CSE6608

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Blockchain Technologies and Systems

3 Credit Hour Course

Intended For Level 0 Term 0 Students

Prerequisite:

Evolution of Blockchain; Underlying architecture and operations of Blockchain; Decentralization through Blockchain; Types of Blockchain: public, private, hybrid, and consortium; Different development platforms and their applicability; Byzantine fault tolerance; Consensus algorithms in Blockchain: proof of work, proof of stake, and others; Important aspects of Blockchain: scalability, security, privacy, interoperability, and governance; Smart contract and its applications; Blockchain in different sectors: use cases.