images by Dana Plepys

Since 1997, Dana has served as the Associate Director of the Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois, Chicago, where she is responsible for project management and administration for advanced visualization research in addition to business affairs and the financial administration of grants, contracts, and internal funding. She also manages EVL’s collaborations and technology transfer training programs with small businesses and UIC-affiliated laboratories.

In addition to administrative duties, Dana serves as an advisor on graduate thesis committees for EVL students obtaining Master in Fine Arts degrees, which includes the supervision of graduate students in the development of tools, techniques, and systems for scientific and artistic VR and visualization applications.

Dana also oversees EVL's Web Development Group and the related development and production of web and video documentation for EVL's research projects and activities. The Electronic Visualization Laboratory's website can be found at http://www.evl.uic.edu.

Beginning in 1993, Dana has served as the Editor/Administrator for the ACM SIGGRAPH Video Review (SVR), which is the world's most widely circulated video-based publication, showcasing the latest concepts in computer graphics and interactive techniques.

Dana is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an EVL MFA Alumni.