VDL is Moving to Austria
The lab is starting a new chapter, with Alex moving to TU Graz, Austria
After an incredible decade at the University of Utah, the Visualization Design Lab (VDL) is entering a new chapter: the lab is partially relocating to Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria. This will be a gradual transition: only Alex will be moving, while the rest of the team remains in Utah. For the foreseeable future, the lab will operate across two continents.
VDL’s new home in Austria will be the Institute of Human-Centred Computing at TU Graz.
Alex will be hiring a PhD student and a Postdoctoral Fellow in Graz. Check out the positions page for details.
A Brief History of the Visualization Design Lab
The Visualization Design Lab was founded when Alex joined the University of Utah and teamed up with Miriah in 2015. From then until 2021, Miriah and Alex co-directed the lab, leading numerous projects and mentoring many students.
In 2021, Miriah moved to Linköping University in Sweden, where she founded the Visualization and Interaction Design Group.
In 2025, Alex returned to his alma mater in Graz to continue VDL’s research mission at TU Graz.
This website will reflect the new phase of the lab in Austria, while continuing to preserve the history, people, and publications from the Utah chapter. For archival purposes, the final version of the Utah VDL site will remain available at
https://vdl.sci.utah.edu.