Dr Jake Renzella

Senior Lecturer · Director of Studies (Computer Science)
School of Computer Science & Engineering · UNSW Sydney

I lead the Computing and Education Research Group, build pedagogical generative AI, and research whether it actually works. I lead UNSW's partnership with Day of AI Australia, delivering free AI literacy programs to 250,000+ students annually.

Pedagogical AILLM Fine-TuningAI Literacy (K-12)CS Education

Selected Work

dcc --help: Transforming the Role of the Compiler by Generating Context-Aware Error Explanations with Large Language ModelsSIGCSE 2024Verifying Student Identity in Oral Assessments with Deep SpeakerComputers & Education: AI, 2022Foundations First: Improving C’s Viability in Introductory Programming Courses with the Debugging C CompilerSIGCSE 2023View all publications →

Highlights

AFR Award: Generative AI GuardrailsAustralian Financial Review recognition for AI in education.UNSW Research ProfilePublications, grants, and research activities.

Projects & Tools

Open Source ToolsDCC, DCC Help, Formatif, and other education technology.

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