Christopher Piech

Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Computer Science and, by courtesy, of Education

Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

Academic Appointments

Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

Program Affiliations

Symbolic Systems Program

Contact

Academic
cpiech@stanford.edu

University - Faculty Department: Computer Science Position: Asst Professor-Teaching

Additional Info

Mail Code: 9015
SUNet ID(s):
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cpiech

2022-23 Courses

Introduction to Probability for Computer Scientists
CS 109 (Aut)
Programming Methodology
CS 106A (Spr)
Independent Studies (12)
- Advanced Reading and Research
  CS 499 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Advanced Reading and Research
  CS 499P (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Curricular Practical Training
  CS 390A (Spr, Sum)
- Curricular Practical Training
  CS 390B (Sum)
- Curricular Practical Training
  CS 390C (Sum)
- Independent Project
  CS 399 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Independent Work
  CS 199 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Independent Work
  CS 199P (Win, Spr)
- Part-time Curricular Practical Training
  CS 390D (Win)
- Senior Project
  CS 191 (Aut, Win, Spr, Sum)
- Supervised Undergraduate Research
  CS 195 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Writing Intensive Senior Research Project
  CS 191W (Aut, Win, Spr)
Prior Year Courses
2021-22 Courses
- AI for Social Good
  CS 21SI (Spr)
- Computational Education
  OSPCPTWN 88 (Spr)
- Introduction to Probability for Computer Scientists
  CS 109 (Aut, Win)
- Problem-solving Lab for CS109
  CS 109A (Aut, Win)
2020-21 Courses
- Introduction to Probability for Computer Scientists
  CS 109 (Win)
- Problem-solving Lab for CS106A
  CS 100A (Aut)
- Problem-solving Lab for CS109
  CS 109A (Win)
- Programming Methodology
  CS 106A (Aut)
2019-20 Courses
- Computational Education
  CS 398 (Aut)
- Problem-solving Lab for CS106A
  CS 100A (Spr)
- Programming Methodology
  CS 106A (Spr)
- Wellness in Tech: Designing an Intentional Lifestyle in a Tech-Driven World
  CS 82SI (Spr)

Stanford Advisees

Doctoral Dissertation Reader (AC)
Charis Charitsis
Orals Evaluator
Mo Tiwari
Master's Program Advisor
Yishu Chen, Michelle Fu, Emily Hsu, Anne Lee, Miranda Li, Andrea Pasinetti, Jason Ping, Esteban Rincon, Will Song, Kasen Stephensen, Ivan Villa-Renteria, Patricia Wei, Takao Yatagai, Lucy Zhu
Doctoral Dissertation Co-Advisor (AC)
Alan Cheng, Julia Markel, Allen Nie, Mo Tiwari
Doctoral (Program)
Moussa Doumbouya, Yunsung Kim, Ali Malik

All Publications

Feedback on Program Development Process for CS1 Students ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education Charitsis, C., Piech, C., Mitchell, J. C. 2022: 1150

View details for DOI 10.1145/3478432.3499062
TMOSS: Using Intermediate Assignment Work to Understand Excessive Collaboration in Large Classes Yan, L., McKeown, N., Sahami, M., Piech, C., Assoc Comp Machinery ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. 2018: 110–15

View details for DOI 10.1145/3159450.3159490

View details for Web of Science ID 000481890100020
BlueBook: A Computerized Replacement for Paper Tests in Computer Science Piech, C., Gregg, C., Assoc Comp Machinery ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. 2018: 562–67

View details for DOI 10.1145/3159450.3159587

View details for Web of Science ID 000481890100108
Deep Knowledge Tracing Piech, C., Bassen, J., Huang, J., Ganguli, S., Sahami, M., Guibas, L., Sohl-Dickstein, J., Cortes, C., Lawrence, N. D., Lee, D. D., Sugiyama, M., Garnett, R. NEURAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS (NIPS). 2015

View details for Web of Science ID 000450913100022
Modeling How Students Learn to Program 43rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2012) Piech, C., Sahami, M., Koller, D., Cooper, S., Blikstein, P. ASSOC COMPUTING MACHINERY. 2011: 153–158

View details for Web of Science ID 000304130200031