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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
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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.
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Spring 2027 sections

Taught by Ghada Almashaqbeh.

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001LEC2:00PM - 3:15PM / TuThGhada AlmashaqbehStorrsMONT 4212 of 25 open

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