Course contents: Architectural models (client-server, n-tier, peer-to peer, publish-subscribe), sockets, processes, threads, single threaded programming, multi threaded programming, distributed services and applications, remote procedure call, distributed objects technologies and middleware, Java Remote Method Invocation (Java RMI), CORBA architecture, Microsoft DCOM, SOAP RPC over HTTP Web Services, RESTful Web Services.

Assessment: Written exams at the end of the semester. Home assignments will be given (every week or every two weeks), which will contribute to the final grade with a percentage ranging between 20% and 50%.