IS/IT Topics of Interest

• Topics of Interest for Team Research Project

1: Blockchain technology

I am interested in this new technology. I know this technology has been used in many areas, businesses and industries such as bitcoin, banking, and security. I am not familiar with this new technology, but it would be worthwhile learning about the technology itself, its current applications, and its potential for future applications. If you are interested, please check out this Ted Talk video. You can find many more informative talks and articles on YouTube and Google.

2: Privacy and Security in Healthcare IT

As an employee in the healthcare industry, I am also interested in researching a topic of privacy and security in Healthcare IT for our team project. For example, electronic health records become more available and have been used in the healthcare industry. However, I don't know if they are stored and managed securely. The following video can give you some basic information regarding this issue if you are interested.