Electronic Visualization Laboratory

EVL enables scientists and engineers to manage the scale and complexity of their data uniquely, create information visualizations of multidimensional and multivariate data, explore 3D immersive worlds, juxtapose related yet heterogeneous 2D and 3D datasets, access computer infrastructure for machine learning, and move large datasets over high-speed networks.

In 1973, DeFanti, who had recently graduated from Ohio State University with a PhD in CS, was first hired by the UIC Chemistry department to develop computer-generated instructional techniques.

According to Jim Blinn, the popular Electronic Theatre "started out as a bunch of people crowding into Dan Sandin’s dorm room to watch videotapes.

"[12] In 1979, DeFanti established the SIGGRAPH Video Review, which has been edited and administered by EVLer Dana Plepys since the mid '80s to present.

At SIGGRAPH '92, EVL organized the "Showcase" event, where researchers demonstrated 35 projects in state-of-the-art computational science and scientific visualization.