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CSE 5000: 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
Instructor consent required. Open to graduate students in the School of Computing, others with consent. Recommended preparation: CSE 3400.
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Spring 2027 sections

Taught by Ghada Almashaqbeh.

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001LEC2:00PM - 3:15PM / TuThGhada AlmashaqbehStorrsMONT 42114 of 15 open

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