Decentralized, Immutable, and Transparent Metadata Ledgering System for Biomedical Datasets

Presentation Time: 01:45 PM - 02:15 PM

Abstract Keywords: Data Sharing, Governance of Artificial Intelligence, Interoperability and Health Information Exchange
Primary Track: Applications
Programmatic Theme: Clinical Research Informatics

This study delves into a blockchain-based framework to manage the metadata of biomedical datasets. Our system offers metadata storage and querying, ensuring decentralization, immutability, and transparency across participating institutions. We also developed a graphic user interface which supports storage and query functionalities based on 12 metadata parameters of a COVID-19 research initiative. This system demonstration will introduce, exhibit, and discuss the technological advances and potential challenges of blockchain-based design.

Speaker(s):
Yufei Yu, BS
University of California San Diego

Author(s):
Roger Lacson, BS - Yale School of Medicine; Pritham Ram, BS - Yale School of Medicine; Hua Xu, Ph.D - Yale School of Medicine; Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD - Yale School of Medicine; Tsung-Ting Kuo, PhD - University of California San Diego;