Android Paternity Test App Developed by UC Irvine Computer
Scientists University of California, Irvine, computer scientists
have developed a genomic app that conducts on-the-spot paternity
tests and holds potential for personalized medicine. The
software platform, or personal genomic toolkit, is called
GenoDroid, and the actual Android app is named Pater Noster,
which means "our father" in Latin. GenoDroid uses advanced
encryption techniques to preserve the privacy of people's DNA.
"It doesn't do magic," Gene Tsudik, UC Irvine professor of
computer science told eWEEK. "It just shows that today it's
practical to run privacy-preserving genomic applications [and]
operations, on modern smartphones—these ubiquitous personal
devices." Tsudik leads a group of faculty and students and
visitors in applied cryptography, computer/network security and
privacy as part of Security and Privacy Research Outfit (SPROUT)
at UC Irvine. He designed the smartphone app along with Emiliano
De Cristofaro of Xerox's Palo Alto Researc