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

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

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

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

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

Excited to present my research on "Multi-User Eye Tracking" today at the PhD Gathering! #ODUSCI #ODU #Sciences #GraduateSchool @NirdsLab @WebSciDL

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

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: arxiv.org/pdf/2603.02072 #CHI2026 #HumanComputerInteraction #ACM #AI #MultimodalSystems #FutureOfWork #ODUSC I #ODU #Sciences #Graduateschool @NirdsLab @WebSciDL

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

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

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

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

Title: Understanding Online Discussion Experiences of Blind Screen Reader Users (IJHCI 2025) Preprint: akshayknayak.vercel.app/Pape… DOI: doi.org/10.1080/10447318.202… Authors: @jaf_ferdous, @AkshayKNayak7 , @LunaticBugbear, @Nithiyavenkat07, @OpenMaze, Hae-Na Lee, @vikas_daveb (5/5)

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

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

OK aggies, don't give me heart attacks!

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. ws-dl.blogspot.com/2025/11/2… #AWS #SageMaker #GroundTruth #MTurk #DataLabeling @WebSciDL @oducs @ODUSCI

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

Cashius Howell last night and @Flash_Garrett today! Wow, Agggies dominating! Whoop!