2023
sfkit: a web-based toolkit for secure and federated genomic analysis.
Mendelsohn S, Froelicher D, Loginov D, Bernick D, Berger B, Cho H. sfkit: a web-based toolkit for secure and federated genomic analysis. Nucleic Acids Research 2023, 51: w535-w541. PMID: 37246709, PMCID: PMC10320181, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad464.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommand line interfaceGroup of collaboratorsCryptographic techniquesPrivacy concernsCollaborative workflowsUse casesWeb-based toolkitWeb serverComputational environmentCollaborative toolsMultiple partiesEssential taskDatasetServerPrivacyGenomic data collectionPrincipal component analysisToolkitData collectionWorkflowToolTaskComponent analysisRecent workComplexitySequre: a high-performance framework for secure multiparty computation enables biomedical data sharing
Smajlović H, Shajii A, Berger B, Cho H, Numanagić I. Sequre: a high-performance framework for secure multiparty computation enables biomedical data sharing. Genome Biology 2023, 24: 5. PMID: 36631897, PMCID: PMC9832703, DOI: 10.1186/s13059-022-02841-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecure multiparty computationHigh-performance frameworkMultiparty computationMPC applicationsSensitive biomedical dataRapid application developmentPython programming languageCompile-time optimizationBiomedical data sharingCryptographic toolsApplication developmentInvolved entitiesProgramming languageBioinformatics tasksData sharingBiomedical dataPrivate informationComputationFrameworkUsabilitySharingApplicationsSyntaxPerformanceTask
2021
Truly privacy-preserving federated analytics for precision medicine with multiparty homomorphic encryption
Froelicher D, Troncoso-Pastoriza J, Raisaro J, Cuendet M, Sousa J, Cho H, Berger B, Fellay J, Hubaux J. Truly privacy-preserving federated analytics for precision medicine with multiparty homomorphic encryption. Nature Communications 2021, 12: 5910. PMID: 34635645, PMCID: PMC8505638, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25972-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiparty homomorphic encryptionHomomorphic encryptionPrivacy-preserving analysisNecessary key stepMultiple healthcare institutionsFederated analyticsFederated settingAnalysis tasksAnalytics systemIntermediate dataEncryptionCentralized studiesPatient dataBiomedical insightsScientific collaborationAccurate resultsIndispensable complementAnalyticsHealthcare institutionsDatasetTaskSystemBiomedical researchAccessCollaboration