Smart Spaces: 3rd Annual Smart Lighting ERC Industry - Academia Days

Please join us to learn how our center research will lead to increased energy efficiency, better health, and higher productivity. This is an opportunity to interact with industrial and academic thought leaders, as well as the next generation of leaders, the ERC graduate students.

Energy efficient LED Lighting is now becoming a reality, but it is only the first wave in a developing revolution in solid state lighting technology. The Smart Lighting Engineering Research Center is developing the second wave in Smart Lighting Systems, going beyond simple bulbs to fully adaptive, sensory lighting systems provide exactly the right light when and where it is needed.

This third annual Industry - Academia Outreach Day will update participants on the latest research on LED sources, advanced sensors, and control systems. Topics will include advanced LED control technology, Visible Light Communications, novel light sensor technology and advanced packaging development.

Public Event: Monday - Tuesday, February 13-14, 2012

Followed by a day of more in-depth research discussions open only to Industrial Members: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Registration is now closed.

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PUBLIC EVENT AGENDA (as of February 3, 2012):

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Monday, February 13th, 2012, RPI Campus
4:00-5:45PM	Facilities/Laboratory Tours, Low Center for Industrial Innovation, CII 7015, RPI
6:00-7:00PM	Opening Reception, Russel Sage Dining Hall
7:00-7:40PM	Welcome: David V. Rosowsky, Dean, School of Engineering, RPI Remarks: Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, President, RPI Keynote Speaker: Congressman Paul Tonko (D, NY), Member of the Science, Space and Technology Committee and Budget Committee, Russel Sage Dining Hall
7:40-9:00PM	Dinner, Russel Sage Dining Hall
Tuesday, February 14, 2012, Hilton Garden Inn, Hoosick St., Troy
7:30-8:45	Registration, Continental Breakfast, and Networking
8:45-8:50	Welcome Address, David Rosowsky, Dean, School of Engineering, RPI
9:00-9:20	Smart Lighting ERC Vision and Strategic Plan, Robert Karlicek, ERC Director and Professor, ECSE Dept, RPI
9:20-9:30	ERC Innovation and Industrial Collaboration Program, Silvia Mioc, Director of Industrial Collaboration and Innovation, RPI
9:30-9:50	Advanced LED Packaging Materials, Linda Schadler, Professor, MSE Department, RPI
9:50-10:10	New Sensor Technology for Smart Lighting Applications, Payman Zarkesh-Ha, Assistant Professor, ECE Department, UNM
10:10-10:30	Exploding Interest in Visible Light Communication for a Variety of Applications, Tom Little, Associate ERC Director and Professor, ECE Dept, BU
10:30-11:00	Break
11:00-11:20	Towards Efficient and Healthy Lighting: a Systems and Control Perspective, John Wen, ERC Controls Thrust Leader and Professor, ECSE Dept, RPI
11:20-11:40	Educational Outreach Schools: Nuggets of ERC Involvement, Mohamed Chouikha, Howard University, Smart Lighting Educational Activities at Rose-Hulman, Charles Joenathan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, STEM education using Mobile Studio Technology, Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University
11:40-12:10	Student Elevator Pitch Competition: Finalists to present their research in 90 seconds
12:10-12:30	ERC Educational Program, Ken Connor, Director of Education and Professor, ECSE Dept, RPI
12:30-1:30	Lunch
1:30-2:00	Keynote: "Lighting Effects on Humans: Current Concepts and Controversies", Jennifer Veitch, Institute for Research in Construction, National Research Council, Canada and ERC Scientific Advisory Board Member
2:00-3:00	Industry Panel Discussion: "Disruptive Solid-State Technologies", Carol Jones, Philips Research North America, Steve Johnson, Solais, Brian Chemel, Digital Lumens, Aaron Ganick, ByteLight
3:00-3:15	Break
3:15-4:15	Reception & Poster Session I: Controls, Communications, Packaging and Economics
4:15-4:30	Reception & Break, Elevator Pitch Competition Winner Announcement
4:30-5:30	Reception & Poster Session II: Sources, Sensors, Biosensors, Educational Program

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For more information contact Silvia Mioc, Director of Industrial Collaboration (miocs AT rpi DOT edu)