Please contact Dr. Works (keworks@fsu.eu) for additional help: Submission navigation links for Research Symposium Program Portal WF ‹ Previous submission Next submission › Submission information Submission Number: 204 Submission ID: 9052 Submission UUID: 28a74420-e99a-400e-ae06-d63625a28cb6 Submission URI: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal Submission Update: /student-research/symposium/research-symposium-program-portal?token=X2vuov0ROLEpPqs9u90gutaSTvOJMFMekrj7N8eeG64 Created: Fri, 01/30/2026 - 09:26 AM Completed: Fri, 01/30/2026 - 09:50 AM Changed: Fri, 01/30/2026 - 09:50 AM Remote IP address: 146.201.10.32 Submitted by: Anonymous Language: English Is draft: No Webform: Research Symposium Program Portal WF Submitted to: Student Research Symposium Program Portal Primary Student Contact First Name Primary Student Contact Last Name Pronouns Primary Student Contact FSU Student Email Photo of all individuals presenting this work IMG_2321.jpg109.29 KB Remove Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. Major(s) of all individuals presenting this work Bio of all individuals presenting this work My name is Skyler, and I was born in Japan at the Misawa Air Force Base. I moved to Florida during 2024, where I’ve since been at Panama City. I am a high schooler who is currently dual enrolled through The Collegiate School, and I like doing anything related to staying indoors (watching movies, playing video/board games). My hobbies include programming and robotics. In the future I wish to do something in the field of computer science or become a robotics engineer. Poster Title Abstract Many people around the world use computers every day for multiple purposes. In turn, the use of computers can affect the body in several ways. For example, the eyes can become dry much easier while staring at a computer screen. Blinking is crucial for the eye to achieve homeostasis, which involves keeping the eye moist. Research by Ousler et al. (2014) indicates that people with dry eyes spend more time with their eyes closed in a minute than those that don’t have dry eyes to achieve homeostasis. This research is aimed specifically at the blinking of the eye, and sees if there are any correlations between blinking behavior (length and frequency) while using a computer and the time of the day which it is used in. Blinking is essential to eye health and would be crucial to understanding any patterns which may affect them. However, collecting blink rate data is impossible to track without technology. To solve this, I will be creating a Python app with machine learning that will measure and track blink rates. In this pilot study the trained app will record the blink rate in two different day time segments, namely day and nighttime (day would be time before noon, night would be between 6-10pm). The goal of this research is to develop an app that can notify a user when their blink rate is outside normal bounds so that the user can make educated choices and reduce the possibility of eye strain. Research Mentor Name Research Mentor's College (or High School) Research Mentor's Department (or Subject) Research Mentor's Email Additional Research Mentor(s) Co-presenter(s) Keywords Poster Session/Number Work Complete Exploratory (the research question has been identified and design of approach is outlined) Presentation Modality Face to Face Poster session Synchronous Online Presentation Asynchronous Online Presentation Poster PDF Upload Upload requirementsOne file only.100 MB limit. Poster Thumbnail Please take a screenshot of your poster to be a thumbnail on your Symposium Program Profile. Upload Upload requirementsOne file only.2 MB limit. I will be printing my poster CAPTCHA What code is in the image? Enter the characters shown in the image. This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. Save Leave this field blank
