Bogdan Simion
Associate Professor, Teaching Stream; Associate Chair, Computer Science — University of Toronto Mississauga
Bogdan Simion is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream, and Associate Chair of Computer Science at the University of Toronto Mississauga. His research examines active learning, group work, help-seeking, problem solving, writing instruction, productive failure, and language models in computer science education.
Collaborated Papers
2026
- 13.Suqing Liu*, Runlong Ye*, Christopher Eaton, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut."A Comparative Study of Student Perspectives on Technical Writing Feedback Quality: Evaluating LLMs, SLMs, and Humans in Computer Science Topics" International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education. (2026).[doi][]
- 12.Valeria Ramirez Osorio, Ido Ben Haim, Ahmed Ashraf, Mohammad Mahmoud, Peter Dixon, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy."Investigating the Impact of Student Usage of Generative AI Tools in Computing Courses" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 11.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Bogdan Simion, Andrew Petersen, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Michael Liut."Non-Native English Speakers in CS1: Expectancy, Value, and Belonging" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 10.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Zeling Zhang, Runlong Ye, Joshua D. A. Jung, Ilya Musabirov, Bogdan Simion, Carlos Aníbal Suárez, Paul Vrbik, Andrew Petersen, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Michael Liut."SQL Beyond Querying: Enhancing SQL Learning with Schema and Data Management" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 9.Maksym Woychyshyn, Stephen Clark, Naaz Sibia, Michael Liut, Bogdan Simion."SSDVis: Teaching Students Modern OS Concepts in a Flash" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 8.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Amber Richardson, Yashika Jain, Khushi Malik, Bogdan Simion, Carolina Nobre, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut."Code as Anchor, Memory and Metaphor as Support: Learner Experiences with Multi-View Visualizations" (2026).[doi][]
2025
- 7.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Amber Richardson, Yashika Jain, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Bogdan Simion, Andrew Petersen, Carolina Nobre, Michael Liut."From State to Structure: Towards Abstraction Support in CS2" Proceedings of the 25th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. (2025).[doi][]
- 6.Valeria Ramirez Osorio, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut."Understanding the Impact of Using Generative AI Tools in a Database Course" Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. (2025).[doi][]
2024
- 5.Rutwa Engineer, Naaz Sibia, M. Kaler, Bogdan Simion, Lisa Zhang."Early Computer Science Students' Perspectives Towards The Importance Of Writing" Proceedings of the 2024 on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2024).[doi][]
- 4.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Runlong Ye, Naaz Sibia, Rohita Nalluri, J. Williams, Andrew Petersen, Erick Smith, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut."Student Interaction with Instructor Emails in Introductory and Upper-Year Computing Courses" Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. (2024).[doi][]
2023
- 3.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Runlong Ye, Elexandra Tran, Naaz Sibia, Abhijoy Mandal, Hammad Shaikh, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen, J. Williams."Do Students Read Instructor Emails? A Case Study of Intervention Email Open Rates" Proceedings of the 23rd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. (2023).[doi][]
2022
- 2.Elexandra Tran, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen, J. Williams."Investigating Subject Lines Length on Students' Email Open Rates" Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2. (2022).[doi][]
2021
- 1.L. Zhang, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut, Bogdan Simion, Furkan Alaca."A Multi-Course Report on the Experience of Unplanned Online Exams" Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. (2021).[doi][]
Posters
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