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The Department of Computer Science (CS) at Old Dominion University (ODU) celebrated its sixth annual Trick-or-Research event on October 31, 2024, blending Halloween festivities with academic exploration. Check out our previous Trick-or-Research blog posts here: 2021 , 2022 , 2023 . This unique event brought together faculty, staff, and students to showcase the department's cutting-edge research and foster new collaborations. Designed especially to introduce undergraduate students to the vibrant research opportunities within the department, Trick-or-Research featured interactive lab tours, engaging demonstrations, and opportunities to network with professors and join research groups. Participants explored CS research labs in person at the E.V. Williams Engineering & Computational Sciences Building (E&CSB) and Dragas Hall or virtually via Gather.town . Adding to the festive spirit, students dressed up in creative Halloween costumes, ranging from Demon Slayer Rengoku Kyouj...

The Department of Computer Science (CS) at Old Dominion University (ODU) held its fifth annual Trick-or-Research event on Monday, October 31, 2023. This event is a collaborative effort from the faculty, staff, and students at ODU CS to spread awareness on their ongoing research and foster new collaborations. This year, the event was held in a hybrid fashion; participants were able to visit labs in the E.V. Williams Engineering & Computational Sciences Building (E&CSB) and Dragas Hall either in-person, or virtually through Gather.town . Trick or Research Castle at the https://t.co/d6NvpvWRhr @WebSciDL @ODUSCI @oducs @NirdsLab pic.twitter.com/FSeJffcXNd — Sampath Jayarathna (@OpenMaze) October 31, 2023 We had posters and demos from 11 research labs at ODU CS. To embrace the halloween spirit, the faculty, staff, and students decorated their virtual and physical lab spaces, and dressed up in outfits such as Sherlock Holmes, Zorro, Guy Fawkes, and Statue of Liberty. ...

The Department of Computer Science (CS) at Old Dominion University (ODU) held its fourth annual Trick-or-Research event on Monday, October 31, 2022. A hybrid approach was used for the lab tours this year. Participants were able to visit labs in the E.V. Williams Engineering & Computational Sciences Building (E&CSB) and Dragas Hall in addition to the virtual ones via the Gather.town platform. There were a total of 11 different ODU research labs participating in this year's event. A lot of preparation was required on their part went into making this another successful event. Each group decorated their virtual and physical labs, prepared posters, planned demonstrations, and even packed bags of candy! Candy bags✅ passports✅ stamps✅ @oducs is almost ready for the "Trick or Research" @WebSciDL @ODUSCI @odu https://t.co/MFdFpu867Y pic.twitter.com/xB6g0xsuoa — Sampath Jayarathna (@OpenMaze) October 31, 2022 Faculty, staff, and students showed off some ...

The  Department of Computer Science (CS)  at Old Dominion University (ODU) held its 3rd Trick-or-Research event, which was organized by Dr. Sampath and his goblins in the NIRDS lab.  This year, the event was held virtually via the Gather platform.   Different groups and labs in the CS department customized their own rooms in Gather.town with demos and posters surrounded by spooky décor.  Attendees created their own avatars before venturing out to explore the town.  Some physically dressed for the occasion while others took advantage of a virtual wardrobe courtesy of Snap Camera .   The Gather.town virtual platform was a great choice for this event.  It allowed users to see only those individuals in the same room and allowed avatars in close range to have natural conversations via video chat.  I will tell you more about my own adventure through the different locations in Gather.town and what you missed. The CS Trick-or-Research-2...