CSED702Q: Topics in Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (Fall 2022)
Introduction
Blockchain has been recently introduced as a key enabling infrastructure technology for the next generation Internet.
It has been used in various industry domains to increase efficiency, to prevent frauds, and to collaborate securely
among the untrusted parties without a central authority. Cryptocurrency has also been introduced as a key application of
blockchain and enabling token economy. It has been disrupting the traditional monetary system and financial industry.
This course will examine advanced topics and identify research topics in blockchain and cryptocurrency.
This course is designed for students who have taken an introductory course on blockchain and cryptocurrency,
and is designed for those who wish to do research on blockchain and/or cryptocurrency.
We will have a few invited seminars given by the blockchain industry leaders in Korea.
Instructor:
Lectures:
- We will meet Tue. & Thu. 15:30-16:45 (E2-107) for off-line lectures, Q&As, discussions and student presentations.
- Some on-line lectures/videos for this course may be provided using
PLMS.
- We may have on-line classes using
Vmeeting
if the COVID-19 situation gets deteriorated and cannot have offline classes.
Pre-requisites:
Required Textbook:
There will NOT be a textbook for this course. Lecture slides and various learning materials
(videos, papers, software, presentations, etc.) found from the Internet will be used for the course.
Course Schedule:
Click here to see the course schedule
Credits: 3
Evaluation:
- Evaluation on each student will be done based on the following:
- Term Project - 50%
- Assignments - 40%
- Class Participation - 10%
- Note: the above evaluation scheme may change slightly during the course.
Term Project:
Students will be asked to choose an advanced topic in either blockchain or cryptocurrency,
do a literature survey on the state of the art on the topic, find a research topic, perform research or
develop a prototype system and then write a paper that can be submitted to an international conference.
For this course, we will aim to submit a paper to
2023 IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2023), May 1~5, 2023, Dubai, UAE.
The term project be done in groups of two or three students.
- Term Project Idea Proposal
(Out: Sept. 13, in class, Due: Sept. 20, 3:30pm)
- Formal Term Project Proposal
(Out: Sept. 27, in class, Due: Oct. 4, 3:30pm)
- Term Project Progress Report 1 (including Requirements Analysis & High-Level Design)
(Out: Oct. 13, in class, Due: Oct. 18, 3:30pm)
- Term Project Progress Report 2 (including Detailed Design)
(Out: Oct. 27, in class, Due: Nov. 1, 3:30pm)
- Term Project Progress Report 3 (including Implementation)
(Out: Nov. 10, in class, Due: Nov. 15, 3:30pm)
- Term Project Presentation Slides & 2-minute Demo video
(Due: Nov. 29, 3:30pm)
- Term Project Paper (ICBC 2023) (Due: Dec. 4, 3:30pm).
Please read the
ICBC 2023 paper submission instructions carefully to prepare the paper.
Assignments:
There will be a few assignments (worth 40% of the final mark). You should submit your assignment materials to PLMS.
- Assignment 1 (4%) (Out: Sept. 6, 2022, Due: 3:30pm, Sept. 13, 2022)
- People around the world are currently facing a lot of problems due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- Propose an idea how blockchain/cryptocurrency can be used to solve one or more problems associated COVID-19 pandemic.
- Submit one-page PPT slide summarizing the idea.
- Assignment 2 (9%) (Out: Sept. 13, 2022, Due: 3:30pm, Oct. 6, 2022)
- Select a topic from the topics list, do a survey on the topic, prepare a 20-minute presentation including (overview, details on technology used, use cases, possible research topics, summary & references) using a class
presentation template.
- Presentation slides must be prepared in English
- You can select and enter your choice (here). Who gets to present what will be based on FCFS principle.
- Assignment 3 (9%) (Out: Oct. 6, 2022, Due: 3:30pm, Oct. 20, 2022)
- Do the same as in Assignment 2 using another topic
- Enter your choice from the following topics
(here)
- Assignment 4 (9%) (Out: Oct. 20, 2020, Due: 3:30pm, Nov. 3, 2022)
- Select a paper from
IEEE ICBC 2022, read, understand and
prepare a 20-minute class presentation including explanation
& criticism of the paper and possible future work.
- You can select and enter your choice
(here)
- Assignment 5 (9%) (Out: Nov 15, 2022, Due: 3:30pm, Dec. 8, 2022)
- Select a paper from
IEEE Blockchain 2022, read, understand and
prepare a 20-minute class presentation including explanation
& criticism of the paper and possible future work.
- You can select and enter your choice
(here)
- Note: the above assignment schedule may change slightly during the course.Late assignments may be handed in,
but there will be a penalty of 20% of the mark for assignments turned in less than one day late, and an additional penalty of 10% for each day thereafter.
Class Participation:
Students are strongly encouraged to attend all classes and
actively participate in Q&As and discussions. 10% of the
final mark is assigned for good and active class
participation. At least one question should be asked by each
student in each class. Record your questions
(here).
Topics Covered:
Blockchain Conferences:
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2023 International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2023), May 1~5, 2023, Dubai, UAE
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2022 International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2022), May 2~5, 2022, Beijing, China
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2021 International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2021), May 3~6, 2021, Sydney, Australia
- 2020 International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2020), May 3~6, 2020, Toronto, Canada
- Cryptoeconomic Systems '20, March 7-8, 2020, MIT Campus, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- The Stanford Blockchain Conference 2020, Feb. 19-21, 2020, Stanford, CA, USA.
- 2019 International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency (ICBC 2019), May 15~17, 2019, Seoul, Korea
- IEEE Blockchain Summit Korea, May 7-8, 2018, Seoul, Korea
Blockchain Journals:
References:
Dr. James Won-Ki Hong
Professor
Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)
Pohang, Korea
Tel: +82 54 279 2244
Fax: +82 54 279 5663
Email: jwkhong{@}postech.ac.kr
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