Now in Computer Vision & Human-Centered Sensing at #IRI26.
@LObiuwevwi is presenting 05/05 of our @NirdsLab @WebSciDL @vmasc_odu papers: “Touching and Feeling the Data: A Reusable Software Pipeline for Tactile Statistical Graphs in Accessible Education.”
Now in Computer Vision & Human-Centered Sensing at #IRI26.
@KumushiniT is presenting 04/05 of our @NirdsLab @WebSciDL papers: “Egocentric Eye-Tracking in Collaborative Tasks: Quantifying Joint Visual Attention Using Wearable Glasses,” studying joint attention with eye-tracking.
Day 3 | Keynote 3 at #IRI26
On the final day, Dr. John Y. Choe discusses the benefits AI brings to our community, along with the challenges we face as AI continues to evolve.
#AI #AI_Governance
Just presented 02/05 of our @NirdsLab @WebSciDL papers at #IRI26 in the NLP, Sentiment & Multimodal Reasoning session!
“SentimentLens: Reconciling Sentiment and Ratings via Dual-Modality in the Hospitality Sector”
Thanks to my advisor @OpenMaze and @Dinethjkd for their support.
Now in the Distributed Systems & Model Efficiency session at #IRI26.
Dr. Deepti Gupta presents “MUC-FL: Block-Wise Marginal Utility Contribution for Communication-Efficient Federated Learning,” focusing on improving communication efficiency in federated learning.
#Federated
Now in the Explainable AI & Trustworthy Systems session at #IRI26.
@LObiuwevwi is presenting “Quantifying the Affective Gap: A Zero-Shot Evaluation of LLMs on Fine-Grained Emotion Taxonomies,” exploring how well LLMs classify nuanced human emotions.
@NirdsLab @WebSciDL
Day 1 | Keynote 1 #IEEEIRI26
Dr. Bhavani Thuraisingham shared an insightful keynote on the evolution of AI, from where it was 20 years ago to today’s rise of Agentic AI, and what the next decade could bring. A fascinating look at the future of intelligent systems. #AgenticAI
Excited to represent @NirdsLab at #IRI2026! Our lab has 5 accepted papers, and I’m grateful to present our work. Thanks to my advisor @OpenMaze and all authors/co-authors for making this possible.
@KumushiniT @LObiuwevwi @mahanama94
@NirdsLab @WebSciDL
Pasindu S. Thenahandi retweeted
I’m thrilled to share that four of my first-authored papers have been accepted for presentation this spring and summer, two at IEEE IRI 2026 and two at IEEE ICCCN 2026!
It is exciting to see these projects reach this stage, especially because they reflect several areas I am deeply passionate about: real-time AI, wireless and RF systems, affective computing, accessible technology, and human-centered AI.
1. Enabling Real-Time AI in O-RAN: Deploying and Measuring AI Inside a Near-RT RIC xApp
This work demonstrates how AI inference can be deployed directly inside a Near-Real-Time RAN Intelligent Controller xApp on a live O-RAN testbed. We examine inference latency, deployment feasibility, and the practical challenges of integrating AI into the Near-RT RIC software loop.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2607.01583
2. Field-Deployable RF Capture System for Indoor, Outdoor, and Foliage Environments
This paper presents a portable and autonomous RF capture platform for collecting geotagged signal data in real-world indoor, outdoor, and foliage environments. The system combines software-defined radio, GNSS positioning, high-speed storage, and open-source software to support reproducible field experiments.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2607.01368
3. Quantifying the Affective Gap: A Zero-Shot Evaluation of LLMs on Fine-Grained Emotion Taxonomies
This study evaluates how effectively large language models recognize and distinguish fine-grained emotional states without task-specific training. The findings highlight important limitations in current LLMs and their potential use in affect-aware, human-centered, and digital library applications.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2607.00968
4. Touching and Feeling the Data: A Reusable Software Pipeline for Tactile Statistical Graphs in Accessible Education
This work introduces a reusable software pipeline for transforming statistical data and chart images into 3D-printable tactile graphs. The goal is to make data visualization more accessible to blind and low-vision learners while reducing the technical effort required from educators.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2607.01214
A very special thank you to Dr. Sachin Shetty, Dr. Sampath Jayarathna, Dr. Jessica M. Johnson, Dr. Krzysztof J. Rechowicz, and all my co-authors for their mentorship, encouragement, thoughtful feedback, and collaboration throughout these projects.
Research is truly a team effort, and I am deeply grateful to everyone who contributed their time, expertise, and support in helping bring these papers to this stage.
I am incredibly excited and look forward to seeing these papers presented and sharing our work with the IEEE IRI and IEEE ICCCN research communities!
#ArtificialIntelligence #Research #IEEE #IRI2026 @WebSciDL #ORAN #WirelessNetworks @ODUSCI #LargeLanguageModels #Accessibility #DataVisualization #RFSystems #HumanCenteredAI #GraduateResearch #PhDJourney #OldDominionUniversity #ODU #ODUResearch #IEEEIRI #IRI2026 #IEEEICCCN #ICCCN2026 #Nigeria #NigeriansInSTEM #UnitedStates
Excited to present “MultiSense-Pneumo: A Multimodal Learning Framework for Pneumonia Screening in Resource-Constrained Settings” today at The SDSC 2026: Mid-Atlantic under the Biomedical and Health AI & Data Science Track!
Paper on arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2605.02207
@WebSciDL @oducs
Pasindu S. Thenahandi retweeted
Excited to share that I’m starting a Visiting Researcher position at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, affiliated with @harvardmed! Looking forward to eye-tracking research in medical simulation and clinical practice.🚀
@bethisraellahey @NirdsLab @WebSciDL @oducs @ODUSCI @odu
Pasindu S. Thenahandi retweeted
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
Pasindu S. Thenahandi retweeted
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
Pasindu S. Thenahandi retweeted
PhD Candidacy ✅
I'm happy to announce that I successfully completed my PhD candidacy exam. Grateful for my advisor @OpenMaze, my committee @phonedude_mln, @weiglemc, @fanchyna, @vikas_daveb, my colleagues from @NirdsLab and @WebSciDL for the continued support.
@oducs @ODUSCI
Pasindu S. Thenahandi retweeted
Excited to share that our poster paper (extended abstract) has been accepted to the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI EA ’26) 🎉
The ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems is the leading international conference on Human-Computer Interaction. CHI 2026 will take place in Barcelona at the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona.
Our work, “Cognitive Prosthetic: An AI-Enabled Multimodal System for Episodic Recall in Knowledge Work,” introduces the Cognitive Prosthetic Multimodal System (CPMS) — a proof-of-concept system that integrates speech, physiological, and gaze data to enable structured, AI-powered episodic memory retrieval in knowledge work environments.
This research explores how multimodal sensing combined with natural language interfaces can move beyond passive data logging toward AI-enabled reflective memory augmentation.
Looking forward to presenting this work and engaging with the CHI community in April 2026.
Link to paper: arxiv.org/pdf/2603.02072
#CHI2026 #HumanComputerInteraction #ACM #AI #MultimodalSystems #FutureOfWork #ODUSC I #ODU #Sciences #Graduateschool @NirdsLab @WebSciDL
Pasindu S. Thenahandi retweeted
Very excited to join the @odu_gradschool "inaugural Grad School Ready event" representing the @oducs Graduate Program. @WebSciDL @ODUSCI @NirdsLab @SoadIbrahim16 @Psnd_Snklp
