Minhyuk Ko
Ph.D. student in Computer Science

My name is Minhyuk Ko. I am a Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech in the Department of Computer Science. Before joining VT, I did my undergraduate at George Mason University in 2022 and I earned my high school diploma from Centreville High School in 2019. My research interests include Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Software Engineering (SE), and Computer Science Education. At George Mason University, I worked as a undergraduate research assistant under Dr. Thomas LaToza, applying UX principles to iteratively evaluate and improve the usability of a web app for creating, finding, and using explicit programming strategies. At Virginia Tech, I work with Dr. Chris Brown in exploring empirical, interdisciplinary, and automated methods to improve the behavior, productivity, and decision-making of software engineers. My work has been published at top SE and HCI conferences, including EASE, ICSE and VL/HCC. I received the Best Short Paper, Honorable Mention at VL/HCC 2023 and Distinguished Paper Award at ICSE 2023.
News
Our papers, "AutoPrint: Judging the Effectiveness of An Automatic Print Statement Debugging Tool" and "Programmers Without Borders: Bridging Cultures in Computer Science Study Abroad Program", are accepted to VL/HCC 2025 | |
Our paper, "Are We on the Same Page? Examining Developer Perception Alignment in Open Source Code Reviews", is accepted to EASE 2025. | |
Our paper, "Exploring the Barriers and Factors that Influence Debugger Usage for Students", won a Best Short Paper Honorable Mention. | |
Our paper on Exploring the Barriers and Factors that Influence Debugger Usage for Students is accepted to VL/HCC 2023. | |
Our paper on A Qualitative Study on the Implementation Design Decisions of Developers is accepted to ICSE 2023. |
Publications
2025
- [VL/HCC 2025] AutoPrint: Judging the Effectiveness of An Automatic Print Statement Debugging ToolSymposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing 20256 Pages. 37% Acceptance Rate
- [VL/HCC 2025] Programmers Without Borders: Bridging Cultures in Computer Science Study Abroad ProgramSymposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing 20256 Pages. 37% Acceptance Rate
- [EASE 2025] Are We on the Same Page? Examining Developer Perception Alignment in Open Source Code Reviews.The 29th International Conference on Evaluation and Assessment in Software Engineering 202512 Pages. 27% Acceptance Rate
2023
- [VL/HCC 2023] Exploring the Barriers and Factors that Influence Debugger Usage for StudentsSymposium on Visual Languages and Human-Centric Computing 20235 Pages. 29% Acceptance Rate
🏆 Best Short Paper Honorable Mention 🏆
- [ICSE 2023] A Qualitative Study on the Implementation Design Decisions of DevelopersThe ACM/IEEE 45th International Conference on Software Engineering 202313 Pages. 26% Acceptance Rate
🏆 Distinguished Paper Award 🏆