Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board brings together leading experts from around the world, representing diverse disciplines and regions to guide the strategic direction of the Global Light Commons.
Kwadwo Owusu Akuffo, OD, PhD
KNUST, Ghana
Senior Lecturer at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology specializing in ocular nutrition, ophthalmic epidemiology, and environmental vision.
Altug Didikoglu, PhD
Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey
Neuroscientist leading the Translational Chronobiology Lab. His research focuses on the non-visual effects of light on sleep, alertness, and cognition.
Vineetha Kalavally, PhD
Monash University Malaysia
Associate Professor and Director of the Intelligent Lighting Lab. An international expert in human-centric lighting and spectral engineering.
Lisa Ostrin, OD, PhD
University of Houston, USA
Professor of Optometry researching myopia development and environmental factors in ocular growth using wearable sensor technologies.
Carlyn Patterson Gentile, MD, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA
Physician scientist specializing in child neurology and headache medicine, using wearable biosensors to study light sensitivity in youth.
Andrea Sancho-Salas
University of Costa Rica
Associate Professor of Architecture specializing in tropical architecture and lighting design in Latin American contexts.
Juliette van Duijnhoven, PhD
Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Assistant Professor in Building Lighting researching personal light exposure patterns and their effects on health and wellbeing.