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## Quantifying Program Complexity and Comprehension

### Ph.D. in Computer Science and Cognitive Science

**Research Committee**

* Dr. Andrew Lumsdaine <span class="muted">(Computer Science)</span>
* Dr. Robert Goldstone <span class="muted">(Cognitive Science)</span>
* Dr. Raquel Hill <span class="muted">(Computer Science)</span>
* Dr. Chen Yu <span class="muted">(Cognitive Science)</span>

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        <h3>Part 1</h3>
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        <p>Analysis of large data set (Mechanical Turk + Bloomington).</p>
        <p>Prediction of task performance metrics from program version, code metrics, and participant experience.</p>
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        <h3>Part 2</h3>
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        <p>Analysis of eye-tracking data set (Bloomington only).</p>
        <p>Characterization of reading behavior, identification of important code lines/elements, and presentation of specialized eyeCode library.</p>
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        <h3>Part 3 (In Progress)</h3>
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        <p>Cognitive modeling of code reading and evaluation.</p>
        <p>Quantitative process models based on ACT-R memory and perceptual/motor components. Compared to human reading behavior and errors.</p>
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