The International "Young Lighting Scientists" Contest is held annually as part of the International Specialized Exhibition for Lighting Engineering and Lighting Equipment Interlight | Smart City & Home and the All-Russian Scientific and Technical Conference "Lighting Engineering Innovations of Russia".
On October 30, the long-awaited final of the International “Young Lighting Scientists” Contest was held at the Interlight | Smart City & Home exhibition in Moscow
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The Russian National Committee of the International Commission on Illumination together with the Interlight | Smart City & Home exhibition annually holds the "Young Lighting Scientists" contest. The goal of the contest is to identify the best scientific paper in the field of light and lighting among young professionals and students. Papers selected by the program committee are evaluated by a jury consisting of representatives of educational and scientific organizations. The jury selects 8 best papers for in-person presentations, based on which the jury members choose the winner and prize-winners of the contest.
Participation in the contest is free. All submitted papers undergo "blind" peer review by the program committee. The criteria and review form are given in the 2025 Contest Regulations.
1st Place — Pavlova Maria with the project “An operator methodology for the numerical solution of the radiative transfer equation in ocean optics problems”; Academic supervisor — Glukhovets Dmitry, PhD in Physics and Mathematics, Leading Researcher at the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow.
2nd Place — Ilchuk Anna with the project “A neural network model for predicting colour perception depending on correlated colour temperature”; Academic supervisor — Makarov Denis, PhD in Engineering, Associate Professor at NRU MPEI, Moscow.
3rd Place — Sych Nikita with the project “Colour identification in the mesopic range: the Role of the S/P Factor”; Academic supervisor — Snetkov Vladimir, Ph.D. in Engineering, Associate Professor at NRU MPEI, Moscow.
Special Jury Prize — Sedogin Mikhail & Prikhodko Andrey with the project “Development of high-power LED luminaires with a liquid turbulent cooling system”; Academic supervisor — Belousov Alexander, PhD in Engineering, Associate Professor at Belgorod State Technological University named after V.G. Shukhov, Belgorod.
1st Place — Ko Kirill with the project “VR and AI as means of modeling the light image of a Church Building”; Academic supervisor — Karpenko Vladimir, PhD in Architecture, Professor at Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok.
2nd Place — Daniil Nikandrov with the project “Application of artificial intelligence in developing concepts for Architectural and Artistic lighting (Using St. Petersburg as an Example)”; Academic supervisor — Pashenko Yulia, PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor at St. Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design, St. Petersburg.
3rd place — Trenikhina Sofia with the project “Lighting project for a flagship clothing store”; Academic supervisor — Fomin Alexander, PhD in Engineering, Associate Professor at NRU MPEI, Moscow.
1st Place — Zhang Songbo with the work “Improving spatial daylight distribution in a side-lit open-plan office using Pareto–Chebyshev control”; Academic supervisor — Biao Yang, PhD, Professor at Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China.
2nd Place — Sych Nikita with the work “Colour identification in the mesopic range: the Role of the S/P factor”; Academic supervisor — Snetkov V. Yu., PhD, NRU MPEI, Moscow, Russia.
3rd Place — Nakajima Hajime with the work “Temporal summation effects of middle-wavelength light on the light response of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in humans”; Academic supervisor — Takao Motoharu, Professor at Tokai University, Hiratsuka, Japan.
1st Place — Viktoriya Gritsaenko for her project "Experimental Research of Irradiation Regimes for Microgreens in Hydroponic Conditions." Scientific supervisor: P.A. Smirnov, Ph.D., Associate Professor, National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute" (MPEI), Moscow.
2nd Place — Mikhail Abramov for his work "Development of a Far-Field Spectrogoniophotometer." Scientific supervisor: S.V. Prytkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Head of the Lighting Engineering Department, Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk.
3rd Place — Nikita Sych for his research "Applying a Mesopic Photometry Model for Street Lighting Calculations." Scientific supervisor: V.Y. Snetkov, Ph.D., Associate Professor, National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute" (MPEI), Moscow.
1st Place — Danila Nikandrov for his project "Concept of Light-Graphic Communication in the Historic Center of St. Petersburg." Scientific supervisor: O.A. Vul, Ph.D. in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, St. Petersburg.
2nd Place — Alexey Ilyukhin (National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute", Moscow) for his proposal "Reconstructing the Lighting at Moscow Metro's Planernaya Station." Scientific supervisor: A.G. Fomin, Ph.D., Associate Professor, National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute" (MPEI), Moscow.
3rd Place — Elizaveta Larkina and Viktoria Razgovorova for their work "Multimedia Design for a Car Audio Festival (3D Mapping)." Scientific supervisor: E.O. Khudoleeva, Assistant, Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok.
1st Place — Nurefşan Sönmez for her work “An Integrated Optimization Model Using Machine Learning for Daylighting, Thermal Comfort, and Energy Efficiency in Historic Townhouses.” Scientific supervisors: Cilasun Kundaraci A., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Yaşar University, Izmir, Turkey; Ugurlu C., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Yaşar University, Izmir, Turkey; Erkan Y., Ph.D., Professor, Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES), Faculty of Design Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
2nd Place — Wang Yang for his presentation “Indoor Lighting Intelligent Control Using Context-Aware-Based LLM Agent and Domain Knowledge Base.” Scientific supervisors: Fang Q., Professor; Sun F., Professor, Anhui Jianzhu University, China.
3rd Place — Xu Liankun for his project “Framework for Green Lighting in Tunnel: Balancing Energy Performance with Ecological Requirements.” Scientific supervisors: Shen Y., Ph.D.; Feng S.Z., Ph.D., Professor; Zhu H.H., Ph.D., Professor, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China.
Nikita V. Sych "Research on the features of human vision in twilight lighting conditions", scientific supervisor – Snetkov V.Yu., Ph.D., Associate Professor, NRU "MPEI", Moscow.
Mikhail V. Abramov "Assessment of variations in the results of calculations of integral values of colorimetric quantities of LED luminaires depending on the measurement grid step of the spectrogoniometric experiment", scientific supervisor – Prytkov S.V., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Acting Head of the Lighting Department, N.P. Ogarev Mordovia State University, Saransk.
Victoria A. Gudemchuk "Research on color rendering of a lighting system with adjustable spectrum", scientific supervisor – Fomin A.G., Ph.D., Associate Professor, NRU "MPEI", Moscow.
Arina K. Lisianskaya "Principles of a modular lighting system using mobile hospitals as an example", scientific supervisors – Monina T.A., Ph.D., Professor, Head of the "Industrial Design" Department, Antonov I.I., Lecturer, "Industrial Design" Department, Stroganov Russian State University of Art and Industry, Moscow.
Olga A. Averkova "Natural light in the Church of St. John the Apostle and Evangelist", scientific supervisor – Tolkacheva K.P., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Materials Science Department, Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk.
Vladislava S. Kozminykh "Architectural lighting of a passage arch as an element of a building and urban environment", scientific supervisor – Karpenko V.E., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Architectural Environment and Interior Design Department, School of Engineering, Far Eastern Federal University.
Li Junliang "A Study of Healthy Lighting for Learning Performance and Visual Fatigue in School-Aged Children with Reading and Writing Tasks", scientific supervisor – Luoxi Hao, Ph.D., Tongji University, China.
Wang Tongyue "Study on alertness and visual perception of LED lighting color temperature in classroom", scientific supervisor – Luoxi Hao, Ph.D., Tongji University, China.
Sönmez Nurefşan "Performance Evaluation of Interior Shading Systems for Daylight Availability, Glare and Thermal Control", scientific supervisor – Arzu Cılasun Kunduracı, Ph.D., Yaşar University, Türkiye.
All papers approved for participation in the contest are published in the journal of the Russian National Committee of the International Commission on Illumination "Innovative Lighting Engineering". The journal has been published since 2022. Included in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI).
