Welcome to the 2020 CCSC-Eastern Regional Conference
Friday, October 23, 2020 - Saturday, October 24, 2020
Navigating the Conference
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Friday, October 23
10:00am - 05:15pm
Many thanks to our sponsors and national partners:
Platinum Level Partners: turingscraft, Google for Education, GitHub, NSF, Codio
Silver Level Partner: zyBooks - Visit Diana Vogis at 3:30-4pm EST!
Bronze Level Partners: NCWIT, teradata, Mercury Learning and Information, Mercy College
01:00pm - 02:00pm
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The What's Next Economy - Main Hall
Jonathan Aberman, Dean, School of Business & Technology, Academic Affairs
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed our society and economy already, with many more challenges and changes to come. Jonathan Aberman, Dean of Marymount University School of Business and Technology is a national expert on innovation, economic trends and entrepreneurship. He believes that the United States has entered a new phase, which he describes as the "What's Next Economy?" He will discuss some of the hallmarks of the What's Next Economy and what it means for technologists, educators and policy makers.
02:15pm - 03:30pm
SESSION 1
TRACK 1 - Papers - Special Topics - Zoom link - Chair/Co-Chair: Carol Jim/Olumide F Kayode
Internet Research Agency's Campaign to Influence the U.S. 2016 Elections: Assessing Linguistic Profiles via Statistical Analysis
Virtual Cluster for HPC Education
Deep Learning in Detection of Mobile Malware
TRACK 2 - Student Research - Zoom link - Chair/Co-Chair: Pranshu Gupta/Becca Flinn
Credit Card Fraud Detection
Fileless Malware Detection
Maturity of the Malware Marketplace
LAMP Stack Performance Analysis
TRACK 3 - National Partner Session - Zoom Link - Chair/Co-Chair: Yamuna Rajasekhar, Jiang Li - zyBook session moved to MAIN HALL!
Techniques to effectively teach a course online, Dr. Yamuna Rajasekhar, Content Developer, zyBooks
04:00pm - 05:15pm
SESSION 2
TRACK 1 - Papers - Pedagogy 1 - Zoom link - Chair/Co-Chair: Karen Anewalt/Morgan Bear
Interdisciplinary Research Experience in Computer Science and Biological Sciences
Experiential Learning: Preparing Students for the Workforce through Faculty Mentorship and Feedback in Campus-based IT Projects
A Scalable RPG Project for Object-Oriented Software Development
TRACK 2 - Tutorial - Zoom link - Chair/Co-Chair: Karen Paullet/Larry Copeland - Canceled!
Should "Deepfakes" Be a Topic of Cybersecurity Course?, Penn Wu, DeVry University-Sherman Oaks
TRACK 3 - National Partner Session - Zoom Link - Chair/Co-Chair: Laurie White/Jiang Li
Programming with the Cloud, Laurie White, Cloud DevRel, Google for Education
05:30pm - 07:00pm
POSTERS - If you have trouble with the zoom link, try refreshing your page.
Zoom link - Chairs: John Wright/George Dimitoglou
Please visit our poster presenters, listen to their presentations, and discuss their posters with them. When finished, you can add a review here to help us judge for best faculty and student poster. You can switch between the breakout rooms, but you must have latest Zoom Client.
Faculty Posters
F01 - Containerizing CS Learning Environments – Linh Ngo, Richard Burns, Si Chen, West Chester University of Pennsylvania
F02 - 3D Printed Models for Teaching Data Structures – Samah Senbel, Sacred Heart University
F03 - Computational Thinking for Computer Science Majors: An Introduction to CS Education Career Pathways – Alan Jamieson, Lindsay Jamieson, St. Mary’s College of Maryland
F04 - A Multi-Cloud Environment for Teaching Relational Database Services – Weidong Liao, Shepherd University
F05 - Introducing Computational Thinking to Pre-service Teachers – Jiang Li, Paulette Shockey, Jennifer Cuddapah, Christy Graybeal, Anthony Williams, Hood College
F06 - Low-Code/No-Code Software Development Platforms and their Uses in Computer Science and Information Technology Education – Weidong Liao, Osman Guzide, Shepherd University
F07 - Towards Understanding Privacy Trade-off In An Epidemic – Sajedul Talukder, Edinboro University
F08 - Privacy and Security Vulnerabilities in Health Care Infrastructure Mobile Technology – Sajedul Talukder, Edinboro University
F09 - Benchmarking the performance of RESTful applications implemented in Spring Boot Java and MS.NET Core – Hardeep Kaur Dhalla, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
F10 - Parsing performance of native JSON libraries in Java, MS.NET Core and Python: A comparative study – Hardeep Kaur Dhalla, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
F11 - Lesson Plan: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Cyber Warfare Concepts – Donna Schaeffer, Patrick Olson, Marymount University
F12 - Robotics-based Creative Expression for Middle/High School Female Students – Yanxia Jia, Arcadia University
Student Posters
S01 - Artificial Intelligence Operated Data Warehouse – Joseph Cvetovich, Harrison Linn, Kaylea Daigle, Phil Huddleston, Sam Houston State University
S02 - MyHealthChart Mobile App: Gives people control and access to their Medical Records – Jessica Byrd, Samual McManus, Sam Houston State University
S03 - An Interactive Mobile Application for Skin Clinic – Khalid Noman, Ahmed Noman, Mohamed Barodi, Carilyn Santisteban, Sam Houston State University
S04 - Gear Shifting - Back to the Basics Phase 1 – Meghan Murphy, Frostburg State University
S05 - Homeostasis and Machine Learning in the Biology Classroom – Judith Lucas-Odom, Drexel University
S06 - Where Did the Time Go? An Android-Based Phone Time Management App – John Viaud, Vitali Surmach, Bilal Abdulmajid, Arcadia University
S07 - Resolving Dark Web Identities – Babur Kohy
S08 - A Template for Useful Proof of Work - Riley Vaughn
Saturday, October 24
08:00am - 12:45pm
We are always in need of host institutions and are hoping that we will soon be able to meet in person again. If you might be interested in hosting the conference at your institution in the future, please see Mike Flinn or John Wright for more information.
Thank you all for Joining us at the CCSC-Eastern Regional Conference this year!
08:30am - 12:30pm
Programming Contest - Zoom link
Programming Contest Co-Chairs: Steven Kennedy, Frostburg State University and David Hovemeyer, Johns Hopkins University
08:30am - 09:00am - Setup and Contest Software Training
09:00am - 12:30pm - Programming Contest
08:00am - 09:15am
SESSION 3
TRACK 1 - Papers - Pedagogy 2 - Zoom link - Chair/Co-Chair: Nathan Green/Larry Copeland
Online System Modeling and Documentation Using ROS Snapshot
SPIFS: A Short Project Instructional File System
Invited Presentation: Bringing Harmony to Computational Science Pedagogy
TRACK 2 - Open Discussion - Zoom Link - Chair: John Wright
How are you doing? Dealing with the pandemic, social crises, and college financial issues and their effects on students, faculty, courses, programs, and institutions
09:30am - 10:45am
SESSION 4
TRACK 1 - Papers - Pedagogy 3 - Zoom link - Chair/Co-Chair: Karen Anewalt/Larry Copeland
Development of a Configuration Management Course for Computing Operations Students
Teaching Introduction to Programming Languages with a Database Twist
Auto-Generated Game Levels Increase Novice Programmers’ Engagement
TRACK 2 - Panel - Zoom Link - Chair: Michael Flinn
Supporting Underrepresented Groups in STEM During Uncertain Times: A Case For Transfer Students from Rural SW PA.
11:00am - 12:15pm
SESSION 5
TRACK 1 - Papers - Diversity & Inclusion - Zoom link - Chair/Co-Chair: Mian Qian/Morgan Bear
An Effort on Promoting K-12 Computer Science Education in Rural Region
Course Content as a Tool of Inclusivity for Black/African-American Women in Computing
The Effect of Gender on Student Self-Assessment in Introductory Computer Science Classes
TRACK 2 - Nifty Ideas/Hot Topics - Zoom Link - Chair/Co-Chair: Donna Schaeffer/Carol Jim
Nifty Assignment in Computer Networking Laboratory
Partitioned-Hill Cryptosystems: A STEM Lab for AP CSA
Hot Topics - An open discussion forum for discussing the important issues surrounding technology education
12:45pm - 01:15pm
Conclusion/Awards, Main Hall
Chairs: George Dimitoglou, Michael Flinn, David Hovemeyer
Receipt of Cash or Gift Cards - For the winners of awards, please fill out the linked form (page 2) to receive your award. Instructions will be emailed. Thanks and congratulations on the award!
01:15pm - 02:00pm
2021 Planning Meeting, Main Hall
Chair: Jiang Li