Introduction to Blockchain

Catalog description

This course aims to provide students with the knowledge to implement blockchain research and basic skills to design smart contracts and implement distributed applications (DAPPs). The course, which combines lectures and labs, starts with the fundamentals and background of blockchain technology, followed by a general overview of blockchain’s security and consensus protocols will be covered. The course also covers a high-level introduction to different blockchain platforms and an extensive explanation of smart contracts and Dapp, focusing on Algorand smart contracts and their implementations. As part of the course, students are introduced to hands-on experimentation on building blockchain applications and developing specific-purpose smart contracts in different blockchain platforms.