🎓 Happening now! @Yasasi_Abey from @NirdsLab is presenting her PhD dissertation defense. Wishing her all the best on this important academic milestone!
@WebSciDL @OpenMaze

Texas A&M University is officially 150!

What started as six students in 1876 has grown into over 82,000 strong. A university built by generations of Aggies who stood together to lead, serve and leave their mark on the world.

One hundred fifty years of tradition. One hundred fiftOne hundred fifty years of an Aggie spirit like no other.

Here’s to honoring where we’ve been, celebrating where we are and shaping what’s ahead. The next 150 starts now. 👍

@jaf_ferdous is now defending his PhD thesis: Proxy Interfaces for Enhancing Non-Visual Web Usability. @accessodu @WebSciDL @oducs

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: geneai.edu.sot.tum.de
#ETRA26
@NirdsLab @WebSciDL @oducs @ODU

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

Looking forward to advancing accessible, human-centered AI for community health support. Check my blog post ws-dl.blogspot.com/2026/05/2026-0…

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

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

I’m honored to receive the Dr. Irwin B. Levinstein Scholarship, awarded to graduate students for their academic achievements by @ODU! 🎓

A big thanks to Dr. Michael Nelson (@phonedude_mln) and everyone at @WebSciDL for their valuable support! 🙌

@oducs @ODUSCI

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

My third PhD student Kenny Ajayi graduates today! Congratulations! @WebSciDL

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

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

Come and see my trip report to the Dagstuhl Seminar at Schloss Dagstuhl, Germany, which is very exotic and rewarding! ws-dl.blogspot.com/2025/09/2025-0… @WebSciDL @dagstuhl

I am happy to be featured in the September Newsletter of the Office of International Collaborations at @ODU, highlighting my experience in the @DAAD_Germany RISE program this summer. 🙌

Newsletter: tr.ee/gZuMT_JP9f

@NirdsLab @WebSciDL @odu_gradschool @oducs @ODUSCI

📍Day 4 at #HT2025 @ACMHT!

Last session of the last day is happening now!

Session 7: TWEB & Blue Sky chaired by Jahangir Alam.

#Hypertext @WebSciDL @oducs @illinoistech @DomSoos

Our Executive Director Dr. B. Danette Allen is featured in the @virginianpilot Business Notes highlighting her new role!  Check it out here: pilotonline.com/2025/09/15/bus…

Excited to share that our paper with @Fermilab has been accepted to HiPC 2025🎉

We built an efficient GPU-based multidimensional global optimizer that combines PSO, BFGS, and Automatic Differentiation.

The animation highlights the global search.
@oducs @WebSciDL

Day 1 of #HT2025 @ACMHT kicks off with the Web Archiving & Digital Libraries #WADL2025 workshop in Chicago organized by @machawk1 and @CamtheWicked!

🔗 ht.acm.org/ht2025/accepte…
🔗 wadlworkshop.github.io

#WebArchiving #DigitalLibraries @illinoistech @WebSciDL @oducs @DomSoos