2nd Specialist Workshop on Geoprivacy for Personalized Health

February 26th - March 1st, 2025 in Esch/Belval, Luxembourg 

Dates

• February 26 (Wednesday) – arrival day

• February 27 (Thursday) - 1st day of workshop 

• February 28 (Friday) – 2nd day workshop 

• March 1 (Saturday) – departure day

Organizers

• Eun-Kyeong Kim, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research

• Grant McKenzie, McGill University

Registration for Attending Invited Talks

📝 https://forms.office.com/r/RUWxuK6QgH  

Motivation

Building upon the success of our first workshop in Montréal, this second workshop focuses on the intersection of sensor-based health research and privacy-preserving techniques. As mobile and wearable sensors become increasingly prevalent in health monitoring and research, there is a growing need to address the unique privacy challenges these technologies present while maximizing their potential for personalized healthcare.

The collection of continuous, high-resolution sensor data offers unprecedented opportunities for understanding health behaviors and environmental exposures. However, this data collection raises substantial privacy concerns, particularly regarding location tracking and potential re-identification. This workshop aims to bridge the gap between experts in sensor-based health research and those developing privacy-preserving technologies.

Our primary objectives are to: 

1. Facilitate knowledge exchange between sensor-based health researchers and privacy technology experts

2. Demonstrate practical implementations of privacy-preserving techniques in health research

3. Identify specific challenges and solutions in protecting privacy in sensor-based studies

4. Strengthen the international collaboration network established during the first workshop

This workshop represents the second of two workshops jointly funded by the Government of Québec and the Luxembourg National Research Fund. 

Format and Program Highlights

The workshop will be held over two days and will include:

• Keynote presentations on cutting-edge developments in both sensor-based health research and privacy protection

• Technical demonstrations of privacy-preserving methods and federated learning approaches

• Interactive sessions focusing on specific use cases and implementation challenges

• Group discussions on best practices and future directions

• Networking opportunities with international experts

Program Agenda

Day1 | Thursday, 27 February 2025

08:45 | Registration

09:00 | Opening Remarks | Eun-Kyeong Kim (Workshop Chair/LISER) 

09:10 | Intro: Geoprivacy for Personalized Health | Eun-Kyeong Kim (LISER) & Grant McKenzie (McGill Uni.)

09:25 | Self-Introduction of Workshop Participants

10:45 | Coffee Break

11:00 | Topic I: Privacy-Preserving Collaborative Approaches in Health Domain   

11:00 - AI in Healthcare – the transborder Clinnova initiative | Jasmin Schulz (LIH)

11:20 - Revolutionizing Healthcare Data Sharing with Data Spaces: A Modern Approach | Muhammad Shoaib (NTT Data)

11:40 - Overview of Key Legal and Ethical frameworks | Davit Chokoshvili (LNDS)

12:00 | Lunch Break

13:30 | Topic II: Personal Mobility & Health Research and Geoprivacy Methods

13:30 - Combining GEMA, and vocal biomarkers to investigate the environmental determinants of stress: The FragMent study protocol and pilot | Camille Perchoux (LISER)

13:40 - Mobility-based Air Pollution Exposure Assessment | Marco Helbich (Utrecht Uni.)

13:50 - [Tutorial] Protecting Privacy from Collection to Analysis: Methods for Mobility Data in Health Research | Anna Brauer (TU Dresden)

14:30 | Coffee Break

14:45 | Break-out Discussion I

15:45 | Report from Break-out Discussion I

16:30 | Written Reflection

17:00 | Aperitif

Day2 | Friday, 28 February 2025

08:45 | Registration

09:00 | Summary of Day 1 - Eun-Kyeong Kim (LISER) & Grant McKenzie (McGill Uni.)

09:10 | Topic III: Advanced Geoprivacy Methods

09:10 - Geoprivacy in the Age of Agentic AI: Challenges and Possible Solutions | Omid Reza Abbasi (Uni. of Salzburg)

09:30 - [Tutorial] Federated Approach in Sensor-based Personal Mobility and Health | Eun-Kyeong Kim (LISER)

10:10 | Coffee Break

10:25 | Break-out Discussion II

11:25 | Report from Break-out Discussion II

12:10 | Lunch Break

13:40 | Topic IV: Privacy-Preserving Health Data Sharing and its Applications

13:40 - GAIA-X, the base foundation of European collaboration in Digital Health | Ralf Hustadt (NTT Data)

13:55 - Future of Health: the challenge of secured patient data sharing in Europe | Jean-Philippe Arie (Luxinnovation)

14:15 | Break-out Session - Team Projects

15:00 | Coffee Break

15:15 | Break-out Discussion III

16:15 | Report from Break-out Discussion III

17:00 | Written Reflection

17:20 | Wrap up & Closing Remarks

17:30 | Aperitif

Call for Participation (closed)

Participation in this workshop is free, but space is limited. If you are interested in contributing, please fill out, by January 17, 2025, the Application Form (https://forms.office.com/r/uV0syfdL22).

Travel Support

Limited funding is available to support travel and accommodation expenses for participants from outside Luxembourg. Support will be allocated based on distance and need. The travel support will be selectively considered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Contact

Please contact Eun-Kyeong Kim (eun-kyeong.kim@liser.lu) with any questions.

Relevant links

• LISER webpage for the 2nd Workshop at LISER, Luxembourg.

• 1st Workshop on Geoprivacy for Personalized Health at McGill in Montreal, Canada.