Courses Offered

FITE3012 E-payment and Crypto-currency

2019-20

Instructor(s):

Au Allen

(Class A)

No. of credit(s):

Recommended Learning Hours:

Lecture:	33.0
Tutorial:	6.0

Pre-requisite(s):

FITE1010 or MATH1853 or MATH2101; and COMP2119 or ELEC2543

Co-requisite(s):

Mutually exclusive with:

Remarks:

Course Learning Outcomes

1.	[Technical foundation] Acquire a fundamental understanding of crypto-currency and e-payment, including basic principles, technical and business aspects. Identify key components behind the design of crypto-currency and e-payment systems.
2.	[Applications and programming] Design and implement crypto-currency and e-payment systems / applications; and evaluate different designs/solutions for such systems, applications and protocols.
3.	[Cryptocurrency and related issues] Understand the technologies behind different crypto-currencies and different e-payment systems, and related issues such as legal and regulatory requirements
4.	[Limitations and extensions] Follow trends of e-payment and crypto-currencies, understand the impact, limitations, pros and cons of different e-payment and crypto-currencies.

T - Teach, P - Practice
For BEng(CompSc) Programme Learning Outcomes, please refer to here.

Syllabus

Calendar Entry:

Detailed Description:

FITE3012 E-payment and Crypto-currency	Mapped to CLOs
Introduction: Payment fundamentals; Different types of payment.	1
Different security mechanisms: Encryptions, Digital signatures, Hash functions, Authentication protocols, Digital certificate. Specific cryptographic primitives: Elliptic curve cryptography (ECDLP, ECDSA); concrete hash functions (SHA- 256, RIPEMD-160)	1
E-payment systems: SET and 3D credit card payment protocols; electronic check; E-Cash; Internet payment services	2
Mobile Payment Systems: Apple Wallet, Google Wallet; other mobile payment systems.	2
Crypto-currency technologies and its impact: blockchain, bitcoin (and its vairants); other crypto-currencies (e.g. Ethereum, Monero, ZCash), regulatory and legal issues	3
Trends of e-payment and crypto-currencies and their impact, advanced/emerging technologies, case studies	4

Assessment:
Continuous Assessment: 40%
Written Examination: 60%

Teaching Plan

Please refer to the corresponding Moodle course.

Moodle Course(s)