COL867: Special Topics in High Speed Networks (Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and Smart Contracts)

• Instructor:Vinay J. Ribeiro


• Teaching Assistants: Pooja Aggarwal , Shruti Goel , Aditya Ahuja , Rishabh Sanghi


• Location: LH318


• Time: Tuesday, Friday (6:00-7:20pm), and (occassionally) Wednesday 1-2:20pm


• Topics: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies, and Smart Contracts


• References
  • Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency Technologies. Narayanan, Bonneau, Felten, Miller, Goldfeder; Princeton, 2015
  • An Introduction to Bitcoin. Saravanan Vijayakumaran, 2017
  
  
• Evaluation

  Item	Marks
  Programming Assignments	30
  In-class Presentation	10
  Term Paper	10
  Mid-term exam	20
  Major Exam	30
  Attendance (bonus)	3
  Total	103

• Teams
• Components other than exams can be done in teams of not more than 3 students

• Term Paper Topics