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Demonstration of DPClustX: Differentially Private Explanations for Clusters

  • Amir Gilad
  • , Tova Milo
  • , Kathy Razmadze
  • , Ron Zadicario

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Abstract

We present DPClustX, a framework designed to generate Differential Privacy (DP)-compliant histogram-based explanations for black-box clustering results. Interpreting clustering results is challenging even without privacy constraints, and the challenge is amplified under DP, as analysts receive noisy query responses. By addressing these challenges, DPClustX enables the selection of high-quality explaining attributes and the generation of informative histograms that balance privacy and utility. Compatible with any DP-clustering algorithm, our framework provides explanations that uncover significant patterns even under strict privacy constraints. This demonstration highlights DPClustX's capabilities using real datasets, illustrating its practical utility in sensitive data analysis and its potential for enhancing the interpretability of clustering methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSIGMOD-Companion 2025 - Companion of the 2025 International Conference on Management of Data
EditorsAmol Deshpande, Ashraf Aboulnaga, Babak Salimi, Badrish Chandramouli, Bill Howe, Boon Thau Loo, Boris Glavic, Carlo Curino, Daisy Zhe Wang, Dan Suciu, Daniel Abadi, Divesh Srivastava, Eugene Wu, Faisal Nawab, Ihab Ilyas, Jeffrey Naughton, Jennie Rogers, Jignesh Patel, Joy Arulraj, Jun Yang, Karima Echihabi, Kenneth Ross, Khuzaima Daudjee, Laks Lakshmanan, Minos Garofalakis, Mirek Riedewald, Mohamed Mokbel, Mourad Ouzzani, Oliver Kennedy, Oliver Kennedy, Paolo Papotti, Peter Alvaro, Peter Bailis, Renee Miller, Senjuti Basu Roy, Sergey Melnik, Stratos Idreos, Sudeepa Roy, Theodoros Rekatsinas, Viktor Leis, Wenchao Zhou, Wolfgang Gatterbauer, Zack Ives
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
Pages99-102
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9798400715648
DOIs
StatePublished - 22 Jun 2025
Event2025 ACM SIGMOD/PODS International Conference on Management of Data, SIGMOD-Companion 2025 - Berlin, Germany
Duration: 22 Jun 202527 Jun 2025

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ACM SIGMOD International Conference on Management of Data
ISSN (Print)0730-8078

Conference

Conference2025 ACM SIGMOD/PODS International Conference on Management of Data, SIGMOD-Companion 2025
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityBerlin
Period22/06/2527/06/25

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2025 ACM.

Keywords

  • clustering
  • differential privacy
  • explanations
  • interpretability

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