For each class, students will read a paper and submit answers to reading questions. Students will also present a research paper in groups once during the quarter.
As a final project, students will complete a research project where they build a privacy-preserving system. They will submit a project proposal, a progress report, and then a final report at the end of the quarter. In the last week of classes, they will present their research projects to the class.
Reading responses are due at 3:00 PM on the day of class. For participation, we will consider not only attendance, but also participation in discussions.
Students should submit reading responses and other assignments to Gradescope (entry code: ZYXEWZ).
We will not accept late reading responses, but we will drop the two lowest reading response grades. Students can also miss two lectures without it affecting their participation grade.
Students may use an LLM (e.g., ChatGPT), but they should cite how they used the LLM. Students should explain how they prompted the LLM and include any text directly generated by an LLM in quotes (as with any other source). We will consider how LLMs were used when grading: if the LLM completed the ``challenging'' part of an assignment, then the student's grade may be affected. For example, prompting an LLM with the paper and the reading question, or some variant of the reading question, will not receive any credit (as this defeats the learning goals of the reading questions).
Students with a disability who need an academic accommodation should make a request to the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC) within the Office of Accessible Education (OAE). The staff there will evaluate the request and prepare an accommodation letter for the instructor for the current quarter. Please make the request to SDRC as soon as possible to allow for time to arrange accommodations.
Stanford has excellent resources for students that need additional support during challenging times. If stress, anxiety, low mood, or other issues are impacting any part of your life, CAPS is a good resource. An overview of Stanford's mental health resources is available here.
This class is inspired by a number of other classes at other institutions, including Berkeley CS 294-163, MIT 6.893 and 6.5660, UCLA CS 239, CMU 15-793, Brown CSCI 2390, and UNC Chapel Hill COMP 790-188.