Dr. Khaled El Emam took part in the Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) that took place in Seoul, Korea from Sept 15-19, 2025. The GPA is a leading international forum that brings together data protection and privacy authorities from around the world. The theme of this year's event was Artificial Intelligence in our Daily Lives: Data and Privacy Issues.
Dr. El Emam delivered two presentations at the GPA: "A Gentle Introduction to Synthetic Data Generation" and "Perspectives on Enabling the Secondary Uses and Disclosures of Health Data".
In "A Gentle Introduction to Synthetic Data Generation", Dr. El Emam provided a general overview of synthetic data, what it is and how it has been regulated. He discussed the key standards for evaluating the privacy vulnerabilities of synthetic data, to enable the adoption of synthetic data in a responsible manner.
"Perspectives on Enabling the Secondary Uses and Disclosures of Health Data" was delivered in a special session organized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on Sharing Health Data. Dr. El Emam shared his thoughts on enabling data sharing for social good as well as for commercial purposes.
The slides and links to the recordings of these presentations can be found below. For more information on this year's GPA, see the GPA website: https://gpaseoul.kr/.