Article in Proceedings INPROC-2026-01

BibliographyFieschi, Andrea; Stach, Christoph; Hirmer, Pascal: AnonymEx: An Interactive Platform for Exploring and Evaluating Anonymization Techniques through Re-identification Attacks.
In: Lehner, Wolfgang (ed.); Braganholo, Vanessa (ed.); Stefanidis, Kostas (ed.); Zhang, Zheying (ed.); Krause, Alexander (ed.); Pimentel, Joăo Felipe Nicolaci (ed.): Proceedings 29th International Conference on Extending Database Technology (EDBT 2026), Tampere, Finland, March 24 - March 27 (Number 3).
University of Stuttgart, Faculty of Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Information Technology.
Advances in Database Technology; 29, pp. 704-707, english.
OpenProceedings.org, March 16, 2026.
ISBN: 978-3-98318-104-9; ISSN: 2367-2005; DOI: 10.48786/edbt.2026.60.
Article in Proceedings (Demonstration).
CR-SchemaK.4.1 (Computers and Society Public Policy Issues)
Keywordsanonymization; re-identification; empirical evaluation; knowledge graph; demo
Abstract

As data collection and analysis continue to expand, the need for effective and transparent anonymization becomes increasingly critical. Yet the growing diversity of anonymization techniques makes it difficult for developers to evaluate their guarantees and choose an appropriate method at design time. We present AnonymEx, an interactive platform that enables developers to empirically compare anonymization techniques using a unified metric: their susceptibility to re-identification attacks. The platform integrates (i) a literature-grounded knowledge graph linking anonymization techniques to documented re-identification attacks, (ii) executable, containerized implementations of both techniques and attacks, and (iii) an assistant that supports exploratory learning and helps users identify candidate techniques based on their requirements. During the demonstration, attendees explore the anonymization landscape, test techniques using provided datasets, run the associated attacks, and assess the assistant's suggestions within the Anonymization-by-Design workflow. AnonymEx thus provides a practical, transparent, and reproducible sandbox for design-time decision-making and cross-category empirical evaluation of anonymization techniques.

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Department(s)University of Stuttgart, Institute of Parallel and Distributed Systems, Applications of Parallel and Distributed Systems
Entry dateApril 3, 2026
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