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\title{CS 591 Econ. Distrib., Class Information}

\author {Jared Saia \\
{University of New Mexico}}

\date{}
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\begin{SLIDE}[Today's Outline]
\begin{itemize}
\item About Class
\item Prereq Material
\end{itemize}
\end{SLIDE}


\begin{SLIDE}[About Me]
	\begin{itemize}
		\item Grew up in Georgia, USA; Lived in Palo Alto, Kyoto, Seattle.
		\item Work in theoretical computer science: provable security for distributed algorithms
		\item Some research in blockchains and distributed finance.  Consulted with Facebook on their (failed) blockchain system.  Two PhD students who are working in DiFi: one worked at the startup DFinity; one worked at Visa Research and is now an angel investor.t
		\item \textbf{Hearing: I am completely deaf in high frequency ranges}
	    \begin{itemize}
	    	\item If I mishear you, please {\bf rephrase} your question/comment.  
	    	\item I often depend on lip-reading so may have a hard time with masks.  I definitely want to respond to your questions!  The more you talk to me the more I will get used to and understand your speaking style.
	    	\item I will not hear a high-pitched alarm.  
	    \end{itemize}
	\end{itemize}
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\begin{SLIDE}[About Class]
	\begin{itemize}
	\item Prereqs: CS 362/CS 561 or equivalent
	\item This class heavily uses algorithms and data structures and demands a certain amount of ``mathematical maturity".
	\item You are \textbf{wasting your time here} if you haven't mastered the prereq material.  It's as useless as sitting in Japanese III class if you haven't taken Japanese I and II.
	\end{itemize}
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 \begin{SLIDE}[Sample of Topics Covered]
\begin{itemize}
\item Cryptographic primitives and Centralized Blockchains: Crytpographic Hash Functions and Digital Signatures
\item Achieving decentralization: Byzantine Agreement
\item Anonymity and Sybil attacks: Resource Burning and Game Theory
\item Smart contracts: Secure Multiparty Computation
\end{itemize}
\end{SLIDE}


\begin{SLIDE}[Administrivia]
\begin{itemize}
	\item Web page
	\item Syllabus
	\item Piazza (todo: sign up ASAP)
\end{itemize}
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