Temple HCI

Earlier this month, we hosted our fourth #Owlhacks hackathon, and it was a huge success. A few hundred students from regional universities came to Temple University to work on projects for 30 hours. Already excited to plan the next one!

Our director, Dr. Stephen MacNeil, just wrapped up his fourth #OwlHacks as faculty advisor, mentoring the incredible student leadership team behind one of the region’s largest hackathons! 🦉

Our newest paper reviews studies on how Generative AI can harm learning in computing education. We also propose a taxonomy categorizing these educational harms to guide future research and design. Check it out at the link below 🤩 researchgate.net/publication/39…

How are computing students shifting their help-seeking strategies in response to LLMs and Generative AI tools (ChatGPT and Github CoPilot)? Our upcoming #ACE2024 paper shares insights from surveys and interviews with computing students. researchgate.net/publication/37…

SIGCSE discussions are heating up: LLMs threaten traditional assessment. To address this concern, some have adopted visual programming problems. In our new paper, GPT-4V solved 96.7% of visually represented problems. Is it time for #ungrading yet? researchgate.net/publication/37…

Check out our object-oriented approach toward making LLM memory more transparent and interactive #UIST2023

Stop chatting to a black box ! We developed Memory Sandbox: see, control, and steer how the conversational agent “sees” the conversation. Checkout our demo at #UIST23 Memory Sandbox: Transparent and Interactive Memory Management for Conversational Agents youtu.be/e7BUSoNeuww?si…

🎓 Farewell to our graduating seniors Joanne Kim, Lauren Kan, and Benjamin Smolin!! They have made a remarkable impact through their creativity and dedication. 🙌🌟🙏 We wish each of you luck as you continue your careers and embark on new adventures! 🚀 We will miss you!!

We recently hosted 135+ students at OwlHacks🦉 This year, the event was led entirely by students in our lab and is one of the few hackathons in the area that is created by students and for students. Learn more at owlhacks.com