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BLOCKS+ 2018
Sun 4 - Fri 9 November 2018 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
co-located with SPLASH 2018
SPLASH 2018 (series) / BLOCKS+ 2018 (series) / Boston Park Plaza Hotel /

Room information: Beacon Hill

VenueBoston Park Plaza Hotel
Room nameBeacon Hill
Floor4
Room InformationNo extra information available
Program

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Sun 4 Nov

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08:20 - 08:30
WelcomeBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
08:30 - 09:00
Introductory SessionBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
08:30
30m
Talk
Mental Models, Metaphors and Misconceptions
BLOCKS+
Felienne Hermans
09:00 - 10:00
Limits People Reach & How to Get Past ThemBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
09:00
5m
Talk
Coding while Making: using Blocks Language in a Physical Computing Setting
BLOCKS+
Karen H. Jin University of New Hampshire
Pre-print
09:05
5m
Talk
Abstractionless Programming in App Inventor
BLOCKS+
Audrey Seo Wellesley College
Pre-print
09:10
5m
Talk
Beyond "I'm done": Encouraging deeper exploration of challenging computational concepts
BLOCKS+
Paulina Haduong Harvard Graduate School of Education, Karen Brennan Harvard Graduate School of Education
Pre-print
09:15
5m
Talk
The Example Guru: Suggesting Examples to Novice Blocks Programmers in an Artifact-Based Context Increases Use of New Blocks
BLOCKS+
Michelle Brachman University of Massachusetts Lowell, Caitlin Kelleher Washington University in St. Louis
Pre-print
09:20
5m
Talk
Research Tools for MIT App Inventor
BLOCKS+
Evan W Patton Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Mark Sherman CERT, Michael Tissenbaum University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Pre-print
09:25
15m
Other
Themed Session 1: Whole Group Discussion
BLOCKS+

09:40
20m
Other
Themed Session 1: Break-out discussions
BLOCKS+

10:30 - 11:00
Panel: Block Abstractions for AIBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
10:30
30m
Talk
Panel: Block Abstractions for Artificial Intelligence
BLOCKS+
A: Evan W Patton Massachusetts Institute of Technology, A: Stefania Druga Massachusetts Institute of Technology, A: Jessica Van Brummelen Massachusetts Institute of Technology, P: Joe Mazzone Teacher at Davies Career and Technical High School, P: Xavier Puig Fernandez MIT-CSAIL
Pre-print
11:00 - 12:00
Empowerment & Broadening ParticipationBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
11:00
10m
Talk
Broadening Participation in Computer Science through Block Programming
BLOCKS+
Beryl Hoffman Elms College, Ralph Morelli Trinity College, Jennifer Rosato College of St. Scholastica
Pre-print
11:10
10m
Talk
Reducing the Barriers for Computational Action: How Blocks-Based Programming Can Support Digital Empowerment
BLOCKS+
Mike Tissenbaum University of Illinois, Urbana-Champain, Josh Sheldon MIT App Inventor, Hal Abelson MIT
Pre-print
11:20
8m
Other
Themed Session 2: Whole-group discussions
BLOCKS+

11:28
3m
Talk
Educational Robotics with a Twist
BLOCKS+
Hamid Zare Graduate Student, Miklos Maroti Associate Professor, Akos Ledeczi Vanderbilt University
Pre-print
11:31
3m
Talk
A Blocks-Based Approach to Internet of Things in MIT App Inventor
BLOCKS+
Wen Xi Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Evan W Patton Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pre-print
11:34
3m
Talk
DevTech Lab - KIBO and ScratchJr Demo
BLOCKS+
Catherine Cowell Tufts University, Hannah Riehl Tufts University, Marina Umaschi Bers Tufts University
Pre-print
11:37
3m
Talk
CloudDB in MIT App Inventor
BLOCKS+
Natalie Lao
11:40
20m
Other
Themed Session 2: Breakout discussions and demos/posters
BLOCKS+

13:10 - 14:10
Keynote: ShapiroBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
13:10
60m
Talk
Thinking Outside the Blocks
BLOCKS+
R. Benjamin Shapiro University of Colorado, Boulder
14:10 - 15:00
Accessibility & Language Construction ToolsBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
14:10
10m
Talk
Building an Accessible Block Environment
BLOCKS+
Emmanuel Schanzer Brown University, Sina Bahram Prime Access Consulting, Shriram Krishnamurthi Brown University, USA
Pre-print
14:20
5m
Talk
Language Workbench Support for Block-Based DSLs
BLOCKS+
Mauricio Verano Merino Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Tijs van der Storm CWI & University of Groningen
Pre-print
14:25
5m
Talk
Rapid Prototyping for Blocks-based Languages and Environments
BLOCKS+
Josh Caldwell Code.org, Josh Lory Code.org
Pre-print
14:30
5m
Talk
TypeScript: From JavaScript to Blockly and Back
BLOCKS+
Thomas Ball Microsoft Research, Peli de Halleux Microsoft Research, Sam El-Husseini Microsoft, Richard Knoll Microsoft, Michał Moskal Microsoft Research
Pre-print
14:35
25m
Other
Themed Session 3: Break-out discussions and demos/posters
BLOCKS+

15:30 - 16:15
Collaborative ProgrammingBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
15:30
5m
Talk
Enhancing and Evaluating Collaborative Blocks Programming in App Inventor
BLOCKS+
Alissa Tinney Wellesley College, Xinhui Xu Wellesley College
Pre-print
15:35
5m
Talk
Real-time Collaboration and Undo in StarLogo Nova: Technical Approach and Considerations for UX Design
BLOCKS+
Denis Li MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program, Lisa Stump MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program, Daniel Wendel MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program
Pre-print
15:40
5m
Talk
Real-time Collaboration in NetsBlox
BLOCKS+
Akos Ledeczi Vanderbilt University
15:45
5m
Talk
Multi-Device Grace
BLOCKS+
Ben Selwyn-Smith , Craig Anslow Victoria University of Wellington, Michael Homer Victoria University of Wellington
15:50
25m
Other
Themed Session 4: Break-out discussions and demos/posters
BLOCKS+

16:15 - 17:00
Implementers’ CampfireBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
16:15
5m
Talk
Rethinking OOP in Snap!
BLOCKS+
Jens Mönig SAP SE, Brian Harvey University of California, Berkeley, Jadga Hügle SAP SE
Pre-print
16:20
5m
Talk
Custom Blocks in StarLogo Nova: A Template-Based Approach to Abstraction for Improved Ease of Use and Expressive Power
BLOCKS+
Hyeonsu Kang MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program, David Wu MIT, Daniel Wendel MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program
Pre-print
16:25
5m
Talk
Two New Block Features in GP
BLOCKS+
John Maloney
16:30
5m
Talk
JSON Interoperability in MIT App Inventor
BLOCKS+
Evan W Patton Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Danny Tang Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pre-print
16:35
5m
Talk
Scratch 3.0 Design Notes
BLOCKS+
Andrew Sliwinski , Karishma Chadha
16:40
20m
Other
Implementers’ Campfire: Whole group discussions
BLOCKS+

17:00 - 17:05
ClosingBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
17:05 - 17:45
Playground Poster/DemoBLOCKS+ at Beacon Hill
17:05
40m
Other
Playground Demo/Poster Session
BLOCKS+

Mon 5 Nov

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08:30 - 10:00
Adoption & Programmer PerceptionPLATEAU at Beacon Hill
Chair(s): Joshua Sunshine Carnegie Mellon University
08:30
20m
Talk
Welcome
PLATEAU

08:50
25m
Talk
Programming by example: efficient, but not "helpful"
PLATEAU
Mark Santolucito Yale University, USA, Drew Goldman Roslyn High School, Allyson Weseley Roslyn High School, Ruzica Piskac Yale University, USA
File Attached
09:15
15m
Talk
Observing the Uptake of a Language Change Making Strings Immutable
PLATEAU
Manuel Maarek Heriot-Watt University
File Attached
09:30
15m
Talk
Identifying Barriers to Adoption for Rust through Online Discourse
PLATEAU
Anna Zeng Stanford University, Will Crichton Stanford University
File Attached
10:30 - 12:00
Keynote: ChughPLATEAU at Beacon Hill
Chair(s): Joshua Sunshine Carnegie Mellon University
10:30
65m
Talk
Direct Manipulation Programming in Sketch-n-Sketch: Three Years, Three IdeasKeynote
PLATEAU
Ravi Chugh University of Chicago
11:35
5m
Talk
Interdisciplinary Programming Language Design - Preview
PLATEAU
Michael Coblenz Carnegie Mellon University, Jonathan Aldrich Carnegie Mellon University, Brad A. Myers Carnegie Mellon University, Joshua Sunshine Carnegie Mellon University
11:40
5m
Talk
Julia: Dynamism and Performance Reconciled by Design - Preview
PLATEAU
Jeff Bezanson Julia Computing, Benjamin Chung Northeastern University, Jiahao Chen Capital One, Stefan Karpinski , Viral B Shah Julia Computing, Jan Vitek Northeastern University, Lionel Zoubritzky École Normale Supérieure
11:45
5m
Talk
On the Usage of “Pythonic” Idioms in Python Programs - Preview
PLATEAU
Carol V. Alexandru University of Zurich, José J. Merchante Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Sebastiano Panichella Zurich University of Applied Science/University of Zurich, Sebastian Proksch University of Zurich, Harald Gall University of Zurich, Gregorio Robles Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
11:50
5m
Talk
We Should Stop Claiming Generality in our Domain-Specific Language Papers - Preview
PLATEAU
Daco Harkes Delft University of Technology
Link to publication
13:30 - 15:00
Language UsabilityPLATEAU at Beacon Hill
Chair(s): Sarah E. Chasins University of California, Berkeley
13:30
25m
Talk
A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Impact of Polyglot Programming in a Database Context
PLATEAU
P. Merlin Uesbeck University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Andreas Stefik
File Attached
13:55
15m
Talk
Understanding Java Usability by Mining GitHub Repositories
PLATEAU
Mark Lemay
File Attached
14:10
25m
Talk
QDB: From Quantum Algorithms Towards Correct Quantum Programs
PLATEAU
Yipeng Huang Princeton University, Margaret Martonosi
Pre-print File Attached
15:30 - 17:00
Interactive Tools & BreakoutPLATEAU at Beacon Hill
Chair(s): Sarah E. Chasins University of California, Berkeley
15:30
25m
Talk
Interactive Extraction of Examples from Existing Code
PLATEAU
Andrew Head UC Berkeley
15:55
5m
Talk
Automatic Diagnosis and Correction of Logical Errors for Functional Programming Assignments - Preview
PLATEAU
Junho Lee Korea University, Dowon Song Korea University, Sunbeom So Korea University, Hakjoo Oh Korea University
16:00
5m
Talk
One Tool, Many Languages: Language-Parametric Transformation with Incremental Parametric Syntax - Preview
PLATEAU
James Koppel MIT, Varot Premtoon MIT, Armando Solar-Lezama MIT CSAIL
16:05
5m
Talk
Live, Synchronized, and Mental Map Preserving Visualization for Data Structure Programming - Preview
PLATEAU
Akio Oka Tokyo Institute of Technology, Hidehiko Masuhara Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tomoyuki Aotani Tokyo Institute of Technology
16:10
50m
Other
Breakout Discussion
PLATEAU

Tue 6 Nov

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08:30 - 10:00
ILIVE at Beacon Hill
Chair(s): Jonathan Edwards Unaffiliated
08:30
60m
Talk
Against The Current: What We Learned From EveKeynote
LIVE
Chris Granger
09:30
30m
Talk
From Debugging Towards Live Tuning of Reactive Applications
LIVE
Ragnar Mogk Technische Universität Darmstadt, Pascal Weisenburger Technische Universität Darmstadt, Julian Haas Technische Universität Darmstadt, David Richter Technical University of Darmstadt, Guido Salvaneschi TU Darmstadt, Mira Mezini TU Darmstadt
Pre-print
10:30 - 12:00
IILIVE at Beacon Hill
Chair(s): Ravi Chugh University of Chicago
10:30
30m
Talk
Margin Notes: Automatic code documentation with recorded examples from runtime
LIVE
Geoffrey Litt
Pre-print
11:00
30m
Talk
PANE: Programming with visible data
LIVE
Joshua Horowitz
11:30
30m
Talk
Realtime Annotations & Visualizations in Live Coding Environments
LIVE
Charles Roberts Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Pre-print
13:30 - 15:00
IIILIVE at Beacon Hill
Chair(s): Sean McDirmid
13:30
30m
Talk
Espalier: a structured spreadsheet tool for end-user development of organizational applications
LIVE
Matt McCutchen MIT, Shachar Itzhaky Technion, Israel, Daniel Jackson MIT, Willow Jarvis MIT
Media Attached
14:00
30m
Talk
Hazel: Live and Direct Functional Programming with Holes
LIVE
Cyrus Omar University of Chicago, Ian Voysey Carnegie Mellon University, Matthew Hammer University of Colorado, Boulder, Ravi Chugh University of Chicago
Pre-print
14:30
30m
Talk
REPLugger: a pleasant and scalable live coding editor
LIVE
Glen Chiacchieri Independent Researcher
15:30 - 17:00
IVLIVE at Beacon Hill
Chair(s): Roly Perera University of Glasgow
15:30
30m
Talk
Scaling the REPL Experience
LIVE
Yair Chuchem Lamdu, Eyal Lotem Lamdu
16:00
30m
Talk
SVG Programming by Direct Manipulation of Intermediates
LIVE
Brian Hempel University of Chicago, Ravi Chugh University of Chicago
Media Attached
16:30
30m
Talk
Chalktalk : A Visualization and Communication Language -- As a Tool in the Domain of Computer Science Education
LIVE
Ken Perlin New York University, Zhenyi He New York University, Karl Rosenberg New York University

Sun 4 Nov

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Room8:00309:003010:003011:003012:003013:003014:003015:003016:003017:0030
Beacon Hill

BLOCKS+

Welcome

BLOCKS+

Introductory Session

BLOCKS+

Limits People Reach & How to Get Past Them

BLOCKS+

Panel: Block Abstractions for AI

BLOCKS+

Empowerment & Broadening Participation

BLOCKS+

Keynote: Shapiro

BLOCKS+

Accessibility & Language Construction Tools

BLOCKS+

Collaborative Programming

BLOCKS+

Implementers’ Campfire

BLOCKS+

Closing

BLOCKS+

Playground Poster/Demo

Mon 5 Nov

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Room8:00309:003010:003011:003012:003013:003014:003015:003016:0030
Beacon Hill

PLATEAU

Adoption & Programmer Perception

PLATEAU

Keynote: Chugh

PLATEAU

Language Usability

PLATEAU

Interactive Tools & Breakout

Tue 6 Nov

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Room8:00309:003010:003011:003012:003013:003014:003015:003016:0030
Beacon Hill

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Sun 4 Nov

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Room8:001530459:0015304510:0015304511:0015304512:0015304513:0015304514:0015304515:0015304516:0015304517:00153045
Beacon Hill
BLOCKS+
Mental Models, Metaphors and Misconceptions
08:30 - 09:00
BLOCKS+
Coding while Making: using Blocks Language in a Physical Computing Setting
09:00 - 09:05
BLOCKS+
Abstractionless Programming in App Inventor
09:05 - 09:10
BLOCKS+
Beyond "I'm done": Encouraging deeper exploration of challenging comput ...
09:10 - 09:15
BLOCKS+
The Example Guru: Suggesting Examples to Novice Blocks Programmers in a ...
09:15 - 09:20
BLOCKS+
Research Tools for MIT App Inventor
09:20 - 09:25
BLOCKS+
Themed Session 1: Whole Group Discussion
09:25 - 09:40
BLOCKS+
Themed Session 1: Break-out discussions
09:40 - 10:00
BLOCKS+
Panel: Block Abstractions for Artificial Intelligence
10:30 - 11:00
BLOCKS+
Broadening Participation in Computer Science through Block Programming
11:00 - 11:10
BLOCKS+
Reducing the Barriers for Computational Action: How Blocks-Based Progra ...
11:10 - 11:20
BLOCKS+
Themed Session 2: Whole-group discussions
11:20 - 11:28
BLOCKS+
Educational Robotics with a Twist
11:28 - 11:31
BLOCKS+
A Blocks-Based Approach to Internet of Things in MIT App Inventor
11:31 - 11:34
BLOCKS+
DevTech Lab - KIBO and ScratchJr Demo
11:34 - 11:37
BLOCKS+
CloudDB in MIT App Inventor
11:37 - 11:40
BLOCKS+
Themed Session 2: Breakout discussions and demos/posters
11:40 - 12:00
BLOCKS+
Thinking Outside the Blocks
13:10 - 14:10
BLOCKS+
Building an Accessible Block Environment
14:10 - 14:20
BLOCKS+
Language Workbench Support for Block-Based DSLs
14:20 - 14:25
BLOCKS+
Rapid Prototyping for Blocks-based Languages and Environments
14:25 - 14:30
BLOCKS+
TypeScript: From JavaScript to Blockly and Back
14:30 - 14:35
BLOCKS+
Themed Session 3: Break-out discussions and demos/posters
14:35 - 15:00
BLOCKS+
Enhancing and Evaluating Collaborative Blocks Programming in App Inventor
15:30 - 15:35
BLOCKS+
Real-time Collaboration and Undo in StarLogo Nova: Technical Approach a ...
15:35 - 15:40
BLOCKS+
Real-time Collaboration in NetsBlox
15:40 - 15:45
BLOCKS+
Multi-Device Grace
15:45 - 15:50
BLOCKS+
Themed Session 4: Break-out discussions and demos/posters
15:50 - 16:15
BLOCKS+
Rethinking OOP in Snap!
16:15 - 16:20
BLOCKS+
Custom Blocks in StarLogo Nova: A Template-Based Approach to Abstractio ...
16:20 - 16:25
BLOCKS+
Two New Block Features in GP
16:25 - 16:30
BLOCKS+
JSON Interoperability in MIT App Inventor
16:30 - 16:35
BLOCKS+
Scratch 3.0 Design Notes
16:35 - 16:40
BLOCKS+
Implementers’ Campfire: Whole group discussions
16:40 - 17:00
BLOCKS+
Playground Demo/Poster Session
17:05 - 17:45

Mon 5 Nov

Displayed time zone: Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey change

Room8:001530459:0015304510:0015304511:0015304512:0015304513:0015304514:0015304515:0015304516:00153045
Beacon Hill
PLATEAU
Welcome
08:30 - 08:50
PLATEAU
Programming by example: efficient, but not "helpful"
08:50 - 09:15
PLATEAU
Observing the Uptake of a Language Change Making Strings Immutable
09:15 - 09:30
PLATEAU
Identifying Barriers to Adoption for Rust through Online Discourse
09:30 - 09:45
PLATEAUKeynote
Direct Manipulation Programming in Sketch-n-Sketch: Three Years, Three ...
10:30 - 11:35
PLATEAU
Interdisciplinary Programming Language Design - Preview
11:35 - 11:40
PLATEAU
Julia: Dynamism and Performance Reconciled by Design - Preview
11:40 - 11:45
PLATEAU
On the Usage of “Pythonic” Idioms in Python Programs - Preview
11:45 - 11:50
PLATEAU
We Should Stop Claiming Generality in our Domain-Specific Language Pape ...
11:50 - 11:55
PLATEAU
A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Impact of Polyglot Programming in ...
13:30 - 13:55
PLATEAU
Understanding Java Usability by Mining GitHub Repositories
13:55 - 14:10
PLATEAU
QDB: From Quantum Algorithms Towards Correct Quantum Programs
14:10 - 14:35
PLATEAU
Interactive Extraction of Examples from Existing Code
15:30 - 15:55
PLATEAU
Automatic Diagnosis and Correction of Logical Errors for Functional Pro ...
15:55 - 16:00
PLATEAU
One Tool, Many Languages: Language-Parametric Transformation with Incre ...
16:00 - 16:05
PLATEAU
Live, Synchronized, and Mental Map Preserving Visualization for Data St ...
16:05 - 16:10
PLATEAU
Breakout Discussion
16:10 - 17:00

Tue 6 Nov

Displayed time zone: Guadalajara, Mexico City, Monterrey change

Room8:001530459:0015304510:0015304511:0015304512:0015304513:0015304514:0015304515:0015304516:00153045
Beacon Hill
LIVEKeynote
Against The Current: What We Learned From Eve
08:30 - 09:30
LIVE
From Debugging Towards Live Tuning of Reactive Applications
09:30 - 10:00
LIVE
Margin Notes: Automatic code documentation with recorded examples from ...
10:30 - 11:00
LIVE
PANE: Programming with visible data
11:00 - 11:30
LIVE
Realtime Annotations & Visualizations in Live Coding Environments
11:30 - 12:00
LIVE
Espalier: a structured spreadsheet tool for end-user development of org ...
13:30 - 14:00
LIVE
Hazel: Live and Direct Functional Programming with Holes
14:00 - 14:30
LIVE
REPLugger: a pleasant and scalable live coding editor
14:30 - 15:00
LIVE
Scaling the REPL Experience
15:30 - 16:00
LIVE
SVG Programming by Direct Manipulation of Intermediates
16:00 - 16:30
LIVE
Chalktalk : A Visualization and Communication Language -- As a Tool in ...
16:30 - 17:00