Collaborative Research: OAC Core: Zero-trust and Traceable Data Infrastructure for Health IoT Data Storage and Sharing

合作研究：OAC Core：用于健康物联网数据存储和共享的零信任和可追溯的数据基础设施

• 批准号: 2312973
• 负责人: Taeho Jung
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: University of Notre Dame
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-15 至 2026-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2312973&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; OAC; Core; Zero

Personal data, such as health Internet of Things (IoT) data, nowadays is possessed by service providers’ central data centers, and individuals do not have ultimate control over the data they produce. This is a growing concern due to the sensitive nature of such user-generated data. The proposed Web 3.0-based data infrastructure is an evolution of the current centralized data ecosystem, aiming to address some of its limitations and challenges. This project aims to build a zero-trust and traceable data-sharing ecosystem Web3DB, where data ownership and control are returned to the individuals who generate the data. In Web3DB, the data owners will be able to define the data access and sharing policy that will be enforced in a zero-trust manner, i.e., without relying on central coordinators or infrastructure. During such access control, users’ identities and credentials will always remain encrypted for their privacy. Access and usage of individuals’ data will be logged securely such that only the data owners can monitor the access and usage of their data. Furthermore, this research will support the development of a diverse cohort of Ph.D., undergraduate, and high school students.Underlying the proposed work is a novel zero-trust infrastructure for traceable data sharing. The project will entail research activities that result in (1) novel decentralized/self-sovereign identity management and access control with such decentralized identities in a zero-trust manner, (2) new theories and capabilities in the field of accountable data sharing as well as secure and privacy-preserving data auditing, and (3) new theories for optimizing distributed storage network and new understandings of the capacity of layer 2 blockchain extensions in the non-cryptocurrency blockchain. The research outcomes will be implemented and integrated into the prototype system of the Web 3.0 database the team has been building. Realistic simulations and real-world emulations will be conducted. The project outcomes include (1) open-source projects of Web3DB, a zero-trust traceable data sharing infrastructure, (2) an actively maintained and growing Web 3.0-based zero-trust data sharing ecosystem with multiple institutions, and (3) education materials for teaching and learning research components of Web3DB among undergraduate and high school students.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

如今，健康物联网 (IoT) 数据等个人数据由服务提供商的中央数据中心拥有，个人对其产生的数据没有最终控制权，由于此类数据的敏感性，这一问题日益受到关注。所提出的基于Web 3.0的数据基础设施是当前中心化数据生态系统的演变，旨在解决其一些局限性和挑战。该项目旨在构建一个零信任和可追踪的数据共享生态系统Web3DB，数据所有权和控制权返回给在 Web3DB 中，数据所有者将能够定义以零信任方式执行的数据访问和共享策略，即在此类访问控制期间不依赖于中央协调器或基础设施。为了保护个人数据的隐私，身份和凭证将始终保持加密状态，以便只有数据所有者才能监控其数据的访问和使用。此外，这项研究将支持多元化的发展。博士群体，拟议工作的基础是一种用于可追踪数据共享的新颖的零信任基础设施。该项目将开展研究活动，从而实现（1）新颖的去中心化/自我主权身份管理和具有这种去中心化身份的访问控制。以零信任的方式，（2）负责任的数据共享以及安全和隐私保护的数据审计领域的新理论和能力，以及（3）优化分布式存储网络的新理论和对存储容量的新理解第2层研究成果将被实施并集成到团队正在构建的 Web 3.0 数据库的原型系统中。项目成果包括 (1)。 Web3DB 的开源项目，零信任可追溯数据共享基础设施，(2) 与多个机构积极维护和发展的基于 Web 3.0 的零信任数据共享生态系统，以及 (3) 用于教学和学习研究组件的教育材料Web3DB 在本科生和高中生中的应用。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。