Featured Publications
Detecting model misconducts in decentralized healthcare federated learning
Kuo T, Pham A. Detecting model misconducts in decentralized healthcare federated learning. International Journal Of Medical Informatics 2021, 158: 104658. PMID: 34923447, PMCID: PMC10017272, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2021.104658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFederated learningFederated machine learningDetection methodDetection frameworkLearning iterationsMalicious intentLearning methodsMachine learningArtificial intelligenceParameter tuningComputational costCross-institutional collaborationLearningLearning processIterationPerformance detectorsDetectionIncorrect modelFrameworkAlgorithmDatasetDetect misconductIntelligencePlagiarismMethod
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
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 model
2018
Identifying and characterizing highly similar notes in big clinical note datasets
Gabriel R, Kuo T, McAuley J, Hsu C. Identifying and characterizing highly similar notes in big clinical note datasets. Journal Of Biomedical Informatics 2018, 82: 63-69. PMID: 29679685, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2018.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical note datasetsDe-duplication algorithmMIMIC-III datasetElectronic health recordsJaccard similarityDe-duplicationLocality sensitive hashingMIMIC-IIINear-duplicatesScalable algorithmMeasure similarityAccurate statistical modelsSources of duplicationClustering methodDatasetAlgorithmApproximation algorithmHealth recordsDisjoint setsInstitutional datasetComparison of notesPairs of notesHashPairwise comparisonsPairwise
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
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 orderLinksPerformanceAlgorithmTaskPages