2024
Distributed management of patient data-sharing informed consents for clinical research
Pham A, Edelson M, Nouri A, Kuo T. Distributed management of patient data-sharing informed consents for clinical research. Computers In Biology And Medicine 2024, 180: 108956. PMID: 39121682, PMCID: PMC11380755, DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiomed.2024.108956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBenefits of immutabilityBlockchain-based infrastructureMulti-site scenarioResearch Data AccessNode parallelismOn-chainNetwork nodesData accessAudit trailPatient privacyDistribution managementConsent mechanismsData categoriesNodesEfficient wayNetworkAutomated channelAccuracyQueryPrivacyImmutabilityOrchestrationConsent protocolDataExhaustive list
2022
Quorum-based model learning on a blockchain hierarchical clinical research network using smart contracts
Kuo T, Pham A. Quorum-based model learning on a blockchain hierarchical clinical research network using smart contracts. International Journal Of Medical Informatics 2022, 169: 104924. PMID: 36402113, PMCID: PMC9984225, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2022.104924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmart contractsPrivacy-preserving modelHierarchical learning algorithmBlockchain smart contractsProtect patient privacyLearning algorithmsNetwork of networksConsensus protocolModeling processPatient privacyQuorum mechanismHierarchical networkAvailability issuesNetworkPrediction correctnessIterative phasesPrediction modelPrivacyImmutabilityCapabilityHealthcare institutionsAlgorithmDatasetIterationLearning continuityCertificateChain: decentralized healthcare training certificate management system using blockchain and smart contracts
Tellew J, Kuo T. CertificateChain: decentralized healthcare training certificate management system using blockchain and smart contracts. JAMIA Open 2022, 5: ooac019. PMID: 35571362, PMCID: PMC9097703, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooac019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCertificate management systemSingle-point-of-failureManagement systemAutomated smart contractsPublic Ethereum networkBlockchain networkEthereum networkOff-chainOn-chainSmart contractsBlockchain technologyConsensus protocolBlockchainWeb appDecentralized alternativeCentralized systemNetworkCentral databaseTrainingAlgorithmSystemTraining certificationDatabaseCertificationSoftware
2021
Previewable Contract-Based On-Chain X-Ray Image Sharing Framework for Clinical Research
Li M, Kuo T. Previewable Contract-Based On-Chain X-Ray Image Sharing Framework for Clinical Research. International Journal Of Medical Informatics 2021, 156: 104599. PMID: 34628257, PMCID: PMC8479449, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSharing frameworkPreview featureSoftware consistBlockchain-based frameworkChest X-ray imagesBlockchain networkSoftware inconsistencySmart contractsMerging functionView imagesBlockchainImprove sharingX-ray imagesFrameworkImagesLatencyInteroperabilityImmutabilityNetworkFeaturesData analysisSoftwareCodePreviewDownstream data analysis
2020
Comparison of Smart Contract Blockchains for Healthcare Applications.
Yu H, Sun H, Wu D, Kuo T. Comparison of Smart Contract Blockchains for Healthcare Applications. AMIA Annual Symposium Proceedings 2020, 2019: 1266-1275. PMID: 32308924, PMCID: PMC7153130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare applicationsSmart contract blockchainHyperledger FabricBlockchain networkHealthcare blockchainHealthcare domainSmart contractsBlockchain technologyBlockchainFeatures of platformsPlatformHyperledgerEthereumImplementationTechnologyApplicationsNetworkHealthcareTutorialPragmatic comparison
2017
A Collaborative Filtering-Based Two Stage Model with Item Dependency for Course Recommendation
Lee E, Kuo T, Lin S. A Collaborative Filtering-Based Two Stage Model with Item Dependency for Course Recommendation. 2017, 496-503. DOI: 10.1109/dsaa.2017.18.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Unsupervised link prediction using aggregative statistics on heterogeneous social networks
Kuo T, Yan R, Huang Y, Kung P, Lin S. Unsupervised link prediction using aggregative statistics on heterogeneous social networks. 2013, 775-783. DOI: 10.1145/2487575.2487614.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeterogeneous social networksSocial networksUnsupervised link predictionFactor graph modelOnline social networksAggregate statisticsLabeled dataUnsupervised frameworkUnsupervised modelInference algorithmLink predictionOpinion holdersGraph modelNetworkDBLPNDCGPlurkPrediction scenariosScenariosPrivacyFoursquareUnsupervisedTwitterAlgorithmDataset
2012
Modeling and evaluating information propagation in a microblogging social network
Li C, Kuo T, Ho C, Hong S, Lin W, Lin S. Modeling and evaluating information propagation in a microblogging social network. Social Network Analysis And Mining 2012, 3: 341-357. DOI: 10.1007/s13278-012-0082-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial networksInformation propagationInfluence propagation modelMicroblogging social networkOnline social networksMicroblog social networkInformation propagation behaviorOnline visualization systemMicroblogging platformInfluence propagationInfluence modelInfluence scoresVisual systemInfluence capabilityPropagation linksNetworkMicroblogEvaluation frameworkPropagation modelUsersPropagation structureProposed modelsGeographic informationInformationInformation content
2011
Time-aware Ranking in Dynamic Citation Networks
Ghosh R, Kuo T, Hsu C, Lin S, Lerman K. Time-aware Ranking in Dynamic Citation Networks. 2011, 1-8. DOI: 10.1109/icdmw.2011.183.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredicting future citationsPage rank scoreTemporal decay factorsDynamic complex networksCitation networkComplex networksTime awarenessDegree-centralityCentrality metricsNetworkPageRankStatic metricsCitationsNodesRank scoresMetricsPredictive performanceDynamic natureDecay factorTemporal orderLinksPerformanceAlgorithmTaskPagesAssessing the Quality of Diffusion Models using Real-World Social Network Data
Kuo T, Hung S, Lin W, Lin S, Peng T, Shih C. Assessing the Quality of Diffusion Models using Real-World Social Network Data. 2011, 200-205. DOI: 10.1109/taai.2011.42.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndependent Cascade ModelMicro-blog dataLinear threshold modelMicro-blogInformation propagationReal worldSocial networksIndirect schemePlurkCascade modelEvaluation frameworkIn-degreeNetwork DataSchemeCascading phenomenaFrameworkDifferent circumstancesPageRankTwitterNetworkDataFacebookDiffusion eventsModelDiffusion model
2010
StakeNet: Devise, Study and Utilize Social Networks using Stakeholder Information
Kuo T, Yeh J, Lin C, Lin S. StakeNet: Devise, Study and Utilize Social Networks using Stakeholder Information. 2010, 86-93. DOI: 10.1109/taai.2010.25.Peer-Reviewed Original Research