Swiss Genomics Association

The Qualifying Evidence Matrix standard for verifiable evidence

Last update: 20251215

The Qualifying Evidence Matrix (QEM) standard defines a minimal and interoperable way to encode verifiable evidence derived from rule-based evaluations.

QEM is designed for situations where analysis results may be produced by proprietary or opaque algorithms, but where the availability of underlying evidence must remain auditable, reproducible, and independently verifiable.

How to cite this standard

@techreport{sga_qem_2025,
  title        = {Qualifying Evidence Matrix standard for verifiable evidence},
  author       = {{Swiss Genomics Association}},
  institution  = {Swiss Genomics Association},
  year         = {2025},
  number       = {SGA-QEM-1.0},
  type         = {Normative standard},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.17936587},
  url          = {https://www.swissgenomicsassociation.ch/assets/release/sga_qem/latest/sga_qem_1.0.pdf},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/swissgenomicsassociation/sga_qem}},
  urldate      = {2025-12-15}
}