Fri 20 Feb 2026 12:35 - 13:25 at Meeting Room 260-267 - Flock 3h

This Birds of a Feather (BoF) session aims to build a community of graduate student researchers who study Computer Science Education (CSEd) during SIGCSE TS and continues beyond the conference. Given the interdisciplinary nature of CSEd research, graduate students may enter the field from varied departments such as computer science, education, information, and engineering education. Therefore, many graduate students lack a CSEd research community within their own institution. This BoF session will provide a space for SIGCSE TS graduate students to build their community across institutions, both during and after the conference. In this session, we will discuss key topics to improve graduate study experiences, including relationships with advisors, research topic selection, mentoring, and navigating conferences. The second half of the session will focus on discussing post-BoF activities to keep students engaged throughout the year, including future paper outlining and peer review sessions, as well as inviting former graduate students to share their career paths and experiences. During the BoF session, attendees will meet fellow graduate students in the same research field and brainstorm future activities. They will then have the opportunity to participate in follow-up sessions based on their ideas.

Fri 20 Feb

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12:35 - 13:25
12:35
50m
Talk
Growing Together: Building a Community of Graduate Student Computer Science Education Researchers
Birds of a Feather
Xinying Hou University of Michigan, Emma R. Dodoo University of Michigan, Minh Tran University of Chicago, Jessica Yauney Stanford University, Alex Chao University of California, San Diego, Michael Link University of Florida