2025-04-15: Celebrating Global Collaboration and Innovation at ODU
We were honored to host Dr. Michael Herzog and his colleague Stefan Puest from Magdeburg-Stendal University for his annual visit to Hampton Roads . During his visit, he engaged with students and faculty of the NIRDS Lab and WS-DL group , including Dr. Faryaneh Poursardar , Dr. Michael Nelson , and Dr. Sampath Jayarathna . The visit reinforced our commitment to global academic collaboration and provided a meaningful platform for showcasing student-led research at the intersection of technology, society, and human behavior. Nirdslab and WS-DL group Students Research Presentation and Demonstration The day featured hands-on demonstrations of ongoing projects, including groundbreaking work in eye-tracking research by students Lawrence, Yasasi, Bhanuka, Kumushini, and James. Lawrence presented his research on human-AI teaming, highlighting how electrodermal responses, heart rate, and speech data can be integrated using custom-built sensors—including the Rosetta Stone and variou...
