Visualization

About the UITS Advanced Visualization Lab (AVL)

On this page:

Overview
Distributed systems
Consulting services
Training opportunities and learning resources
Request a tour or demonstration
Acknowledge use of AVL systems and support

Overview

The UITS Advanced Visualization Lab (AVL) promotes and supports the innovative application of visual technologies to enhance research, education, creative activity, and community outreach missions of Indiana University. AVL systems and services are provided as an integrated resource by the Office of the Vice President for Information Technology (OVPIT) through the Research Technologies division of UITS and are available at no direct cost for routine use, testing, and demonstration by qualified IU students, faculty, and staff. The majority of AVL technologies are installed in a range of accessible campus spaces, such as lobbies, workspaces, and Student Technology Centers (STCs); additional and more experimental technologies are accessible in centrally located AVL spaces, such as the NEXT Labs at IU Bloomington and IU Indianapolis. The AVL also provides expert consulting services, training opportunities, and learning resources related to visualization.

Distributed systems

AVL distributed systems include:

Large-format, ultra-resolution displays for visualization and collaboration:
- About IQ-Walls at IU
- About the Crystal Display Wall at the Cyberinfrastructure Building (CIB) in Bloomington

Consulting services

The AVL offers short-term and extended consulting services for IU educators, creative artists, and researchers seeking to use advanced visualization technologies to improve the quality of teaching and learning, expand the boundaries of art, and find solutions to difficult problems hidden within massive sets of data.

Scientific visualization (SciVis) consultations can help scientists understand, illustrate, and extract insight from their data. SciVis data typically have a physical structure with explicit spatial and/or temporal coordinates (for example, molecular structures, anatomical scans, astronomical simulations, and engineering simulations).

Information visualization (InfoVis) consultations can help researchers understand, illustrate, and extract insight from data that have no natural spatial coordinates using a variety of novel 2D, 3D, and temporal representations.

The AVL also offers consultations on the following:

Virtual, augmented, and mixed reality
Spatial tracking and scanning
Advanced media techniques
Visualization and graphics software
Advanced hardware systems

To view representative AVL projects, see AVL Projects.

To schedule a consultation, email the AVL at vishelp@iu.edu.

Training opportunities and learning resources

AVL training opportunities and online learning resources are available to everyone; for more, see the AVL YouTube Channel.

Request a tour or demonstration

At the present time, AVL facilities are not open to tours or demonstrations. IU faculty, students, and staff with specific visualization, advanced display solutions, or advanced imaging projects or interests may email the AVL at vishelp@iu.edu to arrange a consultation.

Note:

Due to limited staff resources and ongoing circumstances, the AVL cannot provide tours for groups outside the IU community or for the general public. The AVL recommends that such groups contact the Research Technologies Collaboration and Engagement Support Group (CESG) or one of the AVL's outreach affiliates (IU Indianapolis Informatics or IT Communications at itco@iu.edu) to inquire about arranging tours or demonstrations.

Acknowledge use of AVL systems and support

If your work makes use of or otherwise benefits from AVL technologies or support, acknowledge the "Advanced Visualization Laboratory at Indiana University" in any resulting scholarly printed works, web pages, talks, online publications, or presentations. The AVL is a unit of the Research Technologies division of UITS and is affiliated with IU's Pervasive Technology Institute (PTI).