WS-DL Group, ODU CS

Web Science & Digital Libraries Research Group, Old Dominion Univ Dept of CS (@oducs)
Fac: @phonedude_mln @weiglemc @openmaze @fanchyna @vikas_daveb @Faryane

[Mohan Krishna Sunkara @mk344567]

Dreams rarely ask where you start. They ask how far you are willing to go.

I wrote about how my journey from a small town led me across continents, classrooms, and research labs to earning my Ph.D. in Computer Science in the U.S.

Read the full journey here:
https://t.co/Qg2FybbPfL

Grateful to everyone who guided, supported, and believed in me. Thank you @accessodu @WebSciDL @oducs @ODUSCI @ODU.

[Himarsha R. Jayanetti @HimarshaJ]

What does it take to teach a senior/grad-level database course for the first time?

I share my experience teaching CS 450/550 in Spring 2026, a semester that pushed me beyond research into teaching and learning.

✍️@WebSciDL blog: https://t.co/esDfLpWU3q

@oducs @ODUSCI @ODU

[Md Javedul Ferdous @jaf_ferdous]

.@AkshayKNayak7 is now presenting his PhD Prospectus Defense, “Responsible AI for Learning Usability.” The work explores how blind and visually impaired learners adopt computing skills in resource-constrained Global South contexts.
cc:/ @WebSciDL @accessodu @ODUSCI @oducs
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[Yasasi @Yasasi_Abey]

Today, I presented our paper titled "Susceptibility to High-Fidelity Misinformation: An Eye-Tracking Analysis" at GenEAI workshop @ETRA_conference.

Co-authors: @Gavindya2 @OpenMaze Dr. Enkelejda Kasneci

Workshop: https://t.co/uPfPw2aAOs
#ETRA26
@NirdsLab @WebSciDL @oducs @odu

[Pasindu S. Thenahandi @Psnd_Snklp]

Excited to present “MultiSense-Pneumo: A Multimodal Learning Framework for Pneumonia Screening in Resource-Constrained Settings” today at The SDSC 2026: Mid-Atlantic under the Biomedical and Health AI & Data Science Track!
Paper on arXiv: https://t.co/75EjmaKrNd

@WebSciDL @oducs

[Kumushini Thennakoon @KumushiniT]

.@NirdsLab at ODU Knowledge and Creativity Expo. We are happy to share our work while making connections.

@OpenMaze @WebSciDL @oducs @ODUSCI

[Tarannum Zaki @tarannum_zaki]

✍️ The trip report from #CAPWIC2026 held in Alexandria, VA is out now!

👉Explore the insightful research talks presented at the conference: https://t.co/Addp8Hq9EU

@WebSciDL @oducs @capwic @virginia_tech #VT_IAC #WomenInComputing

[Yasasi @Yasasi_Abey]

Excited to share that I’m starting a Visiting Researcher position at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, affiliated with @harvardmed! Looking forward to eye-tracking research in medical simulation and clinical practice.🚀
@bethisraellahey @NirdsLab @WebSciDL @oducs @ODUSCI @odu

[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

[Kumushini Thennakoon @KumushiniT]

PhD Candidacy ✅
I'm happy to announce that I successfully completed my PhD candidacy exam. Grateful for my advisor @OpenMaze, my committee @phonedude_mln, @weiglemc, @fanchyna, @vikas_daveb, my colleagues from @NirdsLab and @WebSciDL for the continued support.
@oducs @ODUSCI

[Yasasi @Yasasi_Abey]

.@KumushiniT from @NirdsLab is now presenting her paper titled "Modeling Joint Visual Attention through 3D Gaze Convergence", as the oral component of her PhD candidacy exam. 📚
@OpenMaze @WebSciDL @oducs @ODUSCI

[Tarannum Zaki @tarannum_zaki]

🎉 Delighted to share that I won the award for "Best Presentation" in Research Short category for the talk on "Framework for Finding Attribution in Social Media Screenshots" 🏆

@WebSciDL @oducs

[Tarannum Zaki @tarannum_zaki]

📍Day 2 @capwic #CAPWIC2026!

🗣️ Excited to talk about our research on "Framework for Finding Attribution of Social Media Screenshots" in the Research Short session of Cybersecurity, Trust & Resilience!

#WomenInComputing #VT_IAC @virginia_tech @WebSciDL @oducs #SocialMedia

[Tarannum Zaki @tarannum_zaki]

💡Use Reverse TweetedAt tool to derive a tweet ID prefix from an input datetime across different levels of granularity! 🕒 ➡️ 🆔

Learn more:👇
https://t.co/Ae9O8AWFKG

@WebSciDL @oducs #WebArchives

[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

[Akshay K Nayak @AkshayKNayak7]

Attending the #CHIIR2026 in University of Washington. @WebSciDL @ACM_CHIIR @accessodu

[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

[James Ecker @jimmy_ecker]

Today I presented an aerospace test application of my ALICE knowledge graph AI architecture to the NASA Armstrong Ideas to Flight Workshop. This work leverages ALICE for casting flight operation documentation into an AI knowledge base to provide real time flight ops evaluation. @WebSciDL @oducs

https://t.co/qOHQgiBglZ

[Hussam Hallak @Hussam_A_Hallak]

I presented our work on Arabic and English news URIs dataset collection, news web pages' archival rate and comparing web archives' holdings at the 10th Computational Archival Science (CAS) Workshop (part of IEEE BigData 2025). @WebSciDL
Trip report: https://t.co/Wl0HKaoRiJ