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Tianjia Wang 
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Introduction

I am a Ph.D. student of Computer Science at Virginia Tech advised by Dr. Chris Brown. My research interests lie in AI in education, software engineering and human computer interaction. I am particularly passionate about examing the impact of generative AI on software engineering education, exploring AI techniques to improve teaching methodologies, and developing pedagogical aligned AI systems that support student learning in programming education. Previously, I received my Master of Science degree in Software Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology advised by Dr. Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer.

My Publications

DevCoach: Supporting Students Learning the Software Development Life Cycle with a Generative AI Powered Multi-Agent System

Tianjia Wang, Matthew Trimble, Chris Brown. Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on the Foundations of Software Engineering (FSE), 2025. [SEET].

  • FSE 2025

Generative Co-Learners: Enhancing Cognitive and Social Presence of Students in Asynchronous Learning with Generative AI

Tianjia Wang, Tong Wu, Huayi Liu, Chris Brown, Yan Chen. Proceedings of the ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work (Group), 2025.

  • Group 2025

DevCoach: Supporting Students in Learning the Software Development Life Cycle at Scale with Generative Agents

Tianjia Wang, Ramaraja Ramanujan, Yi Lu, Chenyu Mao, Yan Chen, Chris Brown. Proceedings of the ACM Learning @ Scale Conference (L@S)), 2024. [Work in Progress]

  • Learning @ Scale 2024

Exploring the Role of AI Assistants in Computer Science Education: Methods, Implications, and Instructor Perspectives

Tianjia Wang, Daniel Vargas Díaz, Chris Brown, Yan Chen. 2023 IEEE Symposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing.

  • VL/HCC 2023

Refactoring for reuse: an empirical study

Eman Abdullah AlOmar, Tianjia Wang, Vaibhavi Raut, Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer, Christian Newman, and Ali Ouni. Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering (2022): 1-31.

  • Innovations in Systems and Software Engineering 2022

How do developers refactor code to improve code reusability?

Eman Abdullah AlOmar, Philip T. Rodriguez, Jordan Bowman, Tianjia Wang, Benjamin Adepoju, Kevin Lopez, Christian Newman, Ali Ouni, and Mohamed Wiem Mkaouer. In Reuse in Emerging Software Engineering Practices: 19th International Conference on Software and Systems Reuse, 2020

  • ICSR 2020

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During my leisure time, I am passionate about traveling and going on road trips. These adventures enable me to explore new destinations and create lasting memories. I am particularly fascinated by national parks,, which offer breathtaking views and a chance to connect with nature. Below are some photos of my favorite places.

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Olympic National Park

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Yellowstone National Park

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