Fred G. Martin

Professor, Computer Science & Interim Dean, College of AI, Cyber and Computing – fred.martin@utsa.edu

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Fall '25 Office Hours
Wed 1p-2p, Thu 2:30p-3:30p, Fri 2p-3p
San Pedro I 210D pls email to confirm

Hi, everyone! I joined UT San Antonio on August 1, 2023 as professor and chair of computer science. Beginning June 1, 2025, I am Interim Dean of our new College of AI, Cyber and Computing.

Dean’s Welcome. It is my privilege to serve the UT San Antonio community as your interim dean. I strive to support all of us—students, staff, and faculty—in pursuing our professional successes. I wish to foster an environment where all are respected and valued members of our community.

Please see information about the degree programs stewarded by our new college and some of your questions answered here. Please email me to share any questions, ideas, and suggestions!

Future and prospective CS majors (and parents and other family members): please see my FAQs about our computer science undergraduate and graduate programs.

My Research. I create novel technologies to empower young learners in discovering computing, artificial intelligence, and data science. My students and I have designed robotics construction kits, a collaborative data visualization platform, and a virtual reality programming environment.

I work with K–12 teachers and school districts to bring these materials to their students. I collaborate with faculty in computer science, education, and psychology to create new technologies and curricula, and to study how people learn when using them.

My team is called the Engaging Computing Group—see our people, projects, and publications.

My Teaching. Since Spring 2024, I have been teaching CS 4953/5463 Developing AI Tools for K-12. Beginning in Fall 2024 I am co-teaching it with Drs. Ismaila Sanusi and Deepti Tagare. Students in our graduate programs, including the MS in AI, may take the graduate section as an elective.

Before UT San Antonio, I was at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. I started in 2002 as an asst. prof. of computer science. After tenure, I did a lot of administrative service, including being an associate dean. Here’s my web page there.

selected publications

* = student under my supervision
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    From Play to Pedagogy: Discovering the Ecosystem of AI Educational Tools and Curricula — BEST PAPER NOMINATION
    Saniya Vahedian Movahed*, and Fred Martin
    In Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1, 2025
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    IntoTheRabbitHole: A Web Application for Teaching Middle School Students About Search Algorithms — BEST PAPER NOMINATION
    Pragathi Durga Rajarajan*, and Fred Martin
    In Proceedings of the 30th ACM Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1, 2025
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    Teacher Education for Data Science: How Teachers Integrate Data Science into Their Instruction for Middle-Grades Learners
    Ismaila Temitayo Sanusi, Marissa Muñoz, Ruizhe Ma, and 1 more author
    In 2025 IEEE Integrated STEM Education Conference (ISEC), Mar 2025
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    Evaluating Student Spatial Skills Learning in a Virtual Reality Programming Environment
    Justin Lu*, Lauren Seavey*, Samuel Zuk*, and 2 more authors
    In 2022 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE), Mar 2022
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    Envisioning AI for K-12: What Should Every Child Know about AI?
    David Touretzky, Christina Gardner-McCune, Fred Martin, and 1 more author
    Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Jul 2019