Blockchain and Smart Contracts Sommerschule - BloSSom 2019 in Tallinn, Estonia
Venue | Tallinn Univeristy of Technology (TalTech), University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Mektory, Raja 15, 12618 Tallinn, Estonia |
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Target group | Students, PhD candidates and professionals in the field of computer science, information management, information systems, business informatics or mathematics |
Language | English |
Tuition fee | None (participants have to pay for travel and accommodation only) |
Summer school | 16th to 28th of September, 2019 |
Deadline for application | 15th of July, 2019 |
Information to succesful applicants | 18th of July 2019 |
Credits | 2 ECTS (Certificate) |
The lectures will take place at the main lecture hall in the Mektory, Raja 15, 12618 Tallinn. The main lecture hall is very easy to find and there is an annoucement at the entrance and a person at the reception as well.
Responsible lecturers
16., 17.09. | Clemens Cap, Sebastian Gajek, Julio Alejandro |
18., 19., 20.09. | Mayutan Arumaithurai, Thomas Hoffmann |
21., 22., 23.09. | Volker Swakrek, Christine Bräuning |
24., 25.09. | Benjamin Leiding , Sebastian Stammler |
26., 27., 28.09. | Alexander Norta, Jan Mendling |
Contents
The Summer School lasts 14 days and contains 12 special modules with a total amount 2 credits. Credits are allocated based on student’s workload (ECTS-system). The certificate confirms the awarded credits with signatures of all lecturers and the detailed descriptions of the contents of the attended courses.
- Lectures in special areas and applications of block chain technology (in English)
- Tutorials related to the contents of the lectures
- Practical lab
- Visit of an IT Company
- Evening talk with staff menbers of the IT Company
- Excursions
- Leisure activities and social events
Requirements
- A Bachelor‘s or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Business Informatics or Mathematics
- Letter of Motivation
- Short Curriculum Vitae
- Certificate of Examination or Academic Transcript
- Language certificate for English
Documents or papers to hand in
- Certificate of Examinations or Academic Transcript
- Letter of Intent with a short argumentation of "Why will I participate in summer school"
- Short Curriculum Vitae
- Language Certificate for English or other proof of language knowledge
- (optional) Letter of Recommendation
Modules & Lecturers
Module 1: Blockchain Cryptography Basics
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Gajek (Flensburg)
Module 2: Blockchain and Consensus
Prof. Dr. Clemens Cap (Rostock)
Module 3: Basics of Smart Contracts and Creation of New Tokens
Dr. rer. nat. Mayutan Arumaithurai (Göttingen)
Module 4: Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) - Crowdfunding on the Blockchain
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alex Norta (Tallinn) & MSc Benjamin Leiding (Göttingen)
Module 5: Blockchain and the Law
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thomas Hoffmann (Tallinn)
Module 6: Authentication and Digital Identities on the Blockchain
MSc Benjamin Leiding (Göttingen)
Module 7: Business Process Management and Blockchain
Prof. Dr. Jan Mendling (Wien)
Module 8: Blockchain State Channels & Privacy
Dipl.-Math. Sebastian Stammler (Darmstadt)
Module 9: Advanced Module on Smart Contracts
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alex Norta (Tallinn)
Module 10: Legally intended Smart Contracts
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Skwarek (Hamburg)
Module 11: Practival Lab on Smart Contract Programming
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Volker Skwarek (Hamburg)
Module 12: Blockchain: a Decentralized Political Technology
Prof. Julio Alejandro (London)
Accommodation for participants
Accomodation will be provieded in a Students' Hostel.
A bed in a double rooms costs 15 EUR per person.
The participants have to pay the accommodation costs directly to the Students' Hostel.
Organiser
Science Confederation IuK, Rostock
Project Coordinator: Dr. Christine Bräuning
Scientific Director: Prof. Dr. Clemens Cap
Further information
University of Rostock
Department of Computer Science
Dr. Christine Bräuning
Albert-Einstein-Str. 21, Room 211
D-18051 Rostock
Germany
christine.braeuning(at)uni-rostock.de
Phone: +49 381 498 7660
Fax: +49 381 498 118 7660
https://www.uni-rostock.de/blossom
Local contact persons
Local Scientific Director:
Managing Director: