Paul Denny
Professor, Computer Science, University of Auckland
Paul Denny is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Auckland. His research explores collaborative learning, student-generated resources, programming education, and large language models in teaching and assessment, and he is a co-creator of the PeerWise learning platform.
Collaborated Papers
2026
- 5.Runlong Ye, Jing Fan, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Oscar Karnalim, Paul Denny, Juho Leinonen, Michael Liut."Correctness, Convergence, and AI-Generated Code Detection: A Longitudinal Study of Student and Large Language Model Code in Introductory Programming" (2026).[doi][]
- 4.Paul Denny, Juho Leinonen, A. Hellas, Sami Sarsa, Michael Liut, Hassan Khosravi."Assessing the Quality and Diversity of Student- and AI-Generated Programming Exercises from Limited Examples: Empirical Insights from a Large-Scale Blind Evaluation" Proceedings of the 28th Western Canadian Conference on Computing Education. (2026).[doi][]
2025
- 3.Victor-Alexandru Pădurean, Tung Phung, Nachiket Kotalwar, Michael Liut, Juho Leinonen, Paul Denny, A. Singla."Humanizing Automated Programming Feedback: Fine-Tuning Generative Models with Student-Written Feedback" ArXiv. (2025).[doi][]
- 2.Zezhu Yu, Suqing Liu, Paul Denny, Andi Bergen, Michael Liut."Integrating Small Language Models with Retrieval-Augmented Generation in Computing Education: Key Takeaways, Setup, and Practical Insights" Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. (2025).[doi][]
2024
- 1.Majeed Kazemitabaar, Runlong Ye, Xiaoning Wang, Austin Z. Henley, Paul Denny, Michelle Craig, Tovi Grossman."CodeAid: Evaluating a Classroom Deployment of an LLM-based Programming Assistant that Balances Student and Educator Needs" Proceedings of the 2024 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. (2024).[doi][]
Posters
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