Craig B. Zilles

124 papers A* 17A 20B 14C 4Journal 16Unranked 53

Year	Rank	Type	Title / Venue / Authors
2026	—	`conf`	Actually Achieving "A's for All" (as Time and Interest Allow). SIGCSE (2) Dan Garcia, Armando Fox, Patricia Diane Lopez, Mariana Silva, Craig B. Zilles, Edwin Ambrosio
2026	—	`conf`	Enabling Open Educational Resource Adoption through Integrated Sharing in PrairieLearn. SIGCSE (1) Seth Poulsen, Geoffrey L. Herman, Mariana Silva, Max Fowler, David H. Smith, Leo Porter, Nico Ritschel, Craig B. Zilles, Matthew West
2025	—	`conf`	Counting the Trees in the Forest: Evaluating Prompt Segmentation for Classifying Code Comprehension Level. ITiCSE (1) David H. Smith, Max Fowler, Paul Denny, Craig B. Zilles
2025	J	`jnl`	Counting the Trees in the Forest: Evaluating Prompt Segmentation for Classifying Code Comprehension Level. CoRR David H. Smith IV, Max Fowler, Paul Denny, Craig B. Zilles
2025	J	`jnl`	Evaluating AI Models for Autograding Explain in Plain English Questions: Challenges and Considerations. ACM Trans. Interact. Intell. Syst. Max Fowler, Chinedu Emeka, Binglin Chen, David H. Smith IV, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2025	—	`conf`	Experiences with Computer-Based Testing (CBT). SIGCSE (2) Jim Sosnowski, Armando Fox, Dan Garcia, Firas Moosvi, Mariana Silva, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2025	—	`conf`	Exploring Different Specifications Grading Policies. SIGCSE (1) Igor dos Santos Montagner, Rafael Corsi Ferrão, Craig B. Zilles, Mariana Silva
2025	—	`conf`	Frequent Testing vs. Second-chance Testing: An Exploration. ICER (1) Geoffrey L. Herman, Kajal Patel, Chinedu Emeka, Craig B. Zilles, Matthew West
2025	—	`conf`	Investigating the Impact of Automated Code Quality Feedback in an Embedded Systems Course. Koli Calling Rafael Corsi Ferrão, Igor dos Santos Montagner, Rodolfo Azevedo, Mariana Silva, Craig B. Zilles
2025	—	`conf`	Measuring Test Anxiety of Two Computerized Exam Approaches. SIGCSE (1) Chinedu Emeka, Craig B. Zilles, Jim Sosnowski, Matthew West, Geoffrey L. Herman, Mariana Silva
2025	—	`conf`	On Teaching Novices Computational Thinking by Utilizing Large Language Models Within Assessments. SIGCSE (1) Mohammed Hassan, Yuxuan Chen, Paul Denny, Craig B. Zilles
2025	—	`conf`	ReDefining Code Comprehension: Function Naming as a Mechanism for Evaluating Code Comprehension. ITiCSE (1) David H. Smith, Max Fowler, Paul Denny, Craig B. Zilles
2025	J	`jnl`	ReDefining Code Comprehension: Function Naming as a Mechanism for Evaluating Code Comprehension. CoRR David H. Smith IV, Max Fowler, Paul Denny, Craig B. Zilles
2024	—	`conf`	A Case for Bayesian Grading. SIGCSE Virtual (1) Craig B. Zilles, Chenyan Zhao, Yuxuan Chen, Evan Michael Matthews, Matthew West
2024	—	`conf`	A Comparison of Proctoring Regimens for Computer-Based Computer Science Exams. ITiCSE (1) Chinedu Emeka, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles, Mariana Silva
2024	—	`conf`	Code Generation Based Grading: Evaluating an Auto-grading Mechanism for "Explain-in-Plain-English" Questions. ITiCSE (1) David H. Smith, Craig B. Zilles
2024	—	`conf`	Comparing the Security of Three Proctoring Regimens for Bring-Your-Own-Device Exams. SIGCSE (1) Rishi Gulati, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles, Mariana Silva
2024	—	`conf`	Distractors Make You Pay Attention: Investigating the Learning Outcomes of Including Distractor Blocks in Parsons Problems. ICER (1) David H. Smith, Seth Poulsen, Chinedu Emeka, Zihan Wu, Carl Haynes-Magyar, Craig B. Zilles
2024	—	`conf`	Embedded-check a Code Quality Tool for Automatic Firmware Verification. ITiCSE (1) Rafael Corsi Ferrão, Igor dos Santos Montagner, Mariana Silva, Craig B. Zilles, Rodolfo Azevedo
2024	—	`conf`	Evaluating Algorithm Visualizations, Debuggers, and Execution Toward Helping Students Understand Code. SIGCSE Virtual (2) Mohammed Hassan, Craig B. Zilles
2024	—	`conf`	Evaluating How Novices Utilize Debuggers and Code Execution to Understand Code. ICER (1) Mohammed Hassan, Grace Zeng, Craig B. Zilles
2024	—	`conf`	Evaluating Large Language Model Code Generation as an Autograding Mechanism for "Explain in Plain English" Questions. SIGCSE (2) David H. Smith, Craig B. Zilles
2024	—	`conf`	Evaluating Mastery-oriented Grading in an Intensive CS1 Course. SIGCSE (1) Igor dos Santos Montagner, Rafael Corsi Ferrão, Andrew T. N. Kurauchi, Mariana Silva, Craig B. Zilles
2024	—	`conf`	Experiences With Computer-Based Testing (CBT). SIGCSE (2) Armando Fox, Dan Garcia, Cinda Heeren, Firas Moosvi, Mariana Silva, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2024	—	`conf`	Micro-Specialization as a Solution to Open-Ended Project. SIGCSE Virtual (2) Rafael Corsi Ferrão, Igor dos Santos Montagner, Mariana Silva, Craig B. Zilles, Rodolfo Azevedo
2024	—	`conf`	One Solution to Addressing Assessment Logistical Problems: An Experience Setting Up and Operating an In-person Testing Center. SIGCSE (1) Kelly Downey, Kris Miller, Mariana Silva, Craig B. Zilles
2024	B	`conf`	Plagiarism in the Age of Generative AI: Cheating Method Change and Learning Loss in an Intro to CS Course. L@S Binglin Chen, Colleen M. Lewis, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2024	—	`conf`	Quickly Producing "Isomorphic" Exercises: Quantifying the Impact of Programming Question Permutations. ITiCSE (1) Max Fowler, David H. Smith, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	"\"I Don't Gamble To Make My Livelihood\": Understanding the Incentives For. ICER (1) Max Fowler, David H. Smith IV, Binglin Chen, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	A's for All (As Time and Interest Allow). SIGCSE (1) Dan Garcia, Armando Fox, Solomon Russell, Edwin Ambrosio, Neal Terrell, Mariana Silva, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles, Fuzail Shakir
2023	—	`conf`	Actually Achieving "A's for All" (As Time and Interest Allow). SIGCSE (2) Dan Garcia, Connor McMahon, Yuan Garcia, Craig B. Zilles, Matthew West, Mariana Silva, Solomon Russell, Edwin Ambrosio, Neal Terrell
2023	—	`conf`	Am I Wrong, or Is the Autograder Wrong? Effects of AI Grading Mistakes on Learning. ICER (1) Tiffany Wenting Li, Silas Hsu, Max Fowler, Zhilin Zhang, Craig B. Zilles, Karrie Karahalios
2023	J	`jnl`	Code Generation Based Grading: Evaluating an Auto-grading Mechanism for "Explain-in-Plain-English" Questions. CoRR David H. Smith IV, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	Comparing the Impacts of Visually Grouped and Jumbled Distractors on Parsons Problems in CS1 Assessments. CompEd (1) David H. Smith IV, Seth Poulsen, Max Fowler, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	Computer-Based Testing Facilities as a Means for Enabling Better Assessment Pedagogy. SIGCSE (2) Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	Creating Algorithmically Generated Questions Using a Modern, Open-sourced, Online Platform: PrairieLearn. SIGCSE (2) Firas Moosvi, Dirk Eddelbuettel, Craig B. Zilles, Steven A. Wolfman, Fraida Fund, Laura K. Alford, Jonatan Schroeder
2023	—	`conf`	Discovering, Autogenerating, and Evaluating Distractors for Python Parsons Problems in CS1. SIGCSE (1) David H. Smith, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	Evaluating Beacons, the Role of Variables, Tracing, and Abstract Tracing for Teaching Novices to Understand Program Intent. ICER (1) Mohammed Hassan, Kathryn I. Cunningham, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	Investigating the Effects of Testing Frequency on Programming Performance and Students' Behavior. SIGCSE (1) David H. Smith IV, Chinedu Emeka, Max Fowler, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	Investigating the Role and Impact of Distractors on Parsons Problems in CS1 Assessments. ITiCSE (1) David H. Smith, Max Fowler, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	Leveraging Second-Chance Testing to Improve Students' Outcomes. ICER (2) Chinedu Emeka, Geoffrey L. Herman, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	On Students' Usage of Tracing for Understanding Code. SIGCSE (1) Mohammed Hassan, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	Preparing Computer Science Education PhD Students: Our Process. ICER (2) Kathryn I. Cunningham, Colleen M. Lewis, Geoffrey L. Herman, Craig B. Zilles, Abdussalam Alawini
2023	—	`conf`	Significant Trends in CS Educational Material: Current and Future. SIGCSE (2) Peter Brusilovsky, Barbara J. Ericson, Cay S. Horstmann, Christian Servin, Frank Vahid, Craig B. Zilles
2023	—	`conf`	Spiffy Peer Instruction Questions. SIGCSE (2) Craig B. Zilles, David P. Bunde, Jaime Spacco, Cynthia Bailey Lee, Leo Porter, Cynthia Bagier Taylor
2023	—	`conf`	Using Context-Free Grammars to Scaffold and Automate Feedback in Precise Mathematical Writing. SIGCSE (1) Jason Xia, Craig B. Zilles
2022	B	`conf`	Achieving "A's for All (as Time and Interest Allow)". L@S Dan Garcia, Connor McMahon, Yuan Garcia, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2022	—	`conf`	Are We Fair?: Quantifying Score Impacts of Computer Science Exams with Randomized Question Pools. SIGCSE (1) Max Fowler, David H. Smith IV, Chinedu Emeka, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2022	—	`conf`	On Students' Ability to Resolve their own Tracing Errors through Code Execution. SIGCSE (1) Mohammed Hassan, Craig B. Zilles
2022	—	`conf`	Peer-grading "Explain in Plain English": A Bayesian Calibration Method for Categorical Answers. SIGCSE (1) Binglin Chen, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2022	J	`jnl`	Reevaluating the relationship between explaining, tracing, and writing skills in CS1 in a replication study. Comput. Sci. Educ. Max Fowler, David H. Smith IV, Mohammed Hassan, Seth Poulsen, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2022	B	`conf`	Software Support for "A's for All". L@S Dan Garcia, Connor McMahon, Yuan Garcia, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2021	A*	`conf`	Attitudes Surrounding an Imperfect AI Autograder. CHI Silas Hsu, Tiffany Wenting Li, Zhilin Zhang, Max Fowler, Craig B. Zilles, Karrie Karahalios
2021	A	`conf`	Autograding. SIGCSE Maxwell Fowler, Binglin Chen, Sushmita Azad, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2021	A	`conf`	Exploring 'reverse-tracing' Questions as a Means of Assessing the Tracing Skill on Computer-based CS 1 Exams. ICER Mohammed Hassan, Craig B. Zilles
2021	—	`conf`	How productive are homework and elective practice? Applying a post hoc modeling of student knowledge in a large, introductory computing course (Full Paper). EDM (Workshops) Max Fowler, Binglin Chen, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2021	A	`conf`	How should we 'Explain in plain English'? Voices from the Community. ICER Max Fowler, Binglin Chen, Craig B. Zilles
2021	A	`conf`	Pattern Census: A Characterization of Pattern Usage in Early Programming Courses. SIGCSE Vighnesh Iyer, Craig B. Zilles
2021	C	`conf`	Students' Perceptions and Behavior Related to Second-Chance Testing. FIE Chinedu Emeka, Timothy Bretl, Geoffrey L. Herman, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2021	A	`conf`	Superficial Code-guise: Investigating the Impact of Surface Feature Changes on Students' Programming Question Scores. SIGCSE Max Fowler, Craig B. Zilles
2020	B	`conf`	A Quantitative Analysis of When Students Choose to Grade Questions on Computerized Exams with Multiple Attempts. L@S Ashank Verma, Timothy Bretl, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2020	A	`conf`	A Validated Scoring Rubric for Explain-in-Plain-English Questions. SIGCSE Binglin Chen, Sushmita Azad, Rajarshi Haldar, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2020	A	`conf`	Comparison of Grade Replacement and Weighted Averages for Second-Chance Exams. ICER Geoffrey L. Herman, Zhouxiang Cai, Timothy Bretl, Craig B. Zilles, Matthew West
2020	B	`conf`	Learning to Cheat: Quantifying Changes in Score Advantage of Unproctored Assessments Over Time. L@S Binglin Chen, Sushmita Azad, Maxwell Fowler, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2020	A	`conf`	Measuring the Score Advantage on Asynchronous Exams in an Undergraduate CS Course. SIGCSE Mariana Silva, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2020	—	`conf`	Strategies for Deploying Unreliable AI Graders in High-Transparency High-Stakes Exams. AIED (1) Sushmita Azad, Binglin Chen, Maxwell Fowler, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2020	A	`conf`	Student Perceptions of Fairness and Security in a Versioned Programming Exam. ICER Chinedu Emeka, Craig B. Zilles
2019	—	`conf`	Effect of Discrete and Continuous Parameter Variation on Difficulty in Automatic Item Generation. AIED (1) Binglin Chen, Craig B. Zilles, Matthew West, Timothy Bretl
2019	—	`conf`	Every University Should Have a Computer-Based Testing Facility. CSEDU (1) Craig B. Zilles, Matthew West, Geoffrey L. Herman, Timothy Bretl
2019	B	`conf`	Predicting the difficulty of automatic item generators on exams from their difficulty on homeworks. L@S Binglin Chen, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2019	C	`conf`	Second-chance Testing Course Policies and Student Behavior. FIE Geoffrey L. Herman, Kavya Varghese, Craig B. Zilles
2019	A	`conf`	uAssign: Scalable Interactive Activities for Teaching the Unix Terminal. SIGCSE Jacob Bailey, Craig B. Zilles
2018	B	`conf`	How much randomization is needed to deter collaborative cheating on asynchronous exams? L@S Binglin Chen, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2018	C	`conf`	Making Testing Less Trying: Lessons Learned from Operating a Computer-Based Testing Facility. FIE Craig B. Zilles, Matthew West, David Mussulman, Timothy Bretl
2018	B	`conf`	Towards a Model-Free Estimate of the Limits to Student Modeling Accuracy. EDM Binglin Chen, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2017	B	`conf`	Do Performance Trends Suggest Wide-spread Collaborative Cheating on Asynchronous Exams? L@S Binglin Chen, Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2017	A*	`conf`	I Need Your Encouragement!: Requesting Supportive Comments on Social Media Reduces Test Anxiety. CHI Robert Deloatch, Brian P. Bailey, Alex Kirlik, Craig B. Zilles
2017	A	`conf`	Investigating Student Plagiarism Patterns and Correlations to Grades. SIGCSE Jonathan Pierce, Craig B. Zilles
2016	B	`conf`	Modeling Student Scheduling Preferences in a Computer-Based Testing Facility. L@S Matthew West, Craig B. Zilles
2015	A*	`conf`	Branch vanguard: decomposing branch functionality into prediction and resolution instructions. ISCA Daniel S. McFarlin, Craig B. Zilles
2015	A*	`conf`	Bungee jumps: accelerating indirect branches through HW/SW co-design. MICRO Daniel S. McFarlin, Craig B. Zilles
2014	J	`jnl`	A psychometric evaluation of the digital logic concept inventory. Comput. Sci. Educ. Geoffrey L. Herman, Craig B. Zilles, Michael C. Loui
2013	A*	`conf`	Discerning the dominant out-of-order performance advantage: is it speculation or dynamism? ASPLOS Daniel S. McFarlin, Charles Tucker, Craig B. Zilles
2012	J	`jnl`	Describing the What and Why of Students' Difficulties in Boolean Logic. ACM Trans. Comput. Educ. Geoffrey L. Herman, Michael C. Loui, Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk, Craig B. Zilles
2012	J	`jnl`	Flip-Flops in Students' Conceptions of State. IEEE Trans. Educ. Geoffrey L. Herman, Craig B. Zilles, Michael C. Loui
2011	J	`jnl`	How do students misunderstand number representations? Comput. Sci. Educ. Geoffrey L. Herman, Craig B. Zilles, Michael C. Loui
2011	J	`jnl`	Students' Misconceptions About Medium-Scale Integrated Circuits. IEEE Trans. Educ. Geoffrey L. Herman, Michael C. Loui, Craig B. Zilles
2010	A*	`conf`	A real system evaluation of hardware atomicity for software speculation. ASPLOS Naveen Neelakantam, David R. Ditzel, Craig B. Zilles
2010	A	`conf`	Creating the digital logic concept inventory. SIGCSE Geoffrey L. Herman, Michael C. Loui, Craig B. Zilles
2010	J	`jnl`	Setting the Scope of Concept Inventories for Introductory Computing Subjects. ACM Trans. Comput. Educ. Kenneth J. Goldman, Paul Gross, Cinda Heeren, Geoffrey L. Herman, Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk, Michael C. Loui, Craig B. Zilles
2009	A*	`conf`	Blueshift: Designing processors for timing speculation from the ground up. HPCA Brian Greskamp, Lu Wan, Ulya R. Karpuzcu, Jeffrey J. Cook, Josep Torrellas, Deming Chen, Craig B. Zilles
2009	B	`conf`	Characterizing and optimizing the memory footprint of de novo short read DNA sequence assembly. ISPASS Jeffrey J. Cook, Craig B. Zilles
2008	A	`conf`	A characterization of instruction-level error derating and its implications for error detection. DSN Jeffrey J. Cook, Craig B. Zilles
2008	A	`conf`	Accurate critical path prediction via random trace construction. CGO Pierre Salverda, Charles Tucker, Craig B. Zilles
2008	B	`conf`	An Analysis of I/O And Syscalls In Critical Sections And Their Implications For Transactional Memory. ISPASS Lee Baugh, Craig B. Zilles
2008	A	`conf`	Branch-on-random. CGO Edward Lee, Craig B. Zilles
2008	A*	`conf`	Fundamental performance constraints in horizontal fusion of in-order cores. HPCA Pierre Salverda, Craig B. Zilles
2008	J	`jnl`	Guest Editors' Introduction: Top Picks from the Computer Architecture Conferences of 2007. IEEE Micro Sarita V. Adve, David M. Brooks, Craig B. Zilles
2008	J	`jnl`	Hardware Atomicity: An Effective Abstraction for Reliable Software Speculation. IEEE Micro Naveen Neelakantam, Ravi Rajwar, Suresh Srinivas, Uma Srinivasan, Craig B. Zilles
2008	A	`conf`	Identifying important and difficult concepts in introductory computing courses using a delphi process: selective compression of unicode arrays in java. SIGCSE Kenneth J. Goldman, Paul Gross, Cinda Heeren, Geoffrey L. Herman, Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk, Michael C. Loui, Craig B. Zilles
2008	A	`conf`	Proof by incomplete enumeration and other logical misconceptions. ICER Geoffrey L. Herman, Lisa C. Kaczmarczyk, Michael C. Loui, Craig B. Zilles
2008	A*	`conf`	Using Hardware Memory Protection to Build a High-Performance, Strongly-Atomic Hybrid Transactional Memory. ISCA Lee Baugh, Naveen Neelakantam, Craig B. Zilles
2007	C	`conf`	Accordion arrays. ISMM Craig B. Zilles
2007	A*	`conf`	Hardware atomicity for reliable software speculation. ISCA Naveen Neelakantam, Ravi Rajwar, Suresh Srinivas, Uma Srinivasan, Craig B. Zilles
2007	—	`conf`	Implications of False Conflict Rate Trends for Robust Software Transactional Memory. IISWC Craig B. Zilles, Ravi Rajwar
2007	B	`conf`	Transactional memory and the birthday paradox. SPAA Craig B. Zilles, Ravi Rajwar
2006	J	`jnl`	Decomposing the load-store queue by function for power reduction and scalability. IBM J. Res. Dev. Lee Baugh, Craig B. Zilles
2006	—	`conf`	Hardware tansactional memory support for lightweight dynamic language evolution. OOPSLA Companion Nicholas Riley, Craig B. Zilles
2006	J	`jnl`	Probabilistic counter updates for predictor hysteresis and bias. IEEE Comput. Archit. Lett. Nicholas Riley, Craig B. Zilles
2006	A*	`conf`	Probabilistic counter updates for predictor hysteresis and stratification. HPCA Nicholas Riley, Craig B. Zilles
2005	A*	`conf`	A Criticality Analysis of Clustering in Superscalar Processors. MICRO Pierre Salverda, Craig B. Zilles
2005	B	`conf`	Formally Defining and Verifying Master/Slave Speculative Parallelization. FM Pierre Salverda, Grigore Rosu, Craig B. Zilles
2005	A	`conf`	Reactive Techniques for Controlling Software Speculation. CGO Craig B. Zilles, Naveen Neelakantam
2005	A	`conf`	SPIMbot: an engaging, problem-based approach to teaching assembly language programming. SIGCSE Craig B. Zilles
2005	—	`conf`	SPIMbot: an engaging, problem-based approach to teaching assembly language programming. WCAE@ISCA Craig B. Zilles
2004	A	`conf`	Targeted Path Profiling: Lower Overhead Path Profiling for Staged Dynamic Optimization Systems. CGO Rahul Joshi, Michael D. Bond, Craig B. Zilles
2002	A*	`conf`	Master/slave speculative parallelization. MICRO Craig B. Zilles, Gurindar S. Sohi
2001	A*	`conf`	A Programmable Co-Processor for Profiling. HPCA Craig B. Zilles, Gurindar S. Sohi
2001	J	`jnl`	Benchmark health considered harmful. SIGARCH Comput. Archit. News Craig B. Zilles
2001	A*	`conf`	Execution-based prediction using speculative slices. ISCA Craig B. Zilles, Gurindar S. Sohi
2000	A*	`conf`	Understanding the backward slices of performance degrading instructions. ISCA Craig B. Zilles, Gurindar S. Sohi
1999	A*	`conf`	The Use of Multithreading for Exception Handling. MICRO Craig B. Zilles, Joel S. Emer, Gurindar S. Sohi
1995	—	`conf`	A constraint-based god-object method for haptic display. IROS (3) Craig B. Zilles, John Kenneth Salisbury Jr.
1995	—	`conf`	Haptic Rendering: Programming Touch Interaction with Virtual Objects. SI3D John Kenneth Salisbury Jr., David L. Brock, Thomas Massie, Nick Swarup, Craig B. Zilles