ISEM 577 - Blockchain Scalability

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: None
Description: Blockchain Technology has ushered in a range of blockchain technologies. Different blockchains have selected different trade-offs in terms of scalability, interoperability, and decentralization. This course begins with a basic introduction to growth challenges faced by blockchains and how that has evolved in the blockchain ecosystem. This course describes different approaches to scalability including the Lightning Network, channels, sidechains, plasma, rollups, appchains, and hyperchains.