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Compare Stereo Depth Methods for a Drone Inspection Startup
You receive 500 calibrated stereo pairs from a turbine inspection plus sparse LiDAR ground truth on each pair. Implement (or wrap) three depth estimators: OpenCV Semi-Global Mat…
- Stereo Depth Estimation
- Multi View Geometry
- Model Evaluation
3D Vision and Multi-View Geometry - AnalysisFoundationalNew
Bookkeeping Reset for a Lisbon Specialty Coffee Roaster
Using the supplied transaction log (provided as a CSV), record each item using double-entry bookkeeping in a journal, post to a general ledger, and prepare an unadjusted trial b…
- Double Entry Bookkeeping
- Journal Entries
- Trial Balance Preparation
Financial Accounting - DesignSeniorNew
OTA Firmware-Update Architecture for a 50,000-Device Smart-Meter Fleet
Design a 4-stage OTA architecture: (1) signed image build + manifest, (2) backend rollout (1 percent canary, 10 percent expand, 50 percent expand, 100 percent), (3) device-side …
- Embedded Systems
- Cyber Physical Systems
- Edge Computing
Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems - CodeFoundationalNew
Python Data Pipeline for Spotify Listening Trends
Write a Python script (or Jupyter notebook) that reads the provided CSV files (4 weeks of Spotify Top 200 data), cleans inconsistencies (missing artists, duplicate entries, enco…
- Object Oriented Programming
- Data Analytics
- Statistics
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Build a Product Knowledge Graph for a Fast-Fashion Retailer
You receive 200 sample SKUs across 4 markets (Spain, Germany, Japan, Brazil) as CSVs with country-specific attribute names. Design an OWL ontology with shared classes for Produc…
- Knowledge Graphs
- Owl Ontology
- Rdf
Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Web - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Forecasting Churn for a SaaS Scale-Up
You are a data scientist intern at TaskFlow. Using the provided dataset, perform feature engineering and build a logistic regression or decision tree model to predict churn. Ide…
- Data Analysis
- Regression
- Classification
Data Analytics for Business - DesignSeniorNew
Design a Confidential-Computing Architecture for a Genomics Workflow
Receive the workflow description (per-hospital genome BAM files uploaded to S3, processed by a variant-calling pipeline, results returned per-hospital), the partner-hospital leg…
- Confidential Computing
- Remote Attestation
- Secure Architectures
Computer Systems Security - DesignBeginnerNew
UX Redesign of a Government Digital Services Portal
Focus on three citizen journeys: (1) Registering a new address (Ummeldung), (2) Requesting a parking permit, (3) Booking an appointment at the Bürgerbüro. For each: create a use…
- User Experience Design
- Web Development
- Requirements Engineering
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Build a Domain-Specific Named-Entity Recognizer for Legal Contracts
Start from a strong English NER base (spaCy transformer or LegalBERT). Fine-tune on a provided 1,200-contract labeled dataset for the 9 entity types. Handle long contracts (ofte…
- Named Entity Recognition
- Sequence Labeling
- Domain Adaptation
Natural Language Processing - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Brand Alliance Strategy for a Sustainable Fashion Startup
You are a brand strategy analyst for EcoThreads. Your task is to recommend a brand alliance partner and propose a co-branding campaign. Constraints: budget of €200k for the camp…
- Brand Alliances
- Co Branding
- Brand Equity Measurement
Global Brand Management - DesignIntermediateNew
Design an Idiomatic REST + Webhooks API for a Logistics SaaS
Read the team's draft + the public APIs of 3 reference logistics platforms (anonymized, briefing pack provided). Author a 5-page API design guideline covering URL structure (nou…
- REST API Design
- REST API Design
- Openapi
Software Design and Design Patterns - PresentationBeginnerNew
Stakeholder ROI Presentation for Implementing a CRM System
Compare three CRM solutions (Salesforce, HubSpot, Pipedrive) for the firm's specific needs. For each: feature comparison, pricing for 15 users, implementation timeline, and trai…
- Business Administration
- Digital Business Models
- Statistics
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Lane-Change Intent Classifier from Dashcam Video
Use a public driving video dataset (e.g., Argoverse 2 sensor or BDD100K) and curate ~6,000 short clips labeled with the three-class intent. Train a temporal model (e.g., a small…
- Video Understanding
- Temporal Modeling
- Model Evaluation
Visual Intelligence and Visual Reasoning - AnalysisSeniorNew
M&A Strategy for a Mid-Market Manufacturing Firm
You have access to financial statements for both companies and industry data. Your task is to value MicroGears using DCF and comparable transactions, estimate potential synergie…
- Mergers And Acquisitions
- DCF Valuation
- Synergy Estimation
Corporate Finance (Graduate) - CodeIntermediateNew
Build an Indexer for an On-Chain DeFi Analytics Product
Receive the 6 protocols' ABIs + the team's required event coverage spec (around 40 event types). Build a TypeScript indexer using viem + Postgres: subscribe to new blocks via We…
- Blockchain Indexing
- Typescript
- Ethereum
Blockchain and Decentralized Systems Engineering - DesignIntermediateNew
Cloud Architecture Design for a Multi-Tenant SaaS Platform
Deliver a comprehensive cloud architecture design covering: (1) Multi-tenancy strategy (shared database with row-level security vs. schema-per-tenant vs. database-per-tenant — j…
- Cloud Computing
- It Security
- Web Development
Open coursework - DesignBeginnerNew
Design the Onboarding for a Consumer-AI Copilot App
You receive: current funnel analytics (1M trial sign-ups over the last 90 days, current activation rate, current D1/D7/D30 retention), a competitor teardown deck, and the founde…
- Product Design
- User Onboarding
- A/B Testing & Experimentation
AI for Business and AI Product Management - StrategyBeginnerNew
Platform Launch Strategy for a Lisbon D2C Cosmetics Startup
You are a digital strategy consultant hired by Brilho. Your task is to develop a 12-month platform launch strategy. Constraints: limited budget (€500k), a team of 10 engineers, …
- Platform Design
- Network Effects
- Business Modeling
Digital Strategy and Platforms - CodeBeginnerNew
Implement an Expression Evaluator Using Recursion and Higher-Order Functions
Implement in Python (or TypeScript). Build a tokenizer, a recursive-descent parser producing an abstract syntax tree (AST), and a tree-walking evaluator. Use higher-order functi…
- Recursion
- Higher Order Functions
- Parsing
Programming Abstractions - StrategyFoundationalNew
Digital Revenue Model Canvas for a D2C Fashion Startup
Using the Business Model Canvas framework, analyze the transition from B2B wholesale to D2C e-commerce. Interview the provided stakeholder personas, map the current vs. target b…
- Digital Business Models
- Business Administration
- Online Marketing
Open coursework - CodeSeniorNew
Grounded Language for a Robotics Pick-and-Place Demo
Use a tabletop simulator (PyBullet or Isaac Sim, both open) with 5 object types and 5 spatial relations (left of, right of, behind, in front of, on top of). Curate or generate a…
- Grounded Language Understanding
- Semantic Parsing
- Perception
Computational Semantics - StrategyIntermediateNew
Data Privacy Ethics for a 40-Person SaaS Scale-Up
You are the Data Ethics Officer at DataFlow. The enterprise client wants to use anonymized customer interaction data to train their AI models. Your task is to create a data gove…
- Data Privacy
- GDPR Compliance
- Ethical Framework Design
Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Threat-Model a Patient-Intake Web App for a Telemedicine Startup
Receive the architecture diagram (Next.js front-end, Node.js API, PostgreSQL, S3 for ID-photo uploads, Clerk for auth), the data-flow description for patient intake, and the SOC…
- Threat Modeling
- STRIDE
- Risk Assessment
Introduction to Computer Security - StrategyBeginnerNew
Social Media Content Strategy for a Sustainable Cosmetics Brand
Audit the brand's current social presence (screenshots and analytics data provided). Research 3 successful competitors' social strategies. Develop: (1) Platform strategy — which…
- Digital Marketing
- Online Marketing
- Digital Business Models
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