Program Description
1. To provide an overview of Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
2. Understand how Bitcoin Ecosystem works, Hash functions, their payoff chart and how these can be used while investing
3. Understand the basics of Public Key Cryptosystem
4. Learn about Digital Signatures (DSS), Keys, Bitcoin nodes
5. Master wallets, Elliptic Curve Cryptography
6. Thoroughly complete lab modules & projects for the above mentioned
Program Fee
- 59000 (inclusive of tax)
Educational Qualification
A bachelor's degree from a recognized Indian university or students pursuing graduation
A passionate mind, learn cutting edge technologies to master Blockchain
Suggested Prerequisites
Basic understanding of programming, math (Bonus: Computer Science, IT)
Duration
8 weeks
Course Date
Starts from 22-01-2022 for 8 weeks [Weekends 6 pm (3 hours)]
Certificate
Certificate of Completion by IIT-MADRAS
Teaching Hours
80 (30 hours of theory, 30 hours of lab, rest student independent learning)
Lead Faculty
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Learning Schedule
| S.No | Modules |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Module 0 Orientation & Mixer |
| 2 |
Module 1 & 2 Financial Systems, Traditional Currency & Centralized Banking Systems (2008 Crisis) Cardinal Canons Of Cryptocurrency: Decentralization E-Cash, Hashing, Byzantine Agreement, Consensus Protocols, Blockchain |
| 3 |
Module 3 Cryptography Basics: Hashing, Public Key Cryptosystem Compression Functions, SHA, RIPEMD Families Digital Signatures (DSS); Elliptic Curves, Message Authentication And Integrity |
| 4 |
Lab Public Key Cryptosystem, Cryptography |
| 5 |
Module 4 Bitcoin Ecosystem Bitcoin Peer-to-peer Network, Wallet, Address, Transactions, Blocks, Mining And Proof Of Work For Consensus, Blockchain, Testnets Keys, Bitcoin Nodes |
| 6 |
Lab Workshop On Identifying 5 Use Cases; Business Perspective Office Hours Keys, Wallets, Bitcoin Nodes |
| 7 |
Module 5 Transactions In More Detail, Outputs And Inputs Blocks Blockchains Practice On Testnet Transaction Scripts And Components, Pay-to-public Key-Hash (P2PKH), Multisignature, Pay-to-script Hash (P2SH) |
| 8 |
Lab Blockchains (Preceding Module) |
| 9 |
Module 6 Bitcoin Network Revisited: Node Types And Roles, SVP Nodes And Bloom Filters, Transaction Pool, Network Discovery, And Full Nodes |
| 10 |
Lab Blockchains (Preceding Module) |
| 11 |
Module 7 Blocks: Structure Of A Block, Header, Identifier Merkle Trees, Chaining Blocks To Form A Blockchain |
| 12 |
Lab Blockchains (Preceding Module) |
| 13 |
Module 8 Mining And Consensus: Bitcoin Economics And Currency Creation, Coinbase Transaction |
| 14 |
Lab Blockchains (Preceding Module) Proof Of Work, Difficulty Adjustments, Consensus Rules, Hard And Soft Forks |
| 15 |
Module 9 Bitcoin Security And Blockchain Applications Recent Directions And Developments |
| 16 |
Lab Project Showcase1 |
| 17 |
Lab Project Showcase2 |