UKICER 2023

The United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) conference from the UK ACM Special Interest Group in Computing Science Education Chapter is emerging as one of the leading venues nationally and internationally for researchers and practitioners to meet and share advances in computing science education.

We are a diverse and inclusive community bringing together researchers, academics, industry practitioners and teachers from across the United Kingdom and Ireland as well as from the rest of Europe and the wider world.

The conference takes place in-person on Thursday 7th of September 2023 and Friday 8th of September 2023 in Swansea, Wales.

UKICER 2023 Invited Speakers

Marie Devlin is a Senior Lecturer at Newcastle University where she serves as Deputy Head of the School of Computing. Her research areaas include Methods for Assessing Software Engineering Competency, Technology-Enhanced Learning in Computer Science Education and Assessment and Feedback in Higher Education (including Metacognition, Peer Assessment and Ipsative Assessment).

Tom Crick is Professor of Digital and Policy at Swansea University, where he serves as Deputy Pro-Vice Chancellor for Civic Mission. His research interests sit at the research/public policy interface with a focus on broad societal/policy impact: STEM/digital education, curriculum reform, science and innovation policy, data science, intelligent systems, smart cities, national infrastructure, software sustainability, digital transformation, and skills/infrastructure for the digital/data economy. As underpinning themes, his broader research interests also include levers for government innovation, digital public services, new economic models for the digital economy, digital democracy, and citizen/civic/public engagement.

Important Dates

There are several important dates for the United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research conference.

Paper submissions

Milestone	Date and Time
Call for Participation	Friday, March 3, 2023.
Abstracts (250 words)	Sunday May 28, 2023, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
Full papers	Tuesday, June 6, 2023, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
Notification of paper acceptance	Sunday, July 2, 2023.
Final camera ready paper submission	Sunday, July 30, 2023, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12)

Workshop proposals, Poster abstracts, RIPPA and Doctoral Consortium applications

Milestone	Date and Time
Call for Participation	Friday, March 3, 2023.
Workshop Proposal	Friday, June 2, 2023, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
Doctoral Consortium application	Friday, June 16, 2023, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
Poster abstract	Monday, July 16, 2023, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
Poster abstract	Monday, July 10, 2023, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12).
Notification of WIP acceptance	Monday, July 3, 2023.
Notification of workshop acceptance	Monday, July 3, 2023.
Notification of Doctoral Consortium participation	Saturday, July 1, 2023.
Final camera ready workshop proposal submission	Sunday, July 30, 2023, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12)
Final camera ready Doctoral Consortium one-page abstract	Sunday, July 30, 2023, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12)
Notification of poster acceptance	Friday, July 21, 2023.
Final camera ready poster submission	Sunday, July 30, 2023, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12)

Review process

Milestone	Date and Time
Review process commences	Sunday, May 28, 2023.
Paper bidding commences	Sunday, May 28, 2023.
Paper bidding completes	Friday, June 2, 2023
Allocation	Tuesday, June 6, 2023.
Reviews due	Sunday, June 18, 2023.
Discussion commences	Monday, June 19, 2023.
Discussion completes	Sunday, June 25, 2023.
Notification of paper acceptance	Sunday, July 2, 2023.

Conference Schedule

Milestone	Date and Time
UKICER Conference	Thursday, September 7 - Friday September 8, 2023.

Committees

General Chairs

Faron Moller, Swansea University.
Troy Astarte, Swansea University.

Programme Chairs

Keith Quille, Technological University Dublin.
Seán Russell, University College Dublin.

Workshop chairs

Sally Fincher, University of Kent
Joseph Maguire, University of Glasgow

RIPPA chairs

Rosanne English, University of Strathclyde
Jack Parkinson, University of Glasgow

Programme Committee

Steven Bradley, Durham University
Neil Brown, King's College London
Jake Byrne, Trinity College Dublin
Janet Carter, University of Kent
Tom Crick, Swansea University
Paul Curzon, Queen Mary University of London
Paul Dempster, Lancaster University
Marie Devlin, Newcastle University
Rodrigo Duran, IFMS
Rosanne English, University of Strathclyde
Tristan Henderson, University of St Andrews
Duncan Hull, The University of Manchester
Peter Kemp, King's College London
Joseph Maguire, University of Glasgow
Mark Noone, Maynooth University
Keith Quille, TU Dublin
Sean Russell, University College Dublin
Sue Sentance, Raspberry Pi Computing Education Research Centre
Ian Utting, University of Kent
Jane Waite, Queen Mary University of London
Michel Wermelinger, The Open University

Local Organising Committee

Faron Moller, Swansea University.
Troy Astarte, Swansea University.
Olga Petrovska, Swansea University.