IEMS 5725 Blockchain and Applications (Spring 2023)

Instructor: Sherman S. M. Chow
Teaching Assistant (@ie.cuhk.edu.hk):
- Ms. PAN, Ying-yu, SHB726, py022
Time and Venue: 7-10 pm Tuesday, Cheng Yu Tung Building LT1B
Piazza
All email corrsepondence should be using your institutional account with the email subject prepended by [IEMS5725], or it is very likely that I will never find them in the spam folder.

Target students

We assume no particular background, but the course will be at a faster pace than an undergraduate course covering the basics.
We will also cover some technical details of some latest advances.

All email corrsepondence should be using your institutional account with the email subject prepended by [IEMS5725], or it is very likely that I will never find them in the spam folder.

Assessment

(Programming) Assignments: 50%
- Warm-up Programming Assignment (Due: Feb 13, 23:59)
- Written Assignment (Due: Mar 5, 23:59)
- Programming Project (Due: Apr 23, 23:59)
Mid-Term Examination: 20% (Mar 28)
Final Examination: 30% (Tentative Date: Apr 25, Venue: Same as Lectures)
Piazza Participation (tiny bonus for the top 10% who contributed most)

Schedule (slides are now on Blackboard)

10/1: Logistics and Overview
17/1: Basics of Blockchain, Distributed Ledger Technology, Transactions
[24/1: Holiday]
31/1: Blockchain Variants (Proof of Stake, Other Proofs, Decentralised Trust)
7/2: Cryptographic Tools
14/2: Cryptography (cont.)
21/2: Cryptography (cont.)
28/2: Confidential Transactions and Privacy
7/3: Smart Contract (intro.)
14/3: Guest Lecture on Consensus
(Regular Lecture on) Ethereum
21/3: Guest Lecture on NFT and Financial Crime
(Regular Lecture on) Smart Contracts Programming
28/3: [Mid-Term: 19:05 - 21:05]
(Recorded Lecture on) Myths about Smart Contracts/Dapps
4/4: Guest Lectures on Applications
"Finale" on (Six) Applications
25/4: In-class Final Examination

(Physical) Guest Lectures:

Standard Stuff