Jonathan Dukes

The tools available for low-level debugging of programs running on ARM Cortex platforms in Visual Studio Code can be cumbersome, inflexible and unpredictable or even faulty. The project will develop a new set of tools for visualising the state of the processor and memory and for visualising and controlling program flow. The tools will integrate … Read more

This project will explore the use of generative AI to create interactive educational simulations of software engineering projects. (Think “The Sims” but for software engineering!) The aim will be to create opportunities for learners to engage in actives such as code reviews, assigning tickets to engineers or setting and enforcing code quality standards. The project … Read more

Since the widespread emergence of generative AI, arguments about the right approach to teach introductory programming are often presented as one of two extremes: “vibe coding” or prompts first [1] or “trad coding” first. This project will explore the space between these two extremes by implementing one or more proof-of-concept programming platforms for novices that … Read more

I would be happy to discuss proposals for any student project broadly related to programming education (any programming language). I am particularly interested in projects that explore the potential to use AI coding assistants (e.g. GitHub Copilot) to support teaching and learning, as well as projects that explore the impact of the use of AI … Read more