Norman Peitek is a software engineer-turned-researcher with 12 years of industry experience and a PhD focus on program comprehension, currently working as a postdoctoral researcher on the Brains on Code ERC project in Magdeburg. He combines hands-on development — notably in Android, Node.js and C# from roles as Lead Android Developer and consultant — with empirical research using fMRI and eye tracking to study programmer expertise. As co-founder of futurestud.io he still teaches practical Android and web skills, translating research insights into accessible developer education. His background spans academia and applied engineering, from building context-aware mobile apps to modernizing enterprise systems, giving him a rare blend of experimental rigor and production experience. Quietly, he leverages teaching and research to close the loop between how developers think and how software is built.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Coursera
Dr. rer. nat. (PhD), Dr. rer. nat. (PhD) at Technische Universität Chemnitz
Master's Degree Business Information Systems, Master's Degree Business Information Systems at Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Exchange Student Mathematics and Economics, Exchange Student Mathematics and Economics at Thompson Rivers University
Exchange Student Business Computer Science and Economics, Exchange Student Business Computer Science and Economics at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Contributions:7 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 5 months
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Norman Peitek - Postdoctoral Researcher at futurestud.io