Sophia Yang

Sophia completed her Bachelor's degree in Computer Science here at UIUC. She continues to pursue her research topic by investigating how students learn SQL through identifying unique approaches and challenges students face. She utilizes and optimizes sequence alignment algorithms, tokenization concepts, and clustering algorithms to systematically extract insights in order to provide recommendations for improving education in difficult concepts. She also investigates the effects of teaching modality on collaborative learning. Her first-authored research papers are currently in-submission to education conferences. She is interested in intersecting the Computers & Education, Human-Computer Interaction, and Data areas in her research work.