CS 6675: Advanced Internet Systems and Applications

Overview

This course introduces a selection of key cutting-edge technologies in Internet computing systems and technologies. The course covers eight broad categories of topics in advanced Internet systems and technologies: Cloud computing and data centers, Internet Server technologies (e.g., multi-tier application servers, Content Distribution Networks, Key-value stores), Peer to Peer computing, Crowd computing, Internet Search (crawl, indexing, ranking and retrieval), Blockchain and digital cryptocurrency (e.g., Bitcoin and Ethereum), Mobile and edge computing, Big data systems and Intelligent Internet services. For each topic, you will learn the basic concepts, the design principles and fundamentals, as well as the techniques and system optimizations. It does not presuppose any earlier knowledge of the above eight categories of topics.