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The abundance of data collected by sensors in Internet of Things (IoT) devices, and the success of deep neural networks in uncovering hidden patterns in time series data have led to mounting privacy concerns. This is because private and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2022-06-02 Omid Hajihassani , Omid Ardakanian , Hamzeh Khazaei

Analyzing large volumes of sensor network data, such as electricity consumption measurements from smart meters, is essential for modern applications but raises significant privacy concerns. Privacy-enhancing technologies like z-anonymity…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2026-03-11 Carolin Brunn , Florian Tschorsch

Motion sensors such as accelerometers and gyroscopes measure the instant acceleration and rotation of a device, in three dimensions. Raw data streams from motion sensors embedded in portable and wearable devices may reveal private…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-02-20 Mohammad Malekzadeh , Richard G. Clegg , Andrea Cavallaro , Hamed Haddadi

Intelligent infrastructure will critically rely on the dense instrumentation of sensors and actuators that constantly transmit streaming data to cloud-based analytics for real-time monitoring. For example, driverless cars communicate…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2017-06-08 Cynthia Dwork , George J. Pappas

We study the problem of maximizing privacy of quantized sensor measurements by adding random variables. In particular, we consider the setting where information about the state of a process is obtained using noisy sensor measurements. This…

Systems and Control · Computer Science 2018-09-11 Carlos Murguia , Iman Shames , Farhad Farokhi , Dragan Nesic

When publishing socioeconomic survey data, survey programs implement a variety of statistical methods designed to preserve privacy but which come at the cost of distorting the data. We explore the extent to which spatial anonymization…

General Economics · Economics 2024-10-04 Jeffrey D. Michler , Anna Josephson , Talip Kilic , Siobhan Murray

Smart grid systems are characterized by high complexity due to interactions between a traditional passive network and active power electronic components, coupled using communication links. Additionally, automation and information technology…

Model-free power flow calculation, driven by the rise of smart meter (SM) data and the lack of network topology, often relies on artificial intelligence neural networks (ANNs). However, training ANNs require vast amounts of SM data, posing…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-02-28 Dong Liu , Juan S. Giraldo , Peter Palensky , Pedro P. Vergara

The recent rapid advancements in both sensing and machine learning technologies have given rise to the universal collection and utilization of people's biometrics, such as fingerprints, voices, retina/facial scans, or gait/motion/gestures…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-05-27 Chun-Fu Chen , Bill Moriarty , Shaohan Hu , Sean Moran , Marco Pistoia , Vincenzo Piuri , Pierangela Samarati

There are currently two approaches to anonymization: "utility first" (use an anonymization method with suitable utility features, then empirically evaluate the disclosure risk and, if necessary, reduce the risk by possibly sacrificing some…

Databases · Computer Science 2015-01-20 Josep Domingo-Ferrer , Krishnamurty Muralidhar

Highly accurate profiles of consumers daily energy usage are reported to power grid via smart meters which enables smart grid to effectively regulate power demand and supply. However, consumers energy consumption pattern can reveal personal…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2021-04-01 Khadija Hafeez , Mubashir Husain Rehmani , Donna OShea

A novel smart metering technique capable of anomaly detection was proposed for real-time home power management system. Smart meter data generated in real-time was obtained from 900 households of single apartments. To detect outliers and…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-07-21 Sangkeum Lee , Sarvar Hussain Nengroo , Hojun Jin , Yoonmee Doh , Chungho Lee , Taewook Heo , Dongsoo Har

In the evolving landscape of data privacy, the anonymization of electric load profiles has become a critical issue, especially with the enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe. These electric load profiles,…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Joaquin Delgado Fernandez , Sergio Potenciano Menci , Alessio Magitteri

Modern grids have adopted advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to facilitate bidirectional communication between smart meters and control centers. This enables smart meters to report consumption values at predefined intervals to utility…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-08-21 Farid Zaredar , Morteza Amini

In the smart grid, smart meters, and numerous control and monitoring applications employ bidirectional wireless communication, where security is a critical issue. In key management based encryption method for the smart grid, the Trusted…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2017-09-26 Imtiaz Parvez , Maryamossadat Aghili , Arif Sarwat

There has been a large number of contributions on privacy-preserving smart metering with Differential Privacy, addressing questions from actual enforcement at the smart meter to billing at the energy provider. However, exploitation is…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2018-07-09 Günther Eibl , Kaibin Bao , Philip-William Grassal , Daniel Bernau , Hartmut Schmeck

Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data from smart electric and gas meters enables valuable insights for utilities and consumers, but also raises significant privacy concerns. In California, regulatory decisions (CPUC D.11-07-056 and…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-05-14 Benjamin Westrich

Sensitive inferences and user re-identification are major threats to privacy when raw sensor data from wearable or portable devices are shared with cloud-assisted applications. To mitigate these threats, we propose mechanisms to transform…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2019-11-15 Mohammad Malekzadeh , Richard G. Clegg , Andrea Cavallaro , Hamed Haddadi

This paper proposes a framework to investigate the value of sharing privacy-protected smart meter data between domestic consumers and load serving entities. The framework consists of a discounted differential privacy model to ensure…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2021-04-21 Saurab Chhachhi , Fei Teng

The remarkable advancement of smart grid technology in the IoT sector has raised concerns over the privacy and security of the data collected and transferred in real-time. Smart meters generate detailed information about consumers' energy…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Farzana Kabir , David Megias , Krzysztof Cabaj