2023
A hierarchical strategy to minimize privacy risk when linking “De-identified” data in biomedical research consortia
Ohno-Machado L, Jiang X, Kuo T, Tao S, Chen L, Ram P, Zhang G, Xu H. A hierarchical strategy to minimize privacy risk when linking “De-identified” data in biomedical research consortia. Journal Of Biomedical Informatics 2023, 139: 104322. PMID: 36806328, PMCID: PMC10975485, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2023.104322.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrivacy of individualsAppropriate privacy protectionData-driven modelsPrivacy protectionPrivacy risksData Coordination CenterData hubData repositoryHierarchical strategyPrivacyBiomedical discoveryData setsRecord linkageData Coordinating CenterRepositoryComplex strategiesCoordination centerTechnologyTechniqueDataPartiesSetHierarchy
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 continuityThe evolving privacy and security concerns for genomic data analysis and sharing as observed from the iDASH competition
Kuo T, Jiang X, Tang H, Wang X, Harmanci A, Kim M, Post K, Bu D, Bath T, Kim J, Liu W, Chen H, Ohno-Machado L. The evolving privacy and security concerns for genomic data analysis and sharing as observed from the iDASH competition. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2022, 29: 2182-2190. PMID: 36164820, PMCID: PMC9667175, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocac165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSensitive personal informationGenomic data analysisPotential future research directionsPersonal informationSecurity concernsGenomics data repositoryData repositoryReport lessonsProtection techniquesFuture research directionsPrivacyResearch directionsData usePractical challengesGenomic dataData analysisAnonymizationCommunity effortsRepositorySecurityBiomedical researchInformationDataChallenges
2020
Privacy-preserving model learning on a blockchain network-of-networks
Kuo T, Kim J, Gabriel R. Privacy-preserving model learning on a blockchain network-of-networks. Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2020, 27: 343-354. PMID: 31943009, PMCID: PMC7025358, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocz214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNetwork topologyExecution timeArt methodsPredictive correctnessPrivacy-preserving learningPrivacy-preserving methodsPrivacy-preserving modelSmall training datasetBlockchain networkBlockchain platformBlockchain technologyPrivacy concernsModel learningComplex dataLearning iterationsLearning methodsTraining datasetConsensus algorithmGeneralizable predictive modelsCorrectness resultsModel disseminationHierarchical networkSmall dataHierarchical approachRecord model