Karina Mochetti

Karina Mochetti is an Assistant Professor of Teaching in the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC), part of the Faculty of Science. She previously held an Adjunct Professor position at Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Brazil. Her research focuses on computing education, gender diversity in STEM, and mathematics foundations in computer science.

Education:

• PhD and MSc in Computer Science (UNICAMP, Brazil)
• BSc in Computer Engineering (UNICAMP, Brazil)
• Postdoctoral Research in Formal Security Analysis (UNICAMP, Brazil)
• Academic Specialization in Higher Education Teaching (SENAC, Brazil)

Research Interests:

• Active learning methods in computing education
• Addressing gender disparities in STEM through pedagogical innovation
• Mathematical foundations of computer science
• Historical contributions of women in computing

Awards:

• UBC Open Education Resource Champions (2024)
• Google Brazil Women in Technology Award (2009)
• Best Paper Award at SBSeg (2007)

Teaching & Service:

• Main instructor for CPSC 121 (Models of Computation) and CPSC 103 (Systematic Program Design)
• Coordinator of Include Meninas UFF (promoting women in computing)
• Reviewer for SIGCSE, ITiCSE, and SBSeg
• Member of UBC’s Women in Science Program

Labs & Projects:

• ECOS Project (computing and education with KDE)
• Development of educational tools like Rocs (graph theory app)