Decentralized Systems Courses and Certifications

Simons Institute

WAVE: A Decentralized Authorization Framework from Transparency Logs

Explore decentralized authorization with WAVE, a framework leveraging transparency logs. Learn about challenges, graph-based approaches, and comparisons to traditional systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simons Institute

Algorand - A Secure, Scalable and Decentralized Blockchain

Explore Algorand's innovative blockchain technology, focusing on its pure proof-of-stake system, permissionless protocol, and unique approaches to consensus and scalability challenges.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Fission

Holistic Local-First Software on the P2P Web

Explore how peer-to-peer protocols, mesh networks, and cooperative governance can create a new foundation for community-focused technology on the web.

• YouTube
• 27 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

IEEE

ZEXE - Enabling Decentralized Private Computation

Explore ZEXE, a system enabling private, efficient decentralized computation on ledgers. Learn about its innovative approach to transaction validation and privacy preservation in blockchain applications.

• YouTube
• 15 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Fission

Overview of Source Network - Fission Tech Talk

Explore Source Network's components, including DefraDB and IPFS integration, with insights on p2p database technology and UCAN interoperability plans.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 18 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Fission

Willow: A Protocol for Local-First Syncing Key-Value Stores

Explore Willow, a protocol for local-first syncing key-value stores, featuring fine-grained permissions and secure deletion, with creators Sam Gwilym and Aljoscha Meyer.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Aruba's Decentralized Solution for COVID-19 Driving Air Travel Transformation

Explore Aruba's innovative decentralized solution for COVID-19 travel requirements, its impact on air travel, and the role of open source in its development and implementation.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Blockchain System

35 ratings at Coursera

Explore blockchain's authentication, data distribution, version reconciliation, limitations, and organizational applications. Gain practical insights through assignments using recommended books.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 16 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

University at Buffalo;  SUNY

Smart Contracts

2283 ratings at Coursera

Learn to design, code, deploy, and execute smart contracts using Solidity and Remix IDE. Master blockchain technology's computational element for implementing user-defined operations, conditions, and policies.

• Coursera
• 17 hours 7 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Bitcoin- The Beauty of Mathematics

Explore the mathematical foundations and principles behind Bitcoin through a comprehensive 14-part series, uncovering the elegance and complexity of cryptocurrency technology.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Open Data Science

AI Singapore's Journey into the World of Federated Learning

Explore AI Singapore's Synergos system for federated learning, a privacy-preserving technique that trains models across decentralized parties without exchanging data, addressing privacy concerns and regulatory compliance.

• YouTube
• 32 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simons Institute

Blockchain and Economics - Progress and Open Questions

Explore economic design in blockchain, focusing on performance incentives, market institutions, and governance in decentralized systems. Learn about applications and open questions in this emerging field.

• YouTube
• 51 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Simons Institute

Secure Multiparty Computation

Explore secure multiparty computation techniques for protecting data confidentiality while enabling collaborative analysis, from encryption to advanced protocols like BGW and Yao's.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

TheIACR

Zero Knowledge and Forward Secrecy

Explore zero-knowledge proofs, forward secrecy, and their applications in cryptography. Learn about proof systems, aggregation, and practical implementations in decentralized systems and internet security.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

The Cyber Academy

Introduction to IOTA - A Feeless Cryptocurrency, Serguei Popov, University of Campinas

Learn about IOTA, a unique cryptocurrency using a tangled ledger system, exploring its consensus rules, advantages, challenges, and advanced properties like quantum cryptography.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course