Browse by field of study
Computer & Information Sciences Challenges
Real industry-shaped challenges across Computer & Information Sciences. Pick the specific field you're studying, solve an actual brief, and walk away with verified, portable proof recruiters can confirm in one click.
Recommended challenges
- AnalysisBeginnerNew
Model a City Bike-Share Network as a Graph for Rebalancing
Build a directed weighted graph with stations as nodes and edges as aggregated trip volume over rolling windows. Compute (a) betweenness centrality to find high-traffic stations…
- Graphs
- Networkx
- Shortest Path
Data Structures - CodeIntermediateNew
Design a Lock-Free Concurrent Queue for an Event Bus
Implement an MPSC (multi-producer single-consumer) ring-buffer queue in Go using atomic operations only — no mutexes. Prove correctness with the Go race detector across 8 produc…
- Concurrent Data Structures
- Lock Free Programming
- Systems Language Proficiency (Go, Rust, C++)
Data Structures - CodeIntermediateNew
Index a Genomics Dataset with a Suffix Array for Read Matching
Implement a suffix array over a 720 MB DNA sequence (4-character alphabet) using DC3 (Difference Cover modulo 3) or SA-IS construction in Rust. Build pattern-matching utilities …
- Suffix Arrays
- String Algorithms
- Systems Language Proficiency (Go, Rust, C++)
Data Structures - DesignBeginnerNew
Redesign an Executive Revenue Dashboard for an E-Commerce Marketplace
Interview the CFO, the head of category, and 2 finance analysts for 30 minutes each to elicit the 6 analytic tasks the dashboard must support (e.g. month-over-month variance, ca…
- Dashboard Design
- Visual Encoding
- Task Analysis
Information and Data Visualization Practice your coursework on real scenarios.
Every challenge is shaped from real industry context — not generic exercises. The work mirrors what your degree prepares you for.
Why Ewance
- CodeIntermediateNew
Build an Interactive D3 Visualization of a Subway Network's On-Time Performance
Use the provided open-data CSV (around 14M arrival records). Design a small-multiples visualization with a horizon-chart encoding for each of 12 lines vs hour-of-day, with inter…
- D3
- Webgl
- Interactive Visualization
Information and Data Visualization - ResearchIntermediateNew
Run a Perceptual Study on Color Scales for a Climate Risk Map
Design a remote study (Prolific or similar, 60 participants screened for normal color vision via Ishihara plates online) with 3 task types: (1) value estimation, (2) anomaly det…
- Perceptual Study
- Color Scales
- Experimental Design
Information and Data Visualization - DesignIntermediateNew
Author a Scrollytelling Narrative on a Programmatic-Advertising Anomaly
Read the analytics team's internal report on the 3-week anomaly. Design a 7-section scrollytelling narrative using Segel-and-Heer's genre taxonomy (e.g. interactive slideshow + …
- Narrative Visualization
- Scrollytelling
- Svelte
Information and Data Visualization - CodeIntermediateNew
Build an Accessibility-First Visualization Component Library
Build a React + TypeScript component library exporting 4 chart components. Each component must: (a) be navigable by keyboard, (b) expose data via accessible name + ARIA descript…
- Accessibility (Wcag 2.2)
- Accessibility (Wcag 2.2)
- React
Information and Data Visualization - Browse challenges
Explore role
Product Manager
Ship product that solves real user problems. Combine user research, prototyping, and stakeholder alignment to turn ambiguous briefs into measurable wins — the role at the centre of modern software teams.
- DesignBeginnerNew
Redesign a Confusing Onboarding Flow for a Habit-Tracker App
Run a heuristic evaluation against Nielsen's 10 heuristics on the current 4-screen flow. Recruit 5 participants from the target persona (millennials in self-improvement habits) …
- User Centered Design
- Usability Testing
- Heuristic Evaluation
Human-Computer Interaction - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Accessibility Audit and Remediation Plan for a B2B SaaS Dashboard
Run an automated audit (axe DevTools + Lighthouse) plus manual testing with NVDA screen reader + keyboard-only navigation across 12 dashboard pages. For each failure, classify b…
- Accessibility (Wcag 2.2)
- Wcag Audit
- Usability Evaluation
Human-Computer Interaction - DesignIntermediateNew
Design a Voice-First Interaction for a Hands-Free Warehouse App
Spend half a day shadowing pickers at a partner warehouse (NDA pre-signed). Map the picking workflow and identify the 8 highest-frequency interactions that should go voice-first…
- Interaction Design
- Voice Ui Design
- Contextual Inquiry
Human-Computer Interaction - ResearchBeginnerNew
Comparative Usability Test of Three Checkout Flows for a DTC Brand
Build 3 clickable Figma prototypes of the same checkout (same product, same fields, same copy) in single-page, three-step, and side-drawer patterns. Recruit 9 participants match…
- Usability Testing
- User Research
- Comparative Evaluation
Human-Computer Interaction Build a verifiable portfolio.
Submissions become evidence. Reviewers with shipping experience score against a rubric; the result becomes a credential anyone can verify.
Why Ewance
- DesignIntermediateNew
Design a Multi-Persona Dashboard for a Smart-Building Platform
Run 6 stakeholder interviews (2 per persona) to define jobs-to-be-done per role. Design 3 entry views with persona-specific information hierarchy and a shared component library …
- User Centered Design
- Interaction Design
- Persona Driven Design
Human-Computer Interaction - DesignIntermediateNew
Design an Adaptive UI for a Streaming-Platform Recommender
Design 3 adaptive layout variants triggered by session-intent signals (time of day, last-3-session pattern, device class) — without retraining the recommender. Build a high-fide…
- Adaptive Interfaces
- Interaction Design
- A/B Testing
Advanced Human-Computer Interaction - ResearchSeniorNew
Cross-Cultural Redesign of a Microfinance App for 4 Markets
Run remote contextual inquiry with 4 users each in Kenya + Indonesia (8 sessions total via local interpreters). Conduct expert reviews with native designers for Philippines + In…
- Cross Cultural Design
- User Research
- Contextual Inquiry
Advanced Human-Computer Interaction - ResearchSeniorNew
Behavior-Change Design for a Smoking-Cessation Companion App
Audit the current daily loop and map every screen to BCTs from Michie's v1 taxonomy (93 techniques). Identify gaps (likely: weak self-monitoring, missing implementation intentio…
- Behavior Change Design
- Hci Research Methods
- Interaction Design
Advanced Human-Computer Interaction - DesignIntermediateNew
Intelligent Interface Spec for an AI-Assisted Code Review Tool
Audit current AI-surface inconsistencies and map every AI signal to a confidence band (high / medium / speculative / unverified). Design a unified intelligent-interface spec: su…
- Intelligent Interfaces
- Interaction Design
- Hci Research Methods
Advanced Human-Computer Interaction - DesignIntermediateNew
Accessibility-First Redesign of an AR-Based Navigation Feature
Map the current AR navigation feature against EAA 2025 requirements + WCAG 2.2 AA (where applicable to AR). Define 4 disability profiles with specific personas (e.g. low-vision …
- Design For Accessibility
- Interaction Design
- Contextual Inquiry
Advanced Human-Computer Interaction - CodeIntermediateNew
VR Training Simulator for Power-Substation Switching
Receive a real switching procedure (anonymized: 14-step bay isolation), the safety regulation it references, and photos of the live substation bay. Build a Unity 6 + XR Interact…
- Vr Development
- Unity
- Xr Interaction
Virtual and Mixed Reality - CodeSeniorNew
AR Surgical-Planning Overlay for Orthopedic Implants
Receive 5 synthetic DICOM hip-anatomy datasets (no patient data; generated from public anatomical atlases) and CAD models for 3 implant SKUs. Build a HoloLens 2 prototype that l…
- Ar Development
- Mixed Reality Applications
- 3d Interaction
Virtual and Mixed Reality - CodeSeniorNew
Multiplayer Mixed-Reality Training for Aircraft Maintenance
Build a Unity-based prototype supporting 3 concurrent users on Magic Leap 2 (or Quest 3 passthrough as fallback) co-located in the same physical room. Implement: shared anchor f…
- Mixed Reality Applications
- Multiplayer Xr
- Shared Anchors
Virtual and Mixed Reality - ResearchBeginnerNew
Designing Comfortable VR Locomotion for a Mobile Game Studio
Build a Unity test harness on Quest 3 with one short forest level and 3 toggleable locomotion modes (smooth with vignette, teleport, dash). Recruit 18 playtesters (mix of VR-exp…
- Vr Development
- Immersive Design
- Usability Testing
Virtual and Mixed Reality - CodeBeginnerNew
AR Try-On Web Experience for a Mid-Cap Eyewear Retailer
Build a Three.js + MediaPipe Face Mesh prototype that runs in a mobile browser (Safari 17+ and Chrome 119+). Load 12 frame SKUs as glb (Graphics Language Transmission Format Bin…
- Ar Development
- Webxr
- 3d Interaction
Virtual and Mixed Reality - CodeIntermediateNew
Parallelize a Monte Carlo Risk Engine for a Quant Hedge Fund
Profile the existing engine (C++17, single-threaded). Identify the parallelism axis (per-path independence is the obvious one — but watch for the global RNG bottleneck). Impleme…
- Parallel Algorithms
- Shared Memory
- Work Stealing
Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
How it works
From brief to credential, in six steps.
Step 01
Browse challenges aligned to your studies.
Step 02
Accept the one that fits your goals.
Step 03
Work through it with AI Copilot guidance.
Step 04
Submit for structured evaluation.
Step 05
Earn a verified credential.
Step 06
Add it to LinkedIn with one click.
Industry teams behind a decade of practitioner briefs
Hiring from this pool?
Sponsor a challenge and meet candidates through actual work.
Industry teams can shape briefs around the skills they hire for, then evaluate students on rubric-scored deliverables — not resumes.