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- CodeIntermediateNew
Design Prompt Versioning and Observability for a Coding Assistant
You will (1) design a prompt-registry data model (versions, owners, environments, change log) and implement it in Postgres + a small Python SDK, (2) instrument the assistant to …
- Prompt Versioning
- Observability
- Pii Scrubbing
LLM Application Development - CodeIntermediateNew
Build an End-to-End ML Pipeline for Loan-Default Prediction
You receive 24 months of historical application + outcome data (about 380,000 rows). Build a pipeline using a workflow orchestrator (Prefect, Kedro, or a simple Makefile chain) …
- Ml Pipelines
- Feature Engineering
- Pipeline Testing
Open coursework - CodeIntermediateNew
Build an Ensemble Strategy for Marketing-Mix Modelling
You receive 36 months of weekly marketing-spend and outcome data for 8 sample brands. Build a per-brand baseline gradient-boosting MMM model, then build two more base learners (…
- Ensemble Methods
- Stacking
- Time Series Cv
Open coursework - StrategyIntermediateNew
Design a Post-Editing Workflow for a Cross-Border Fintech
You will design a 4-stage MTPE workflow: (1) source-content readiness check, (2) MT generation with the existing vendor, (3) post-editing with tier-based effort (light vs. full)…
- Mt Evaluation
- Workflow Design
- Neural Mt
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Why Ewance
- AnalysisIntermediateNew
Transfer-Learning Backbone Bake-Off for Retail Product Tagging
You receive 80,000 retail product images tagged with multiple labels from a 250-tag taxonomy. Use each of the three pretrained backbones via two transfer strategies: (1) linear …
- Transfer Learning
- Fine Tuning
- Self Supervised Learning
Open coursework - DesignIntermediateNew
Build a Multi-Region Online Inference Service with SLAs
Design the topology: model artifact storage, regional inference fleets (Triton, vLLM, or BentoML), traffic router, observability stack (Prometheus + Grafana). Pick a rollout str…
- Inference Serving
- Multi Region Deployment
- Kubernetes
Machine Learning Systems - CodeIntermediateNew
Automate Retraining with a Drift-Triggered MLflow Pipeline
Stand up the pipeline end to end with the team's existing stack (MLflow tracking + model registry, Airflow orchestration). Wire Evidently to compute weekly drift; when drift cro…
- Mlflow
- Airflow
- Data Drift Detection
ML Engineering and Production ML - CodeIntermediateNew
Build a Vision-Language Search for an E-commerce Catalog
Pick a vision-language encoder (OpenCLIP, SigLIP, or BLIP-2 image-text variant). Index all 600k product images into a vector database (Qdrant/FAISS). Build a query-time pipeline…
- Vision Language Models
- Clip
- Vector Search
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Pricing Strategist
Set the price that captures value without leaving sales on the table. Demand modelling, willingness-to-pay research, and the disciplined experimentation that turns pricing into a competitive advantage.
- CodeIntermediateNew
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
Open coursework - StrategyIntermediateNew
Design a PETs Strategy for an EU AI Act Use Case
Map the underwriting use case to applicable PETs across the data-lifecycle stages (training, evaluation, inference, monitoring). For each, document: privacy property gained, acc…
- Pets Strategy
- Differential Privacy
- Federated Learning
Open coursework - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Exploration Strategies for a Recommendation Bandit
You receive 60 days of anonymized impression/click logs covering around 200 content items and user features (cohort, listening history bucket). Build a contextual-bandit simulat…
- Contextual Bandits
- Thompson Sampling
- Ucb
Reinforcement Learning - CodeIntermediateNew
Fuse LiDAR and Camera for an Autonomous Yard Truck
You receive 6 hours of synced LiDAR + 4-camera ring data from yard operations, with 3D bounding-box labels for pedestrians, forklifts, and containers. Build a late-fusion module…
- Sensor Fusion
- Lidar Perception
- Object Detection
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- DesignIntermediateNew
Design Hybrid Search for an E-Commerce Product Catalog
You receive 80,000 anonymized product records (title, description, category, attributes) and a sample of 30,000 search log entries with click-through labels. Embed the catalog w…
- Hybrid Search
- Embedding Models
- Bm25
Open coursework - PresentationIntermediateNew
Digital Innovation Pitch: AI-Powered Logistics Optimization
Research the state of AI in logistics (route optimization, demand prediction, computer vision for warehouse automation). Select one innovation area and develop: (1) Problem stat…
- Digital Innovation
- Digital Transformation
- Cloud Computing
Open coursework - StrategyIntermediateNew
Digital Transformation Roadmap for a Family-Owned Manufacturing Firm
After reviewing the provided company profile and stakeholder interview transcripts, deliver: (1) Digital maturity assessment using an established framework (e.g., MIT/Deloitte D…
- Digital Transformation
- Digital Business Models
- Project Management
Open coursework - 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 - ResearchIntermediateNew
Seminar: Future of AI Visibility — How Brands Get Cited by ChatGPT
Research the emerging field of AI visibility / Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). Your deliverables: (1) Literature review covering at least 5 academic papers and 10 industry…
- Online Marketing
- Digital Innovation
- Academic Writing
Open coursework - StrategyIntermediateNew
Cross-Functional Team Simulation: Launch a Sustainable Energy Subscription Service
Form a team of 4-5 and assign roles: (1) Product Lead — define the subscription tiers and customer experience, (2) Marketing Lead — develop brand positioning and customer acquis…
- Digital Business Models
- Collaborative Work
- Project Management
Open coursework - StrategyIntermediateNew
Charting the Course: Ewance's Strategic Entry into the European Higher-Ed Market
Ewance has established a strong presence in its home market, but the leadership team believes significant untapped potential exists across Europe. The goal of this challenge is …
- Market Analysis
- Business Strategy
- Financial Modeling
Open coursework - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Valuing Rivian's Convertible Bond Refinancing Decision
Pull Rivian's most recent convertible note prospectus from EDGAR and replicate its terms (coupon, conversion ratio, call schedule, maturity). Build a binomial lattice or Black-S…
- Derivatives Valuation
- Convertible Bonds
- Binomial Lattice
Open coursework - StrategyIntermediateNew
Build Mylkman's 12-Month Retail Scaling Playbook
Design an integrated 12-month scaling playbook for Mylkman's move from a direct-to-consumer and cafe-wholesale business into national grocery retail, drawing only on the four pr…
- Organizational Design
- Scaling Strategy
- Hiring Planning
Open coursework - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Redesign Transfer Pricing for a German Auto Supplier
Build a transfer pricing model for one EV component line (e.g., e-axle housing) flowing Germany → Hungary → Mexico → US OEM. Compare cost-plus, market-based, and negotiated appr…
- Transfer Pricing
- Managerial Accounting
- Tax Strategy
Advanced Management Accounting & Control - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Diagnose and Restart LearnLab's Stalled Math-Tutoring Sprint
Treat the squad as a field site you can study through the records it has already produced. Using only the three provided materials, build a quantitative picture and a qualitativ…
- Scrum
- Retrospective Facilitation
- Data Analysis
Open coursework - StrategyIntermediateNew
Design a Developer Ecosystem Strategy for Tink in Southern Europe
Using the situation brief (M1), the constraints and budget sheet (M2), the developer activation-funnel dataset (M3), the interview discussion guide (M4), and Tink's public devel…
- Ecosystem Design
- Platform Strategy
- Developer Relations
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