NYC Privacy Day is an event to gather and connect researchers working on data privacy at different institutions in the greater New York City area. These events happen twice a year, with the goal of exchanging ideas and fostering community among local researchers in the field of privacy.
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Fall 2025 NYC Privacy Day will be hosted at Cornell Tech on Friday, October 17th.
Hosted by DLI (Digital Life Initiative) and SETS (Security, Trust, and Safety Initiative), NYC Privacy Day 2025 is an informal setting to gather and connect researchers working on data privacy at different institutions in the greater New York City area. The schedule below is organized thematically, and the majority of time will be spent in collaborative group discussion. We have designed the agenda to generate conversation more than to showcase individual research projects, including discussion about works-in-progress, syntheses of existing studies, and/or provocations.
NYC Privacy Day is free and open to all, but registration is required below. Please note that registration closes 24 hours before the event or once capacity is reached, whichever comes first. Register here
The day will comprise plenary talks and poster/demo sessions. Relevant and high-quality posters and demos will be accepted until space is filled. Only registered participants are eligible to present. Poster and Demo submissions here
Friday, October 17th
Time: 9.30am - 5.00pm
Venue: Cornell Tech Campus, Bloomberg Center, Room 161 (directions below)
Speakers:
Joseph Cox
Marco Gruteser
Yafit Lev-Aretz
Rob Leathern
Andrew Miller
Lucas Rosenblatt
Yan Shvartzschnaider
Julia Stoyanovich
Daniel Susser
Getting to Cornell Tech's Bloomberg Center
Below is a list of multi-modal transportation possibilities for getting to the Bloomberg Center at Cornell Tech (2 West Loop Road).
F-Train to Roosevelt Island Station
Catching the F-Train to Roosevelt Island is certainly the quickest and most efficient way to venture to Cornell Tech.
Once you ascend to the street level, walk south under the bridge for 5-mins until you see the Bloomberg Center.
Cab/Lyft
Even though your ultimate destination will be 2 West Loop Road, when catching a cab or Lyft, we recommend you enter/use this address: 1 East Loop Rd, New York, NY 10044.
Given that vehicular access to Roosevelt Island is only from Queens, the journey can take up to 55-mins.
Once you arrive, walk to the Bloomberg Center.
Whimsical Options
There is a fun cable car from NE Manhattan at 59th Street and 2nd Avenue over to the island (with access from the 4,5,6, and N, R, W lines). Only a metro card is needed.
For novelty, a ferry service to Roosevelt Island is also available, accessible from Wall Street, Brooklyn Navy Yards, East 34th Street, Astoria, and East 90th Street.
Bloomberg Center Foyer Check-in
When arriving inside the Bloomberg Center foyer, kindly check-in at the security desk.
Once through the turnstiles, follow the signs to the workshop venue
Helen Nissenbaum, Alexios Mantzarlis, Michael Byrne, Hauke Sandhaus, Rishi Dev Jha, Madiha Z. Choksi, Matt Franchi, Shana Creaney, and Reina Miyake.
For more information about the agenda, speakers, logistics, and event reservation, visit here >
Rachel Cummings (Columbia)
Helen Nissenbaum (Cornell Tech)
Julia Stoyanovich (NYU)
Sergei Vassilvitskii (Google)