Decentralized systems engineering
Weekly outline
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Lectures in-person: every Monday 10:15-12:00 in INF 1
Exercise in-person: every Friday 15:15-17:00 in INJ218
Slack: see Slack link below
Contact: cs438@groupes.epfl.ch
Office hours: For in-person questions about the course in general, Prof. Ford will usually be available Mondays 16:00-16:30 in BC 210-
Zoom link for online sessions URL
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SpeakUp link for online sessions URL
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SWITCHtube channel for recordings of past lectures URL
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Week 1. No lecture.
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Week 2. Course introduction: decentralization and UseNet
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Week 3: UseNet operation, broadcast, and gossip algorithms
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Week 4: flooding search and routing
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Week 5: replication and consensus
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Week 7: structured search and compact routing
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Week 8: distributed storage
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Week 9: Sybil attacks and defenses
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Week 10: permissionless consensus, distributed ledgers, and cryptocurrencies
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Week 11: anonymous communication
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Week 12: smart contracts and applications
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Week 13: advanced blockchain architectures
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Week 14: democratic decentralization: proof-of-personhood, online voting and deliberation
