Curriculum Development
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), IEEE Computer Society, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), and IEEE Digital Privacy Initiative are collaborating to develop a Privacy Curricular Guideline for university graduate programs. Our aim is to outline a comprehensive curriculum for digital privacy, focusing on defining the field’s boundaries and identifying key knowledge areas. The final deliverable will be a set of guidelines that include core knowledge areas and potential courses that align with industry needs.
To achieve this, we are forming a Joint Task Force composed of members from leading global professional organizations.
Joint Task Force Steering Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
| Gurvirender Tejay (Chair) | Hofstra University, USA |
| Tamara Bonaci | Northeastern University, USA |
| Travis Breaux | Carnegie Mellon University, USA |
| Ümit Cali | University of York, UK |
| Ernesto Cuadros-Vargas | National University of Engineering (UNI), Peru |
| Sara Foresti | Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy |
| Andrew McGettrick | University of Strathclyde, Scotland |
| Suryaprakash Nalluri | Citigroup |
| Rajendra Raj | Rochester Institute of Technology, USA |
| Kai Rannenberg | Goethe University, Germany |
Staff Support
| Name | Affiliation |
| Eric Berkowitz | IEEE Computer Society |
| Sin-Kuen Hawkins | IEEE Future Directions |
| Yan Timanovsky | ACM |
Working Groups
The following Working Groups have been formed for the curricular framework:
- WG 1: Privacy Body of Knowledge – Chairs: G. Tejay & Ernesto Cuadros-Vargas
- WG 2: Privacy Foundations – Chair: Kai Rannenberg
- WG 3: General Computer Science Concepts for Privacy – Chairs: Andrew McGettrick & Rajendra Raj
- WG 4: Privacy-Preserving Computer Science/Software Engineering – Chair: Travis Breaux; Co-Chair: Hana Habib
- WG 5: Information Systems/Technology – Chair: Sara Foresti
- WG 6: Privacy Development Lifecycle – Chair: Tamara Bonaci
- WG 7: Applied Domains – Chair: Ümit Cali
- WG 8: Privacy-Related Jobs (Industry Perspective) – Chair: Suryaprakash Nalluri