Jialin Cui

College of Engineering

Works (10)

Updated: July 21st, 2025 14:37

2024 article

A Comparative Analysis of GitHub Contributions Before and After An OSS Based Software Engineering Class

Cui, J., Zhang, R., Li, R., Zhou, F., Song, Y., & Gehringer, E. (2024, July 3). PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2024 CONFERENCE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, VOL 1, ITICSE 2024, pp. 576–582.

By: J. Cui n, R. Zhang *, R. Li  n, F. Zhou n, Y. Song * & E. Gehringer n 

author keywords: Software Engineering Education; Qualitative Study; Statistical Study; GitHub
topics (OpenAlex): Software Engineering Research; Advanced Software Engineering Methodologies; Software Engineering and Design Patterns
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 8, 2024

2024 article

A Statistical Study of Female Students in a Software Engineering Class: Preparedness, Performance, and Contribution

Cui, J., Zhang, R., Jia, Q., Zhou, F., Li, R., & Gehringer, E. (2024, October 13). 2024 IEEE FRONTIERS IN EDUCATION CONFERENCE, FIE.

By: J. Cui n, R. Zhang *, Q. Jia n, F. Zhou n, R. Li  n & E. Gehringer n 

author keywords: Software Engineering Education; Gender Study; Statistical Study; Quantitative Study; GitHub
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Gender and Technology in Education; Online Learning and Analytics
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 30, 2025

2024 article

How Much Effort Do You Need to Expend on a Technical Interview? A Study of LeetCode Problem Solving Statistics

Cui, J., Zhang, R., Zhou, F., Li, R., Song, Y., & Gehringer, E. (2024, July 29). 2024 36TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, CSEE & T 2024.

By: J. Cui n, R. Zhang *, F. Zhou n, R. Li  n, Y. Song * & E. Gehringer n 

author keywords: LeetCode; career; hiring practices; software engineering; technical interviews; coding challenge
topics (OpenAlex): Statistics Education and Methodologies; Online and Blended Learning; Teaching and Learning Programming
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: November 4, 2024

2024 article

How Pre-class Programming Experience Influences Students' Contribution to Their Team Project: A Statistical Study

Cui, J., Zhang, R., Li, R., Zhou, F., Song, Y., & Gehringer, E. (2024, March 7). PROCEEDINGS OF THE 55TH ACM TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, SIGCSE 2024, VOL. 1, pp. 255–261.

By: J. Cui n, R. Zhang *, R. Li  n, F. Zhou n, Y. Song * & E. Gehringer n 

author keywords: Software Engineering Education; Teamwork and Collaboration; Qualitative Study; Statistical Study; GitHub
topics (OpenAlex): Software Engineering Techniques and Practices; Teaching and Learning Programming; Software Engineering Research
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4. Quality Education (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: March 8, 2024

2024 article

Utilizing the Constrained K-Means Algorithm and Pre-Class GitHub Contribution Statistics for Forming Student Teams

Cui, J., Zhou, F., Liu, C., Jia, Q., Song, Y., & Gehringer, E. (2024, July 3). PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2024 CONFERENCE INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, VOL 1, ITICSE 2024, pp. 569–575.

By: J. Cui n, F. Zhou n, C. Liu n, Q. Jia n, Y. Song * & E. Gehringer n 

author keywords: Software Engineering Education; Teamwork and Collaboration; Qualitative Study; Statistical Study; GitHub
topics (OpenAlex): Educational Technology and Assessment; Software Engineering Techniques and Practices; Big Data and Business Intelligence
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 8, 2024

2023 article

Correlating Students' Class Performance Based on GitHub Metrics: A Statistical Study

Cui, J., Zhang, R., Li, R., Song, Y., Zhou, F., & Gehringer, E. (2023, June 29). PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2023 CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY IN COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION, ITICSE 2023, VOL 1, pp. 526–532.

By: J. Cui n, R. Zhang *, R. Li *, Y. Song *, F. Zhou n & E. Gehringer n 

author keywords: Software Engineering Education; OSS; GitHub
topics (OpenAlex): Teaching and Learning Programming; Online Learning and Analytics; Software Engineering Research
TL;DR: A novel, unified, and replicable way to measure previous programming experience using students' pre-class GitHub contributions is presented, believed to be the first to use GitHub contributions in this way. (via Semantic Scholar)
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4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 1, 2023

2022 article

Can Pre-class GitHub Contributions Predict Success by Student Teams?

Cui, J., Li, R., Lou, K., Liu, C., Xiao, Y., Jia, Q., … Zhang, R. (2022, May 1). 2022 ACM/IEEE 44TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE ENGINEERING: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING EDUCATION AND TRAINING (ICSE-SEET 2022), pp. 40–49.

By: J. Cui n, R. Li  n, K. Lou n, C. Liu n, Y. Xiao n, Q. Jia n, E. Gehringer n , R. Zhang *

author keywords: student team; GitHub; dataset; SE project
topics (OpenAlex): Open Source Software Innovations; Software Engineering Research; Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 29, 2022

2022 conference paper

Modeling review helpfulness with augmented transformer neural networks

2022 IEEE 16th International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC). CA and online, presented at the 2022 IEEE 16th International Conference on Semantic Computing (ICSC), Laguna Hills, CA.

By: Y. Xiao n, T. Wang *, X. Sun*, L. Li *, Y. Song *, J. Cui n, Q. Jia n, C. Liu n, E. Gehringer n 

author keywords: Machine learning algorithms; Classification algorithms; STEM; Educational technology; Engineering education
topics (OpenAlex): Online Learning and Analytics; Educational Technology and Assessment; Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
TL;DR: This paper introduces a new augmented model for detecting helpfulness and tests it against the original model that uses raw text, yielding a 7% increase in performance measured in F1 score. (via Semantic Scholar)
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4. Quality Education (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: July 22, 2022

2022 article

The Dual Nature of Chaos and Order in the Atmosphere

Shen, B.-W., Pielke, R., Zeng, X., Cui, J., Faghih-Naini, S., Paxson, W., … Atlas, R. (2022, November 12). Atmosphere.

By: B. Shen *, R. Pielke *, X. Zeng *, J. Cui n, S. Faghih-Naini *, W. Paxson*, A. Kesarkar *, X. Zeng *, R. Atlas *

author keywords: dual nature; chaos; generalized Lorenz model; predictability; multistability
topics (OpenAlex): Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis; Chaos control and synchronization; Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
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13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: January 3, 2023

2021 article

A kernel principal component analysis of coexisting attractors within a generalized Lorenz model

Cui, J., & Shen, B.-W. (2021, April 20). Chaos Solitons & Fractals.

By: J. Cui n & B. Shen *

author keywords: K-PCA; Chaos; Coexisting attractors; Decision boundary; Generalized Lorenz model
topics (OpenAlex): Chaos control and synchronization; Quantum chaos and dynamical systems; Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis
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13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Source: Web Of Science
Added: May 24, 2021

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