Computing Education in the Era of Generative AI
Computing educators and students face challenges and opportunities in adapting to LLMs capable of generating accurate source code from natural-language problem…
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Nand to Tetris: Building a Modern Computer System from First Principles
CS course walks students through a step-by-step construction of a complete, general-purpose computer system—hardware and software—in one semester.
In Memoriam: Ross Anderson, 1956-2024
A researcher, author, and industry consultant in security engineering, Anderson also was a professor of Security Engineering at the Department of Computer Science and…
The importance of community supports for CS learners from diverse backgrounds.
I recently attended the Logic Mentoring Workshop, a workshop for young researchers to discuss academic life as logicians and computer scientists. Many students feel…
Increasing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Awareness: An Example from India
Examining attitudes on the value of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Generative AI and CS Education
Increased knowledge sharing is helping CS educators and researchers accelerate change in computing education.
Pondering the Ugly Underbelly, and Whether Images are Real
Robin K. Hill teaches how proofs lead to the truth, while Carlos Baquero searches for truth in imagery.
Undergraduate Computer Science Curricula
First-job readiness versus long-term career preparation.
By Eugene H. Spafford, with assistance by Simson Garfinkel John Rischard Rice, a leading scientist and educator, died at home on Jan. 7, 2024. Rice was the W. Brooks…
The apparent ability of LLMs to write functioning source code has simultaneously caused celebration over the potential for massive increases in programmer productivity…
A Multifaceted Perspective on the Interdisciplinarity of Data Science
The experience of teaching similar content to students with different academic backgrounds illuminated the varied facets of data science.
10 Things Software Developers Should Learn about Learning
Understanding how human memory and learning works, the differences between beginners and experts, and practical steps developers can take to improve their learning,…
2023-2024 ACM Athena Lecturer Margo Seltzer recalls the motivations behind the development of the Berkeley DB database software library, and other achievements during her…
The Interdisciplinarity of Data Science from the People Analytics Perspective: Part One
The case of a People Analytics Workshop for undergraduate computer science students.
What Does Digitization Mean, and When Did It Begin?
Digitization is on everyone's lips. What does digitization mean and when did it begin?
Social Protest, War, and the Organizational Culture of the Israeli Science and Engineering Academia
Our institution's organizational culture has changed; social and political issues now constitute a vital part of the discourse taking place on campus and on the…
On Being a Computer Science Communicator
Facilitating more effective public engagement with a computer science perspective.
Informatics Higher Education in Europe: A Data Portal and Case Study
A discussion on the need for coordinated, governed, data-driven computing education initiatives of the future.
The Israeli Social Protest from a Data Science Perspective: Part Two
I discuss the social protest from the data science perspective, highlighting the challenges arise in the different steps of a data science process.
The Israeli Social Protest from a Data Science Perspective: Part One
The challenge of data.
Considering the transformative possibilities of simulated models of biological phenomena and systems at multiple scales.
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