In this course, you will gain a thorough understanding of the blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, including an introduction to the necessary foundations in cryptography. The course will discuss blockchain as a distributed ledger and introduce distributed consensus as a mechanism to maintain the integrity of the blockchain. The other revolutionary technologies that are changing the world as we speak are artificial intelligence and machine learning. You will learn about the three major types of AI algorithms: supervised and unsupervised machine learning, as well as reinforcement learning.
This course is part of the Fintech Startups in Emerging Markets Specialization
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Cryptographic foundations of the blockchain
Mastering the blockchain technology
How Artificial Intelligence Changes Data Analytics
Preparing your company for the fintech revolution
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Really very thought of course. Strongly recommended. Thank you so much...
Fantastic Lecturer, and overall awesome presentation & as well as course material !!!! I now have a more in depth theoretical insight of how the Blockchain functions.... Thanks nice one UCT !
I recommend this course for anyone who needs a basic undestanding about the blockchain.
Very well produced course with up todate examples and coursework reflecting the current situation - giving great insight to the Blockchain Technology and its uses for the Emerging Markets.
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