Jeff Gray

About

Jeff Gray is a leading researcher in computer science education, model-driven engineering, and mobile computing. His most impactful work centers on broadening participation in computing through innovative K-12 outreach, notably using App Inventor in summer camps to leverage teenagers' interest in mobile technologies—a paper that has garnered over 100 citations. Gray has also been instrumental in advancing block-based programming languages, co-authoring foundational work on Blockly that has shaped how novices learn to code. Beyond education, his contributions span model-driven approaches for engineering changes in industrial robotics and embedded navigation control software, demonstrating the practical application of modeling techniques to real-time systems. Gray has explored next-generation mobile computing and computer vision for large-scale inventory tracking, reflecting a diverse research portfolio that bridges theory and practice. His work has been published in venues like IEEE Software, and his outreach efforts have inspired countless students to pursue computing. With a career marked by both pedagogical innovation and technical depth, Gray remains a pivotal figure in making computer science accessible and impactful.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Using app inventor in a K-12 summer camp

   107 citations · 2013
2. 2
   Blockly Language Creation and Applications

   49 citations · 2015
3. 3
   A Model-Driven Approach to Support Engineering Changes in Industrial Robotics Software

   16 citations · 2012
4. 4
   Next-Generation Mobile Computing

   16 citations · 2014
5. 5
   A computer vision pipeline for automatic large-scale inventory tracking

   9 citations · 2021
6. 6
   Tic-Tac-LEGO

   4 citations · 2006
7. 7
   A model-driven approach for generating embedded robot navigation control software

   3 citations · 2004

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