Bio

Jason King is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Computer Science at NC State University. As a teaching-track faculty member, his primary focus is undergraduate instruction. He currently serves as course coordinator for CSC 316: Data Structures and Algorithms.

His work centers on the development and use of innovative technologies to enhance computer science education. He designs and integrates tools that improve student engagement, support learning and streamline instruction in core computing courses.

In recognition of his contributions to teaching and technology, he received the NC State Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology for 2017–2018. He also received the NC State Outstanding Teacher Award and NC State Alumni Outstanding Teacher Award in 2025.

Area(s) of Expertise

Computer Science Education
Software Engineering and Programming Languages

Publications

• Combining Theory and Practice in Data Structures & Algorithms Course Projects , Proceedings of the 52nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (2021)
• Integrating Testing Throughout the CS Curriculum , 2020 IEEE 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE TESTING, VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION WORKSHOPS (ICSTW) (2020)
• Developing Software Engineering Skills using Real Tools for Automated Grading , SIGCSE'18: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 49TH ACM TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION (2018)
• Establishing a baseline for measuring advancement in the science of security , Proceedings of the Symposium and Bootcamp on the Science of Security (2016)
• Identifying the implied: Findings from three differentiated replications on the use of security requirements templates , Empirical Software Engineering (2016)
• Teaching Software Engineering Skills in CS1.5 , Proceedings of the 47th ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education (2016)
• To log, or not to log: using heuristics to identify mandatory log events – a controlled experiment , Empirical Software Engineering (2016)
• Automating Software Engineering Best Practices Using an Open Source Continuous Integration Framework (Abstract Only) , Proceedings of the 46th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (2015)
• Enabling forensics by proposing heuristics to identify mandatory log events , Proceedings of the 2015 Symposium and Bootcamp on the Science of Security (2015)
• Security Literature Review Paper Analysis Rubric , (2015)

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