{"id":"https://openalex.org/W7166543274","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3390/network6030043","title":"NIKH-DS: A Network Provisioning Platform for Data Exchange in the Health Data Space","display_name":"NIKH-DS: A Network Provisioning Platform for Data Exchange in the Health Data Space","publication_year":2026,"publication_date":"2026-06-29","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W7166543274","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3390/network6030043"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.3390/network6030043","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/network6030043","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210214347","display_name":"Network","issn_l":"2673-8732","issn":["2673-8732"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310310987","host_organization_name":"Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310310987"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Network","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref","doaj"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"gold","oa_url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/network6030043","any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5035027188","display_name":"Nikolaos E. Petroulakis","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3489-7763"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I8901234","display_name":"Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas","ror":"https://ror.org/052rphn09","country_code":"GR","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I8901234"]}],"countries":["GR"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Nikolaos Petroulakis","raw_affiliation_strings":["Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-ICS), 70013 Heraklion, Greece"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3489-7763","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-ICS), 70013 Heraklion, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I8901234"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5025345565","display_name":"Alexandros Kornilakis","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I8901234","display_name":"Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas","ror":"https://ror.org/052rphn09","country_code":"GR","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I8901234"]}],"countries":["GR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Alexandros Kornilakis","raw_affiliation_strings":["Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-ICS), 70013 Heraklion, Greece"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3166-9716","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-ICS), 70013 Heraklion, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I8901234"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5045821405","display_name":"Panos Chatziadam","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0501-5845"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I8901234","display_name":"Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas","ror":"https://ror.org/052rphn09","country_code":"GR","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I8901234"]}],"countries":["GR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Panos Chatziadam","raw_affiliation_strings":["Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-ICS), 70013 Heraklion, Greece"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0501-5845","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-ICS), 70013 Heraklion, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I8901234"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5023921121","display_name":"Vasileios Theodorou","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0249-170X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I86100027","display_name":"Intracom Telecom (Greece)","ror":"https://ror.org/04npy5k94","country_code":"GR","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I86100027"]}],"countries":["GR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Vasileios Theodorou","raw_affiliation_strings":["Intracom Telecom, 19002 Peania, Greece"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0249-170X","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Intracom Telecom, 19002 Peania, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86100027"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5098959180","display_name":"Nicolas Louca","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8782-7957"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210123512","display_name":"eBOS Technologies (Cyprus)","ror":"https://ror.org/036178197","country_code":"CY","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210123512"]}],"countries":["CY"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Nicolas Louca","raw_affiliation_strings":["eBOS Technologies Limited, Nicosia 2322, Cyprus"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"eBOS Technologies Limited, Nicosia 2322, Cyprus","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210123512"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5091317391","display_name":"Stefanos Fafalios","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6722-0373"},"institutions":[],"countries":[],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Stefanos Fafalios","raw_affiliation_strings":["Sphynx Analytics Limited, Nicosia 2012, Cyprus"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0007-6722-0373","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Sphynx Analytics Limited, Nicosia 2012, Cyprus","institution_ids":[]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5055414058","display_name":"Petros Zervoudakis","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I254421610","display_name":"School of Pedagogical and Technological Education","ror":"https://ror.org/04v3r9z94","country_code":"GR","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I254421610"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I8901234","display_name":"Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas","ror":"https://ror.org/052rphn09","country_code":"GR","type":"facility","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I8901234"]}],"countries":["GR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Petros Zervoudakis","raw_affiliation_strings":["Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-ICS), 70013 Heraklion, Greece","Netcompany, 15125 Maroussi, Greece"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH-ICS), 70013 Heraklion, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I8901234"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Netcompany, 15125 Maroussi, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I254421610"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5007918202","display_name":"Dimitrios Laskaratos","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210128688","display_name":"Imperial Consultants","ror":"https://ror.org/0376hjh49","country_code":"GB","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210128688"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I86100027","display_name":"Intracom Telecom (Greece)","ror":"https://ror.org/04npy5k94","country_code":"GR","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I86100027"]}],"countries":["GB","GR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Dimitrios Laskaratos","raw_affiliation_strings":["Icon Platforns SA, 14235 Filothei, Greece","Intracom Telecom, 19002 Peania, Greece"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Icon Platforns SA, 14235 Filothei, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210128688"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Intracom Telecom, 19002 Peania, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86100027"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5139602637","display_name":"Maria Eleftheria Vlontzou","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6557-3946"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I174458059","display_name":"National Technical University of Athens","ror":"https://ror.org/03cx6bg69","country_code":"GR","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I174458059"]},{"id":"https://openalex.org/I86100027","display_name":"Intracom Telecom (Greece)","ror":"https://ror.org/04npy5k94","country_code":"GR","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I86100027"]}],"countries":["GR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Maria Eleftheria Vlontzou","raw_affiliation_strings":["Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 10682 Athens, Greece","Intracom Telecom, 19002 Peania, Greece"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6557-3946","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 10682 Athens, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I174458059"]},{"raw_affiliation_string":"Intracom Telecom, 19002 Peania, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86100027"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5068159477","display_name":"Eleni Zarogianni","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0500-7784"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I86100027","display_name":"Intracom Telecom (Greece)","ror":"https://ror.org/04npy5k94","country_code":"GR","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I86100027"]}],"countries":["GR"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Eleni Zarogianni","raw_affiliation_strings":["Intracom Telecom, 19002 Peania, Greece"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0500-7784","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Intracom Telecom, 19002 Peania, Greece","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86100027"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":3,"institutions_distinct_count":6,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5035027188"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I8901234"],"apc_list":{"value":1000,"currency":"CHF","value_usd":1114},"apc_paid":{"value":1000,"currency":"CHF","value_usd":1114},"fwci":0.0,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.85139185,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":false},"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"6","issue":"3","first_page":"43","last_page":"43"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11937","display_name":"Research Data Management Practices","score":0.25099998712539673,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11937","display_name":"Research Data Management Practices","score":0.25099998712539673,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1710","display_name":"Information Systems"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10350","display_name":"Electronic Health Records Systems","score":0.07750000059604645,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3605","display_name":"Health Information Management"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/36","display_name":"Health Professions"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T14427","display_name":"Environmental Monitoring and Data Management","score":0.03449999913573265,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1907","display_name":"Geology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/19","display_name":"Earth and Planetary Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/interoperability","display_name":"Interoperability","score":0.7851999998092651},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-exchange","display_name":"Data exchange","score":0.661899983882904},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/provisioning","display_name":"Provisioning","score":0.6065999865531921},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-sharing","display_name":"Data sharing","score":0.6029999852180481},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-modeling","display_name":"Data modeling","score":0.39169999957084656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-access","display_name":"Data access","score":0.3831000030040741},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/dashboard","display_name":"Dashboard","score":0.35260000824928284},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/data-discovery","display_name":"Data discovery","score":0.35109999775886536}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C20136886","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q749647","display_name":"Interoperability","level":2,"score":0.7851999998092651},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15845906","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1172338","display_name":"Data exchange","level":2,"score":0.661899983882904},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.6488999724388123},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C172191483","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1071806","display_name":"Provisioning","level":2,"score":0.6065999865531921},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779965156","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5227350","display_name":"Data sharing","level":3,"score":0.6029999852180481},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C38652104","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3510521","display_name":"Computer security","level":1,"score":0.39890000224113464},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C67186912","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q367664","display_name":"Data modeling","level":2,"score":0.39169999957084656},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C47487241","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5227230","display_name":"Data access","level":2,"score":0.3831000030040741},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C33499554","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1417134","display_name":"Dashboard","level":2,"score":0.35260000824928284},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2777516300","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q172491","display_name":"Data discovery","level":3,"score":0.35109999775886536},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2522767166","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2374463","display_name":"Data science","level":1,"score":0.34950000047683716},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C26517878","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228039","display_name":"Key (lock)","level":2,"score":0.34880000352859497},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C172367668","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6504956","display_name":"Data visualization","level":3,"score":0.3057999908924103},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C72634772","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q386824","display_name":"Data integration","level":2,"score":0.3052000105381012},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C10511746","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q899388","display_name":"Data security","level":3,"score":0.2922999858856201},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C123201435","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q456632","display_name":"Information privacy","level":2,"score":0.2913999855518341},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C77088390","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8513","display_name":"Database","level":1,"score":0.2849000096321106},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C3017977704","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18745135","display_name":"Health data","level":3,"score":0.2842999994754791},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C70061542","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q989016","display_name":"Distributed database","level":2,"score":0.2777000069618225},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C93996380","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44127","display_name":"Server","level":2,"score":0.2736000120639801},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C136764020","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466","display_name":"World Wide Web","level":1,"score":0.2662999927997589},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C26805982","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17008183","display_name":"Cross-domain interoperability","level":4,"score":0.2619999945163727},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C36464697","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q451553","display_name":"Visualization","level":2,"score":0.259799987077713},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C527821871","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q228502","display_name":"Access control","level":2,"score":0.2558000087738037},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C139458680","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12184942","display_name":"Interoperation","level":3,"score":0.25429999828338623}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.3390/network6030043","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/network6030043","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210214347","display_name":"Network","issn_l":"2673-8732","issn":["2673-8732"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310310987","host_organization_name":"Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310310987"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Network","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.3390/network6030043","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3390/network6030043","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4210214347","display_name":"Network","issn_l":"2673-8732","issn":["2673-8732"],"is_oa":true,"is_in_doaj":true,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310310987","host_organization_name":"Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310310987"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute"],"type":"journal"},"license":"cc-by","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/cc-by","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Network","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9","score":0.618918776512146,"display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure"}],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G3897981709","display_name":"Next Generation Integrated Sensing and Analytical System for Monitoring and Assessing Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Field Exposure and Health","funder_award_id":"101057527","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320300","funder_display_name":"European Commission"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320320300","display_name":"European Commission","ror":"https://ror.org/00k4n6c32"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":false,"pdf":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":14,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W2810011639","https://openalex.org/W2971569867","https://openalex.org/W3037921969","https://openalex.org/W4223467635","https://openalex.org/W4297626543","https://openalex.org/W4313137107","https://openalex.org/W4322577745","https://openalex.org/W4379988157","https://openalex.org/W4386914808","https://openalex.org/W4399660991","https://openalex.org/W4406861307","https://openalex.org/W4406933023","https://openalex.org/W4414274342","https://openalex.org/W4414567931"],"related_works":[],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Secure":[0],"and":[1,21,37,48,54,68,107,136,155,163,184,193,197,203],"trustworthy":[2],"data":[3,7,39,46,66,91,96,116,120,149,161,167,201],"exchange":[4,92],"across":[5],"distributed":[6,119,166],"sources":[8],"remains":[9],"a":[10,31,61,94,126,156,175],"major":[11],"challenge":[12],"in":[13,93,189],"the":[14,76,81,102,142,148,182,187,207],"health":[15,70,95,200,211],"domain,":[16],"where":[17],"strict":[18],"legal,":[19],"regulatory,":[20],"privacy":[22],"requirements":[23],"must":[24],"be":[25],"satisfied.":[26],"Data":[27,78],"space":[28,97,150],"technologies":[29],"provide":[30],"promising":[32],"approach":[33],"to":[34],"enabling":[35,113],"interoperable":[36,137],"sovereign":[38],"sharing":[40,117,202],"among":[41,118],"diverse":[42],"stakeholders":[43],"while":[44],"preserving":[45],"ownership":[47],"regulatory":[49],"compliance.":[50],"The":[51,99,139,169],"NextGEM":[52],"Innovation":[53],"Knowledge":[55],"Hub":[56],"(NIKH)":[57],"was":[58],"developed":[59],"as":[60],"collaborative":[62],"ecosystem":[63],"for":[64,112,206],"FAIR":[65],"access":[67,152],"evidence-based":[69],"risk":[71,204],"assessment.":[72],"This":[73],"paper":[74],"describes":[75],"NIKH":[77,87],"Space":[79],"(NIKH-DS),":[80],"underlying":[82],"network":[83],"provisioning":[84],"platform":[85,171,188],"within":[86],"that":[88,132,159,180],"enables":[89,160],"secure":[90,114,134],"environment.":[98],"work":[100],"outlines":[101],"key":[103],"requirements,":[104,125],"intended":[105],"uses,":[106],"core":[108],"implemented":[109],"functionalities":[110],"necessary":[111],"network-provisioned":[115],"locations.":[121],"Based":[122],"on":[123],"these":[124],"prototype":[127],"architectural":[128],"framework":[129],"is":[130,145,172],"proposed":[131],"integrates":[133],"networking":[135],"services.":[138],"implementation":[140],"of":[141,177,186,209,213],"individual":[143],"components":[144],"described,":[146],"including":[147],"controller,":[151],"control":[153],"mechanisms,":[154],"user-oriented":[157],"dashboard":[158],"visualization":[162],"interaction":[164],"with":[165],"sources.":[168],"NIKH-DS":[170],"validated":[173],"through":[174],"set":[176],"case":[178],"studies":[179],"demonstrate":[181],"feasibility":[183],"effectiveness":[185],"supporting":[190],"secure,":[191],"interoperable,":[192],"Findable,":[194],"Accessible,":[195],"Interoperable":[196],"Reusable":[198],"(FAIR)-compliant":[199],"assessment":[205],"investigation":[208],"potential":[210],"effects":[212],"radio-frequency":[214],"electromagnetic":[215],"fields":[216],"(EMF).":[217]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-07-22T07:51:19.307946","created_date":"2026-06-30T00:00:00"}