Nicholas
Lytle

General Information

Email:
nlytle3@gatech.edu
Phone:
5713400120
Location - Building:
CCB
Location - Room:
N/A
Roles:
Research Faculty
Primary Unit:
College of Computing

Details

Degrees with subject and Postdoc Experience:
Degree Type
Bachelors of Science
Subject
Computer Science
Year
2016
Institution
University of Virginia
Location
Charlottesville, VA
Degree Type
PhD
Subject
Computer Science
Year
2020
Institution
North Carolina State University
Location
Raleigh, NC
Degree Type
Postdoctoral Scholarship
Subject
Computer Science (Computing Innovation Fellow)
Year
2022
Institution
University of Florida
Location
Gainesville, FL
Statement of Research Interests:

Lytle is interested in Computing Education research from cradle to grave with a current focus on middle school computing and graduate student computing education. 

Statement of Teaching Interests:

Lytle is interested in developing large scale, authentic project-based learning for online settings that allow students to work towards in-demand skills while simultaneously contributing to the broader research mission of the College of Computing.

Selection of recent research, scholarly, and creative activities:

Wirgler, Chris, et al. "Supporting Research Engagement and Teaching Assistant Hiring at Scale in a Large Online CS Program: An Experience Report." Proceedings of the Thirteenth ACM Conference on Learning@ Scale. 2026.

Lytle, Nicholas, et al. "Online Computing Research Experiences at Scale." Proceedings of the Thirteenth ACM Conference on Learning@ Scale. 2026.

Riahi, Bahare, et al. "Exploring Teacher-Chatbot Interaction and Affect in Block-Based Programming." Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2026.

Lytle, Nicholas, et al. "Use, modify, create: Comparing computational thinking lesson progressions for stem classes." Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education. 2019.