UPCARE: User Privacy-Preserving Cancer Research Platform

Georg Bramm, Melek Önen, Martin Schanzenbach, Ilya Komarov, Frank Morgner, Christian Tiebel, Juan Cadavid

2024

Abstract

Cancer research has entered a new era with the advent of big data and advanced computational analytics. However, the utilization of such medical data poses significant privacy and security challenges. This paper presents a comprehensive examination of User Privacy-preserving Cancer Research Platform (UPCARE), a research platform that enables the secure and ethical sharing of sensitive medical cancer data for collaborative researchers, while safeguarding patient privacy. To our knowledge, only a few approaches have been pursued so far in building a uniform cancer research platform protected by modern cryptography. We try to provide a uniform platform for research UPCARE leverages cutting-edge cryptographic access methods, like attribute-based encryption, as well as data anonymization techniques, like multiparty homomorphic encryption, to allow secure data sharing with researchers, ensuring compliance with stringent regulatory requirements. This paper discusses the architecture, methodologies, and applications of UPCARE, highlighting its potential to improve cancer research and accelerate advancements in precision medicine while preserving user privacy.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Bramm G., Önen M., Schanzenbach M., Komarov I., Morgner F., Tiebel C. and Cadavid J. (2024). UPCARE: User Privacy-Preserving Cancer Research Platform. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT; ISBN 978-989-758-709-2, SciTePress, pages 52-63. DOI: 10.5220/0012718100003767

in Bibtex Style

@conference{secrypt24,
author={Georg Bramm and Melek Önen and Martin Schanzenbach and Ilya Komarov and Frank Morgner and Christian Tiebel and Juan Cadavid},
title={UPCARE: User Privacy-Preserving Cancer Research Platform},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT},
year={2024},
pages={52-63},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012718100003767},
isbn={978-989-758-709-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT
TI - UPCARE: User Privacy-Preserving Cancer Research Platform
SN - 978-989-758-709-2
AU - Bramm G.
AU - Önen M.
AU - Schanzenbach M.
AU - Komarov I.
AU - Morgner F.
AU - Tiebel C.
AU - Cadavid J.
PY - 2024
SP - 52
EP - 63
DO - 10.5220/0012718100003767
PB - SciTePress