Call for Participants: Paid ($200) Code Review Research Study

[Vincent Brown]

This was submitted through our contact form at nlug.org. I'm not personally affiliated with this project but passing the info along. If you have further questions, please reach out to Emory, rather than me. He provided his email below.

"My name is Emory Michaels, and I am a PhD student from Notre Dame working on a study at Vanderbilt for March and April.

I am currently seeking participants for an IRB-approved research study on software engineering.

We are looking for professional software engineers/developers to participate in an in-person session.

Study Details:

• • Eligibility: Must be a professional software engineer/developer (holds a full-time position).
• • Task: An eye-tracking and think-aloud study involving Java code reviews. Familiarity with Java is required, but you do not need to be an expert in Java.
• • Compensation: $200 for a 2-hour session.
• • Location: In-person at Vanderbilt
• • Timing: Flexible scheduling (mornings, afternoons, evenings, weekdays, or weekends) throughout March and April 2026.

Interested in participating? Please email me directly at emory.m...@nd.edu.

In the email, please describe your professional experience and familiarity with Java.

Thank you for your time and for contributing to software engineering research!"