The Black Issues in Computing Education (BICE) Symposium is the premier venue for research on innovation, challenges, and best practices related to Black participation in postsecondary computing education. This year’s symposium will be held on October 8-10 in Miami, Florida, featuring the theme “Computing Education in the Age of AI.” In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping educational practices, workforce demands, and everyday life, BICE 2025 seeks to engage with the opportunities and complexities that AI introduces for Black people in computing education. The symposium will offer in-person sessions, networking opportunities, and collaborative discussions. For more information about BICE 2025, please contact Dr. Kinnis Gosha at kinnis.gosha@morehouse.edu.

The BICE Symposium invites submissions from researchers, practitioners, and policymakers committed to exploring equity, inclusion, and justice within computing education, with a specific focus on Black issues. We invite rigorous, critical, and reflective scholarship. BICE 2025 especially encourages work that connects to this year’s theme—“Computing Education in the Age of AI”—examining both the empowering possibilities of AI for expanding educational opportunities and the risks of marginalization through biased systems. We welcome proposals that demonstrate and interrogate how AI can open new frontiers in teaching and learning, offer more personalized educational experiences, and enhance workforce readiness. We encourage you to share your ideas and research, reflecting on how AI-driven innovations—spanning curriculum design, pedagogical strategies, student assessment, mentoring, and career preparation—can shape the future of Black computing education. Submissions may consider the potential of AI to expand educational opportunities, highlight areas where AI tools can improve teaching and learning, and/or explore how educators and institutions can thoughtfully integrate AI in ways that are both responsible and responsive to student needs.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome:

• PAPERS (6 pp. max + 1 p. for only references for Full and 4 pp. max + 1 p. for only references for Short; 25 min. presentation) Papers describe an educational research project, computing education experience or pedagogical tool, novel position, or curricular initiative. All papers should explicitly state their motivating questions, relate to relevant literature, and analyze the effectiveness of interventions (if any), including limitations. Initial submissions must be anonymous and must be on the appropriate track. 

  • Computing Education Research. Papers should adhere to rigorous standards, describing their applicable theoretical/analytical lenses, research questions, contexts, methods, results, and limitations. These normally focus on topics relevant to computing education with an emphasis on educational goals and knowledge units/topics; methods or techniques; evaluation of pedagogical approaches; studies of Blacks engaged in computing education, including (but not limited to) students and instructors; and issues of gender, diversity, and underrepresentation.
  • Experience Reports and Tools. Papers should carefully describe a computing education intervention and its context, and provide a rich reflection on what did or didn’t work, and why. This track accepts experience reports, teaching techniques, and pedagogical tools. All papers in this track should provide enough detail for adoption by others.

• WORKSHOPS (2 pp. max; 3 hours) Workshops engage participants in learning new techniques and technologies designed to foster education, scholarship, and collaboration. Proposals must include an abstract, advertisement, intended audience, and size, as well as power, A/V, equipment, and space needs. Workshops do not have schedule conflicts with the technical sessions. Only a 250-word abstract will be included in the proceedings.

  LIGHTNING TALKS (1 p. max; 5 min.) Lightning talks describe works in progress, new and untested ideas, or opportunities for collaborative work; an excellent way to spark discussions and get feedback on an idea. Only a 250-word abstract will be included in the proceedings.