Identifying Code Authorship through Static Analysis and Behavioral Biometrics

Presenter: Marek Horváth, Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
Date: 06 October 2025

Abstract

Abstract: The seminar will introduce a research direction focused on authorship attribution in software engineering, exploring how the combination of source code stylometry and behavioral biometrics can be used to distinguish individual programmers. The talk will summarize the current state of a doctoral project in this domain, including applied methods and early findings. It will also briefly present related research activities conducted at the Technical University of Košice, with a special emphasis on applications in programming education and academic integrity.

Biography

Marek Horváth is a PhD student at the Technical University of Košice, Slovakia. His research focuses on authorship identification in software engineering using static code analysis and behavioral biometrics. He also works on educational applications of these methods to support students and instructors in programming courses.