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- CodeBeginnerNew
Image-Classification Model for a Quality-Control Line at a Bottling Plant
Train an image classifier on 8,000 labeled bottle images (3 defect classes + 'ok'). Use transfer learning from a pre-trained backbone (EfficientNet-B0 or MobileNetV3) — the line…
- Deep Learning
- Supervised Learning
- Ml Applications
Machine Learning (CS Elective) - CodeSeniorNew
Cache-Optimize a Graph-Analytics Kernel for a Social Platform
Receive the existing kernel (C++ + OpenMP, around 1,200 lines), the 1.8B-edge graph (CSR format, around 14GB), and target hardware (dual-socket AMD EPYC 9354, 384GB DDR5, 256MB …
- Cache Optimization
- Graph Algorithms
- Memory Hierarchy
Performance Engineering of Software Systems - CodeIntermediateNew
Randomized Sketch Algorithm for Stream Cardinality
Read the HLL paper (Flajolet et al., 2007) and a sample of 30 minutes of customer trace IDs (around 80M events). Implement HLL from scratch in Go (no library imports). Run bench…
- Randomized Algorithms
- Sketching
- Algorithm Analysis
Advanced Algorithms - AnalysisBeginnerNew
Instruction Set Analysis for an Embedded Workload
Compile all 12 workload programs to both ISAs using the appropriate cross-compiler (GCC with -march=rv32e for RISC-V; provided proprietary toolchain for the in-house ISA). Repor…
- Instruction Sets
- Code Density
- Embedded Systems
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- AnalysisIntermediateNew
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 - CodeIntermediateNew
GPU-Parallel Graph Coloring for an EDA Tools Vendor
Implement Jones-Plassmann graph coloring in CUDA (or HIP if AMD hardware available). Input: a 12-million-node graph in CSR format (compressed sparse row). Output: a valid colori…
- Parallel Algorithms
- Gpu Programming
- Cuda
Parallel and Distributed Algorithms - AnalysisIntermediateNew
TCP Congestion Control Comparison on a Long-Fat Network
Set up two Linux test hosts in Sydney + Frankfurt cloud regions (or one host pair with tc-netem emulating 280ms RTT). Run iperf3 transfers using CUBIC and BBR at 4 loss rates (0…
- Tcp Ip
- Congestion Control
- Performance Testing
Computer Networks - CodeSeniorNew
Profile and Cut Inference Cost on a Recommender at Scale
You receive (1) a frozen ONNX export of the production model, (2) a sample request trace of 24 hours at 1% sampling, and (3) a single A100-class GPU sandbox. Profile with NVIDIA…
- Gpu Profiling
- Model Quantization
- Inference Optimization
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- AnalysisBeginnerNew
Cache Configuration Study for a Memory-Bound Workload
Profile the existing inner loop on a workstation with perf to baseline L1/L2/L3 miss rates and miss latencies. Run the same loop through gem5's classic cache model under 6 confi…
- Caches
- Memory Subsystems
- Performance Modeling
Computer Architecture - CodeSeniorNew
Build a Secure Multi-Party Computation Demo for Cross-Bank Fraud Detection
Pick MP-SPDZ as the MPC framework. Build a 4-party demo computing two protocols: (1) private set intersection of suspicious-account IDs across banks, (2) joint aggregate (count …
- Secure Computation
- Mpc
- Cryptography
Privacy-Enhancing Technologies - CodeIntermediateNew
Implement a Persistent Immutable List for a Collaborative-Editing Startup
Implement in Python (or TypeScript / Kotlin). Build a persistent immutable list with operations: get, set, append, pop, slice, concat. Use structural sharing (32-way vector trie…
- Data Abstraction
- Recursion
- Persistent Data Structures
Programming Abstractions - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Catastrophic-Forgetting Audit on a Domain Fine-Tune
You receive the fine-tuned 7B chemistry model and its base, plus a benchmark basket (MMLU subset, GSM8K, IFEval, a small instruction-following set). Run all 4 benchmarks on both…
- Catastrophic Forgetting
- LLM Evaluation
- Fine Tuning
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- CodeSeniorNew
Heterogeneous Scheduling Policy for a Big.LITTLE Mobile SoC
Read the existing scheduler's energy model (provided). Design an improved policy using one or more of: per-task IPC-aware placement, exponential moving average load smoothing to…
- Multicore Architecture
- Scheduling
- Energy Modeling
Advanced Computer Architecture - DesignIntermediateNew
Wireless Sensor-Network Design for a Vineyard Microclimate Study
Spec the network: 60 LoRaWAN sensor nodes + 2 gateways (TheThingsStack indoor + outdoor gateway choice), star topology with possible relays. Node hardware: ESP32 + LoRa + sensor…
- Sensor Networks
- Embedded Systems
- Lorawan
Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems - CodeFoundationalNew
Optimize a Slow Search Function for a Recipe Marketplace
Receive the current Python function (nested loop over (recipe_title, ingredient_list) pairs), the 400k-row dataset (CSV), and 20 representative queries. Step 1: write up the cur…
- Algorithm Analysis
- Big O
- Functions & Data Structures
Algorithm Design and Analysis - CodeBeginnerNew
Replace Raw Pointers with Smart Pointers in a Game-Engine Module
Audit the 18k-line module for raw-pointer ownership patterns (owning, borrowing, shared). Refactor in 4 phases: (1) introduce unique_ptr for clearly-owning sites, (2) shared_ptr…
- Cpp Programming
- Manual Memory Management
- Pointers
Imperative and Low-Level Programming - ResearchSeniorNew
SAT-Based Planner for Smart-Grid Demand Response
Encode the dispatch problem (which customers to curtail by how much, respecting per-customer contractual caps and grid-cell totals) as a SAT or MaxSAT instance. Solve 50 histori…
- Sat Based Planning
- Constraint Encoding
- Benchmarking
Automated Planning - ResearchBeginnerNew
Hyperparameter Search via CMA-ES for a Pharma QSAR Model
You receive a labeled QSAR dataset (around 25,000 compounds, regression on a binding-affinity target), a fixed feature pipeline (Morgan fingerprints + descriptors), and the team…
- Cma Es
- Metaheuristics
- Hyperparameter Optimization
Evolutionary Computation and Metaheuristic Search - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Cost-Optimize a Misshapen Kubernetes Cluster
Receive 30 days of cluster metrics (Prometheus + AWS Cost Explorer exports), Helm releases, and PodDisruptionBudgets per namespace. Profile: identify the top 3 cost drivers (lik…
- Kubernetes Orchestration
- Finops & Cost Optimization
- AWS Or Azure
Cloud Computing - CodeIntermediateNew
Edge-Inference Pipeline for a Smart-Factory Vibration Monitor
Architect a pipeline that runs on an ESP32-S3 + STM32 combo (provided): (1) sample 3-axis accelerometer at 3.2 kHz, (2) compute windowed FFT features on-device every 1s, (3) run…
- Edge Computing
- Embedded Systems
- Sensors And Actuators
Internet of Things and Cyber-Physical Systems - 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 - ResearchIntermediateNew
Evaluate a Knowledge-Graph-Augmented Recommender
You receive permission to use the public MovieLens 1M dataset plus a derived item-KG (movie -> genre, director, decade) built from Wikidata. Train two recommenders: a matrix-fac…
- Knowledge Graph Embeddings
- Recommender Systems
- Benchmarking
Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Web - CodeIntermediateNew
Build a User-Space File System with FUSE for a Storage Startup
Build a FUSE driver (your choice of Rust + fuser crate or Go + bazil/fuse) that proxies POSIX operations to the startup's existing S3-compatible REST API (mock provided). Suppor…
- File Systems
- Fuse
- Rust Programming
Operating Systems - AnalysisIntermediateNew
Benchmark Approximate Nearest-Neighbor Indexes for a Code-Search Startup
You receive a 5 M-vector sample (768-dim, float32) and a 1,000-query labeled benchmark with ground-truth top-50 neighbors per query. Index the same sample in Chroma (HNSW), Qdra…
- Ann Indexes
- Hnsw
- Benchmarking
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