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Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Computer Science |
| Máster Universitario en Ciberseguridade |
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| Distributed Registry Technologies and Blockchain |
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| Identifying Data | 2023/24 | |||||||||||||
| Subject | Distributed Registry Technologies and Blockchain | Code | 614530106 | |||||||||||
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| Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
| Official Master's Degree | 1st four-month period |
First | Obligatory | 5 | ||||||||||
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| Topic | Sub-topic |
| History of Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLTs) and Blockchain. | Bitcoin architecture and operation. Decentralized governance. Smart contracts. Decentralized applications (DApps). |
| Fundamentals of DLTs and Blockchain. | Basic cryptography. Public key infrastructure. Consensus protocols. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks. |
| Types of Blockchain and DLT technologies. | Public vs. private blockchains. Permissioned blockchains. |
| Methodologies to determine the use of a Blockchain/DLT. | Flowchart to evaluate the use of a Blockchain/DLT. |
| Practical applications of Blockchain/DLT technologies. | Blockchain applications and use cases. Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAO). Metaverse. New business models. |
| Design and optimization of Blockchain/DLT-based architectures. | Deployment and governance of blockchain in cloud. Green Blockchain. Convergence of blockchain with other technologies (e.g., IoT, 5G/6G, AI). |
| Cybersecurity of DLT and Blockchain technologies. | Privacy in DLT and Blockchain technologies. |
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