Coordinated Science Laboratory

Coordinated Science Laboratory
Established1951
Field of research
Computing, Communications, Signal processing, and Control
DirectorKlara Nahrstedt
Address1308 West Main Street
LocationUrbana, Illinois, U.S.
40°06′54″N 88°13′36″W / 40.1149°N 88.2267°W / 40.1149; -88.2267
AffiliationsUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Websitecsl.illinois.edu

The Coordinated Science Laboratory (CSL) is a major scientific research laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. With deep roots in information technology, CSL has invented and deployed many landmark innovations, such as the electric vacuum gyroscope, the first computer-assisted instructional program and the plasma TV. Today, research thrusts include computer vision, economics and energy systems, information trust, neuroengineering, parallel computing, robotics and more.