Our team of researchers –Profs. Sougata Sen, Surjya Ghosh, Swaroop Joshi, and Sravan Danda– from the Department of CS & IS, BITS Pilani, K K Birla Goa Campus, along with Prof.

I am honoured to receive the Teaching Excellence Award 2024 🏆 from the BITS Pilani KK Birla Goa Campus Teaching Learning Center. I thank my department leadership and colleagues for the continued encouragement of my teaching innovation and the institute for recognizing these efforts.

Two of our research papers are accepted for the ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research conference (ICER'24), to be held in Melbourne, Australia, in August 2024. ICER is a CORE A conference and a prestigious Computing Education research community venue.

BITS Goa and NCISM signed an MOU with NCISM on integrating AI in medical education in NCISM institures

Programming Error Messages (PEMs) are often misunderstood by students who then miss the opportunity to benefit from them. We have developed and used ’error hunt’ lessons using Java, Python, and C PEMs. The activities are supported by videos. The materials are targeted at novice programmers.

This survey of 160 accessibility professionals provides an updated perspective on the state of digital accessibility. The results highlight the need for stronger leadership commitment, investment in training, and integration of accessibility into core business strategies.

This study, conducted over three semesters, focused on teaching digital accessibility to computing students. The study identified common accessibility mistakes, easily resolved issues, and persistent challenges, providing insights for integrating accessibility instruction into computing curricula.

Accessibility should be integrated into core computing courses, not just specialized electives. A study found that including an accessibility-focused sprint in a software engineering course improved students technical skills and commitment to inclusive software.

We integrated accessibility topics into a graduate-level Operating Systems course, with interventions including awareness, assistive technology knowledge, and implementation. While the intervention showed short-term effectiveness, long-term retention requires continued emphasis on accessibility.