Sampath Jayarathna

Asst. Dean Honors College, Professor @oducs @WebSciDL, @nasa, Fellow @USNavyResearch, Director @nirdslab @oducsreu, NSF CAREER 2021, Eye Tracking, PhD @TAMU

[Sampath Jayarathna @OpenMaze]

Finally got my bragging wall up :) assortment of best paper/poster awards, @ODUAlumni New Faculty award, @TAMU PhD class of 2016 and #12thMan @TAMUEngineering & Computer Science. @WebSciDL @NirdsLab @oducs @ODUSCI

[Sampath Jayarathna @OpenMaze]

Moving on, from Browns fan to Rams. Gig'em!

[ESPN Cleveland @ESPNCleveland]

The final Myles Garrett trade details per @RapSheet:

Browns get - Jared Verse, 2027 1st round pick, 2028 2nd round pick, 2029 3rd round pick

Rams get - Myles Garrett

Thoughts on the deal?

[Faryaneh Poursardar @Faryane]

I’m excited to share that I received a grant from @odu_innovate to work on a project titled “Trust-Centered AI Avatars for Accessible Telehealth Support Among Unhoused Populations," co-led with Drs. Ginger Watson and Tina Gustin. @ODUDataScience @oduwsdl

[Kumushini Thennakoon @KumushiniT]

Our colleague @kaypineda3 from @NirdsLab is presenting her Master’s thesis defense! 🎓
Her work “Framework for In-View Drone Navigation Using Gaze Gestures” explores the potential of human–drone interaction through gaze-based controls.
@OpenMaze @WebSciDL @oducs

[kaypineda @kaypineda3]

What if I told you I'm a mastermind?
Successfully completed my Master's thesis defense! Thank you to my advisor @OpenMaze, my committee members @Faryane and @vikas_daveb, and everyone in @NirdsLab for your support in completing this important milestone!🫶 @oducs

[Pasindu S. Thenahandi @Psnd_Snklp]

Excited to present my research on "Multi-User Eye Tracking" today at the PhD Gathering!

#ODUSCI #ODU #Sciences #GraduateSchool @NirdsLab @WebSciDL

[Akshay K Nayak @AkshayKNayak7]

Dr. Gavindya Jayawardena is now presenting “EFFECTS OF
WORKING MEMORY CAPACITY AND SEARCH TASK COMPLEXITY
ON COGNITIVE LOAD” at #CHIIR2026
@accessodu @WebSciDL

[Sir Lawrence @LObiuwevwi]

Excited to share that our poster paper (extended abstract) has been accepted to the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’26) 🎉

The ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the leading international conference on Human-Computer Interaction. CHI 2026 will take place in Barcelona at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona.

Our work, “Cognitive Prosthetic: An AI-Enabled Multimodal System for Episodic Recall in Knowledge Work,” introduces the Cognitive Prosthetic Multimodal System (CPMS) — a proof-of-concept system that integrates speech, physiological, and gaze data to enable structured, AI-powered episodic memory retrieval in knowledge work environments.

This research explores how multimodal sensing combined with natural language interfaces can move beyond passive data logging toward AI-enabled reflective memory augmentation.

Looking forward to presenting this work and engaging with the CHI community in April 2026.

Link to paper: https://t.co/SbxriYyN7J

#CHI2026 #HumanComputerInteraction #ACM #AI #MultimodalSystems #FutureOfWork #ODUSC I #ODU #Sciences #Graduateschool @NirdsLab @WebSciDL

[Yasasi @Yasasi_Abey]

Dissertation Prospectus ✅
Grateful to have successfully completed my prospectus milestone! 📚 A big thanks to my PhD advisor (@OpenMaze), my dissertation committee (@vikas_daveb, @weiglemc, @Faryane), and everyone at @NirdsLab and @WebSciDL for their continued support.🙌
@oducs

[Kumushini Thennakoon @KumushiniT]

Big milestone for @Yasasi_Abey from @NirdsLab as she presents her PhD prospectus today. Excited to see her research vision take the next big step forward. 🎉📚

@WebSciDL @OpenMaze

[Sampath Jayarathna @OpenMaze]

New position alert. Very excited to join the Perry Honors College @odu as the new Assistant Dean of Student Affairs, where I will spearhead undergraduate research, advising, and outreach. @NirdsLab @WebSciDL @oducs @ODUSCI

[Sampath Jayarathna @OpenMaze]

@AdamSchefter Myles "Gig'em" Garrett @Flash_Garrett GOAT

[Sampath Jayarathna @OpenMaze]

Congratulations Dr. Bhanuka Mahanama @mahanama94. @ODU Convocation Banner Carrier for the Doctoral students! @NirdsLab @WebSciDL @oducs

[Md Javedul Ferdous @jaf_ferdous]

@WebSciDL @ODU @ODUSCI @oducs @accessodu Title: Understanding Online Discussion Experiences of Blind Screen Reader Users (IJHCI 2025)
Preprint: https://t.co/bZiCUXId6V
DOI: https://t.co/2csZ6zwYO4
Authors: @jaf_ferdous, @AkshayKNayak7 , @LunaticBugbear, @Nithiyavenkat07, @OpenMaze, Hae-Na Lee, @vikas_daveb (5/5)

[Sampath Jayarathna @OpenMaze]

Very excited to present our @NirdsLab research titled "Egocentric Eye Tracking: Modeling Joint Attention" @odu Human Factors Psychology group. @WebSciDL @oducs.

[Sampath Jayarathna @OpenMaze]

Very excited to join the @odu_gradschool "inaugural Grad School Ready event" representing the @oducs Graduate Program. @WebSciDL @ODUSCI @NirdsLab @SoadIbrahim16 @Psnd_Snklp

[Sampath Jayarathna @OpenMaze]

OK aggies, don't give me heart attacks!

[Rochana R. Obadage @rochanaro]

Using SageMaker Ground Truth with Mechanical Turk for annotation? Here’s a practical walkthrough that covers S3 setup, IAM roles, custom crowd elements, and the MTurk workforce.

https://t.co/5XEqvguPyD

#AWS #SageMaker #GroundTruth #MTurk #DataLabeling
@WebSciDL @oducs @ODUSCI

[Sampath Jayarathna @OpenMaze]

Online @gather_town Trick-or-Research

[Sampath Jayarathna @OpenMaze]

Boo! Our annual Trick-or-Research is happening today @oducs. Come and say hi to our research groups. @WebSciDL @NirdsLab @ODUSCI @odu @CSGS_ODU

[Jian Wu @fanchyna]

I am very proud to announce that my 3rd PhD student, Kehinde Ajayi, successfully defended his dissertation today! He will first join the CoStar group in Richmond and then Microsoft in Seattle. Congratulations! @WebSciDL @oducs