Naaz Sibia
Ph.D. Candidate, Computer Science — University of Toronto
Naaz is a Ph.D. student in computer science at the University of Toronto. Her research spans data visualization and computing education, including tools that help learners build stronger mental models of programming, databases, and computer systems.
Papers
2026
- 34.Muniya Fallah, Nicholas Ching, Jessica Wen, Naaz Sibia, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy."Exploring Language-Based Differences in Student Reflection" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2. (2026).[doi][]
- 33.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][]
- 32.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][]
- 31.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][]
- 30.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][]
- 29.Yuri Noviello, Naaz Sibia, Anastasiia Birillo, Thomas Overklift Vaupel Klein, Michael Liut, Gosia Migut."AI-Generated Traces for Novice Programmers: Learning Effects and Learner Differences in a Multi-Institutional Study" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 28.Runlong Ye, Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Tingting Zhu, Carolina Nobre, Viktoria Pammer-Schindler, Michael Liut."From Toil to Thought: Designing for Strategic Exploration and Responsible AI in Systematic Literature Reviews" Proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces. (2026).[doi][]
2025
- 27.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][]
- 26.Naaz Sibia, Valeria Ramirez Osorio, Jessica Wen, Rutwa Engineer, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut, Carolina Nobre."From Code to Concept: Evaluating Multiple Coordinated Views in Introductory Programming" ArXiv. (2025).[doi][]
- 25.Inaas Asad, Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Michael Liut, Thomas W. Price, Andrew Petersen."A Comparison of On-Demand Hints and Progress Bar Feedback on Programming Exercises" Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2. (2025).[doi][]
- 24.Jessica Wen, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Naaz Sibia, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut."Enhancing Self-Explanation in Student Learning Through Large Language Models" Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2. (2025).[doi][]
- 23.Jessica Wen, Bianca Arteaga Alvarez, Jorge Moreno Velasco, Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Carlos Aníbal Suárez, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut."Self-Explanations: Does Timing Matter?" Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2. (2025).[doi][]
- 22.Naaz Sibia, Amber Richardson, Alice Gao, Andrew Petersen, Lisa Zhang."Student Perspectives on the Challenges in Machine Learning" Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2025).[doi][]
- 21.Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Amber Richardson, Khushi Malik, Prajna Pendharkar, Carolina Nobre, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen."Reducing Isolation through Peer-Modeled Posts" Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2. (2025).[doi][]
2024
- 20.Naaz Sibia."Enhancing Novice Programmers? Understanding through Interactive Visualizations and Multiple Representations" Proceedings of the 24th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. (2024).[doi][]
- 19.Naaz Sibia, Valeria Ramirez Osorio, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Efthimia Aivaloglou, Rutwa Engineer, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut, Carolina Nobre."Exploring the Impact of Multiple Representations in Introductory Programming: A Pilot Study" Proceedings of the 24th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. (2024).[doi][]
- 18.Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Tiana V. Simovic, Chloe Huang, Yinyue Tan, Eun-Kyung Seong, Carolina Nobre, Daniel Zingaro, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen."Exploring the Effects of Grouping by Programming Experience in Q&A Forums" Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research - Volume 1. (2024).[doi][]
- 17.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][]
- 16.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Naaz Sibia, Pan Chen, Jessica Jia-Ni Xu, Elexandra Tran, Runlong Ye, Viktoria Pammer-Schindler, Andrew Petersen, J. Williams, Michael Liut."Does the Medium Matter? An Exploration of Voice-Interaction for Self-Explanations" Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference. (2024).[doi][]
- 15.Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Elexandra Tran, Jessica Jia-Ni Xu, J. Williams, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut."Exploring Self-Explanations in a Flipped Database Course" Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Data Systems Education: Bridging education practice with education research. (2024).[doi][]
- 14.Giang Bui, Nicholas Susanto, Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen."Do Hints Enhance Learning in Programming Exercises? Exploring Students' Problem-Solving and Interactions" Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2. (2024).[doi][]
- 13.Naaz Sibia, Giang Bui, Bingcheng Wang, Yinyue Tan, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, C. Bauer, J. Williams, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen."Examining Intention to Major in Computer Science: Perceived Potential and Challenges" Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. (2024).[doi][]
- 12.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
- 11.Steven Bradley, Miranda C. Parker, Rukiye Altın, Lecia Barker, Sara Hooshangi, Thom Kunkeler, Ruth G. Lennon, Fiona Mcneill, Julià Minguillón, Jack Parkinson, Svetlana Peltsverger, Naaz Sibia."Modeling Women's Elective Choices in Computing" Proceedings of the 2023 Working Group Reports on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. (2023).[doi][]
- 10.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][]
- 9.Steven Bradley, M. Parker, Rukiye Altın, L. Barker, Sara Hooshangi, Samia Kamal, Thom Kunkeler, Ruth G. Lennon, Fiona McNeill, J. Minguillón, Jack Parkinson, Svetlana Peltsverger, Naaz Sibia."A Methodology for Investigating Women's Module Choices in Computer Science" Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2. (2023).[doi][]
- 8.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Jessica Jia-Ni Xu, Naaz Sibia, J. Williams, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut."Self-Explanation Modality: Effects on Student Performance?" Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2. (2023).[doi][]
- 7.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Naaz Sibia, Pan Chen, Chloe Huang, Andrew Petersen, J. Williams, Michael Liut."VoiceEx: Voice Submission System for Interventions in Education" Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2. (2023).[doi][]
- 6.Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, J. Williams, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen."Student Usage of Q&A Forums: Signs of Discomfort?" Proceedings of the 2023 Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2023).[doi][]
- 5.Giang Bui, Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen."Prior Programming Experience: A Persistent Performance Gap in CS1 and CS2" Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. (2023).[doi][]
2022
- 4.Naaz Sibia, Michael Liut."The Positive Effects of using Reflective Prompts in a Database Course" Proceedings of the 1st International Workshop on Data Systems Education. (2022).[doi][]
- 3.Pan Chen, Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Michael Liut, J. Williams."Investigating the Impact of Voice Response Options in Surveys" Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2. (2022).[doi][]
- 2.Giang Bui, Bingcheng Wang, Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Andrew Petersen."Differences in Intention to Major in Computing Across CS1" Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2. (2022).[doi][]
2021
- 1.Muyu Wang, Naaz Sibia, Ilir Dema, Michael Liut, Carlos Aníbal Suárez."Building a Better SQL Automarker for Database Courses" Proceedings of the 21st Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. (2021).[doi][]
Posters
2025
- 2.Jessica Wen, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Naaz Sibia, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut."Enhancing Self-Explanation in Student Learning Through Large Language Models" Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2. (2025).[doi][]
- 1.Jessica Wen, Bianca Arteaga Alvarez, Jorge Moreno Velasco, Naaz Sibia, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Carlos Aníbal Suárez, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut."Self-Explanations: Does Timing Matter?" Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2. (2025).[doi][]