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Untangling the Timeline: Challenges and Opportunities in Supporting Version Control in Modern Computer-Aided Design
Yuanzhe Deng, Shutong Zhang, Kathy Cheng +2
Version control is critical in mechanical computer-aided design (CAD) to enable traceability, manage product variation, and support collaboration. Yet, its implementation in modern…
Two Sides to Every Story: Exploring Hybrid Design Teams' Perceptions of Psychological Safety on Slack
Marjan Naghshbandi, Sharon Ferguson, Alison Olechowski
While the unique challenges of hybrid work can compromise collaboration and team dynamics, hybrid teams can thrive with well-informed strategies and tools that nurture interpersona…
It's a Complete Haystack: Understanding Dependency Management Needs in Computer-Aided Design
Kathy Cheng, Alison Olechowski, Shurui Zhou
In today's landscape, hardware development teams face increasing demands for better quality products, greater innovation, and shorter manufacturing lead times. Despite the need for…
Social Capital and Persistence in Computer Science of Google's Computer Science Summer Institute (CSSI) Students
Marjan Naghshbandi, Sharon Ferguson, Alison Olechowski
While a lucrative and growing field, low levels of gender and racial diversity in CS remain prevalent. Education and workforce support programs with the intention to promote underr…
"A Lot of Moving Parts": A Case Study of Open-Source Hardware Design Collaboration in the Thingiverse Community
Kathy Cheng, Shurui Zhou, Alison Olechowski
Open-source is a decentralized and collaborative method of development that encourages open contribution from an extensive and undefined network of individuals. Although commonly a…
No Risk, No Reward: Towards An Automated Measure of Psychological Safety from Online Communication
Sharon Ferguson, Georgia Van de Zande, Alison Olechowski
The data created from virtual communication platforms presents the opportunity to explore automated measures for monitoring team performance. In this work, we explore one important…
"Just a little bit on the outside for the whole time": Social belonging confidence and the persistence of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence students
Katherine Mao, Sharon Ferguson, James Magarian +1
The growing field of machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) presents a unique and unexplored case within persistence research, meaning it is unclear how past findin…
Advancing a Model of Students' Intentional Persistence in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Sharon Ferguson, Katherine Mao, James Magarian +1
Machine Learning (ML) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are powering the applications we use, the decisions we make, and the decisions made about us. We have seen numerous examples…
User Perspectives on Branching in Computer-Aided Design
Kathy Cheng, Phil Cuvin, Alison Olechowski +1
Branching is a feature of distributed version control systems that facilitates the ``divide and conquer'' strategy present in complex and collaborative work domains. Branching has…