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Lighting promoting safety and creating a sense of pleasantness
Heli NIKUNEN
E-mail:
heli@vhn.fi
Lis.Sc. (Technology), MA (Theatre and
Drama), Heli NIKUNEN is pursuing a
doctoral degree at the Aalto University. Her
research interest is focused on the impact
lighting has on our environmental
experience. She is also working as a
lighting designer in various fields.
Marjukka
PUOLAKKA
E-mail:
marjukka.puolakka@aalto.fi
Senior Research Scientist in the Lighting
Unit of Aalto University in Finland. She is
the leader of the Traffic Lighting and Vision
Group in Lighting Unit. Her research areas
cover outdoor lighting, mesopic lighting
and visibility at low light levels.
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