Computer Science Education, Educational Technology, Learning Analytics, AI in Education, Dead Internet Theory
I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at UNSW. I am the Co-Head of the Computing and Education research group, and Director of Studies (Computer Science).
My research is in the field of Pedagogical Generative AI and education technology. I routinely publish in premier computer science education conferences and journals such as the SIGCSE TS, and the International Conference on Software Engineering. I...view more
I am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) at UNSW. I am the Co-Head of the Computing and Education research group, and Director of Studies (Computer Science).
My research is in the field of Pedagogical Generative AI and education technology. I routinely publish in premier computer science education conferences and journals such as the SIGCSE TS, and the International Conference on Software Engineering. I build open source education technology, notably the Debugging C Compiler (DCC) project, and it's generative AI debugger. I also maintain Formatif: Teaching and Learning.
I publish general audience articles, my most popular being on the Dead Internet Theory, published in The Conversation.
I am proud of to lead UNSW's collaboration with Day of AI Australia, which brings high quality, curriculum aligned AI literacy to thousands of Aussie kids in every state and territory.
Some of my formal recognitions include:
- The 2024 Australian Financial Review Higher Education Innovation Award
- Various UNSW Teaching awards at the Faculty and University level
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Early Career Academic member of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education
Previously, I was a Research Fellow at the Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A²I²).
My Grants
Jake's research income total $665,000, and is comprised of:
- Australian Economic Accelerator Ignite Program - $480,000
- 2025 NVIDIA Academic Grant - Cloud GPU hours
- Google Award for Inclusion Research Program - $100,000
- UNSW EFFECT Grant - $15,000
- UNSW EF Grant - $30,000
- Google CS4HS 2018 Grant, Deakin University - $15,000
- Google CS4HS 2017 Grant, Swinburne University of Technology - $15,000
- Google CS4HS 2016 Grant, Swinburne University of Technology - $10,000
My Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Computer Science)
- Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours)
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science)
My Awards
My Research Activities
My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
Computer Science Education, Educational Technology, Learning Analytics, AI in Education
Currently supervising
I supervise many MPhil and PhD students in Pedagogical Generative AI, and Educational Technology.
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