{"id":100892,"date":"2022-06-08T15:51:43","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T20:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=100892"},"modified":"2022-06-08T15:51:43","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T20:51:43","slug":"mapping-cities-health-and-environment-at-uics-electronic-visualization-lab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/mapping-cities-health-and-environment-at-uics-electronic-visualization-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Mapping cities, health and environment at UIC\u2019s Electronic Visualization Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Yuliya Klochan<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fabio Miranda, then a Ph.D. student in computer science at New York University, was mapping shadows produced by buildings throughout the day in New York City in 2016. He intended for his project to help urban planners, architects and developers select potential construction sites and test different building types at sites where shadows can cut off light to new buildings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New York Times <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">featured his shadow maps in an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2016\/12\/21\/upshot\/Mapping-the-Shadows-of-New-York-City.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And shortly after, an occupational therapist reached out to Miranda about his research. Turns out, she\u2019d been printing Miranda\u2019s shadow maps and showing them to her older adult clients. More shadows meant higher chances of snow accumulation and black ice. Miranda\u2019s maps highlighted places for her clients to avoid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThat element of surprise really made me engage more with that type of work \u2014 accessibility and mobility \u2014 in ways that I would never expect to engage if she hadn&#8217;t reached out, and if she had not told me that she was using the data,\u201d Miranda said. \u201cSo one paper that was mostly focused on urban planning led to this collaboration with an occupational therapist that led to different research projects trying to answer more concrete questions of accessibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miranda, now an assistant professor in computer science at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), works at the school\u2019s Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) and continues to use the power of computer simulations and visualizations to address essential problems. Accessibility is still a big part of his work, but Miranda is also tackling telltale signs of environmental pollution in Chicago, extreme weather events like landslides in Brazil (with Brazilian collaborators) and COVID-19 forecasting models and maps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI&#8217;m really motivated in tackling real-life problems and, specifically, urban problems,\u201d Miranda said. He manages the different topics by threading that urban aspect throughout and maintaining the same data management and visual analytics features. \u201cNo project is like trying to reinvent the wheel. It\u2019s always leveraging something that was developed in the previous paper or in the previous project, and then expanding from that,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miranda is in good company \u2014 many\u00a0 EVL researchers pursue a variety of interests. Carla Floricel, a third-year Ph.D. student in computer science, researches visual analytics of head and neck cancer, aircraft simulations and illegal fishing activities. \u201cIt is hard to connect everything,\u201d Floricel said. \u201cBut I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll find a way to do it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sanjana Srabanti, also a third-year Ph.D. student in computer science, focuses on medical data, but, like Miranda and Floricel, she works on multiple projects at EVL. Her first is finding socioeconomic or demographic factors, such as lack of health insurance, that affect head and neck cancer patients in two facilities, in Texas and Illinois. Her other project, a collaboration with Miranda, is forecasting COVID-19 spread.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat I&#8217;m doing, the visualization, is the main key factor over here,\u201d Srabanti said. It\u2019s the overarching theme of EVL as well, along with virtual reality and immersive environments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* * *<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100894\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-100894\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/EVL_NYC-1024x609.jpg\" alt=\"interactive map of downtown Manhattan\" width=\"800\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/EVL_NYC-1024x609.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/EVL_NYC-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/EVL_NYC-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/EVL_NYC.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fabio Miranda displays his map of downtown Manhattan, modeling variables such as crime and noise complaints for architects and urban planners. The interactive analysis is performed with spatial and temporal data sets that could potentially contain billions of rows. (Yuliya Klochan\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EVL has been a part of the computer science department at UIC since its inception in 1973.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 1970s, \u201cthe Lab pioneered real-time interactive graphics and videogame technology,\u201d according to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evl.uic.edu\/about\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EVL website<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. By the 1990s, lab founders created an immersive virtual environment known as the CAVE, a walk-in sanctuary where every movement activated experiences such as seeming free flight through downtown Chicago.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EVL specializes in data visualizations and virtual reality initiatives of different kinds. In a testament to the interdisciplinary breadth of research, EVL is supported by grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), in addition to UIC funding.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before COVID-19 struck, EVL faculty and contributors would discuss the history of computer graphics during Friday movie nights, where they\u2019d watch old sci-fi films together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cYou were not just watching movies for the sake of watching them,\u201d Floricel said. \u201cWe would also analyze them, compare (them) to the years that they were released.\u201d Of course, graphics analysis was not the only reason for movie nights. \u201cOur director, he tried to host those things every Friday, so that we are not burdened (all the time) with the work we are doing, so that we can also have some amusement,\u201d Srabanti said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside of research, EVL faculty teach courses on a variety of topics, such as visualizations, game development, game design and user interaction (UI). The classes are typically full, according to Floricel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lab members regularly collaborate with other departments, such as chemistry, civil and mechanical engineering, and art at UIC, to facilitate visualizations and visual data displays.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At weekly meetings, lab members share personal updates in addition to their research. They also get to present their findings as practice for formal talks and conferences.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Faculty also find time to support their students, academically and personally. \u201cIf I want to get help from anyone, they are very willing to help each of the students,\u201d Srabanti said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* * *<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_100895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-100895\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-100895\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/EVL_Miranda-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"Fabio Miranda at his desk\" width=\"800\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/EVL_Miranda-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/EVL_Miranda-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/EVL_Miranda-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/06\/EVL_Miranda.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-100895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fabio Miranda says his models of shadows in urban areas can be used to help architects select potential development sites and test building types. They have also been used by an occupational therapist to advise clients on areas of high snow and ice accumulation. (Yuliya Klochan\/MEDILL)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miranda\u2019s other recent project is modeling the material composition of city sidewalks using a large collection of image data. He and his team generate maps with the spatial distribution of materials such as concrete, brick, asphalt or granite in different cities. \u201cThe material of the sidewalk that you might have, that material might impact people differently in how they walk around the city,\u201d Miranda said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, uneven or low-friction surfaces can lead to more falls, especially for older populations. There\u2019s an environmental component as well: Surface material can impact water runoff, leading to flooding or pollution, or raise temperatures in the area. These and other factors are demonstrated in visualizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miranda published a paper about sidewalk composition with colleagues in February (in print in April) in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S2210670721008933\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sustainable Cities and Society<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It came out of his collaboration with the occupational therapist in New York who\u2019d used his shadow maps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In collaboration with the UIC School of Public Health, Miranda created a dashboard of environmental burdens in Chicago communities (accessible to the public <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/univofillinois.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/instant\/nearby\/index.html?appid=486f6e438ecf4b048deebc8dafd9f2c1&amp;sliderDistance=1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), using data from sources such as the Environmental Protection Agency\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/toxics-release-inventory-tri-program\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Toxics Release Inventory<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe leveraged all of this data to come up with how much burden that particular community is being impacted by,\u201d Miranda said. \u201cWe found that most of the burden is on underrepresented communities, specifically in the Southwest Side of Chicago.\u201d The results, made available in January, have already led to some community awareness, with more than 7,000 views of the data tool and an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mckinleypark.news\/news\/2493-environmental-justice-issues-inspire-new-pollution-sites-map\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a local newspaper, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McKinley Park News<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The dashboard showed high pollution burdens in predominantly Latinx communities in the city\u2019s industrial corridors where people suffered more serious symptoms of COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miranda has more projects in the pipeline. And his work has real-life impact: \u201cIt&#8217;s very motivated by real life problems faced by certain communities or by domain experts that are involved in urban problems.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Yuliya Klochan is a health, environment and science graduate student at Medill. You can follow her on Twitter at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yuliyaklochan\">@YuliyaKlochan<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Yuliya Klochan Medill Reports Fabio Miranda, then a Ph.D. student in computer science at New York University, was mapping shadows produced by buildings throughout the day in New York City in 2016. 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