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Nithiya (Nithiya) is all set to present her PhD candidacy exam oral component, "You Shall Know a Forum by the Words they Keep: Analyzing Language Use in Accessibility Forums for Blind Users". Paper: doi.org/10.1145/364818… cc:/ WS-DL Group, ODU CS Accessible Computing Lab ODU College of Sciences ODU Computer Science #a11y

Slides for our #cikm2024 presentation, "To Re-experience the Web: A Framework for the Transformation and Replay of Archived Web Pages" now available: 👉 matkelly.com/cikm2024 Thx Himarsha R. Jayanetti & Lesley Frew for presenting our work in Boise! #WebArchiveWednesday #webarchiving

A big thanks to my Ph.D. advisor (Sampath Jayarathna), Ph. D. candidacy exam committee (Michael L. Nelson, Michele Weigle, Jian Wu, and Vikas G Ashok) and all at nirds-lab & WS-DL Group, ODU CS for their continuous support! ODU Computer Science ODU College of Sciences Old Dominion University

Great post by Yash Prakash on his experience with post-OCR correction! It's a valuable resource for understanding the process, key things to watch out for, the tools available, and the current state of the art. Thanks for sharing your insights! WS-DL Group, ODU CS Accessible Computing Lab

I am glad to annouce that my student Xin Wei passed her prospectus defense today, a new milestone toward the final doctoral dissertation defense! The title is Semantic Information Extraction from Scholarly Documents and Applications. WS-DL Group, ODU CS ODU College of Sciences ODU Computer Science

Happening now: Tarannum Zaki presenting her candidacy exam, 'Web Archives for Verifying Attribution in Twitter Screenshots'. Her work uses the live web & web archives to determine the authenticity of Twitter screenshots shared by users. WS-DL Group, ODU CS ODU Computer Science Michele Weigle Michael L. Nelson

Exciting work by Tarannum Zaki presented in her candidacy exam: "Web Archives for Verifying Attribution in Twitter Screenshots." An innovative approach to authenticate tweet screenshots, tackling misinformation on social media. WS-DL Group, ODU CS ODU Computer Science Michele Weigle Michael L. Nelson

Had an amazing experience at #TPDL2024 in Slovenia! Thrilled to present my paper on assessing the accessibility and usability of web archives for blind users. Insightful talks & vibrant networking! WS-DL Group, ODU CS Akshay K Nayak Satwik Ram Sampath Jayarathna WS-DL Group, ODU CS ws-dl.blogspot.com/2024/12/2024-1…

Had an amazing experience at #IEEEVIS 2024! 🎉 Engaged in insightful workshops, presentations, and discussions with the vibrant visualization community. Check out my detailed trip report here: ws-dl.blogspot.com/2024/12/2024-1… WS-DL Group, ODU CS Accessible Computing Lab #IEEEVIS #Visualization

.Yash Prakash's prospectus defense explores improving data usability for BVI users. His work focuses on enhancing data search with assistive tech and better sense-making of visualizations, advancing Human-Data Interaction. /cc WS-DL Group, ODU CS Old Dominion University ODU College of Sciences ODU Computer Science Accessible Computing Lab

.Bhanuka Mahanama is now presenting his dissertation prospectus, "Multi-Eyes: A Framework for Multi-User Eye-Tracking". nirds-lab WS-DL Group, ODU CS ODU Computer Science

Yasasi Bhanuka Mahanama nirds-lab WS-DL Group, ODU CS ODU Computer Science Congratulations Bhanuka Bhanuka Mahanama for a successful Ph.D. proposal defence! On to the next steps! WS-DL Group, ODU CS ODU Computer Science ODU College of Sciences

Today I presented my research work on "Advanced Eye-tracking Metrics for Analyzing Joint Visual Attention and Joint Mental Attention" at the JCDL 2024 Doctoral Consortium. WS-DL Group, ODU CS nirds-lab #JCDL_2024

.Mohan Krishna Sunkara prospectus defense focuses on improving web accessibility for blind screen reader users. His research addresses the underexplored domains of online user discussions and web archives, revealing major usability gaps. /cc WS-DL Group, ODU CS Old Dominion University ODU College of Sciences ODU Computer Science Accessible Computing Lab

I presented our poster paper "Toward Automatically Improving Metadata Quality of Electronic Theses and Dissertations at Scale" at IEEE Big Data 2024 today. Many thanks to my advisor, Jian Wu , for his guidance and support! WS-DL Group, ODU CS Bill Ingram ⛵️

🎉 Congratulations to Yash (Yash Prakash) on successfully defending his dissertation on Human–Data Interaction for blind & low-vision users. Wishing you continued success, Dr. Prakash! /cc Vikas G Ashok Old Dominion University ODU College of Sciences ODU Computer Science Accessible Computing Lab WS-DL Group, ODU CS

Congratulations to Mohan (Mohan Krishna Sunkara) for successfully defending his dissertation! 🎉 His research introduced innovative tools that transformed how blind users efficiently navigate online discussions and reviews using screen readers. /cc Old Dominion University ODU College of Sciences ODU Computer Science Accessible Computing Lab WS-DL Group, ODU CS