Abstract
As medical research becomes ever finer-grained, experiments require healthcare data in quantities that single countries cannot provide. Cross-jurisdictional data collection remains, however, extremely challenging due to the diverging legal, professional, linguistic, normative, and technological contexts of the participating countries. Medical data heterogeneity, in particular, is still a largely unsolved problem on the international level, due to the complexity of data combined with strict precision and data protection constraints. We propose a scalable solution based on a novel knowledge architecture and the corresponding knowledge graph integration methodology. Medical knowledge that drives the scalable integration process is divided into multiple functional layers and is maintained in a distributed manner across participating countries. We successfully applied the approach in the context of a research experiment across Scotland and Italy, and are currently adapting it within other initiatives of Europe-wide health data interoperability.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ECAI 2020 |
Editors | Giuseppe De Giacomo, Alejandro Catala, Bistra Dilkina, Michela Milano, Senén Barro, Alberto Bugarín, Jérôme Lang |
Publisher | IOS Press |
Pages | 2956 - 2963 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-1-64368-101-6 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-64368-100-9 |
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Publication status | Published - 3 Sept 2020 |
Event | 10th International Conference on Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems @ ECAI 2020 - Virtual Conference, Spain Duration: 31 Aug 2020 → 3 Sept 2020 https://digital.ecai2020.eu/pais-2020/ |
Publication series
Name | Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications |
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Publisher | IOS Prtess |
Volume | 325 |
ISSN (Print) | 0922-6389 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1879-8314 |
Conference
Conference | 10th International Conference on Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems @ ECAI 2020 |
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Abbreviated title | PAIS 2020 |
Country/Territory | Spain |
City | Virtual Conference |
Period | 31/08/20 → 3/09/20 |
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