Privacy Engineering COMP3444 26T3
Notices
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Activity 1 Marks Released
Posted by Nicholas DSilva Friday 16 October 2026, 01:22:14 PM.
Hi everyone,
The Activity 1 marks and feedback have now been released on Moodle.
Also, a reminder that Activity 2 is due today, and that Activity 3 will also be released today shortly.
I hope you have a relaxing/enjoyable flex week, and look forward to resuming in Week 7!
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Week 4 Lecture and Recording
Posted by Rahat Masood Sunday 04 October 2026, 06:10:26 PM.
Hi Everyone,
As tomorrow (Monday) is a public holiday, I have uploaded the Week 4 lecture materials and lecture recording for you to access online.
Please let us know if you have any trouble accessing the materials. If there are any topics from the lecture that you find unclear or would like further explanation on, we can discuss them in our next class.
Enjoy the public holiday!
Regards,
Rahat -
Capture the Narrative 2026 is now open
Posted by Rahat Masood Wednesday 30 September 2026, 08:50:30 AM.
Hi All,
Capture the Narrative 2026 is now open! - https://capturethenarrative.com
Ready to compete in an AI-powered battle for influence? 📣🤖
Capture the Narrative is a free online competition where teams build and program autonomous social-media accounts to compete for influence inside a simulated nation.
Instead of fighting on a game board, your bots operate in a fictional social network and news environment populated by thousands of AI-powered citizens. Create content, react to unfolding events, develop strategies and compete against other teams to shape the story.
About
Teams interact with the simulation through a web API, programming agents that can post, reply and engage with the simulated population. Throughout the competition, the world evolves through news stories and events, while a live scoreboard shows how effectively each team is influencing different groups.
No machine-learning experience is required — if you can write code and call an API, you can compete.
Why enter?
- 🤖 Build autonomous AI/social-media agents
- 🧠 Experiment with influence, misinformation and information integrity
- 🌐 Compete inside a large-scale simulated social network
- 👥 Enter with a team of friends
- 💰 Free to enter; win cash prizes - first place $5,000; second place $2,500; third place(s) $1,500.
Simulate & Spot Misinfo.
Registration, rules and starter resources are available now:
https://capturethenarrative.com
Competition runs 19 Oct - 2 Nov 2026.