Abstract:
Blockchains are a growing list of electronic records that are linked using cryptography and are saved in a distributed way. The key features of blockchains include decentralization, data transparency and privacy. These key features make it possible to use blockchains in several domains, the management of electronic medical records (EMR) of patients being one of the most vital domains exhibiting a lot of potential for future work. Given this, in this tutorial we aim to cover the usage of the principles of blockchain technology in the management of EMR. In this context, a framework will be discussed that maintains patient’s medical records in a blockchain and make it accessible to the concerned parties i.e., patient and doctor. Meanwhile the problem of scalability will be highlighted since with the passage of time, the data is supposed to grow exponentially and scalability will eventually become an issue. Moreover, the security aspect of the framework will also be highlighted given the sensitivity of the information that is carried by the EMRs.
Professor: Farhan Riaz
NUST, Pakistan
Biography:
Dr. Sharief Oteafy(S’08–M’14–SM’19) is an Assistant Professor at the School of Computing, DePaul University, USA. He received his PhD in 2013 from Queen’s University, Canada, focusing on adaptive resource management in Next Generation Sensing Networks. His current research focuses on dynamic architectures for interoperability in the Internet of Things, Information Centric Networks, and managing the proliferation of Big Sensed Data (BSD). He is currently a key player in the design of the Tactile Internet Architecture, under the development of the IEEE P1918.1 Standard Working Group, where he is now the secretary of the WG. He is actively engaged in the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc). Dr. Oteafy co-authored a book on “Dynamic Wireless Sensor Networks”, published by Wiley, presented 50+ publications and delivered multiple IEEE tutorials on IoT and BSD. He co-chaired a number of IEEE symposia and workshops in conjunction with IEEE ICC and IEEE LCN, and served on the technical program committee of numerous IEEE and ACM symposia; recently co-chairing the AHSN track in IEEE Globecom 2018. He is currently an Associate Editor with IEEE Access, and on the editorial board of Wiley’s Internet Technology Letters. Dr. Oteafy is a Senior Member of the IEEE, and a professional member of the ACM. He also holds an Adjunct Assistant Professor position at Queen’s University.