Image-Classification Model for a Quality-Control Line at a Bottling Plant
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Train an image classifier for a bottling plant quality line using transfer learning, then earn a verifiable certificate.
The scenario
The Sevilla beverage company (around EUR 120M revenue, single bottling plant, 3 lines) cannot replace human inspectors entirely (regulatory + labor) but wants to triple inspection throughput on the highest-defect SKUs.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Build a deep-learning bottle-defect classifier that hits 95 percent recall on each defect class at under 200ms latency on Jetson Nano.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply transfer learning to a constrained-hardware computer-vision task
- Compare deep-learning vs feature-engineered baselines honestly
- Evaluate models with cost-asymmetric metrics (false positives vs false negatives)
- Recommend a deployment architecture respecting edge-hardware limits
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Machine Learning (CS Elective)
Master · General Studies
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to Machine Learning (CS Elective) at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Deep Learning
Design and train neural networks for complex pattern recognition tasks.
- Supervised Learning
Apply supervised learning to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Ml Applications
Apply ml applications to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Model Evaluation
Apply model evaluation to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Transfer Learning
Apply transfer learning to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Performance Benchmarking
Apply performance benchmarking to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: