DPSyn: Experiences in the NIST Differential Privacy Data Synthesis Challenges

TL;DR

This paper shares practical experiences from participating in NIST's differential privacy data synthesis competitions, highlighting approaches, lessons learned, and the need for bridging theory and practice in DP research.

Contribution

It provides a detailed account of real-world application of differential privacy techniques in competitions and calls for further research to connect theory with practice.

Findings

Successful strategies for differential privacy data synthesis

Lessons learned from competition experiences

Call for bridging the gap between DP theory and practice

Abstract

We summarize the experience of participating in two differential privacy competitions organized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In this paper, we document our experiences in the competition, the approaches we have used, the lessons we have learned, and our call to the research community to further bridge the gap between theory and practice in DP research.