The Light Collaboration Network (LCN) organised a two-day conference which took place at the Department of Design Sciences at Lund University. The goal of the event was to bring together academics researching light and lighting from different disciplines as well as professionals working within industry, design and standards setting. The aim was to educate, consolidate existing links and to foster new collaboration opportunities.
Over the two days 23 research topics were presented and there was time was given over to discussion on various topics provoked by the presentations. Our presenters were from mainly from Swedish and Danish institutions and we were delighted also to welcome Karin Smolders from Eindhoven University of Technology. Karin introduced to her work on LIGHTCAP, a research project being carried out at institutions across Europe with funding from the EU under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions framework. LIGHTCAP is studying the complex relationships between light, perception, attention and cognition.
During the conference, participants were encouraged to take their fika breaks outside to enjoy the spring daylight while getting to know each other and time was also given over to group and panel discussions. Finally, there was a tour of the light research facilities at the University to round off a successful conference.
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Johannes Lindén, LCN, Lund University
Hillevi Hemphälä, LCN, Lund University
Myriam Aries, LCN, Jönköping Tekniska Högskola
Ute Besenecker, LCN, KTH
Katharina Wulff, LCN, Umeå University
Maria Johansson, Environmental Psychology, Lund University
Outdoor lighting for people’s everyday life
Johanna Enger, Konstfack, Stockholm
In search of the language of light and shadows
Agnieszka Czachura, Energy and Building Design, Lund University
Solar access in cities – performance indicators for early design stage
Ratna Sithravel, Jönköping Tekniska Högskola
Did the radar sensor detect the imitated human breathing? A potential short-range presence-sensing for optimizing lighting in homes
Stavroula Angelaki, KTH
Lighting in Educational Spaces: A Relationship between Lighting Architecture and Pedagogy
Kiran Maini Gerhardsson, Environmental Psychology and Applied Gerontology, Lund University
Ljus, aktivitet och sömn i min vardag: En pilotstudie för att avgöra användbarhet och möjlighet att genomföra en Internetbaserad kurs för äldre
Jessika Luth Richter, International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE), Lund University
Lighting products and sustainability: a life cycle perspective
Hillevi Hemphälä, Visual Ergonomics, Lund University
VERAM – A method for measuring the risks in the visual environment
Peter Bennich, Swedish Energy Agency, Stockholm
Phasing out fluorescent tubes – and then? About upcoming revision of ecodesign in lighting
Marie-Claude Dubois, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), Alnarp
Light for plants, animals and humans: (what we know and where we could contribute as lighting specialists)
Karin Smolders, Eindhoven University of Technology
LightCAP: The impact of light on cognition, attention and performance
Tommy Govén, Chair of the Swedish National Committee of CIE
Short presentation of CIE – a global organisation within fundamental research & standardisation in Light and Lighting
Zeynep Ekim, Environmental Psychology, Lund University
Subjective experience of discomfort glare from LED lighting systems
Johan Eklöf, Bat Researcher & Writer
How bats are affected by light
Bodil Karlsson, RISE
The Person Oriented Light approach – A way to address emotions associated with the illumination applied in an open plan office environment
Johan Rahm, Environmental Psychology, Lund University
Methods for assessing outdoor lighting in the field
Carsten Dam-Hansen, DTU Electro, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Specifications of LED lamps and luminaires under dimming and colour tuning
Mandana Sarey Khanie, Indoor Environments, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Visual and non-visual potential of Indoor Environment from a human-centric perspective
14:00 Round Table Discussion
The following laboratories at LTH associated with light and lighting applications were visited as part of a tour which finished off the day:
