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Pawan Acharya

MS alumnus

Large Language Models, LLM-based Research, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence

◆ Large Language Models ◆ LLM-based Research ◆ Natural Language Processing ◆ Artificial Intelligence ◆ Machine Learning ◆ NLP Applications ◆ AI in Software Engineering

2024–2026

Email · GitHub · DBLP

About

I am a graduate student at Northern Arizona University specializing in Large Language Models (LLMs). My research focuses on the development and application of LLMs to advance natural language processing capabilities and enhance AI-driven solutions.

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Publications

4 papers from DBLP · see in the full list

2026

conferenceSIGSOFT FSE Companion

Shh! Don't Tell Them I Use GenAI: Exploring How Participants Use Generative AI in Hackathons

Pawan Acharya · Tayana Conte · Jacob Penney · Pedro Oliveira · Misan Paul Etchie · Jared Duval · Bruno Gadelha · Marco Aurélio Gerosa · Igor Steinmacher · [open access]

2025

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Outcomes, Perceptions, and Interaction Strategies of Novice Programmers Studying with ChatGPT

Jacob Penney · Pawan Acharya · Peter Hilbert · Priyanka Parekh · Anita Sarma · Igor Steinmacher · Marco Aurélio Gerosa · [open access]

conferenceNLBSE@ICSE

SkillScope: A Tool to Predict Fine-Grained Skills Needed to Solve Issues on GitHub

Benjamin C. Carter · Jonathan Rivas Contreras · Carlos A. Llanes Villegas · Pawan Acharya · Jack Utzerath · Adonijah O. Farner · Hunter Jenkins · Dylan Johnson · Jacob Penney · Igor Steinmacher · Marco Aurélio Gerosa · Fabio Santos · [preprint PDF]

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Understanding Programming Students' Help-Seeking Preferences in the Era of Generative AI

Jacob Penney · Pawan Acharya · Peter Hilbert · Priyanka Parekh · Anita Sarma · Igor Steinmacher · Marco Aurélio Gerosa