Drew Guarnera

Drew Guarnera is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the College of Wooster specializing in software engineering and program comprehension. His research focuses on using eye tracking to provide cognitive insights during software development activities. He is a developer for the NSF-funded iTrace project, which provides infrastructure for eye tracking in development environments.

His research examines how developers read and build mental models of source code, with applications in education and tool development. Research interests include:

• Eye tracking methodologies in software engineering
• Program comprehension and cognitive load
• Development of educational tools
• Software maintenance and documentation

His publications demonstrate consistent focus on developer cognition, with recent work advancing eye tracking infrastructure and analytical methods. Awards include the IEEE TCSE Distinguished Paper Award for semantics-aware recording of eye tracking data. Dr. Guarnera has advised multiple undergraduate research projects spanning web development, game design, neural networks, and software tools.