SQC
SmartQC: Smart Contracts for Automated Batch Release
Apr 2021 - Sept 2023
SFI/CONFIRM-funded industry research project with Johnson & Johnson, developing a blockchain-enabled architecture for secure, auditable and automated quality-control batch release in regulated manufacturing.
Problem Statement
- Batch release processes require traceable evidence across fragmented systems.
- Manual reconciliation increases delay and operational risk.
- Provenance and integrity guarantees were difficult to enforce consistently.
What I Led
- Designed a Layer 2 protocol to strengthen transaction integrity, veracity, and provenance.
- Led implementation of a full-stack demonstrator to validate architecture viability.
- Connected technical design choices to practical manufacturing release workflows.
Deliverables
- Layer 2 protocol design
- End-to-end demonstrator platform
- Provenance and auditability workflow design
Tech Stack
JavaHyperledger FabricChaincodeBigchainDBAlgorandVue.js
Industry Relevance
Offers regulated manufacturing environments an auditable and automation-friendly architecture for quality-critical batch release processes.
Funding
- Programme
- CONFIRM Research Centre
- Funder
- Science Foundation Ireland (SFI)
- Grant number
- SFI/16/RC/3918
- Recipient
- Nimbus Research Centre, Munster Technological University