KNUST / TUM- Ghana delegation

April 04

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Ghana

Understanding how light affects our health and well-being requires perspectives that go beyond the usual boundaries—culturally, geographically, and environmentally.

That's why our team is incredibly grateful for the opportunity that to visit Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana, supported by the Technical University of Munich Global Incentive Fund (TUM GIF).

Together with our collaborators we explored an extensive dataset on everyday light exposure they collected in Ghana as part of the MeliDos project and discussed how we can bridge key knowledge gaps around light's impact on circadian and ocular health. These conversations are vital as we work toward a more inclusive and comprehensive understanding of the visual environment.

Interactive workshop on the analysis of visual experience and optical radiation data

March 26

Worldwide (online)

At GLEE, we are committed to building solutions that foster broad collaboration and big impact! On 26 March 2025, we opened our first collaborative workshop. Joined by colleagues from across the globe, we sat down for an engaging conversation about how we collect and analyse data currently and about future directions. From smart watches to contact lenses fitted with sensors, our session highlighted a shared need for standardization and a legacy mindset when approaching data collection and storage. With representatives from nine countries in attendance, the workshops explored environmental, political and social differences our researchers face, reiterating the need for continued dialogue and information sharing.

 

Our team is working hard to collate all the fantastic input from our two workshops -join our mailing list to learn more about what we're doing and the key take aways from our workshops!

GLEE kicks off

February 05

The GLEE team assembled in our Munich office to celebrate the launch of our new project. With big goals, the team dove headfirst into reimagining how light exposure data is collected, stored, processed, and analyzed. Tackling historical pain points and building on opportunities for the future.

In keeping with our focus light, we closed the day with a visit to Luisa Baldhuber's multi-sensory installation Afterglow at Haus der Kunst - much more to come, stay tuned!

Munich

Upcoming events

  • LightlogR Tutorial

    Register your interest

    Ever thought about how you can streamline your data into meaningful insights for research and clinical practice?

    Join GLEE’s Johannes Zauner phD for a hands-on tutorial guiding you through LightLogR - an open-source R package for the analysis of personal light exposure data.

    LightLogR implements the following features:

    Generation of data and metadata files

    Conversion of common file formats

    Validation of light logging data

    Verification of crucial metadata

    Calculation of common parameters

    Semi-automated analysis and visualization (both command-line and GUI-based)

    Integration of data into a unified database for cross-study analyses

    LightLogR is licensed under the GPL-3.0 license. The codebase is available from GitHub: https://github.com/tscnlab/LightLogR

    Register your interest!