Anonymous, Secure, Traceable, and Efficient Decentralized Digital Forensics

Digital forensics is crucial to fight crimes around the world. Decentralized Digital Forensics (DDF) promotes it to another level by channeling the power of blockchain into digital investigations. In this work, we focus on the privacy and security of DDF. Our motivations arise from (1) how to track an anonymous- and-malicious data user who...

Qompliance: Declarative Data-Centric Policy Compliance on SQL-based Data Movements

Data compliance is essential for ensuring that organizations do not run afoul of data protection and privacy legislation. Geographically distributed data is an especially relevant topic because of recent developments in cross-border data protection agreements between the United States and the European Union. We introduce Qompliance, a novel...

Smart home applications for cognitive health of older adults

The lifespan of older people is growing together with their proportion in the population growth in the older population. This leads to an increasing need for support services for older adults who will inevitably experience a significant decrease in their cognitive capabilities and mental health conditions. Cognitive functions, including...

Designing a privacy aware infrastructure for an Inclusive Enterprise at IBM

The widespread adoption of computer technologies fundamentally re-shaped the way companies operate. A deluge of systems and applications now support the daily activities of employees and managers alike, thus increasing the amount, value, and sensibleness of available data. This abundance of data provides new opportunities for applications...