Bogdan Simion
Bogdan Simion is an Associate Professor, Teaching Stream in the Department of Mathematical and Computational Sciences at the University of Toronto Mississauga. His work includes active learning classrooms, group work dynamics, help-seeking behaviour, problem-solving development, writing instruction, behavioural design interventions, productive failure in computer science, and the role of LLMs/SLMs in student learning.
Papers
2026
- 34.Valeria Ramirez Osorio, Ido Ben Haim, Ahmed Ashraf, Mohammad Mahmoud, Peter Dixon, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy."Investigating the Impact of Student Usage of Generative AI Tools in Computing Courses" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 33.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Bogdan Simion, Andrew Petersen, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Michael Liut."Non-Native English Speakers in CS1: Expectancy, Value, and Belonging" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 32.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Zeling Zhang, Runlong Ye, Joshua D. A. Jung, Ilya Musabirov, Bogdan Simion, C. Suárez, Paul Vrbik, Andrew Petersen, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Michael Liut."SQL Beyond Querying: Enhancing SQL Learning with Schema and Data Management" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 31.Maksym Woychyshyn, Stephen Clark, Naaz Sibia, Michael Liut, Bogdan Simion."SSDVis: Teaching Students Modern OS Concepts in a Flash" Proceedings of the 31st ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2026).[doi][]
- 30.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Amber Richardson, Yashika Jain, Khushi Malik, Bogdan Simion, Carolina Nobre, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut."Code as Anchor, Memory and Metaphor as Support: Learner Experiences with Multi-View Visualizations" (2026).[doi][]
2025
- 29.Suqing Liu, Runlong Ye, Christopher Eaton, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut."A Comparative Study of Student Perspectives on Technical Writing Feedback Quality: Evaluating LLMs, SLMs, and Humans in Computer Science Topics" (2025).[doi][]
- 28.Naaz Sibia, Jessica Wen, Amber Richardson, Yashika Jain, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Bogdan Simion, Andrew Petersen, Carolina Nobre, Michael Liut."From State to Structure: Towards Abstraction Support in CS2" Proceedings of the 25th Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. (2025).[doi][]
- 27.Bogdan Simion, Lisa Zhang, Giang Bui, Hancheng Huang, Ramzi Abu-Zeineh, Shrey Vakil."Analyzing Fine-Grained Skill Development across Computer Science Course Progressions" ACM Transactions on Computing Education. (2025).[doi][]
- 26.Valeria Ramirez Osorio, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut."Understanding the Impact of Using Generative AI Tools in a Database Course" Proceedings of the 56th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. (2025).[doi][]
2024
- 25.Alisha Hasan, Bogdan Simion, Florin Pop."Analyzing the uses and perceptions of computer science students towards generative AI tools" Proceedings of the International Conference on Virtual Learning - VIRTUAL LEARNING - VIRTUAL REALITY (19th edition). (2024).[doi][]
- 24.Rutwa Engineer, Naaz Sibia, M. Kaler, Bogdan Simion, Lisa Zhang."Early Computer Science Students' Perspectives Towards The Importance Of Writing" Proceedings of the 2024 on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2024).[doi][]
- 23.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Runlong Ye, Naaz Sibia, Rohita Nalluri, J. Williams, Andrew Petersen, Erick Smith, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut."Student Interaction with Instructor Emails in Introductory and Upper-Year Computing Courses" Proceedings of the 55th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. (2024).[doi][]
2023
- 22.Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Runlong Ye, Elexandra Tran, Naaz Sibia, Abhijoy Mandal, Hammad Shaikh, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen, J. Williams."Do Students Read Instructor Emails? A Case Study of Intervention Email Open Rates" Proceedings of the 23rd Koli Calling International Conference on Computing Education Research. (2023).[doi][]
- 21.Phil Steinhorst, Andrew Petersen, Bogdan Simion, J. Vahrenhold."Exploring Barriers in Productive Failure" Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research - Volume 1. (2023).[doi][]
- 20.Lisa Zhang, Bogdan Simion, M. Kaler, Amna Liaqat, Daniel Dick, Andi Bergen, Michael A. Miljanovic, Andrew Petersen."Embedding and Scaling Writing Instruction Across First- and Second-Year Computer Science Courses" Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 1. (2023).[doi][]
2022
- 19.Elexandra Tran, Angela Zavaleta Bernuy, Bogdan Simion, Michael Liut, Andrew Petersen, J. Williams."Investigating Subject Lines Length on Students' Email Open Rates" Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education V. 2. (2022).[doi][]
- 18.Rehmat Munir, Francesco Strafforello, Niveditha Kani, M. Kaler, Bogdan Simion, Lisa Zhang."Exploring Common Writing Issues in Upper-Year Computer Science" Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - Volume 1. (2022).[doi][]
- 17.Andrew Jiang, Bogdan Simion."Help Supports during Online Delivery: Student Perception and Lessons Learnt from an Online CS2" Proceedings of the 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education - Volume 1. (2022).[doi][]
2021
- 16.Rutwa Engineer, Ayesha Naeem Syeda, Bogdan Simion."A Qualitative Study of Group Work and Participation Dynamics in a CS2 Active Learning Environment" Proceedings of the 26th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1. (2021).[doi][]
- 15.L. Zhang, Andrew Petersen, Michael Liut, Bogdan Simion, Furkan Alaca."A Multi-Course Report on the Experience of Unplanned Online Exams" Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. (2021).[doi][]
- 14.A. Siqueira, Bogdan Simion."Active Learning Environments and the Transition to Online" Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. (2021).[doi][]
2020
- 13.Ayesha Naeem Syeda, Rutwa Engineer, Bogdan Simion."Analyzing the Effects of Active Learning Classrooms in CS2" Proceedings of the 51st ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education. (2020).[doi][]
2015
- 12.Bogdan Simion."Analyzing and Improving the Performance of Spatial Database Processing" (2015).[]
- 11.Bogdan Simion, Daniel N. Ilha, S. Ray, Leslie Barron, Angela Demke Brown, Ryan Johnson."Slingshot: A modular framework for designing data processing systems" 2015 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (Big Data). (2015).[doi][]
2014
- 10.S. Ray, Bogdan Simion, Angela Demke Brown, Ryan Johnson."Skew-resistant parallel in-memory spatial join" International Conference on Statistical and Scientific Database Management. (2014).[doi][]
2013
- 9.S. Ray, Bogdan Simion, Angela Demke Brown, Ryan Johnson."A parallel spatial data analysis infrastructure for the cloud" Proceedings of the 21st ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems. (2013).[doi][]
- 8.Bogdan Simion, Daniel N. Ilha, Angela Demke Brown, Ryan Johnson."The price of generality in spatial indexing" International Workshop on Analytics for Big Geospatial Data. (2013).[doi][]
- 7.Bogdan Simion, S. Ray, Angela Demke Brown."Workshop on using Emerging Parallel Architectures ( WEPA 2012 ) Speeding up spatial database query execution using GPUs" (2013).[]
2012
- 6.Bogdan Simion, S. Ray, Angela Demke Brown."Surveying the landscape: an in-depth analysis of spatial database workloads" Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems. (2012).[doi][]
2011
- 5.S. Ray, Bogdan Simion, Angela Demke Brown."Jackpine: A benchmark to evaluate spatial database performance" 2011 IEEE 27th International Conference on Data Engineering. (2011).[doi][]
2010
- 4.Daniel Lupei, Bogdan Simion, Don Pinto, Matthew Misler, Mihai Burcea, William Krick, C. Amza."Transactional memory support for scalable and transparent parallelization of multiplayer games" European Conference on Computer Systems. (2010).[doi][]
- 3.Bogdan Simion."Scalable and Transparent Parallelization of Multiplayer Games" (2010).[]
- 2.Daniel Lupei, Bogdan Simion, Don Pinto, Matthew Misler, Mihai Burcea, William Krick, C. Amza."Towards scalable and transparent parallelization of multiplayer games using transactional memory support" ACM SIGPLAN Symposium on Principles & Practice of Parallel Programming. (2010).[doi][]
2007
- 1.Bogdan Simion, C. Leordeanu, Florin Pop, V. Cristea."A Hybrid Algorithm for Scheduling Workflow Applications in Grid Environments (ICPDP)" OTM Conferences. (2007).[doi][]
Posters
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