BlockLAB

SDSC's blockchain research and education laboratory

Mission

BlockLAB is SDSC's dedicated research group focused on the technical foundations and business case for advancing blockchain technologies and their integration into complex enterprise IT environments. Our work spans consensus algorithms, scalable network architectures, smart contract design, system security, performance optimization, and governance frameworks—aimed at assisting in the development of practical, maintainable solutions that meet enterprise-grade operational and compliance requirements. In collaboration with industry partners, BlockLAB supports the evolution of blockchain as an important element in modern corporate IT ecosystems.

Focus Areas

Vision Pieces

Design considerations for blockchain testing, deployment, deployment at scale

Code Projects

AI/ML on the blockchain for security and performance, On-chain, Off-chain use case testing and experimentation

Market Studies

Blockchain's market impact and evolution – past and future

Current Project

Project Chainwatch: Anomaly Detection in Blockchain Network Data Flows

Researchers:

Samson Qian (SDSC), Steve Orrin (Intel), Matt Clanton (SDSC), and James Short (SDSC)

Working paper and demonstration website in development. Contact SPARK Director James Short for more information.

Contact James Short

Publications

"A Framework Proposal for Blockchain-Based Scientific Publishing Using Shared Governance"

Tim K. Mackey, Neal Shah, Ken Miyachi, James E. Short and Kevin Clauson

Frontiers in Blockchain(2019)View Publication

"Examining the Potential of Blockchain Technology to Meet the Needs of 21st-Century Japanese Health Care: Viewpoint on Use Cases and Policy"

Tim Mackey, Hirofumi Bekki, Tokio Matsuzaki, and Hiroshi Mizushima

Journal of Medical Internet Research(2020)doi:10.2196/13649

"Combating Healthcare Fraud and Abuse: A Technology Framework and Prototype Leveraging Blockchain Technology"

Tim Mackey, Ken Miyachi, Danny Fung, Samson Qian, and James E. Short

Journal of Medical Internet Research(2020)doi:10.2196/18623

"hOCBS: A privacy-preserving blockchain framework for healthcare data leveraging an on chain and off-chain system design"

Ken Miyachi and Tim K. Mackey

Information Processing & Management(2021)View Publication

"Establishing a blockchain-enabled Indigenous data sovereignty framework for genomic data"

Tim K. Mackey, Alec J. Calac, B.S. Chenna Keshava, Joseph Yracheta, Krystal S. Tsosie, and Keolu Fox

Cell 185(2022)2022 Elsevier

"A Field Test of a Federated Learning/Federated Analytics Blockchain Network Implementation in an HPC Environment"

James E. Short, Ken Miyachi, Christian Toouli, and Steve Todd

Frontiers in Blockchain(2022)10.3389/fbloc.2022.893747

Collaborate with BlockLAB

Interested in blockchain research or exploring enterprise blockchain solutions? Connect with our team to discuss collaboration opportunities.

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