IES 2026 Annual Conference Proceedings

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Proceedings of the Technical Presentation and Poster Sessions, August 13-15, 2026.

CONTENTS

Peer-Reviewed Papers

An Optimization Framework for Considering Melanopic Equivalent Daylight Illuminance in Lighting Design
Kendall Baertlein, Jennifer Scheib, and Kyri Baker

Pedestrian Lighting in Urban Forests – a Multidisciplinary Perspective
Ute Besenecker for NorDark Consortium (www.nordark.org)

Are We Ready for the Emerging Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)Deployment in Work Zone Lighting Applications
Hongyi C

A Pilot Study Exploring the Effects of Background Chromaticity on Reaction Time in a Screen-Based Number Discrimination
Jackson Hanus and Dr. Arpan Guha

Parametric Analysis of a 3D-Printed Baffle Optics Geometry for Glare Reduction and Output Beam Intensity Distribution Control
Harithra Navaratnam and Nadarajah Narendran

Structured-Light Sensing (SLS) – based Occupancy Detection: A Low Cost, Privacy-Preserving Alternative to Motion Sensors
Pradip Paneru and Arpan Guha, Ph.D.

Ambient Light Spectrum Modulates Acute Stress Recovery: Evidence from EEG and Salivary Biomarkers
Seonghyuk Son, Sreenivasan Meyyappan, Kristi Doherty, Vijayavel Ramachandran, Camelia Hostinar, George Mangun, Michael Siminovitch, Jae Yong Suk

Technical Presentations

How Light is Delivered Shapes How Light is Felt
Nehar Agnihotri, Francesca Bastianini, Glenn Shrum, Kyle McGahan, Jeanie Choi

Investigating Mean Room Surface Exitance (MRSE) as a Complementary Metric to Horizontal Illuminance
Nehar Agnihotri, Craig A Bernecker

How Amber vs. White Road Lighting Affects Obstacle Detection, Color Perception, and Path Visibility: Insights from a Norwegian Field Study
Dorukalp Durmus, Helga Iselin Wåseth, Terje Christensen, Veronika Zaikina

Physiological and Emotional Effects of Integrative Lighting Assessed Through Multidimensional Measures in Immersive VR
Xu Jin, Nam-Kyu Park, Luis Mejia-Puig

Bridging the Gap Between Standards and Practice with RAG-Based AI
Matt Kincaid

How Much View Is Enough? Linking View Satisfaction to Energy Impacts in Buildings
Won Hee Ko

Controlled-Environment Evaluation of Sidewalk Lighting: Pedestrian Visibility, Glare, Safety Perception, and Trip-Hazard Detection
Rugved Kore, Ronald Gibbons

An Approach for Analytic Model of the Spectral Dependence of Phantom Array Visibility
Chan-Su Lee, Insuk Oh

Effects of Informational Exposure and Lighting Spectrum on Subjective Acceptance and Visual Performance
Yue Liu, Dorukalp Durmus

Non-intrusive assessment of daylight preferences using deep learning
Sichen Lu, Thanos Tzempelikos

Endogenously Triggered Visual Gamma Stimulation for Alzheimer’s Disease
Matthew Maa

Luminance Contrast Recommendations Methods
Colleen Peach

Bridging the Luminance Gap_ A Reliability Assessment of Smartphone-Based HDR Luminance Analysis for Professional Lighting Practice
Hemkar Sharma, Craig A Bernecker

From Illuminance to Experience: Validating Mobile Luminance Capture as a Bridge Between Quantitative Metrics and Human-Centric Lighting Design
Hemkar Sharma, Craig A Bernecker, Francesca Bastianini

Bluetooth NLC – a decade of evolution and the roadmap ahead
Simon Słupik

A Systematic Review of Studies Underpinning Non-Visual Effects Lighting Recommendations: Methodological Gaps and Research Implications
Yahya Sogodok, Nima Ghorbanian Matloob, Clotilde Pierson

Where Light Belongs
Daniel Spiro

Posters

Comparing Spectrally Derived Quantities across Four Spectral Measurement Devices
Miles A Cochran, Kevin Houser

Daytime Lighting for Human Non-Visual Responses and Whole-Building Energy: A Parametric Study
Nima Ghorbanian Matloob, Clotilde Pierson

Color Temperature Preference and Perceived Helpfulness of In-Vehicle Lighting Intervention Across Emotional Contexts
Insuk Oh, Chan-Su Lee

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Page Count: 752 pages
Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society (2026)
ISBN: 978-0-87995-527-4