Workshop 1

Differential Privacy and Unlearning in Machine Learning

June 11-12, 2026

Overview

Workshop 1 is part of the Data Privacy in Machine Learning P1 program. The workshop will bring together tutorials, invited talks, and contributed talks on differential privacy, machine unlearning, and privacy-preserving machine learning.

The program includes tutorials on differential privacy and machine unlearning, invited talks by Antti Honkela, Graham Cormode, and Anastasiia Koloskova, and contributed talks selected through the call for contributions.

Registration

Registration deadline: Sunday, June 7, 2026

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Speakers

Antti Honkela

Antti Honkela

Professor of Data Science, University of Helsinki

Graham Cormode

Graham Cormode

Professor of Computer Science, University of Oxford

Anastasiia Koloskova

Anastasiia Koloskova

Assistant Professor of AI and Optimization, UZH

Call for Contributions

We are seeking submissions for 15-20 minute talks on topics related to privacy-preserving machine learning and unlearning. The workshop will not have a poster session.

Topics of interest include:

Submission deadlineMay 25, 2026
Decisions sentWeek of May 25, 2026
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Preliminary Agenda

Tutorial: Introduction to Differential PrivacyRasmus Pagh
Lunch break
Invited TalkOn privacy promises - when is my algorithm (differentially) private enough?Antti Honkela
Near-Optimal Generalized Private TestingAnamay Chaturvedi
Modular Verification of Differential Privacy in Probabilistic Higher-Order Separation LogicAlejandro Aguirre
Coffee break
Invited TalkDifferentially Private Analytics for Federated ApplicationsGraham Cormode
Local Node Differential PrivacyAnatoly Zavyalov
Privacy–Robustness Trade-offs in Federated Learning: From Optimization to GeneralizationNirupam Gupta

Coffee and pastries
Differentially Private Modeling of Disease Transmission within Human Contact NetworksDebanuj Nayak
Tutorial: Introduction to Machine UnlearningAmartya Sanyal
Invited TalkCertifiable Algorithms and Auditing Methods for Machine UnlearningAnastasiia Koloskova
Lunch break
Why Forget only Unlearning needs MemorizationVikrant Singhal
Less Noise, Same Certificate: Retain Sensitivity for UnlearningCarolin Heinzler
End of workshop

Venue

Lokale: Aud 02 AKB, Universitetsparken 13

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