An Analysis of LLM Performance on Introductory C++ Programming Assignments (ICER 2026 - Lightning Talks and Posters) - ICER 2026

Tue 11 - Fri 14 August 2026 Uppsala, Sweden

Who

Iris Xu, Michael Nowak, Eric Shaffer

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ICER 2026 Lightning Talks and Posters

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When

Thu 13 Aug 2026 10:25 - 11:20 at Foyer - Coffee and Posters 1

Iris Xu

University of British Columbia

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Michael Nowak

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Eric Shaffer

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Session Program

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	10:25 - 11:20	Coffee and Posters 1Lightning Talks and Posters at Foyer

	10:25 55m Talk		Best Practices for Assessing Students’ Programming Skills in the Era of Large Language Models Lightning Talks and Posters Rex Bringula Department of Computer Science, Linköping University, Fredrik Heintz Department of Computer Science, Linköping University, Kristina von Hausswolff Department of Computer Science, Linköping University
	10:25 55m Talk		“I think we did CS today”: Students Complex Perceptions of CS in an Introductory Social Robotics Program Lightning Talks and Posters Gaeun Lee University of Illinois - Chicago, Rabia Ibtasar University of Illinois - Chicago, Joseph E Michaelis University of Illinois - Chicago
	10:25 55m Talk		Fairness by Design: Rethinking Assessment, Procedural Justice, and AI Use in Large-Scale Computing Education Lightning Talks and Posters Peter ChunYu Yau University of Glasgow
	10:25 55m Talk		AI Concepts and Skills - Perspectives on Why and What to Learn About AI in Schools Lightning Talks and Posters Martina Landman University of Cambridge, Zoe Hastings University of Cambridge, Jane Waite Raspberry Pi Foundation, Ben Garside Raspberry Pi Foundation, Sue Sentance University of Cambridge, UK
	10:25 55m Talk		"It's Okay Sometimes": Insights into Students' Nuanced Evaluations of their Programming Abilities While Using LLMs Lightning Talks and Posters Melissa Chen Northwestern University, Stephanie Rissmiller Northwestern University, Kristin Fasiang Northwestern University, Eleanor O'Rourke Northwestern University
	10:25 55m Talk		How to Evaluate Constructive Alignment for Data Systems Courses? Lightning Talks and Posters Laiba Shamsul University of Amsterdam, Daphne Miedema University of Amsterdam
	10:25 55m Talk		An Analysis of LLM Performance on Introductory C++ Programming Assignments Lightning Talks and Posters Iris Xu University of British Columbia, Michael Nowak University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Eric Shaffer University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
	10:25 55m Talk		“Learning on the Job”: How Summer Internships Complement School-Based Learning for Computer Science Students Lightning Talks and Posters Mora Labisi Northwestern University, Eleanor O'Rourke Northwestern University
	10:25 55m Talk		Falcon Active Learning Open Network (FALCON) for Peer Instruction Lightning Talks and Posters Tomas Cantalupo United States Air Force Academy, Daniel Dinsmore United States Air Force Academy, Parker Evans United States Air Force Academy, Grady Pennington United States Air Force Academy, Dennis Bouvier US Air Force Academy