Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group

Adam Martin presenting his work at 2023 REU Final Presentation Session The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) offers practical learning and research opportunities for undergraduates concentrating on disinformation detection and analytics. Commencing on June 5th, 2023, this 10-week summer initiative takes place at Old Dominion University, hosted by the  Web Science and Digital Libraries (WS-DL) Research Group within the Department of Computer Science in collaboration with  Virginia Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation Center (VMASC) and the Department of Communication Disorders and Special Education. The REU program is funded by the 2023  National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduate Site . On August 3rd, 2023, the endpoint of this program was marked by the final presentations delivered by the six participating students. Having previously provided updates on their mid-summer progress , these students showcased the outcome...

Parker Story presenting his work at 2023 REU Mid Summer Presentations The Department of Computer Science at Old Dominion University's Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program started on June 5th with the support of the National Science Foundation as an effort to improve the awareness of disinformation and to identify novel techniques to battle online disinformation. This REU program recruited seven undergraduate students who are interested in disinformation and analytics to research and develop novel tools and techniques for countering online disinformation. This REU is a 10-week summer program where students work with ODU faculty and students from WS-DL , NirdsLab , AccessLab , LampSys, and VMASC .  On July 6th, the REU students presented their progress on the projects at the Mid-Summer Presentations. Students gave a high-level presentation, giving a clear insight into their approach, and their overall development and results. Students had 10 minutes for the prese...

Mentors and Mentees at ODU CS REU Program Final Presentations The Web Science & Digital Libraries Research Group ( @WebSciDL ) within the Old Dominion University Department of Computer Science ( @oducs ), a 2022 National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site in Disinformation Detection and Analytics, invited several students to participate in research as a part of a 10 week summer internship program .  The eight students, who previously briefed their mid-summer progress , gave final presentations of their research on Thursday, August 4, 2022.  Their mentors, other faculty members, and students in the CS department joined the final presentation session in person and virtually to learn more about their research outcomes.   Being present in the building came with a few perks to include pineapple pizza. Our @oducsreu 2022 cohort is presenting their final project work today August 04, 1-4pm, Tune into #oducsreu for live tweet...