A Multiagent System for Dynamic Data Aggregation in Medical Research.

The collection of medical data for research purposes is a challenging and long-lasting process. In an effort to accelerate and facilitate this process we propose a new framework for dynamic aggregation of medical data from distributed sources. We use agent-based coordination between medical and rese...

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Publicado en:BioMed Research International Vol. 2016; pp. 1 - 13
Autores principales: Dubovitskaya, Alevtina, Urovi, Visara, Barba, Imanol, Aberer, Karl, Schumacher, Michael Ignaz
Formato: equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell 11/16/2016
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Sumario:The collection of medical data for research purposes is a challenging and long-lasting process. In an effort to accelerate and facilitate this process we propose a new framework for dynamic aggregation of medical data from distributed sources. We use agent-based coordination between medical and research institutions. Our system employs principles of peer-to-peer network organization and coordination models to search over already constructed distributed databases and to identify the potential contributors when a new database has to be built. Our framework takes into account both the requirements of a research study and current data availability. This leads to better definition of database characteristics such as schema, content, and privacy parameters. We show that this approach enables a more efficient way to collect data for medical research.