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 continuity
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