{"@attributes":{"version":"2.0"},"channel":{"title":"Talks & Workshops on Oriol Al\u00e0s Cerc\u00f3s","link":"https:\/\/oriolac.github.io\/talks\/","description":"Recent content in Talks & Workshops on Oriol Al\u00e0s Cerc\u00f3s","generator":"Hugo -- 0.150.0","language":"en-us","copyright":"Oriol Al\u00e0s Cerc\u00f3s","lastBuildDate":"Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000","item":[{"title":"Reconeixement de Vehicles i Reconstrucci\u00f3 de Tr\u00e0nsit amb NebulOus","link":"https:\/\/oriolac.github.io\/talks\/techmeeting-nebulous\/","pubDate":"Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000","guid":"https:\/\/oriolac.github.io\/talks\/techmeeting-nebulous\/","description":"<h2 id=\"overview\">Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Presentation on vehicle recognition and traffic reconstruction using the NebulOus cloud platform. 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The talk explores the mathematical foundations, practical implementations, and real-world use cases for computing on encrypted data.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"key-topics\">Key Topics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Fundamentals of homomorphic encryption<\/li>\n<li>Different schemes (partial, somewhat, fully homomorphic)<\/li>\n<li>Performance considerations and limitations<\/li>\n<li>Use cases in finance, healthcare, and cloud computing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"event\">Event<\/h2>\n<p>TechMeeting is a technical meetup in Lleida focused on emerging technologies and their practical applications.<\/p>"}]}}