2022
CertificateChain: 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
The anatomy of a distributed predictive modeling framework: online learning, blockchain network, and consensus algorithm
Kuo T. The anatomy of a distributed predictive modeling framework: online learning, blockchain network, and consensus algorithm. JAMIA Open 2020, 3: 201-208. PMID: 32734160, PMCID: PMC7382618, DOI: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooaa017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlockchain-based approachOnline machine learningSoftware development perspectiveProtect patient dataPrivacy technologiesBlockchain networkProgramming languageBlockchain technologyAlgorithmic objectivityImplementation detailsNon-determinismMachine learningSystem architectureBlockchainPatient dataDevelopment configurationAlgorithmTechnical componentsOnline learningSoftwareLearningTechnologyDesign detailsImplementationPrediction modelComparison 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 comparisonPrivacy-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