The COMPUTE 2026 Conference invites original submissions from participants in universities, colleges, schools, industry, government organizations, and NGOs to share their work in any theme pertaining to computing education, particularly beyond introductory programming courses.
Conference Themes
Theme 1: Computing Education
- Pedagogical Approaches and Interventions in CS Education
- Evaluation of Technology-Based Learning Environments for CS Topics
- Assessment and Evaluation in Computing Education
- Student Engagement and Motivation in Computing Courses
- Innovative Pedagogies for specific CS topics
- Work-integrated Education and workplace learning
- AI-assisted CS education
Theme 2: Curricula Design
- Synergistic Learning of CS Topics with Other Disciplines
- Teaching CS to non-CS and non-tech majors
- Industry-Relevant Computing Skills and Competencies
- Industry readiness for CS graduates
- AI-infusion in CS curriculum
- Internship and other work-integrated tasks in the CS curricula
Theme 3: Responsible Computing Education
- Ethics and Sustainability in Computer Science
- Inclusivity in Computer Science Education
- Inclusive Education in Indian Diverse Socioeconomic and Language Contexts
- CS Education and Challenges from the Digital Divide
- CS Education for the marginalised
- Gender Disparities in CS Education
Theme 4: Teaching and Teachers
- Training and professional development for CS educators
- Teaching in or with local languages
- Teaching CS to non-CS and non-tech majors
- AI-assisted teaching
Submission Categories
Research Papers
Research papers should have clear research questions which guide the research of the paper. The questions should be situated in light of prior work, and should highlight how the existing research addresses current gaps. The methods employed to answer the research question should be relevant and sound. Methods can be quantitative or qualitative, and we also welcome replication studies and papers that present negative results.
Experience Reports and Tools
The focus of papers in the Experience Reports and Tools (ERT) category is to provide details of the implementation of a tool or pedagogy in a computing education context. Such papers should describe the need of the tool or pedagogy, development and use of the tool or pedagogy in a concrete context (such as a classroom, online, hybrid settings etc.). The paper should also provide detailed reflections from the practitioner on what worked, what didn’t work and why. ERT papers differ from research papers in that it is targeted towards helping practitioners adopt the tool or pedagogy in their context, and not necessarily on using methods to answer research questions.
Short Papers
If a submission lacks sufficient empirical evidence (for research papers) or sufficient observations/reflections (for experience reports), it can be considered as a short paper.
Submission and Publication Details
More details about the publisher will be posted by the 1st week of June. All published papers will be indexed in major scientific databases, including Scopus and DBLP.
Important Dates
- Submission Deadline: July 26, 2026 AOE
- Notification to Authors: September 6, 2026
- Camera-Ready Due: September 18, 2026
- Conference Dates: December 03-05, 2026
Acknowledgement
The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
Contact
For any queries, please contact the Program Chairs – Prajish Prasad (prajish.prasad@flame.edu.in) or Mrityunjay Kumar (mrityunjay.kumar@pilani.bits-pilani.ac.in).