Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group

A screen recording of the JAViD workflow, showing a user uploading dual-participant gaze data and exploring the resulting joint visual attention visualizations. Joint visual attention (JVA) occurs when two or more people focus on the same object or area at the same time. It is an important aspect of social interaction and has been studied in areas such as collaboration, learning, and clinical communication. Researchers use different definitions of JVA depending on the context of their studies. In this project, we define JVA as two or more people looking at the same area of interest at the same time. Advances in eye-tracking technology facilitate the study of JVA by capturing the gaze behavior of multiple people. However, analyzing JVA from multiple eye-tracking streams still involves several steps, including aligning gaze streams, identifying periods of shared attention, and examining the resulting data. These steps can make JVA analysis time-consuming and require specialized technica...

Old Dominion University once again lived up to its Monarch spirit on October 11, 2025 , as the College of Sciences , Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry , and   Michael and Kimthanh Lê Planetarium   joined forces to host the Reign in Science 2025 program — a day filled with exploration, creativity, and curiosity. Reign in Science Day is Old Dominion University’s annual campus-wide STEM outreach event designed to spark scientific curiosity among K–12 students and their families . Hosted by the College of Sciences , the program brings together faculty, graduate students, and research groups from across departments to showcase hands-on experiments, interactive demonstrations, and real-world applications of science and technology. The goal is simple: to make science accessible, fun, and inspiring for learners of all ages while giving the community a glimpse into the groundbreaking research happening at ODU.   This #FlashbackFriday we look back at our very first...

  The ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research & Applications (ETRA) 2024 was a hybrid conference with the in-person event at the  Glasgow Grosvenor Hotel , Glasgow, UK, and virtual attendees joining via  Webex Events . The conference took place from June 4 to June 7, 2024. We ( Yasasi  and  Gavindya ) attended the paper sessions and keynotes of the conference virtually. ETRA symposium focuses on all aspects of eye movement research across a wide range of disciplines and brings together computer scientists, engineers, and behavioral scientists to enhance eye-tracking research and applications.  This year,   Yasasi  from ODU  served on the organizing committee of the ETRA conference as the publicity chair .  🎉 #ETRA2024 kicks off today at #Glasglow ! We are looking forward to a week full of exciting presentations and insightful discussions on groundbreaking eye tracking research! 🚀 Stay tuned for updates! 👀 #ETR...