Development of the underlying cryptographic algorithms and of the cloud application (PROMISE)
Third Party Funds Group - Sub project
Acronym: PROMISE
Start date : 01.07.2017
End date : 31.10.2019
Overall project details
Overall project
PeRsOnal MedIcal SafE
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Project details
Short description
Short description
Personal genetic data and their analysis are becoming more and more important in everyday life. While the first genome was published in 2000 and only a very small number of genome sequences existed in 2010, in 2014, the genomes of 280 000 people were sequenced. This trend continues, and therefore, it can be expected that by 2017, approximately 1,6mio genomes will have been sequenced (Regalado, 2014). All in all, it can be expected that a few years from now, more than 20mio people will have been sequenced (entire genomes and parts of genomes).
The PROMISE project's goal is to strengthen the individual's right to self-determination and data protection: "Who does what with my genetical data, and for what purpose"? Data security is the top priority. Users should understand what their data is being used for and a solution suitable for daily use should be developed, so the trust of users in the safe processing is strengthened.
Scientific Abstract
The innovative technology that is being developed consists of three components:
- The cloud (to be operated by a third party),
- the application layer for customers and
- a mobile app for the participants (patients).
Participating parties are patients, who store their data in the system, and customers. Examples of customers are universities, institutions and companies. Customers want to use a certain part of the data to answer a specific question. The system supports the computation on encrypted (genomic) data.
