I am a research enthusiast with love for initiating creative projects and teaching. I am currently a researcher at Technical University of Denmark at the Building and Energy section of civil engineering department where she is focusing on energy and daylight question in residential buildings. I completed my PhD at interdisciplinary Laboratory of Performance-Integrated Design (LIPID) at EPFL focusing on the development of a novel gaze-driven photometry for observing natural gaze behavior in relation to conditions implicitly constrained by real world luminous environment. The research was funded thereafter by Swiss National Foundation (SNSF) and continued towards development of a preliminary mathematical model (GRL) for gaze response predictions in relation to light compositions in architectural spaces. I has experiences as scientific consultancy, daylight specialist at Åf groups Sweden, and architectural lighting consultant. But beside all these I am an active, nature and mountain lover.
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Awards & Fellowships
July 01, 2015
Swiss national foundationd
Contribution to a successful grant application to Swiss National Science Foundation, A total amount of 398'820 was granted for 3 year: 100% PhD and 50% Postdoc
February 23, 2023
Mobility Award
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Education
June 19, 2015
PhD, Swiss federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Civil and Environmetal Engineerin Doctroal School, Lausanne, Switzerland
Achievements:
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Development of gaze-driven photometry
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Collaboration with two European teams in realization of the project
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Performing 3 set of user-assessments & collection of a dataset on glare and gaze
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Publication of several conference papers, 2 Journal Paper and 1 journal papers in submission
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Teaching:
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Space and Lighting; Prof. M. Andersen/Dr. B. Paul(2011,2012,201,2016)
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Bioclimatic facades; Prof. M. Andersen(2011,2012)
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Digital design and production; Prof. M. Andersen (2011,2012)
Supervision:
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Y. Jia; Sensitivity Analysis on glare detection algorithms (student project, 2014)
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S.J. Gochenour; Light-syntax Zones in daylit Café spaces (Master thesis, Co-advised, 2013))
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M. Niqui; Light and Human Responsive Systems in Architecture (Master thesis, 2012)
February , 2009
MSc, Chalmers University of Technology, School of Architecture, design for Sustainable Development program,
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Design for sustainable development (MPDSD), Advisor: Prof. Monica Bilger
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Master Thesis title: Visual comfort in Office Environment and veiling glare
MArch/Eng. Azad University, Architectural Engineering program,
May 28, 2023
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Architectural Engineering Program; Master thesis title: River Walk Architectural promenade using space syntax analysis; Grade Point: 19/20 with excellent degree
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Teaching
2015
Architecture and Comfort
Course development and lecturer
2011 & 2012
Space and Lighting
Contribution in course design
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2011 & 2012
Bioclimatic facades & Digital design
Contirbution in course material
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Publications
2017 (accepted for publication)
A novel ‘gaze-driven’ photometry is a measurement method for recording photometric values at the eye level. This method was developed initially for discomfort glare assessment in order to account for gaze behavior in relation to glare and in order to overcome the limitations in photometric measurements at the experimental set up.
Gaze and discomfort glare, Part 2: Evaluation of a gaze-driven photometry measurement method for discomfort glare using subjective assessments
2016 (published)
Gaze and discomfort glare, Part 1: Development of a gaze-driven photometry
We conducted a series of experiments under simulated office conditions and recorded the participants’ gaze using mobile eye tracking and the luminance distributions using high dynamic range imaging methods. The two methods were then integrated to derive ‘gaze-centred’ luminance measurements in the field of view. The existing ‘fixed-gaze’ and the newly developed ‘gaze-driven’ measurement methods are compared.
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2016 (published)
A human-centric approach to assess daylight in buildings for non-visual health potential, visual interest and gaze behavior
A novel approach to daylight assessment is proposed concerning non-visual effects, visual interest, and gaze behavior. Three predictive models are applied across an immersive field-of-view for the analysis of an architectural case study.These models were brought together to illustrate the need for multi-criteria daylight performance assessment in buildings.A human-centric perspective can provide designers with more information on an occupant's health, interest, and comfort.
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