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Undergraduate Course: Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers (UG) (INFR11238)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Informatics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Year 4 Undergraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis course follows the delivery and assessment of Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers (INFR11144) exactly. Undergraduate students must register for this course, while MSc students must register for INFR11144 instead.
Course description This course follows the delivery and assessment of Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers (INFR11144) exactly. Undergraduate students must register for this course, while MSc students must register for INFR11144 instead.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Algorithms and Data Structures (INFR10052)
Co-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students also take Introduction to Modern Cryptography (INFR11131) OR Introduction to Modern Cryptography (UG) (INFR11221)
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers (INFR11144)
Other requirements This course follows the delivery and assessment of Blockchains and Distributed Ledgers (INFR11144) exactly. Undergraduate students must register for this course, while MSc students must register for INFR11144 instead.

Basic understanding of probability, discrete mathematics, programming required.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesThis course is available to visiting students.
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. explain and Analyze protocols and systems involving multiple participants and their security properties
  2. demonstrate the ability to think critically about cybersecurity
  3. program smart contracts as part of scalable information technology services
  4. analyse and evaluate smart contract code utilizing basic cryptographic primitives such as digital signatures and hash functions
Reading List
Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies by Arvind Narayanan, Joseph Bonneau, Edward Felten, Andrew Miller, Steven Goldfeder. http://bitcoinbook.cs.princeton.edu
The Bitcoin Backbone Protocol: Analysis and Applications, Juan Garay and Aggelos Kiayias and Nikos Leonardos. https://eprint.iacr.org/2014/765
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Familiarity with cryptography, cyber security, decentralized systems, databases, open source software.
Keywordsbitcoin,distributed systems,cryptography,BDL
Contacts
Course organiserDr Petros Wallden
Tel: (0131 6)51 5631
Email: petros.wallden@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Yesica Marco Azorin
Tel: (0131 6)50 5194
Email: ymarcoa@ed.ac.uk
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