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Video Walls of Knowledge
UF’s Malachowsky Hall Brings Multiple Disciplines Together
By Carolyn Heinze
Named after NVIDIA co-founder Chris Malachowsky, the University of Florida’s newly constructed Malachowsky Hall for Data Science & Information Technology in Gainesville, FL, is a seven-story, 263,440-square-foot facility dedicated to the advancement of AI, computing, and data science. Completed just over a year ago, it houses faculty and students from the College of Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Department of Computer Information & Information Science & Engineering, Department of Electrical & Computing Engineering, the Florida Institute for Cybersecurity Research, the Florida Semiconductor Institute, and the Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World.
One of UF’s primary missions is to offer all its students, regardless of academic focus, the opportunity to receive education on AI and its relevance in their chosen discipline. UF also works with other universities, colleges, and K-12 schools, helping them incorporate AI education into their own programs. Malachowsky Hall plays a starring role in these efforts.
Among the key spaces in Malachowsky Hall are the AI Lab, IOT Lab, and VR/Robotics Lab. Each features large Absen video displays that faculty and students utilize for data visualization. The systems were custom designed by the manufacturer in collaboration with UF’s in-house AV team, and integrated by MDM Commercial, an integration firm based in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.
Monitoring Mosquitos and More
Hans van Oostrom is chair and associate professor in UF’s Department of Engineering Education, which, at 6 years old, is the university’s youngest department. The department oversees two AI master’s degrees, along with the undergraduate AI certificate program that is open to all UF students. “Our focus is to improve engineering education through research methods and best practices,” he explained.
Currently, the VR/Robotics Lab is being used primarily for robotics projects. Students run
UF’s Kiley Graim shows off the AI Lab at Malachowsky Hall.
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programs and simulations off-site and then come to the lab to monitor how their robots perform in a physical environment. Van Oostrom said the department is striving to develop VR technologies for education, but these efforts are still in their infancy. However, the lab is already equipped with the infrastructure to accommodate the sensors and camera systems required when more virtual reality-focused projects come to the forefront.
Swarup Bhunia, director of UF’s Warren B. Nelms Institute for the Connected World, was heavily involved in the development of the IOT Lab. He explained that the facility is used by graduate and undergraduate students to build smart sensors that are applied to internet of things technologies.
One project, led by Bianca Burini, assistant professor in the UF Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences Florida Medical Entomology Lab, is using IOT technology to track mosquito colonies in the interest of relocating them. Burini argued that genetically controlling mosquito populations is critical to reducing vector-borne diseases.
“We are developing a sensor module in the IOT Lab to track mosquitos [through] infrared imaging and recording the sound of their wing beats,” Bhunia explained. “On top of that, we are running a machine learning algorithm to detect how many mosquitos there are, where they are moving, whether they are an adult or an infant, and if they are male or female.” Once AI and sensor technology can track these colonies, researchers can use that data to determine how and where to relocate them.
Both the IOT and VR/Robotics Labs are outfitted with an Absen Acclaim A2712 PRO LED video display with a 1.2mm pixel pitch, measuring 24 feet wide by 13 feet tall. Chase Natoli, EVP of technical sales at MDM Commercial, noted that the Acclaim Series is well-suited for these rooms—bustling spaces where technology needs to be rugged.
“LED modules, inherently, are kind of fragile, [and] we’ve noticed this product has held up better because of the
construction configuration of materials and the modules themselves,” Natoli said. “We were able to give them something that should last a long time and holds up to the kind of wear and tear that goes on in those rooms.”
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A frequent user of the AI Lab, Kiley Graim, assistant professor at UF, focuses on computational genomics. “If you’ve ever known someone who’s gotten a disease and the standard of care hasn’t worked for them, I’m the person the med school would reach out to because my lab designs AI methods that figure out what’s going on based on their genetic data,” she explained.
In analyzing the patterns across an individual’s genome, Graim and her team can make predictions on things like how their disease will progress and what drugs they will respond well to. “And we’ve had some success,” she added. “This is the goal, right? To make people’s lives better.”
Graim said that UF’s AI Lab offers the chance to build community. She and her students regularly host joint meetings with other AI and data science groups around campus. Plus, they use the facility to conduct “practice” defenses and conference talks, giving students the opportunity to gain experience on discussing their work.
The AI Lab features an Absen HC0.9 PRO II video wall at a 0.9mm pixel pitch. Peerless-AV provided a custom mount for the curved display, which spans 23.6 feet wide by 13.3 feet high. According to Fernando Correa, industry development director at Absen, this model figures in the manufacturer’s narrow pixel pitch line of displays, which incorporate Integrated Matrix Device (IMD) 4-in-1 technology. “This not only enhances mounted strength but also significantly lowers the risk of LED damage, which is crucial in a lab setting,” he said.
Lon Vance, senior engineer, project manager, Audio Visual Systems at UF, noted that the curvature of the screen in the AI Lab enables a more immersive experience for viewers that are close to the display. “It fills your peripheral vision,” he said.
For Graim, Malachowsky Hall facilitates cross collaboration among UF’s different colleges and departments. “I work with people in chemical engineering and electrical and computer engineering, and we can just meet in the AI Lab [for] a shared seminar or a group meeting,” she said. “It’s wonderful because it puts a lot of us together, physically, on campus.” UNIVERSITY
A Datapath video processor runs the displays in all three labs. A Crestron DM-NVX AV-over-IP-based system provides video distribution and allows for the same content to be shared throughout all three labs. According to Vance, UF took advantage of this capability for a presentation given by Jensen Huang, NVIDIA CEO, in Malachowsky Hall’s NVIDIA Auditorium. “He did the presentation in the auditorium downstairs, and we broadcasted it on those three displays,” Vance said, noting that transforming these labs into overflow spaces is practical when the university hosts high-draw speakers like Huang.
Absen displays are being used for data visualization in key spaces in the Malachowsky Hall.
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What are some of the popular ways video walls are being used in corporate spaces?
Megan Zeller
Business Development Director, Peerless-AV
Video walls are an integral part of many corporate spaces, offering a variety of uses to enhance communication, productivity, and engagement. In meeting rooms, they are often used to facilitate seamless videoconferencing and live-sharing presentations for hybrid organizations, helping teams collaborate more effectively. In lobbies and common areas, they serve as dynamic platforms for displaying company updates, company achievements, welcome messages, branding, calendars, social
media, weather, and other special announcements that can engage employees and visitors alike.
Jason Metcalfe
Business Manager, Professional Display Solutions,
Sony Electronics
Video walls are being used in corporate spaces to elevate communications, increase engagement, and augment presentation quality. In corporate lobbies, they can provide services such as wayfinding and offer weather and local information to visitors, as well as facilitate dynamic brand content and entertaining visuals that capture the attention of guests and highlight the mission of a business. In meeting rooms and boardrooms, video walls are a resource for collaboratively sharing content and keeping participants updated, connected, and engrossed. Around an office, they can be used to inform employees of critical company information, protocols, emergency messaging, meetings, and events.
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Martin Waverley
Senior Director of Sales, Americas, Christie
Video walls are transforming corporate environments, enhancing communication, engagement, and decision-making. Christie Core Series III LED video walls deliver stunning visuals in boardrooms and meeting rooms, fostering impactful presentations and collaboration. In corporate lobbies, they serve as dynamic signage, reinforcing brand identity and delivering real-time information, while corporate auditoriums benefit from a seamless large-scale display for dynamic presentations. Additionally, control rooms rely on this high-performance solution for critical monitoring and data visualization, ensuring operational efficiency and informed decision-making in mission-critical environments.
Mark Bohs
Director of Sales, The Americas, Datapath
Corporate environments are now utilizing video walls in spaces far beyond the boardroom. As well as being used as the main C-Suite collaboration display, video walls are now a popular choice for reception areas, eating areas, and communal spaces. Having the ability to manage content, from a variety of sources, is key to providing these displays with suitable, individual content depending on their location—from weather and news to company messages, information, or recreational use.
Benjamin C. Hardy
Senior Product Manager, Large Format Displays, Sharp Imaging and Information Company of America
Video walls transform corporate spaces by enhancing communication, engagement, and impact. Whether using large format displays or dvLED, in lobbies and atriums, this technology creates striking focal points with dynamic branding and welcome messages. Throughout offices, video walls can increase employee engagement by featuring news or important updates, featuring employee achievements, or communicating brand messaging. However, it’s in executive briefing centers that video walls truly shine, delivering immersive product demos and client presentations that engage and impress. In large meeting rooms, they support hybrid collaboration by providing clear visuals and enabling multi-screen sharing. Training rooms and auditoriums benefit from their ability to display detailed content, ensuring engagement for all attendees. Overall, video walls are versatile tools driving innovation and productivity.
Robert Detwiler
Senior Director of Product Management and Training, Planar From executive boardrooms, auditoriums, and meeting spaces to employee lounges, lobbies, and elevators, video walls continue to be a popular platform for corporate venues to collaborate, present messages and branding, and engage customers. Today’s video walls fit into a wider variety of spaces and accommodate custom shapes and structures as a result of advanced display technology designs and streamlined setup. This means that in addition to facilitating more hybrid meetings to connect employees near and far, we’re seeing everything from floor-toceiling video walls that welcome visitors to an array of video walls that embellish archways, curves, and irregular wall surfaces to create digital experiences and deliver impact.
John Kozlowsky
Channel Account Manager, Absen In corporate spaces, video walls are transforming communication, collaboration, and brand storytelling. High-resolution LED displays are commonly used in lobbies to create immersive brand experiences, showcase company achievements, or provide real-time data. In conference rooms, video walls enhance presentations and hybrid meetings with seamless content sharing and dynamic visuals. Command centers rely on large-format displays for real-time monitoring and decision-making. Employee engagement is also boosted through digital signage that delivers internal messaging, KPIs, and corporate updates. With flexible configurations and stunning clarity, video walls continue to be a powerful tool for modern corporate environments.
Mark Bishop
President, LynTec
Today’s video wall installations come in all shapes, sizes, and various locations, hung high on a wall. Adding a power control system that can be remotely operated can open up new areas or spaces that may not have been initially considered for a video wall by automating sequences and reducing maintenance. Automation removes the need to constantly be able to physically get to the backside of the wall, which can create the opportunities for some unique use cases. Power control systems help reduce maintenance costs by being able to do a hard reset remotely to an individual panel that’s become unresponsive or has started showing signs of deterioration.
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The new and improved SEAMLESS Kitted Universal dvLED Mounting System (DS-LEDUNV) is a video wall solution expertly designed to craft dvLED video walls efficiently, easily, and economically. This industry-first 1:1 “one display, one mount” universal design ensures a streamlined process, from inventory management to order processing to shipping. The patent-pending universal spacer quickly measures common cabinet sizes without any vertical wall templates for a precise construction.
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Sony’s bright BH Series and high-contrast CH Series of Crystal LED video walls are premium displays that allow businesses to deliver spectacularly dynamic and rich images—even in brightly lit spaces. The models benefit from flexible installation, simple maintenance, and reduced energy consumption, and provide an extra-wide viewing angle and consistently precise, uniform color for a seamless visual experience. Each series is available in a P1.2mm and P1.5mm pixel pitch.
LynTec PDS-12
LynTec’s PDS-12 is a low-cost, feature-rich relay panel with four, eight, or 12 30-amp single-pole latching Panasonic relays installed in a compact, 1-sqaure-foot NEMA 1R or 3R enclosure. The new panel features individual step delay between each relay, emergency off by circuit, emergency on for lighting by circuit, as well as under and over-voltage sensing for brownout and voltage spike protection. It’s easy to set up via the LED display and rotary encoder. BACnet IP expandable, it can be added to existing building automation systems.
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Sharp 1.25mm E Series Indoor dvLED
The Sharp NEC 1.25mm E Series Indoor dvLED display delivers stunning visuals without breaking the budget. Designed for corporate spaces, boardrooms, and auditoriums, this cost-effective dvLED solution offers a seamless, high-resolution display with a 16:9 aspect ratio for easy scalability. With front serviceability for hassle-free maintenance, hot-swappable pixel cards, and a refresh rate of ≥3840 Hz, it ensures smooth, vibrant content.
Absen 4K X-Series
Absen’s 4K X Series delivers UHD visuals with stunning clarity and precision. Designed for mission-critical applications, corporate lobbies, and high-end retail, this premium dvLED solution features a sleek, bezel-free design for seamless large-scale displays. With HDR support, advanced calibration, and a high contrast ratio, the 4K X Series ensures vibrant colors and superior image quality. Engineered for reliability and ease of maintenance, it’s an ideal solution for impactful and immersive visual experiences.
width form factor to accommodate curved and spaceconstrained applications. Models feature MicroLED technology and are available in 0.9, 1.2, 1.5, and 1.8mm pixel pitches with a maximum brightness of 1,600 nits and a unique 4:9 aspect ratio to support deployment versatility and vibrant viewing experiences. This includes tightly curved and flat video walls with minimum depth with front serviceability.
Datapath VSN Micro 600
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Datapath is well known for its range of VSN video wall controllers, which cater for projects of any scale. The VSN Micro600 has a smaller footprint and has been designed to ensure quiet performance, making it ideal for installations where space and sound is a premium, such as outside the server room and in more public areas.
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Christie Core Series III LED video walls deliver impressive reliability, performance, and energy efficiency. They are an ideal option where price is a factor, including lobbies and meeting rooms. Core Series III features an innovative, lightweight design—30% lighter than its predecessor—that allows for easy handling. It delivers the impressive visual performance expected from advanced LED technology while boasting up to 40% increased energy efficiency over its
