Utility Metrics for Evaluating Synthetic Data Generation Methods
By Lucy Mosquera and Xi Fang Posted On: April 8, 2022 In order to work with synthetic data, it is important to prove that the synthetic dataset maintains key relationships, trends, and patterns present in the real dataset. Several utility metrics have been proposed and used to evaluate synthetic data, however, none have been validated […]
Blog post from CHEO Research Institute
By Replica Analytics staff Posted On: March 24th, 2022 This week, the CHEO Research Institute wrote an article about Replica Analytics’ recent acquisition by Aetion. Replica was incubated at the CHEO Research Institute, where Replica’s Khaled El Emam heads up the Electronic Health Information Laboratory, and the University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, where he […]
Synthetic Data Generation for Implementing the HIPAA Expert Determination Method
By Khaled El Emam Posted On: March 1st, 2022 The Expert Determination method is one of two methods for ensuring that a dataset is indeed de-identified described in the HIPAA Privacy Rule. The other method is Safe Harbor (see Figure 1). Once a dataset is de-identified using one of these methods, it can be used and […]
Re-identification–the wrong criterion for synthetic data
By Khaled El Emam Posted On: February 17th, 2022 Sometimes we’re asked whether individuals can be re-identified in synthetic datasets, so in this blog post we tackle that question. Remember that synthetic data are generated from machine learning models that learn the patterns and statistical properties of real data to then generate synthetic data. There’s […]
Speaking with Canadian legislators about anonymization
By Replica staff Posted On: February 9th, 2022 On February 7, 2022, Replica’s Senior Vice-President and General Manager, Khaled El Emam, appeared by invitation as an expert witness before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics (ETHI). ETHI launched a study into the Collection and Use of Mobility Data by […]
PETs protect privacy and enable data use and sharing for good
By Khaled El Emam Posted On: January 28th, 2022 Data Privacy Week (Jan. 24 to 28, 2022) is meant to highlight the impact technology is having on privacy rights and underline the importance of valuing and protecting personal information. To mark the occasion of Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28, I’d like to draw attention […]
Hot off the presses: Replica’s acquisition by Aetion generates coverage
By Replica Analytics staff Posted On: January 24th, 2022 The media response regarding our recent acquisition by New York-based Aetion, the leading regulatory-grade real-world evidence technology provider, was very positive. A number of media that focus on healthcare, innovation, privacy and business issues covered the story during the first week of January 2022. From our vantage point, […]
A 2021 round-up of 10 articles, media and events about Replica and its solutions
By Replica Analytics staff Posted On: January 13th, 2022 It’s incredible that we are now in the year 2022. Some say that the pandemic has made it feel like time is standing still. At Replica Analytics, we can assure you it’s been quite the contrary – time flies! As we launch into the new year […]
Replica Analytics Acquired by Aetion
Today, Replica Analytics announced that it had been acquired by healthcare analytics company, Aetion. The news release is available here.
8 Really Good Reasons to Work at Replica Analytics
By Replica Analytics staff Posted On: December 22nd, 2021 At Replica Analytics, we’re always looking for great people to join our growing, talented team. With all the different job opportunities out there, why choose Replica? We asked staff, through an anonymous survey, what they like best about working at our company and here’s what they said. […]