Secure Two-Party Protocol for Privacy-Preserving Classification via Differential Privacy

Abstract

I'm extremely grateful and thankful to my advisor Dr. Gaby Dagher. My success in completing this thesis would not have been possible without his continuous guidance, tireless effort, amazing insights, encouragement, and gift of opportunities to me throughout this research. His academic excellence and technical expertise were very helpful throughout the research and in the writing. His generous attitude made the research journey comfortable and smooth. I would also like to thank my committee members, Dr. Bogdan Dit and Dr. Jyh-haw Yeh for their great support and invaluable advice during this journey. I am fortunate to be a part of Boise State University with an incredible group of fellow students. I am grateful to them for their support and help throughout my graduate studies, especially, my esteemed friends Joshua Holmes and Anil Acharya. Last but not the least, I would like to express deepest gratitude to my always supportive parents and other family members. Most importantly, I wish to thank my loving and supportive wife, Manisha, who is always there for me at any situation. It is because of her I am able to achieve this success. Special mention goes to my source of inspiration my lovely daughter, Miraaya whose arrival in the middle of my graduate studies changed my perception of life and happiness.