Stanford University to Offer Cryptocurrencies Course in September Through Cyber Security Program
Recognizing the need for advanced engineering to ensure privacy and protection of digital assets, the Stanford University School of Engineering in Stanford, Calif. will offer a new course on this subject in September. The course is called Crypto Currencies: Bitcoin and Friends (CS251). The course will run from Sept. 21 to Dec. 9, 2015. "The technology behind Bitcoin and other crypto currencies can be an indispensable tool for protecting information," said Dan Boneh, a professor of computer science at the school who will be teaching the course. Boneh said virtual currency has the potential....
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California-based Stanford University has stepped into the arena of cryptocurrecy with its program titled 'Crypto Currencies: Bitcoin and Friends (CS251)' to be launched in September 2015. This is a new course that will be taught by Dan Boneh, Professor of Computer Science at the Stanford School of Engineering will be teaching this course under Cyber Security Graduate Certificate program. The professor vouched for the cryptocurrency by saying that
The growing need for professionals in the digital currency industry has motivated the Stanford University to launch a course focused on cybersecurity and digital currencies like Bitcoin. Crypto Currencies: Bitcoin and Friends (CS251) is the new course taught by Boneh in the Cyber Security certificate program. The course is scheduled to launch in....
Stanford is joining NYU and Duke University in offering a course on bitcoin - kicking off with a free security webinar tomorrow. The college's new course, Crypto Currencies: Bitcoin and Friends, launches on 21st September. Besides Stanford students, it will be open to professionals completing their graduate certificate in cyber security. Computer Science professor Dan Boneh, an expert in applied cryptography, will lead the course - which tackles security across the entire bitcoin ecosystem. In a release he said:
Stanford University's Computer Science building. It's safe to assume that anyone reading this knows what Bitcoin is. But did you ever stop and wonder how Bitcoin's underlying technology really works? Bitcoin relies on cryptography to control the currency's creation and transfer. It uses a cryptographic hash function called SHA-256, widely considered to be very secure. But just what does that mean, and why is it important? How does cryptography even work? If you've ever asked yourself these questions, Stanford University has you covered. The California-based university, well-known for its....
Stanford has been active in Bitcoin as a campus. American academia has offered courses across the country on cryptocurrencies for a couple of years now. New York University, Duke University, Princeton and others have all offered courses on Bitcoin. The Stanford University School of Engineering in Stanford, Calif. offers a new course, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrencies, for the Autumn semester. 100 students have enrolled and the course features labwork in which students experiment with Bitcoin applications. The syllabus is available here. There is no limit as to how many students may enroll. The....