Cryptographic fundamentals for blockchain, distributed systems, crypto-currencies, smart contracts, distributed blockchain applications, consensus algorithms, blockchain mining, security and privacy in blockchain, blockchain ecosystem.
Special Topics in CS: Blockchain: Security and Applications (CS 48001)
2020 Spring
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Computer Sci.& Eng.(CS)
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Kamer Kaya kaya@sabanciuniv.edu,
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Undergraduate
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| Programs\Type | Required | Core Elective | Area Elective |
| Computer Science and Engineering | * | ||
| Computer Science and Engineering | * | ||
| Electronics Engineering | * | ||
| Electronics Engineering | * | ||
| Materials Science and Nano Engineering | * | ||
| Materials Science and Nano Engineering (Previous Name: Materials Science and Engineering) | * | ||
| Mechatronics Engineering | * | ||
| Mechatronics Engineering | * | ||
| Microelectronics | * | ||
| Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering | * | ||
| Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering (Pre. Name: Biological Sciences and Bioengineering) | * | ||
| Telecommunications | * |
CONTENT
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- After the course the students will be able to understand the components of blockchain, the terms and the jargon people use.
- After the course, the students will be able understand the math behind the cryptographic techniques used in Blockchain.
- The students will learn how to design a blockchain based solution for a real life problem.
- After the course, the students can implement objects on a blockchain such as a smart contract on Ethereum.
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ASSESSMENT METHODS and CRITERIA
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| Quiz | 30 |
| Assignment | 30 |
| Group Project | 40 |
RECOMENDED or REQUIRED READINGS
| Textbook |
There are no formal books but you are free to read the following. They are free. You do not need to buy them. Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas Antonopoulos: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8lgcDXI8hEfbXFYcTh6aXNqRkk/view?usp=sharing Mastering Ethereum, by Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Gavin Wood:
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