Created as part of the Master of Computer Science degree, and is one of six core units in the Cybersecurity specialisation.

Upon successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

1. Evaluate the basic structure of a blockchain system, what is involved in designing such systems and strategy to maintain them.
2. Assess what consensus protocol is, what makes consensus work, and the limitation of each consensus protocol.
3. Investigate methods to preserve privacy for user and data in a blockchain system.
4. Demonstrate how blockchain systems can be applied into different disciplines such as healthcare, supply-chain.

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Blockchain is regarded as the next revolution of Internet. Applications are not just limited to cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, but also extended to different interdisciplinary sectors. This unit is for students to develop basic knowledge of blockchain technology and how they can be used in real-world scenarios such as payment systems or supply-chain management. Learning activities will focus on understanding different blockchain systems, a broad landscape of supervised and unsupervised learning methods with a focus on the state-of-the-art knowledge for blockchain technologies including consensus, privacy-preserving protocols and smart contract which are rapidly used in different industries.

Online

In-semester assessment: 100%

FIT

ITO5047, ITO5136, ITO5163