arxivcs.HC2026-06-29
Neural Signatures of Programming Expertise: Classifying Programmer Skill Levels Using EEG Data
Maurice Rekrut, Mahima Mahabaleshwar Acharya, Taisiia Ulianova, Norman Peitek, Annabelle Bergum, Mariya Toneva, et al.
Accurately assessing a programmer's skill level is critical for hiring, team composition, and performance evaluation in the software industry. Conventional methods, such as coding tests or interviews, often fail to capture the full spectrum of cognitive abilities underlying progr…