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I am Coco K. Lee, a B.S. Computer Science graduate from the Paul G. Allen School at the University of Washington.

I am currently a research assistant at the Computing Intelligence & Education Lab (CIEL) , advised by Prof. Yang Shi at Utah State University, exploring how AI and LLMs can improve learning efficiency and feedback in computing education.

I previously worked with Prof. R. Benjamin Shapiro in the LCI Lab, contributing to projects in multimodal UI design tools, machine learning education, and dog-wearable sensing technology.

I am also a part-time CS instructor at Coding Mind Academy, teaching K–12 students programming and computational thinking.

Research Interests

• Computing Education
• AI in Education
• Human–Computer Interaction
• Linguistics

Publications

Google Scholar profile

• 1. Sam H. Ross, Yunseo Lee, Coco K. Lee, Jayne Everson, and R. Benjamin Shapiro. 2025. Affordances of Sketched Notations for Multimodal UI Design and Development Tools. arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.09342. Paper
• 2. Coco Lee, Lucas Lee, Cheng Ma, Sam Ross, Jayne Everson, and R. Benjamin Shapiro. 2024. Software Design Beyond the Code. Washington NASA Space Grant Poster Session, Seattle, WA, August 16, 2024. Poster
• 3. Grace Bunarto and Coco Lee. 2024. Making Dog Wearables is Hard. DUB Research Poster Symposium, Seattle, WA, August 6, 2024. Poster

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