Instructor:
Yang Xiao
585
Credits:
3.0
001
Building:
Robotics & Manufacturing Building
Room:
Rm.309
Semester:
Fall 2022
Start Date:
End Date:
Name:
Interm Tops Cs: Blockchain Technologies
Requisites:
Prereq: Restricted to computer science & electrical engineering majors. Others by permission.
Class Type:
LEC
2:00 pm
2:50 pm
Days:
MWF
Note:
Blockchain and distributed ledgers represent a new type of computer network that combines cryptography and distributed system techniques to realize decentralized decision-making amid zero or limited trust. This course aims to acquaint the students with selected aspects of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies that are currently actively researched or developed, covering cryptocurrencies, fault-tolerant consensus, network security, smart contract, and emerging web3 applications. The class format will be a mixture of lectures, student- led paper presentations, discussions, and a course project. Prerequisite: instructor consent required
Topics to be selected by staff. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits, but only three credits may be earned by a student under the same topic.
Topics to be selected by staff. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits, but only three credits may be earned by a student under the same topic.
CS