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Published Papers

For more than a decade, our team has undertaken research and development on privacy-preserving record linkage (PPRL) methods and on general methods of data linkage.

Findings have not only been published in academic journals but have also fed directly into the functions and features now available in the LinXmart software.

Privacy-preserving record linkage​

Randall, S., Brown, A., Ferrante, A., Boyd, J., Robinson, S.(2024)Implementing privacy preserving record linkage: Insights from Australian use casesInternational Journal of Medical Informatics191
Randall, S. M., Wichmann, H., Brown, A. P., Boyd, J. H., Eitelhuber, T., Merchant, A., Ferrante, A. M.(2022)A blinded evaluation of privacy preserving record linkage with Bloom filtersBMC Medical Research Methodology22 (1)
Randall S. M., Brown A. P., Ferrante A. M., Boyd J. H.(2019)Privacy preserving linkage using multiple dynamic match keysInternational Journal of Population Data Science4 (1): 1-11
Brown A. P., Randall S. M., Ferrante A. M., Boyd J. H.(2019)Evaluation of approximate comparison methods on Bloom filters for probabilistic linkageInternational Journal of Population Data Science4 (1): 1-16
Irvine, K., Smith, M., de Vos, R., Brown, A., Ferrante, A., Boyd, J. and Thackway, S.(2018)Real world performance of privacy preserving record linkageInternational Journal of Population Data Science3(4)
Brown A. P., Ferrante A. M., Randall S. M., Boyd J. H., Semmens J. B.(2017)Ensuring privacy when integrating patient-based datasets: New methods and developments in record linkageFrontiers In Public Health5 (MAR)
Brown A. P., Randall S. M., Ferrante A. M., Semmens J. B., Boyd J. H.(2017)Estimating parameters for probabilistic linkage of privacy-preserved datasetsBMC Medical Research Methodology17 (1)
Boyd, J. H., Randall, S. M., Ferrante, A. M.(2015)Application of privacy-preserving techniques in operational record linkage centresIn Medical Data Privacy HandbookGkoulalas-Divanis, A., and G. Loukides. 267-287: Springer
Randall S. M., Brown A. P., Boyd J. H., Ferrante A. M., Semmens J. B.(2015)Privacy preserving record linkage using homomorphic encryptionIn First International Workshop on Population Informatics for Big Data (PopInfo '15)August 10, 2015, Sydney
Randall, S., Ferrante A., Boyd, J., Bauer, J., Semmens, J.(2014)Privacy-preserving record linkage on large real world datasetsJournal of Biomedical Informatics50: 205-212

Data linkage methods​

Randall S., Brown A., Boyd J., Schnell R., Borgs C., and Ferrante A.(2018)Sociodemographic differences in linkage error: An examination of four large-scale datasetsBMC Health Services Research18 (1)
Boyd J.H., Ferrante A.M., Irvine K., Smith M., Moore E., Brown A., and Randall S.M.(2016)Understanding the origins of record linkage errors and how they affect research outcomesAust N Z J Public Health41 (2): 215-215
Randall S.M., Ferrante A.M., Boyd J.H., Brown A.P., and Semmens J.B.(2016)Limited privacy protection and poor sensitivity: Is it time to move on from the statistical linkage key-581?Journal of Health Information Management45 (2): 71-79
Boyd J.H., Guiver T., Randall S.M., Ferrante A.M., Semmens J.B., Anderson P., and Dickinson T.(2016)A simple sampling method for estimating the accuracy of large scale record linkage projectsMethods of Information in Medicine55 (3): 276-283
Randall S.M., Boyd J.H., Ferrante A.M., Brown A.P., and Semmens J.B.(2015)Grouping methods for ongoing record linkageFirst International Workshop on Population Informatics for Big Data (PopInfo '15)August 10, 2015, Sydney
Boyd J., Randall S., Ferrante A., Bauer J., Brown A., and Semmens J.(2014)Technical challenges of providing record linkage services for researchBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making14 (23)
Randall S.M., Boyd J.H., Ferrante A.M., Bauer J.K., and Semmens J.B.(2014)Use of graph theory measures to identify errors in record linkageComputer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine115 (2): 55-63
Randall S.M., Ferrante A.M., Boyd J.H., and Semmens J.B.(2013)The effect of data cleaning on record linkage qualityBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making13
Ferrante A., and Boyd J.(2012)A transparent and transportable methodology for evaluating Data Linkage softwareJournal of Biomedical Informatics45: 165-172

Data linkage in Health research​

Middleton J.W., Arora M., Kifley A., Geraghty T., Borg S.J., Marshall R., Clark J., Nunn A., Ferrante A., Fekete C., and 4 more contributors(2023)Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) community survey: 1. population-based design, methodology and cohort profileSpinal Cord61 (3): 194-203
Boyd J., Randall S., Ferrante A., Bauer J., McInneny K., Brown A., Spilsbury K., Gillies M., and Semmens J.(2015)Accuracy and completeness of patient pathways - the benefits of national data linkage in AustraliaBMC Health Services Research15 (312): 1-8
Spilsbury K., Rosman D., Alan J., Boyd J., Ferrante A., and Semmens J.(2015)Cross-border hospital use: analysis using data linkage across four Australian statesMedical Journal of Australia202 (11): 582-586
Boyd J.H., Ferrante A.M., O'Keefe C.M., Bass A.J., Randall S.M., and Semmens J.B.(2012)Data linkage infrastructure for cross-jurisdictional health-related research in AustraliaBMC Health Services Research12 (1)

Data linkage in other sectors​

Parsons L., Cordier R., Chikwava F., O'Donnell M., Chung D., Ferrante A., Mendes P., and Thoresen S.(2024)Shedding light on the social and health realities of care-experienced young people in Western Australia: A population-level studyChild Abuse and Neglect157
Teyhan A., Cornish R., Boyd A., Thomas R., Mumme M., Dillon A., Brennan I., Brown A., Ferrante A., and Macleod J.(2023)Linkage of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) to Avon & Somerset Police regional police recordsWellcome Open Research8
Ferrante A., Boyd J., Eitelhuber T., Randall S., Brown A., Maller M., Botes D., and Sibma K.(2019)Using data linkage innovation and collaboration to create a cross-sectoral data repository for Western AustraliaInternational Journal of Population Data Science4(3)
Ferrante A.(2009)The use of data-linkage methods in criminal justice research: a commentary on progress, problems and future possibilitiesJournal of the Institute of Criminology20 (3): 378-392

Our team and the origins of our company​

Boyd J.H., Randall S.M., Brown A.P., Maller M., Botes D., Gillies M., and Ferrante A.(2019)Population data centre profiles: Centre for data linkageInternational Journal of Population Data Science4 (2)