DocumentCode
2155954
Title
Working session: Using eye-tracking to understand program comprehension
Author
Guéhéneuc, Yann-Gaël ; Kagdi, Huzefa ; Maletic, Jonathan I.
Author_Institution
DGIGL, Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montreal, QC
fYear
2009
fDate
17-19 May 2009
Firstpage
278
Lastpage
279
Abstract
The working session focuses on the use of eye-tracking technology to assess, understand, and evaluate tools and techniques for program comprehension. An introduction to the technology and tools of eye-tracking will be presented. A discussion of how these tools augment existing evaluation mechanism in the context of program comprehension will follow. Research directions and open problems will be a main topic.
Keywords
reverse engineering; software tools; eye-tracking technology; program comprehension understanding; program tools; working session; Cameras; Cognitive science; Computer science; Humans; Physiology; Psychology; Software engineering; Time measurement; Tracking; Unified modeling language;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Program Comprehension, 2009. ICPC '09. IEEE 17th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Vancouver, BC
ISSN
1092-8138
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3998-0
Electronic_ISBN
1092-8138
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICPC.2009.5090057
Filename
5090057
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