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The course aims at providing students with knowledge of the state-of-the-art blockchain technology. As a result of the course, students will have an in-depth understanding of the blockchain technology and be able to use their expertise in both the academia and industry.

As blockchain technology becomes more and more ubiquitous, there is a growing demand for rigorous understanding of its key aspects. The course will provide an advanced overview of blockchain theory and models with detailed analyses of some of its implementations. A special focus will be set on various notions of consensus, like proof-of-work and proof-of-stake. We will also cover one of the most prominent applications of blockchains - smart contracts. The focus will be on Ethereum smart contracts, and their implementation in Solidity programming language. The course will also include a detailed overview of cryptographic methods used to ensure the safety on a blockchain.

The course material will include selected chapters from textbooks and research papers.

By the end of the course a participating student will have the following knowledge, skills, and

general competence.

Knowledge

The student...

• has rigorous and advanced understanding of the blockchain technology.

Skills

The student...

• is able to discuss and present state-of-the-art research papers on some technical aspects of blockchain that allows them to conduct a research project in the area.
• has a firm grasp on smart contracts and is able to prototype them in Solidity programming language.

General competence

The student...

• is able to read advanced technical papers on the blockchain techology.