook on security and systems. The award reflects NSF's mission to advance scientific knowledge and technological innovation in computing and information science.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $377.0k | 5/8/25 |