Blockchain infrastructure for data donation using the Opal patient portal

Student

Anton Gladyr

Directeur.e(s) de recherche

John Kildea

Start date

2020-05-04

Title of the research project

Blockchain infrastructure for data donation using the Opal patient portal

Description

This research project is focused on using blockchain or an alternative solution to provide security for data donation using the Opal app.

It will put in place a demonstrative blockchain infrastructure, examining its challenges and drawbacks and proposing potential innovative solutions.

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