Professional Certificate in Smart Materials & Blockchain

• Introduction to Smart Materials: Defining smart materials, properties, types, and applications.
• Sensors and Smart Materials: The role of smart materials in sensing technologies, sensor design, and data acquisition.
• Actuators and Smart Materials: The use of smart materials in actuation systems, actuator design, and control mechanisms.
• Energy Harvesting with Smart Materials: Understanding energy harvesting concepts, smart material-based energy harvesters, and power management.
• Blockchain Basics: Introducing blockchain technology, its components, and consensus mechanisms.
• Smart Contracts and Blockchain: Defining smart contracts, their applications, and integration with blockchain.
• Blockchain Security and Privacy: Exploring blockchain security features, threats, and privacy-preserving techniques.
• Decentralized Applications (DApps) and Blockchain: Understanding DApp architecture, development, and deployment.
• Blockchain Use Cases in Smart Materials: Investigating the potential of blockchain technology in smart materials supply chain, traceability, and data management.
• Future Perspectives of Smart Materials and Blockchain: Discussing the future research directions, trends, and challenges.