CSE 3550: Blockchain Technology
Introduction to the basics of blockchain technology from a technical/systems security lens. The course will cover the semantics of blockchains, popular examples of cryptocurrencies, types of blockchains and consensus algorithms, threat modeling of blockchain-based systems, formal security notions of consensus and ledgers, privacy and anonymity of payments and smart contracts, the paradigm of blockchain-based distributed services, and some ethical issues with respect to deployments in practice.
- Credits
- 3
- Offered
- Spring 2027
- Campuses
- Storrs
- Requirements
- CSE 3400; open only to students in the College of Engineering. Recommended preparation: CSE 3140. Not open for credit to students who have passed CSE 2550.
Spring 2027 sections
Taught by Ghada Almashaqbeh.
| Section | Type | Meets | Instructor | Campus | Room | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | LEC | 2:00PM - 3:15PM / TuTh | Ghada Almashaqbeh | Storrs | MONT 421 | 2 of 25 open |
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