Web Science and Digital Libraries Research Group

On July 7th and 8th, 2014, Hany SalahEldeen and I ( Mat Kelly ) were given the opportunity to present our PhD research to visiting undergraduate seniors from a leading university in Bangalore, India ( PES University ). About thirty students were in attendance at each session and indicated their interest in the topics through a large quantity of relevant questions. Dr. Weigle ( @weiglemc ) Prior to ODU CS students' presentations, Dr. Michele C. Weigle ( @weiglemc ) gave the students an overview presentation of some of WS-DL 's research topics with her presentation Bits of Research . In her presentation she covered both our lab's foundational work, recent work, some outstanding research questions, as well as some potential projects to entice interested students to work with our research group. Bits of Research from Michele Weigle Mat ( @machawk1 ), your author Between Hany and me, I ( Mat Kelly ) presented a fairly high level yet technical overview ...

Well, I made it! I am finally on the green fine island. After a long trip from Norfolk international airport to Washington DC Dulles then 23 hours in the air except for a fueling pit-stop in Tokyo Narita airport I landed in Changi airport in Singapore. To give you some context, I was invited to spend a semester at the National University of Singapore and work with Dr. Min Yen Kan in the WING research group . The purpose was to work in a common area of interest that helps me progress in the final leg of my PhD marathon and increase the collaboration between our WS-DL lab and WING yielding a reputable paper (or more?). In short, I am a WING this semester! So buckle up! Due to jet lag being a miserable companion the first couple of days, I decided not to take the first day off to rest and settle and go directly to the university. Or maybe it was my excitement? I will never confess. At NUS I did the regular paperwork and met my colleague and fellow research partner for the...