| 2026 | SIGCSE | Aligning Small Language Models for Programming Feedback: Towards Scalable Coding Support in a Massive Global Course. | Charles Koutcheme, Juliette Woodrow, Chris Piech |
| 2026 | SIGCSE | Fine-Tuning Open-Source Models as a Viable Alternative to Proprietary LLMs for Explaining Compiler Messages. | Lorenzo Lee Solano, Charles Koutcheme, Juho Leinonen, Alexandra Vassar, Jake Renzella |
| 2025 | EDM | Reinforcement Learning for Programming Feedback: Aligning Small Language Models Without Human Preferences. | Charles Koutcheme, Nicola Dainese, Arto Hellas |
| 2025 | SIGCSE | Evaluating Language Models for Generating and Judging Programming Feedback. | Charles Koutcheme, Nicola Dainese, Sami Sarsa, Arto Hellas, Juho Leinonen, Syed Ashraf, Paul Denny |
| 2024 | ICSE | Let's Ask AI About Their Programs: Exploring ChatGPT's Answers To Program Comprehension Questions. | Teemu Lehtinen, Charles Koutcheme, Arto Hellas |
| 2024 | ITiCSE | Open Source Language Models Can Provide Feedback: Evaluating LLMs' Ability to Help Students Using GPT-4-As-A-Judge. | Charles Koutcheme, Nicola Dainese, Sami Sarsa, Arto Hellas, Juho Leinonen, Paul Denny |
| 2023 | AIED | Training Language Models for Programming Feedback Using Automated Repair Tools. | Charles Koutcheme |
| 2023 | AIED | Automated Program Repair Using Generative Models for Code Infilling. | Charles Koutcheme, Sami Sarsa, Juho Leinonen, Arto Hellas, Paul Denny |
| 2023 | ICER | Exploring the Responses of Large Language Models to Beginner Programmers' Help Requests. | Arto Hellas, Juho Leinonen, Sami Sarsa, Charles Koutcheme, Lilja Kujanp, Juha Sorva |
| 2023 | ICER | Evaluating Distance Measures for Program Repair. | Charles Koutcheme, Sami Sarsa, Juho Leinonen, Lassi Haaranen, Arto Hellas |
| 2022 | ACE | Methodological Considerations for Predicting At-risk Students. | Charles Koutcheme, Sami Sarsa, Arto Hellas, Lassi Haaranen, Juho Leinonen |
| 2022 | ITiCSE | Exploring How Students Solve Open-ended Assignments: A Study of SQL Injection Attempts in a Cybersecurity Course. | Charles Koutcheme, Artturi Tilanter, Aleksi Peltonen, Arto Hellas, Lassi Haaranen |