Computer Science
Programming Fundamentals Challenges
Programming Fundamentals challenges put you inside the work of writing code that is correct, readable and fast. You'll build core skills in functions & data structures, object-oriented design and design patterns, work in Python or JavaScript, and learn to do code reading and refactoring the way teams expect.
From there you'll tackle the harder edges — algorithm analysis, complexity analysis, graph algorithms and generics & type systems — pushing into performance engineering, low-latency programming patterns and systems-language proficiency (Go, Rust, C++). Each challenge you solve earns a verified credential you can share with recruiters.
- ResearchIntermediateNew
Disease-Progression Modelling for a Neurodegeneration Biotech
You receive a curated longitudinal Parkinson's cohort (about 1,200 patients, 4-12 visits each, MDS-UPDRS sub-scores, cognitive assessments, demographics). Fit (1) a linear mixed…
- Disease Progression Modeling
- Mixed Effects Models
- State Space Models
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Spectral-Analyze Wearable Sleep Data for a Healthtech Pilot
You receive 30 nights of wearable data per 25 volunteers, with polysomnography-derived ground-truth stages (Wake / NREM / REM). Engineer spectral features (delta, theta, alpha, …
- Spectral Analysis
- Feature Engineering
- Wavelet Analysis
Open coursework - CodeSeniorNew
Min-Cost Max-Flow for Cloud Workload Placement
Receive 30 days of anonymized placement requests (workload CPU/memory shape, affinity rules), zone capacity per day, and cross-zone bandwidth costs. Model the placement as a min…
- Network Flows
- Algorithm Analysis
- Graph Algorithms
Advanced Algorithms - CodeIntermediateNew
Plan Warehouse Pick Routes with a Classical Planner
You receive a stylized warehouse map (aisle graph), 30 sample shifts of pick tasks, and the current heuristic's outputs. Write a PDDL domain + problem generator, solve with at l…
- Pddl Modeling
- State Space Search
- Classical Planning
Open coursework Practice your coursework on real scenarios.
Every challenge is shaped from real-world context — not generic exercises. The work mirrors what your degree prepares you for.
Why Ewance
- CodeBeginnerNew
Implement a Distance-Vector Routing Algorithm
Implement distance-vector routing in Python: each simulated router maintains a distance vector, exchanges vectors with neighbors every 1 second of simulated time, and updates it…
- Routing
- Distance Vector
- Network Simulation
Open coursework - CodeIntermediateNew
Design an Anti-Corruption Layer for a Legacy Hospital EHR
Map the legacy EHR's HL7 v2 message schema (ADT, ORM, ORU segments) to the new platform's domain (Patient, Encounter, Order, Result). Identify the 6-10 anti-patterns in the lega…
- Anti Corruption Layer
- Hl7 Integration
- Domain Modeling
Domain-Driven Design - CodeIntermediateNew
Prescriptive Route Optimization for a Sustainable Fashion Logistics Firm
Your team must develop a decision-support tool that recommends optimal delivery routes for EcoThreads' fleet. You'll need to model the logistics network, incorporate constraints…
- Optimization
- Simulation
- Route Planning
Business Analytics - 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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Plan and measure campaigns that grow the business. Funnel analytics, attribution, segmentation, and the rigorous measurement that lets marketing defend its budget at the leadership table.
- CodeSeniorNew
Build a Unikernel for a Privacy-Focused VPN Provider
Choose either MirageOS or Unikraft as the unikernel framework. Build an image running a minimal WireGuard data plane (existing OCaml or Rust WireGuard reference implementation i…
- Unikernels
- Virtualization
- Wireguard
Advanced Operating Systems - CodeBeginnerNew
Structured-Output Prompts for Invoice Extraction
You receive 300 real invoice transcripts (already OCR-ed) labeled with 14 target fields, plus the current production prompt and its 12 percent failure log. Design a new prompt u…
- Structured Output
- Json Schema
- Few Shot Prompting
Prompt Engineering - CodeIntermediateNew
Build a CodeQL Query Pack to Catch Logging of Personal Data
Using the provided personal-data source and logging-sink specification, write CodeQL data-flow queries for Java and Python that detect personal data travelling from a source (re…
- Static Analysis
- Codeql
- Data Flow Analysis
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Forecast Daily Demand for an Apparel Supply-Chain Team
You receive 24 months of daily sales for 500 SKUs across 200 stores, plus calendar features (holidays, promotions, weather codes). Forecast 14 days out per SKU-store. Benchmark …
- Time Series Forecasting
- Sarima
- Gradient Boosting
Open coursework 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
- CodeIntermediateNew
Implement Authenticated Encryption for a Document Service
Design the envelope-encryption hierarchy: customer Key Encryption Key (KEK) held in AWS KMS (Key Management Service), Data Encryption Keys (DEKs) wrapped per document. Use AES-2…
- Applied Cryptography
- Aead
- Key Management
Applied Cryptography - CodeSeniorNew
Implement Threshold Signatures for a Multi-Sig Custody Service
Read the FROST IETF draft (draft-irtf-cfrg-frost) and the underlying Schnorr signature scheme on the secp256k1 curve. Implement the FROST distributed key generation (DKG) and 3-…
- Applied Cryptography
- Threshold Signatures
- Rust
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Refit a Pricing Model for an Insurance Comparison Site
You receive 9 months of quote-impression data (about 14 million events) with about 60 features and click labels. Refit logistic regression with elastic-net regularization plus a…
- Regularized Regression
- Feature Interactions
- Calibration
Statistical Machine Learning - CodeBeginnerNew
Design a Domain Model for a Library Loan System (Java)
Implement, in Java 21, an Item type hierarchy (Book, AudioBook, Periodical, EquipmentLoan — each with sub-type-specific rules), Member with eligibility logic, Loan as an aggrega…
- Java
- Oo Design
- Domain Modeling
Object-Oriented Programming and Design - CodeIntermediateNew
Build an Internal-Tools Agent for a Mid-Cap Enterprise
You receive OpenAPI specs for 4 mock internal APIs and 30 reference question-answer pairs spanning easy lookups and multi-tool chains. Build the agent using an LLM tool-use fram…
- LLM Agents
- Tool Use
- Agent Evaluation
AI Agents and LLM-Based Agents - ResearchIntermediateNew
Detect Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior on a News-Sharing Network
You receive a 60-day sample of about 6 million posts mentioning a recent election, with account metadata (creation date, posting times, follower graph). Design and prototype a C…
- Network Analysis
- Anomaly Detection
- Near Duplicate Detection
Open coursework - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Topic Modeling for Sustainable Fashion Brand's Social Media
You are given a dataset of 50,000 social media posts (text only) mentioning EcoWear. Your task is to preprocess the text, apply an unsupervised topic modeling technique (e.g., L…
- Topic Modeling
- Text Mining
- Lda
Open coursework - ResearchSeniorNew
Benchmark Conformal Prediction for a Healthcare Risk-Score
You receive a labeled dataset of about 25,000 patient encounters with the current risk-score's predictions and ground-truth 1-year outcomes. Implement and compare split conforma…
- Conformal Prediction
- Uncertainty Quantification
- Calibration
Statistical Machine Learning - CodeBeginnerNew
Choose a Hash Table or Trie for a URL-Shortener Cache
Build two caches that satisfy the contract in the cache specification (provided): one hash table using linear probing and one compressed trie, both enforcing the same two-millio…
- Hash Tables
- Trie Data Structure
- Benchmarking
Open coursework - DesignIntermediateNew
Design a Negotiation Protocol for Trading Agents
Choose a negotiation framework (alternating-offers Rubinstein, monotonic concession, or auction-based) and justify against the freight use case. Implement a simulator in Python …
- Agent Negotiation
- Game Theory
- Multi Agent Systems
Multi-Agent Systems - CodeBeginnerNew
Predict Catalyst Properties for a Green-Hydrogen Pharma Spinout
Use an open catalyst dataset (e.g., Open Catalyst Project subset, or a Materials Project pull) where each candidate has descriptors and a target activity property. Train a tabul…
- Tabular Modeling
- Uncertainty Quantification
- Feature Engineering
AI for Science and Engineering - CodeIntermediateNew
Simulating Queueing for a 40-Person SaaS Support Team
Build a discrete-event simulation of the ticket handling process: tickets arrive randomly (Poisson), are triaged, then assigned to specialists (tier 1 and tier 2). Calibrate usi…
- Simulation
- Queueing Theory
- Python
Operations Analytics and Optimization
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