This program is tentative and subject to change.

Fri 20 Feb 2026 10:00 - 12:00 at Hall 1 - Posters - Poster #2

Quantum-based Machine Learning (QML), which brings together quantum computing (QC) and machine learning (ML), holds considerable promise for advancing diverse sectors and is driving increasing demand for trained professionals. Despite this potential, QML is still not widely integrated into academic programs at the college level. To help bridge this gap, we create labware in Google Colab that introduces the essential principles of QC, ML, and QML, along with their applications in science and engineering. We integrate our learning modules into courses of various subjects, and host a faculty workshop, a student camp, and a conference tutorial session to promote our learning modules, and the feedback from the participating faculty and students is overwhelmingly positive.

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Fri 20 Feb

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10:00 - 12:00
10:00
2h
Talk
Misconception-Aware LLM Programming Tutor: Lessons Learned from Student-Tutor Interactions
Posters
Rose Niousha University of California, Berkeley, Samantha Boatright Smith University of California, Berkeley, Abby O'Neill University of California, Berkeley, J.D. Zamfirescu-Pereira University of California, Berkeley, John DeNero University of California, Berkeley, Narges Norouzi University of California, Berkeley
10:00
2h
Talk
Examining Students’ Code Comprehension with LLMs in Block- and Text-Based Programming
Posters
Shan Zhang University of Florida, Toni Earle-Randell University of Florida, Priyadharshini Ganapathy Prasad University of Florida, Zifeng Liu University of Florida, Yang Shi Utah State University, Suma Pallathadka Bhat Princeton University, Maya Israel University of Florida, Anthony F. Botelho Univeristy of Florida
10:00
2h
Talk
A Rubric for Equitable Grading Practices
Posters
Anika Sikka UC Berkeley, Heidy Hernandez UC Berkeley, Shreya Mantipragada UC Berkeley, Aananya Lakhani UC Berkeley, Dan Garcia UC Berkeley
10:00
2h
Talk
CS Student Perspectives: A Qualitative Look at Student-Centered Classroom Practices in Small and Large Classrooms
Posters
Debarati Basu Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Nadia Najjar University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Liam Custer University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Tess G. Hagstrom Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
10:00
2h
Talk
A Taste of Formal Methods for Computer Science Students using Jupyter Notebooks
Posters
Zack Fitzsimmons College of the Holy Cross, Zohair Raza Hassan Rochester Institute of Technology, Edith Hemaspaandra Rochester Institute of Technology, Carlos R. Rivero Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
10:00
2h
Talk
Boundary Crossing and Collaboration: Reconciling the Academia and Industry Gap in Computing Internships through Mentorship
Posters
Nimmi Arunachalam Florida International University, Stephanie Lunn Florida International University, Giri Narasimhan Florida International University, Jason Liu Florida International University, Mark Weiss Florida International University
10:00
2h
Talk
From Confidence to Doubt: A Multi-year Analysis of Students’ Problem-Solving Attitudes in a CS2 Course
Posters
Zhikai Gao Western Carolina University, Matthew Zahn North Carolina State University, Collin Lynch North Carolina State University, Sarah Heckman North Carolina State University
10:00
2h
Talk
Late Test Takers Do Worse On Exams
Posters
Kelly Downey UC Riverside, Paea LePendu pc
10:00
2h
Talk
Automated Program Repair of Uncompilable Student Code
Posters
Griffin Pitts North Carolina State University, Aum Pandya North Carolina State University, Darsh Rank North Carolina State University, Muntasir Hoq North Carolina State University, Tirth Bhatt North Carolina State University, Bita Akram North Carolina State University
10:00
2h
Talk
LayerStudio: A Visual Approach to Building Neural Networks
Posters
Aditya Makineni University of Alabama at Brimingham, Sunny Patel University of Alabama at Brimingham, Jay Patel University of Alabama at Brimingham, Tony Do University of Alabama at Brimingham, Jeet Patel University of Alabama at Brimingham, Amber Wagner pc
10:00
2h
Talk
The Hidden Curriculum of Faculty Careers in Computing
Posters
Shomir Wilson Pennsylvania State University
10:00
2h
Talk
Assessing the Effectiveness of Selective Marketing to Broaden Participation in CS Education
Posters
Aditya Shah University of Washington, Tyler Menezes CodeDay
10:00
2h
Talk
Bridging Hardware Barriers in Operating Systems Education through Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure
Posters
Peng Kang California State University, Sacramento, Palden Lama The University of Texas at San Antonio
10:00
2h
Talk
Knowledge Component-Driven Alignment of CS1 Textbooks and Exercises
Posters
Samantha Smith UC Berkeley, Arun Lekshmi Narayanan PhD Student, Anurata Prabha Hridi North Carolina State University, Rafaella Sampaio de Alencar pc, Bita Akram North Carolina State University, Arto Hellas Aalto University, Juho Leinonen Aalto University, Narges Norouzi University of California, Berkeley, Peter Brusilovsky University of Pittsburgh
10:00
2h
Talk
Evaluating LLaMA LLMs and Prompt Engineering for Educational Applications
Posters
Dhriti Ramesh Colorado School of Mines
10:00
2h
Talk
An Instructor Dashboard to Support Mastery Learning
Posters
Shreya Mantipragada UC Berkeley, Eldar Hasanov UC Berkeley, Adam Hacker UC Berkeley, Weishu Zhang UC Berkeley, Samuel Hilkey UC Berkeley, Juan Ponce de Leon UC Berkeley, Dan Garcia UC Berkeley
10:00
2h
Talk
CSTutorBench: Benchmarking Large Language Models for Realistic Computer Science Tutoring
Posters
Zekai Cheng University of New South Wales, Yunfeng Wan UNSW, Daijiao Liu University of New South Wales, Yuekang Li UNSW, Yuchao Jiang UNSW, Dong Gong University of New South Wales
10:00
2h
Talk
Iris: A Content Management System Supporting Typography and Accessibility
Posters
Wong Zhao University of California, Santa Barbara, Maryam Majedi pc
10:00
2h
Talk
PlayFutures: Imagining Civic Futures with AI and Puppets
Posters
Supratim Pait Digital Media, Georgia Institute of Technology, Sumita Sharma INTERACT Research Unit, University of Oulu, Ashley Frith Georgia Institute of Technology, Michael Nitsche Digital Media, Georgia Institute of Technology, Noura Howell Digital Media, Georgia Institute of Technology
10:00
2h
Talk
Interactive Tools for Middle School Students AI LiteracyK12
Posters
Saniya Vahedian Movahed University of Texas at San Antonio, Ian Thacker University of Texas at San Antonio
10:00
2h
Talk
DiverseClaire: Simulating Students to Improve Introductory Programming Course Materials for All CS1 Learners
Posters
Wendy Wong University of New South Wales, Yuchao Jiang UNSW, Yuekang Li UNSW
10:00
2h
Talk
Programming Success: How External Encouragement Shapes Confidence in Tech and Coding
Posters
Yasaswini Bommareddy University of Maryland- College Park
10:00
2h
Talk
Situating LLMs in Time: A Visual Tool for Teaching the History and Architecture of Modern NLP
Posters
Michael Gathara University of Alabama at Brimingham, Aditya Makineni University of Alabama at Brimingham, Amber Wagner pc
10:00
2h
Talk
An Interactive Generative AI Tool to Help Teachers Contextually Customize Scratch Projects
Posters
Minh Tran University of Chicago, David Gonzalez-Maldonado University of Chicago, Diana Franklin University of Chicago
10:00
2h
Talk
Strategies for Implementing Challenge-Based Learning in Short Courses: Developing Professional Skills Through Challenges
Posters
Jessica Lucchetta University of Trento, Stefano Turrini University of Trento, Maurizio Marchese University of Trento, Lorenzo Angeli University of Trento
10:00
2h
Talk
Defining Gaps in Student Affect Research for Computer Science
Posters
Julie Smith Institute for Advancing Computing Education, Monica McGill Institute for Advancing Computing Education, Precious Eze Institute for Advancing Computing Education, Charity Odetola Institute for Advancing Computing Education
10:00
2h
Talk
Show or Tell? Piloting an AI Feedback Tool for Data Story Reading in Introductory Data Science
Posters
Lujie Karen Chen University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Supakit Boonsongprasert University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Sachin Pathak University of Maryland, Baltimore County
10:00
2h
Talk
Teach2Learn: Assessing the Learning among CS1 Students on How Well They Can Teach LLM-Simulated Students
Posters
Aizen Baidya University of California, Merced, Ayush Pandey University of California, Merced
10:00
2h
Talk
Bridging the Experience Gap: An Informed Self-Placement Approach to Introductory Programming
Posters
Gul e Fatima Kiani University of Nebraska at Omaha, Brian Dorn University of Nebraska at Omaha
10:00
2h
Talk
A TA Training Lesson for Problem-Solving: How to Explain A Solution and Meet Students Where They Are
Posters
Katherine Braught University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Carl Evans University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Blake Johnson University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, Yael Gertner University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10:00
2h
Talk
Introduction to Concurrent Programming in C: An Open Course Book With Program Visualizations
Posters
Filip Strömbäck Linköping University
10:00
2h
Talk
A Statewide Analysis of Ethics and Social Impact in the CS Teacher Preparation PipelineK12
Posters
Brendan Henrique University of California, Berkeley, Kyle Fischer University of California, Berkeley
10:00
2h
Talk
Is Solving Better Than Evaluating GenAI Solutions?
Posters
Ethan Dickey Purdue University, Marios Mertzanidis Purdue University, Alexandros Psomas Purdue University
10:00
2h
Talk
Implications of Large Language Models in Database Management System Course
Posters
Sirazum Munira Tisha Rollins College
10:00
2h
Talk
Promoting Quantum-based Machine Learning through Multifaceted Activities
Posters
Yong Shi Kennesaw State University, Dan Lo Kennesaw State University, Valentina Nino Kennesaw State University, Hongmei Chi Florida A&M University, Kun Suo Kennesaw State University, Tu Nguyen Kennesaw State University
10:00
2h
Talk
Instructors’ Perspectives on LLM-Generated Programming Formative Feedback
Posters
Rose Niousha University of California, Berkeley, Samantha Boatright Smith University of California, Berkeley, Abby O'Neill University of California, Berkeley, J.D. Zamfirescu-Pereira University of California, Berkeley, John DeNero University of California, Berkeley, Narges Norouzi University of California, Berkeley
10:00
2h
Talk
Applications of Large Language Models to SQL Learning
Posters
Adwaith Chittavally Dugge Gowda Arizona State University, Jaykumar Tandel Arizona State University, Sharvari Rajiv Joshi Arizona State University, Jia Zou Arizona State University
10:00
2h
Talk
Visualization Tools for CS Theory: an Initial Literature Review
Posters
Ian Campbell United States Military Academy, Anthony Notaro United States Military Academy, Ryan Dougherty United States Military Academy
10:00
2h
Talk
Evaluating the Impact of Active Learning Modes (iClickers vs. Worksheets) on Student Engagement in a CS2 Course
Posters
Han L. G. Dang University of Illinois Chicago, Levell S. Kensey University of Illinois Chicago, Scott Reckinger University of Illinois Chicago, Mark Hodges pc
10:00
2h
Talk
Blended Student Exchange Between the USA and EU: A Practical Approach to CS Education and Physical Computing
Posters
Nico Hillah Karlsruhe University of Education, Marcelo Sztainberg Northeastern Illinois University, Frauke Ritter German International School of Silicon Valley, Manar Mohaisen Northeastern Illinois University, Bernhard Standl Karlsruhe University of Education
10:00
2h
Talk
A Two-Stage LLM Pipeline for Handwritten Mathematics Autograding
Posters
Jacob Levine University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Matthew West University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign , Mariana Silva University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
10:00
2h
Talk
Learning-Centered Intelligent Tutor for Novice Java Programmers
Posters
Lu-Hung Su The Ohio State University, Yang Gao The Ohio State University, Jeremy Morris The Ohio State University, Zahra Atiq The Ohio State University
10:00
2h
Talk
Automating Code Quality Feedback in an Introductory Undergraduate Computer Science Course
Posters
Tobjorn Nelson California Institute of Technology, Adam Blank Caltech
10:00
2h
Talk
Leveraging Computational Thinking in Content-Aligned and Heritage-Connected Project-Based LearningK12
Posters
Merijke Coenraad Digital Promise, Emi Iwatani Digital Promise
10:00
2h
Talk
AnonTool: An Interactive Rule-Based Tool for Detecting Struggling Programming Students
Posters
Friday James pc, Joshua Weese Kansas State University, Nathan H. Bean Kansas State University, Russell Feldhausen Kansas State University, David Allen Kansas State University, Michelle Friend University of Nebraska Omaha
10:00
2h
Talk
Learning AI Ethics with EvolveMoralMaze: An Analysis of Student Outcomes and Misconceptions
Posters
Priyanka Kumar The University of Texas Permian Basin, Panhapiseth Lim The University of Texas Permian Basin, Pragathi Durga Rajarajan University of Texas at San Antonio, Phillip Driscoll The University of Texas Permian Basin
10:00
2h
Talk
Unpacking Blocks in Domain-Specific Modeling Environments to Support Science and Computing Learning
Posters
Adelmo Eloy University of Sao Paulo (USP), Aditi Wagh MIT, Tamar Fuhrmann Teachers College, Columbia University, Roseli de Deus Lopes University of São Paulo, Paulo Blikstein Columbia University, Instituto Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico,
10:00
2h
Talk
Bridging Classroom and Industry: Student Perspectives on the Impact of CS Coursework on Internship Readiness
Posters
Victoria Hong St Joseph's University - New York, Eleni Zamagias St. Joseph's University
10:00
2h
Talk
Exploring the Use of LLMs for Assessing Creativity in Student Programming Artifacts
Posters
Zifeng Liu University of Florida, Yihan Jiang University of Florida, Wanli Xing University of Florida
10:00
2h
Talk
On the Efficacy of Using Large Language Models for Automatic Grading of CS Theory Problems
Posters
Nikolas Dykstra United States Military Academy, Reid Wesley United States Military Academy, Ryan Dougherty United States Military Academy