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.

Announcements

  • Important dates. Submission, review process and events dates are now published. Make sure to add them to your calendar.

  • Previous conference proceedings. The conference proceedings for the 2022 United Kingdom and Ireland Computing Education Research (UKICER) Conference are available via the ACM Digital Library.

UKICER 2023 Invited Speakers

Marie Devlin

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

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.

Venue

Swansea University Park Campus

UKICER 2023 will take place in the University's Singleton Park Campus, Sketty, Swansea SA2 8PP

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

Programme Chairs

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

Supporters

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Organisation

Swansea University