| 2026 | CHI | Git Takes Two: Split-View Awareness for Collaborative Learning of Distributed Workflows in Git. | Joel Bucher, Lahari Goswami, Sverrir Thorgeirsson, April Yi Wang |
| 2026 | CHI | Computer Science Achievement and Writing Skills Predict Vibe Coding Proficiency. | Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Theo B. Weidmann, Zhendong Su |
| 2026 | CHI | The Elephant in the Syntax: A Comparative Study of Semantics‑First, Block‑Based, and Textual Programming. | Theo B. Weidmann, Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Karl-Heinz Weidmann, April Yi Wang, Zhendong Su |
| 2026 | ICER | Steering AI Tutors Through System Prompts: A Crossover Study on Self-Regulated Learning and Cognitive Engagement Scaffolds in CS1. | Maximilian Georg Barth, Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Khashayar Etemadi, Juho Leinonen, Carlos Cotrini, Zhendong Su |
| 2026 | ICER | PATHOS: A Pedagogical Method for Sequencing Instruction in Multi-Foundational Machine Learning. | Diego Rivera Garrido, Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Damiano Meier, Luigi Pizza, Lahari Goswami, Jesus Solano, Carlos Cotrini, Zhendong Su |
| 2026 | ICER | How (and How Not) Do Code Complexity Measures Predict Cognitive Load? | Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Jan Vahrenhold |
| 2026 | SIGCSE | Transforming Confusion into Diffusion: Advancing Machine Learning Education via Bottom-Up Instruction. | Carlos Cotrini, Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Jesus Solano, Zhendong Su |
| 2026 | SIGCSE | A Code-Free, Direct-Manipulation Interface for Constructing Boolean Expressions. | Andrin Gasser, Sverrir Thorgeirsson, April Yi Wang, Zhendong Su |
| 2025 | ITiCSE | Map, Filter, and Conquer: A Visual Tool for Learning Higher-Order Functions. | Silvan Renggli, Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Theo B. Weidmann, Zhendong Su |
| 2025 | SIGCSE | What Can Computer Science Educators Learn From the Failures of Top-Down Pedagogy? | Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Tracy Ewen, Zhendong Su |
| 2024 | ICER | An Electroencephalography Study on Cognitive Load in Visual and Textual Programming. | Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Chengyu Zhang, Theo B. Weidmann, Karl-Heinz Weidmann, Zhendong Su |
| 2024 | ITiCSE | Designing a Pedagogical Framework for Developing Abstraction Skills. | Marjahan Begum, Julia Crossley, Filip Strmbck, Eleni C. Akrida, Isaac Alpizar Chacon, Abigail Evans, Joshua B. Gross, Pontus Haglund, Violetta Lonati, Chandrika Satyavolu, Sverrir Thorgeirsson |
| 2024 | ITiCSE | A Pedagogical Framework for Developing Abstraction Skills. | Marjahan Begum, Julia Crossley, Filip Strmbck, Eleni C. Akrida, Isaac Alpizar Chacon, Abigail Evans, Joshua B. Gross, Pontus Haglund, Violetta Lonati, Chandrika Satyavolu, Sverrir Thorgeirsson |
| 2024 | ITiCSE | Assessing Live Programming for Program Comprehension. | Oliver Graf, Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Zhendong Su |
| 2024 | ITiCSE | Explaining Algorithms with the Visual Programming Language Algot. | Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Oliver Graf |
| 2024 | Onward | The Hidden Program State Hurts Everyone. | Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Oliver Graf, Zhendong Su |
| 2024 | SIGCSE | Recursion in Secondary Computer Science Education: A Comparative Study of Visual Programming Approaches. | Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Lennart C. Lais, Theo B. Weidmann, Zhendong Su |
| 2024 | SIGCSE | Algot: A Visual, Hands-On Approach to Introductory Computer Science. | Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Theo B. Weidmann, Sara Hooshangi |
| 2024 | SIGCSE | Comparing Cognitive Load Among Undergraduate Students Programming in Python and the Visual Language Algot. | Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Theo B. Weidmann, Karl-Heinz Weidmann, Zhendong Su |
| 2022 | Onward | Bridging the Syntax-Semantics Gap of Programming. | Theo B. Weidmann, Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Zhendong Su |
| 2018 | CogSci | Supervised Learning of Action Selection in Cognitive Spiking Neuron Models. | Terrence C. Stewart, Sverrir Thorgeirsson, Chris Eliasmith |