Research Projects and Collaborations

• Ethics in CS and K-12 CS Education in collaboration with Dr. Lakshmi G, Shikha Academy
• A couple of studies on Project-based learning, Jigsaw, and experiential learning in computing education in collaboration with researchers at IIT-Bombay
• Studies on Academic Integrity and psychology in collaboration with Prof Sujith and Prof Neena, BITS Goa

Long Term Projects (Currently not spending more than 5hours a month on these)

I am currently looking to collaborate on the projects below. If any of the below interests you and you wish to contribute, please reach out to me or schedule a meeting via Meet Partha!.

Inclusive Education!

• I started working on a very interesting and challenging problem in 2022. There are more than 2 million children with disabilities (CwD's) in India. A quick research suggested that less than 0.01% of schools in India offer science education to children with disabilities! A few major reasons for this are:
• Inaccessible textbooks to visually impaired
• Inaccessible laboratories
• Lack of community, support and policies
I firmly believe in inclusive education, and I am deeply saddened by the current situation of STEM education not being inclusive enough for CwDs. I know a few researchers at IIT-Delhi working on making books accessible to the visually impaired by creating digitally accessible and tactile books. Few Researchers at IIIT-Bangalore are working on policy and community building.
Our team contributes to making science laboratories accessible, harnessing the power of technology. I am in touch with a few non-profit organizations (Vision Empower Trust) working to achieve this and fund our work. Currently, we are developing affordable assistive technologies using the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial intelligence (AI) to make science labs accessible. We are testing our products at various schools in Goa and Karnataka and plan to expand across India by late 2024.
Update: My Colleague and friend, Mrs. Sridari, has started her PhD with our research group at BITS Pilani, Goa Campus, on this problem statement. I am NOT actively working on this problem anymore. If you are interested in this project, please email p20220051@goa.bits-pilani.ac.in and keep me in copy.

Authorship

• Working on the 2^nd Edition of my book titled "NTA UGC NET/JRF/SET Computer Science"
• I am planning to write reader-friendly animated books on Accessibility, Usability, Software Engineering, AI, and CS Fundamentals
• Looking for co-authors, graphic designers (specializing in comic design), and content editors to contribute for the above two:
• Requirement for co-authors - Masters in Computer Science + Qualified NET/JRF or Equivalent Industry experience
• Requirement for Designers and editors - Skills in Latex and textbook editing and comics design
• I am planning to create 'shorts' / 'reels' to create awareness on Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Accessibility. Looking for illustrators and content creators.

Some of my recent accomplishments are:

• The New York Times recognizes me for reporting accessibility bugs in their Wordle and Strands Games!
• Selected to conduct a "Train-the-trainer" Workshop as part of ACM Compute to train CS Faculty across the country on digital accessibility
• Our team won the Salesforce Global AI~A11Y Hackathon 2024
• Awarded the ACM India Anveshan Setu Fellowship 2024-2025, chosen as one of 46 Fellows nationwide. [Fellowship Location: IIT-Bombay]
• Selected for the Computing Research in Curricula: Knowledge, Education & Training (CRiCKET 2024) Workshop at IIT-Gandhinagar (50 selected from 700+ applicants).
• Internationally Certified Accessibility Professional
• Speaker @ Software Engineering Research in India (SERI), India
• Dept of Homeland Security, US Certified Accessibility SME
• Won the Prof. Suresh Ramaswamy Memorial Award: 2022-2023
• "Inclusive Education by making science labs" project selected for mentorship by Clinton Global Initiative
• Presented progress of Accessible Science Labs (EMPOWER 2023 @ IIT Madras, Winners 2022)
• Sold 300+ copies of my first book titled "NTA UGC NET/JRF/SET Computer Science"

• "Reflections on Incorporating Digital Accessibility in an Operating Systems Course", ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science (SIGCSE)- Virtual, 2024 Full Paper Track (Accepted) - Dec 2024
• "FlashHack: Reflections on the Usage of a Micro Hackathon as an Assessment Tool in a Machine Learning Course", ACM Special Interest Group in Computer Science (SIGCSE)- Virtual, 2024 Full Paper Track (Accepted) - Dec 2024
• "Harnessing Jigsaw Learning for Effective Visualization Tool Exploration", Technology4Education by EdTech Society and IIT-B, (Accepted), Dec 2024
• "Teaching Digital Accessibility in Computing Education: Views of Educators in India", 20th ACM International Conference on Computing Education Research (ICER Aug 2024 - A Ranked Conference) - Full Paper Track, Australia
• "Influence of Personality Traits on Plagiarism Through Collusion in Programming Assignments", 20th ACM International Conference on Computing Education Research (ICER Aug 2024 - A Ranked Conference) - Full Paper Track, Australia
• "Digital Conscience: Investigating the State of Ethics in CS Curricula in India", 20th ACM International Conference on Computing Education Research (ICER Aug 2024 - A Ranked Conference) - Poster Track, Australia
• "Exploring the Need of Accessibility Education in the Software Industry: Insights from a Survey of Software Professionals in India", 46th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE'24 A* Conference) - SEET Track, Portugal
• "Teaching Digital Accessibility to Industry Professionals using the Community of Practice Framework: An Experience Report", 46th International Conference on Software Engineering (ICSE'24 A* Conference) - SEET Track, Portugal
• “Serious Games for Enhancing Accessibility Awareness and Skills", ACM CompED 2023, Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Global Computing Education
• “Integrating Accessibility in a Mobile App Development Course", ACM SIGCSE 2023, ACM SIGCSE Proceedings
• “An Accessibility-focused Android Development Course", Poster Presentation, EMPOWER 2022
• “Inclusive Thinking Questionnaire: Preliminary Results", ACM SIGCSE TS 2022, ACM Proceedings, USA

As of Oct 2023, I have delivered more than 250 credit hours of instruction to Master’s students, reaching a total of 10000+ students.

Current Courses:

#	Course Name	Code	Role	No of Students	Rating (5)
1	Data Structures and Algorithm Design	DSECLZG519	Lead Instructor	740	NA Yet
2	Data Structures and Algorithms	CTZG519	Lead Instructor	40	NA Yet
3	Operating Systems	ZC364	Lead Instructor	220	NA Yet

Details of the courses taught in the past 12 months is as below:

#	Course Name	Code	Role	No of Students	Rating (5)
1	Data Structures and Algorithm Design	DSECLZG519	Lead Instructor	755	4.91
2	Dissertation	CT093	Examiner	20	NA
3	Operating Systems	ZG364	Lead Instructor	192	4.63

Non-Credit Courses:

#	Course Name	Code	Role	No of Students	Rating (5)
1	Python fundamentals for Data Science	DSECLPFDS	Lead Instructor	780	4.91
2	Python fundamentals for AIML	AIMLPFDS	Lead Instructor	1105	4.91

I am also responsible for the smooth functioning of the PGP AIML Programme and act as a Lead TA from the beginning of this offering (Currently we are in Cohort 9). I am also pivotal in bringing innovation in pedagogy, suggestions to improve online examinations, establishing accommodations for students with disabilities, etc. I am also trying out new pedagogies to teach computing to K-12 students.

Some of the voluntary Feedback received about my sessions can be found here