Blockchain/DLTs (and its Applications) with a Security Focus

Summary:

In this line of research, we are interested in the development/application of blockchain technologies to different problems including (but not limited): genomic data handling, e-voting and self-* (e.g. attendancy, sovereignty) applications; the first one being the most relevant. Human genomic data carry unique information about an individual and offer unprecedented opportunities for healthcare. Sharing genomic datasets, however, pose major challenges, as genomic data is different from traditional medical data, indirectly revealing information about descendants and relatives of the data owner and carrying valid information even after the owner passes away. Our focus is on the development of blockchain/DLT-based infrastructures for secure, privacy-preserving storage, sharing and processing of genomic data.

Participants

• Fatih Turkmen
• Mohammed Alghazwi

Students:

• Nivin Pradeep Kumar: MSc Thesis Blockchain Based Trustworthy Electronic Voting System, 2021.
• Rayyan Jafri: BSc Thesis True decentralized voting using blockchain & zero-knowledge proofs, 2021.
• Hessel van Oordt: BSc Thesis Privacy Preserving Self-Sovereign Attendancy, 2021.

Publications

• Mohammed Alghazwi, Fatih Turkmen, Joeri van der Velde, Dimka Karastoyanova, Blockchain for Genomics: A Systematic Literature Review, 2021, Preprint, (Under Review).