Steven Demurjian

Steven Demurjian is a Professor at the University of Connecticut with expertise spanning software engineering, cybersecurity, cryptography, privacy, and distributed systems. His research primarily focuses on the intersection of healthcare information systems and security, with particular emphasis on the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard and various access control models.

Dr. Demurjian's research interests include:

• Healthcare Information Systems and Interoperability
• Access Control Models (RBAC, MAC, LBAC)
• Security Engineering for Healthcare Applications
• Ontology Design and Development
• Software Engineering Approaches for Secure Systems
• Mobile Health (mHealth) Applications

His recent scholarly work demonstrates a strong focus on applying security frameworks to healthcare data exchange, particularly through the FHIR standard. Dr. Demurjian has published extensively on extending FHIR with security features, developing access control mechanisms for healthcare data, and designing user-centered medication reconciliation applications. His research shows a consistent trajectory of addressing critical security and interoperability challenges in healthcare information systems, with an increasing emphasis on practical implementation frameworks that can be adopted by healthcare organizations.

Dr. Demurjian has mentored numerous students and researchers in the fields of software engineering and cybersecurity, though specific names are not provided in the available information. His work has been supported by various research grants focused on healthcare information security and interoperability, though specific grant details are not mentioned in the provided materials.