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.Technical Committees
The technical activities of CIE are carried out under the responsibility of seven Divisions each covering one sector of light and lighting. Each Division establishes Technical Committees (TCs) to carry out the technical programme of the Division. All present TCs are listed here with their terms of reference. (For more details of a particular TC go to the relevant Division).
TC 1-36: Fundamental Chromaticity Diagram with Physiologically Significant Axes Establish a chromaticity diagram of which the coordinates correspond to physiologically significant axes. Chair: Francoise Germaine Viénot (FR)
TC 1-42: Colour Appearance in Peripheral Vision To prepare a technical report on colour appearance zones for coloured lights in terms of unique hues in peripheral vision. Chair: Miyoshi Ayama (JP)
TC 1-55: Uniform Colour Space for Industrial Colour Difference Evaluation To derive a new uniform colour space for industrial colour difference evaluation using existing experimental data. Chair: Manuel Melgosa (ES)
TC 1-57: Standards in Colorimetry To prepare an ISO/CIE Standard(s) that describes 1.) the method of calculating CIE tristimulus values and chromaticity coordinates, 2.) a uniform colour space and its associated metrics, and 3.) a formula for industrial colour difference evaluation. Chair: Alan Robertson (CA). (This TC is working on a standard)
TC 1-60: Contrast Sensitivity Function for Detection and Discrimination 1.) To specify a baseline achromatic CSF with its reference conditions and reference observer. 2.) To specify CSF extensions based on discrimination thresholds, as well as chromatic CSFs for both detection and discrimination. Chair: Mike Pointer (GB)
TC 1-61: Categorical Colour Identification To prepare a report describing a colour categorization map for the photopic and mesopic illuminance levels. Chair: Taiichiro Ishida (JP)
TC 1-63: Validity of the Range of CIE DE2000 To investigate the application of the CIE DE2000 equation at threshold, up to CIELAB colour differences greater than 5. Chair: Klaus Richter (DE)
TC 1-64: Terminology for Vision, Colour and Appearance To monitor the terminology requirement of Division 1 including the revision of the present ILV terms and the addition of new terms. Chair: Sharon McFadden (CA)
TC 1-67: The Effects of Dynamic and Stereo Visual Images on Human Health To write a technical report on the physiological and psychophysical effects of dynamic and stereo visual images in terms of photosensitive seizures. Chair: Hiroyasu Ujike (JP)
TC 1-68: Effect of Stimulus Size on Colour Appearance To compare the colour of small (20 degree) uniform stimuli on a neutral background. Chair: Peter Bodrogi (HU)
TC 1-69: Colour Rendition by White Light Sources: To investigate new methods for assessing the colour rendition properties of white-light sources used for illumination, including solid-state light sources, with the goal of recommending new assessment procedures. Chair: Wendy Davis (US)
TC 1-70: Metameric Samples for Indoor Daylight Evaluation To investigate the derivation of a set of metameric samples to enable the evaluation of indoor daylight simulators. Chair: Balász Kranicz (HU)
TC 1-71: Tristimulus Integration To investigate methods for computing weighting tables for the calculation of tristimulus values from abridged data. Chair: Changjun Li (CN)
TC 1-72: Measurement of Appearance Network: MApNet 1.) To establish a network of those interested in the measurement of visual appearance. 2.) The network shall be under the direction and guidance of a group of at least four Technical Leaders each responsible for a particular aspect of the subject. 3.) Each Technical Leader shall provide substantial periodic reports in a form that might be published. 4.) A second Expert Symposium on Appearance shall be organized at an appropriate time within the next 4 years. 5.) A database of relevant published work shall be maintained. 6.) Consideration shall be given to the establishment of separate Technical Committees when appropriate. Chair: Michael Pointer (GB)
TC 1-73: Real Colour Gamut To recommend a gamut representative of real (non-fluorescent) surface colours and defined by associated spectral reflectance data. Chair: Changjun Li (CN)
TC 1-74: Methods for Re-defining CIE D illuminants To investigate the issue of smoothing the values of the D illuminants such as described in CIE 15:2004 Appendix C and to propose the calculation methods for new definitions of the D Illuminants. Chair: Janos Schanda (HU)
TC 1-75: A Comprehensive Model of Colour Appearance To derive colour appearance models that include prediction of the appearance of coloured stimuli viewed in typical laboratory conditions: that appear as unrelated colours that are viewed under illumination down to scotopic levels that include consideration of varying size of stimulus. Chair: M Ronnier Luo (GB)
TC 1-76: Unique Hue Data To study and report on unique hue data, including an analysis of the scatter of those data: this to include practical viewing conditions. Chair: Sophie Wuerger (GB)
TC 1-77: Improvement of the CIE Whiteness and Tint Equations To recommend improvements or modifications to the existing CIE Equations for Whiteness and Tint to extend their scope of application to a wider range of instrument conditions and white materials; e.g. various tints and levels of fluorescence. Chair: Robert Hirschler (HU)
TC 1-78: Evaluation of Visual Performance in the Real Lit Environment To investigate and report on current research on visual performance that relates to psycho-physical and physiological measurements in the real lit environment, and to produce a plan for future work. Chair: Monica Billger (SE)
TC 1-80: Research Methods for Psychophysical Studies of Brightness Judgements To report on research methods (both research design and statistical analysis) for psychophysical studies of spatial brightness judgements. The aim is to bring best practices from psychology into the wider awareness of people in the lighting community who wish to use such tools in their own work, to avoid errors that plague the existing literature. Chair: Steve Fotios (GB)
TC 1-81: Validity of Formulae for Predicting Small Colour Differences 1. To evaluate available formulae for small colour differences. Chair: Klaus Richter (DE)
TC 1-82: The Calculation of Colour Matching Functions as a Function of Age and Field Size 1. Following on from CIE 170-1:2006, to recommend a procedure for calculating XYZ-like colour matching functions from cone fundamentals, as a function of age and field size. 2. To deliver a computer programme for the calculations. Chair: Jan Henrik Wold (NO)
Division 2
TC 2-17: Recommendation for Integrated Irradiance and Spectral Distribution of Simulated Solar Radiation Revise and update CIE 20-1972. Chair: Gene Zerlaut (US)
TC 2-28: Methods of Characterizing Spectrophotometers Write a CIE report on the characterization of spectrophotometers by means of reference materials and other methods, with particular reference to linearity, wavelength error, stray light, and integrating sphere errors. Chair: Teresa Goodman (GB)
TC 2-29: Measurement of Detector Linearity Prepare a CIE guide on methods for the characterization of the linearity of detectors of optical radiation, including different principles by which the linearity of detectors can be determined and causes of non-linear behaviour, to aid users of optical radiation detectors in the selection and use suitable devices for specific applications. Chair: George Eppeldauer (US)
TC 2-32: Measuring Retroreflectance of Wet Horizontal Road Markings To prepare a guide for the methods of measuring coefficient of retroreflected luminance (specific luminance) of horizontal road markings under wet weather conditions. Chair: Norbert Johnson (US)
TC 2-37: Photometry using Detectors as Transfer Standards To prepare a report on the properties of V(lambda)-corrected detectors that are suitable for disseminating and maintaining photometric units. This report will include methods for the use of these detectors. Chair: Yoshi Ohno (US)
TC 2-40: Characterizing the Performance of Illuminance and Luminance Meters Convert the presentTechnical Report CIE 69-1987 into an ISO/IEC Standard. Prepare a combined CIE/ISO standard describing the definitions of quantities influencing the performance of illuminance and luminance meters, as well as defining measurement procedures for the individual error quantities. Chair: Peter Blattner (CH) (This TC is working on a standard)
TC 2-46: CIE/ISO Standards on LED Intensity Measurements To prepare a CIE/ISO Standard on the measurement of LED intensity measurements based on CIE 127-1997. Chair: John Scarangello (US)
TC 2-47: Characterization and Calibration Methods of UV Radiometers To prepare a CIE recommendation on methods of characterization and calibration of broad-band UV radiometers in the spectral ranges of UV-A and UV-B for industrial applications. Chair: Armin Sperling (DE)
TC 2-49: Photometry of Flashing Light To produce a CIE recommendation for measurement of effective intensity of flashing light. Chair: Yoshi Ohno (US)
TC 2-50: Measurement of the Optical Properties of LED Assemblies To produce a technical report for the measurement of optical properties of LED assemblies. Chair: Richard Distl (DE)
TC 2-51: The Calibration of Multi-Channel Spectrometers To produce a technical report for the calibration of detectorarray spectroradiometers primarily for the determination of colorimetric and photometric quantities, including performance characteristics, calibration methods and guidance in the applications of methods for the determination of uncertainty. Chair:Richard Young (GB)
TC 2-53: Multi-Geometry Colour Measurements of Effect Materials To write recommendations for the colour measurement of effect materials. Chair: Gerhard Rösler (DE)
TC 2-56: CIE/ISO Standard on Retroreflection Measurements To prepare a CIE/ISO standard on the measurement of retroreflective materials based on Publication CIE 54.2-2001. Chair: Cameron Miller (US) (This TC is working on a standard)
TC 2-57: Revision of CIE S 014-2 To revise CIE Standard S 014-2 (CIE Standard Illuminants) to include Illuminant D50. Chair: Balázs Kránicz (HU) (This TC is working on a standard)
TC 2-58: Measurement of LED Radiance and Luminance To prepare a CIE Technical Report recommending measurement methods for the luminance and radiance of LEDs, taking particular account of the specific requirements of relevant photobiological safety standards. Chair: Kohtaro Kohmoto (JP)
TC 2-59: Characterisation of Imaging Luminance Measurement Devices To prepare a Technical Report on methods for the characterisation of imaging luminance measurement devices. Chair: Udo Krueger (DE)
TC 2-60: Effect of Instrumental Bandpass Function and Measurement Interval on Spectral Quantities To prepare a Technical Report that describes the effect of instrumental bandpass functions and measurement wavelength interval on spectrally resolved quantities and to provide recommendations on suitable methods to minimise the error introduced by instrumental bandpass functions on spectrally integrated or weighted quantities. Chair: Emma Woolliams (GB)
TC 2-62: Imaging-Photometer-Based Near-Field Goniophotometry To prepare a CIE recommendation on the methods for characterisation and calibration of imaging-photometry-based near-field goniophotometers and for determination and conversion of photometric data of lamps and luminaries for both near-field and far-field applications. Chair: Walter Steudtner (DE)
TC 2-63: Optical Measurement of High-Power LEDs To develop a CIE recommendation on methods for the operation of high-power LEDs in DC and in pulse mode, at specified junction temperatures, for optical measurements. Chair: Yuqin Zong (US)
TC 2-64: High Speed Testing Methods for LEDs To prepare a technical report on high speed testing methods for electrical, thermal and optical quantities during the production of LEDs and the conversion of the values to DC operational conditions including the related time dependent functions. Chair: Günther Heidel (DE)
TC 2-65: Photometric Measurements in the Mesopic Range 1) To produce a Technical Report setting out measurement requirements and procedures for implementation of the CIE task-based system for mesopic photometry. 2) To consider the implications of the new system for mesopic photometry for existing Div.2 publications. Chair: Teresa Goodman (GB)
TC 2-66: Terminology of LEDs and LED Assemblies To Review LED and LED assemblies related terms and definitions in other international and regional organizations and prepare a recommendation for CIE. Chair: Janos Schanda (HU)
TC 2-67: Photometry of Lighting and Light-signalling Devices for Road Vehicles To prepare guidelines for the measurement of photometric performance of lighting and light-signalling devices for road vehicles Note: This technical committee is related to GTB Working Group Photometry. The TC will start their work based on an existing internal GTB Working Group Photometry Guide (GTB identification: CE-3874) and will incorporate the rules for the determination and the statement of measurement uncertainties as defined in the ISO publication "Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement" ISBN 92-67-1018-9 (1995). Chair: Gösta Werner (SE)
TC 2-68: Optical measurement methods for OLEDs used for lighting To produce a Technical Report on the measurement methods of the optical properties and the terminology of OLEDs used for lighting Chair: Thorsten Gerloff (DE)
TC 2-69: CIE Classification Systems of Illuminance and Luminance Meters To prepare a technical report on existing material and regional classification systems of Photometers and to recommend a CIE classification system Chair: Peter Blattner (CH)
TC 3-25: Co-ordination of the IDMP and its data To encourage and assist researchers in establishing new IDMP stations. To insure the coherence of the network by calibrating the sensors used in all IDMP stations. To maintain up to date information on the network. To ease the exchange of information inside and outside the network. Chair: Norio Igawa (JP)
TC 3-34: Protocols for Describing Lighting To establish a catalogue of application-independant descriptors of lighting. To provide relevant, specific, objective definitions of supporting concepts associated with lighting. To develop a measurement protocol for each of the descriptors, with the goal of achieving protocols for use equally by researchers, in recommendations, and in design. To prepare a strategy and action plan for widespread promulgation and application of these protocols and definitions by researchers, journal editorial boards, lighting educators, CIE Technical Committees and Standards, and in other lighting organisations. Chair: Jennifer Veitch (CA)
TC 3-39: Discomfort Glare from Daylight in Buildings To review existing discomfort glare assessment methods with respect to their suitability to daylight glare. To identify strengths/weaknesses and threats/opportunities in these existing methods. To make a recommendation on a provisional method for daylight glare assessment. To identify additional parameters that might influence the perception and assessment of discomfort and glare from daylight. To develop proposals for possible research directions and projects suitable to advance the understanding of these parameters. Chair: Werner Osterhaus (DK)
TC 3-42: Lighting Design Applications To determine areas of application to be included and review the CIE 29.2 text and to cross-reference the Standards established in CIE S 008-2001. Chair: Karen Pero (CA)
TC 3-44: Lighting for Older People and People with Visual Impairment in Buildings To provide summary recommendations for the lighting provision for older people and people with visual impairement in buildings. Chair: Yukio Akashi (JP)
TC 3-45: Luminance Based Design Approach To determine suitable design factors and criteria for luminance based design, and to produce suitable tools to allow luminance based design to be performed and validated. This will involve a detailed literature search in the area of luminance based design and an examination of the tools for a luminance based design that have been developed or are currently available. The validity of the tools will be undertaken and compared to standard data. Chair: Yoshiki Nakamura (JP)
TC 3-46: Research Roadmap for Healthful Interior Lighting Applications The TC will review relevant CIE publications and the more recent scientific literature to identify the information that is needed before such lighting application may take place. The output will be a technical report which will describe a research roadmap intended to stimulate fundamental research into questions relevant to lighting applications. This technical committee follows from the publication of CIE 158:2004 and the two CIE expert symposia on light and lighting and health in 2004 and 2006. Chair: Jennifer Veitch (CA)
TC 3-47: Climate-Based Daylight Modelling To describe the state-of-the-art in CBDM and determine levels of research activity; To identify themes in ongoing areas of CBDM research and forecasting of future developments; To identify key areas of core or supporting research which are either lacking or with insufficient activity; To determine key application areas for CBDM and the required data pre-requisites; To codify an authoritative workflow for CBDM that is compliant with agreed quality assurance criteria; To provide guidance on the application of CBDM to predict emerging daylight metrics. Chair: John Mardaljevic (GB)
TC 3-48: CIE Standard Method of UF Table Calculation for Indoor Luminaires To produce a CIE standard methodology for the calculation of utilization factor (UF) tables for indoor luminaires. Chair: Peter Thorns (GB)
TC 3-49: Decision Scheme for Lighting Controls for Tertiary Lighting in Buildings To offer guidelines in order to balance lighting quality, user comfort and energy efficiency in lighting controls solutions for tertiary lighting in buildings (i.e. for commercial, institutional and industrial buildings). To work on a decision scheme with focus on the user requirements (visual comfort, performance, personal control) to determine the most applicable control solution, including the consequences for possible savings. In this, it needs to be assumed that there are no technological or financial hurdles. Chair: Peter Dehoff (AT)
TC 3-50: Lighting quality measures for interior lighting with LED lighting systems To review relevant CIE publications and standards to evaluate the suitability of existing lighting quality measures when applied to tertiary (commercial) interior light-emitting diode (LED) lighting systems. To identify the gaps and weaknesses in existing quality measures, exhibited in one of two ways: either the criterion is valid, but the evaluation method is not (e.g., colour rendering) or a new criterion needs to be taken into consideration (e.g., overhead glare, binning). To prepare a Technical Report, which will include the findings of the review and recommendations for new lighting quality measures and evaluation methods. as well as suggestions for new research if appropriate quality measures and evaluation methods are missing. Chair: Martine Knoop (NL)
TC 3-51: CIE Standard General Sky Guide To finalise a guide for the application of the CIE General Sky standard for general users and designers. The guide will provide an explanation of the CIE General Sky standard concept and its simplified use by practitioners with available references and recommended prediction methods/tools/computer programs. Chair: Stanislav Darula (SK)
TC 3-52: Energy Performance of Buildings – Energy Requirements for Lighting To develop a CIE standard based on the coming revision of the existing EN 15193 "Energy performance of buildings – Energy requirements for lighting" in
line with the activities of ISO and CEN on the revision of all ISO/EN standards for the energy performance of buildings. EN 15193 was developed to establish conventions and procedures for the estimation of energy requirements of lighting in buildings, and gives a methodology for a numeric indicator of energy performance of buildings. Chair: Dieter Schornick (DE)
TC 4-15: Road Lighting Calculations To revise CIE 30.2 with the object of incorporating recently developed techniques relating to visibility, glare and other lighting variables. To recommend whether a CIE/ISO standard in this area is appropriate. Chair: Kelvin Austin (US)
TC 4-21: Interference by Light with Astronomical Observations To produce an international framework to enable national or local regulations, or recommendations, to be produced to restrict interference by light with astronomical observations. Chair: Marc Gillet (BE)
TC 4-32: Surface Colours for Traffic Signs To revise CIE 39.2-1983, in order to bring it up to date and usable by ISO, and extending it by dealing with: combination of retro-reflective and fluorescent materials; metallized colours; requirements for night time colours, specified under illuminant A; specification of colours for a higher class of recognition; description of smaller boxes in the chromaticity diagram for new materials; safety colours; giving specimens of optimal colours (CIE-demonstration-colours); maintenance. Chair: Jürgen Ewald (DE)
TC 4-33: Discomfort Glare in Road Lighting To study the known mathematical description of the discomfort glare and its scaling. To compare the results with field studies and to condense the outcome in a report that should result in recommendations for discomfort glare assessment. Chair: Ron Gibbons (US)
TC 4-36: Visibility Design for Roadway Lighting To develop a technical report on design procedures for roadway lighting based on the visibility level concept. Chair: Richard E. Stark (US)
TC 4-40: Requirements for Retroreflective Traffic Signs To recommend visual performance for retroreflective traffic signs, including the study of driving scenarios, vehicle geometry and headlight distributions. Chair: Paul J. Carlson (US)
TC 4-45: Performance Assessment Method for Vehicle Headlamps Extend the technical report describing the development of requirements for an objective procedure to evaluate forward-lighting system performance in terms of active safety taking into account latest forward lighting technologies. Chair: Gert Langhammer (DE)
TC 4-46: 300 mm Roundel Signals To develop a CIE Standard, for proposal to ISO, providing the colorimetric and photometric properties of 300 mm road traffic control roundel signals. Chair: Carl Andersen (US)
TC 4-47: Application of LEDs in Transport Signalling and Lighting To review the application and methods of measurement of LEDs in transport lighting and signalling as far as they affect the visual performance of the users of the transport system. To prepare a Technical Report which includes the findings of the review and recommendations for the visual characteristics of LED signals and lighting. Chair: Steve Jenkins (AU)
TC 4-48: White Light on Road Lighting Phase 1.) To define and study the effects of white light under mesopic conditions in road lighting, evaluating energy saving and safety. Chair: Stephan Voelker (DE)
TC 4-49: Guide to Properties and Uses of Retroreflectors at Night Review of CIE Publication 72 "Guide to the properties and uses of retroreflectors at night". Chair: Gernot Sauter (DE)
TC 4-50: Road Surface Characterization for Lighting Applications To revise Publication CIE/PIARC TR 66 1984 containing the standards. To propose methodologies for the determination of parameters from calculation and from laboratory and on site measurements, considering also the evaluation of uncertainty. To publish a database. Chairs: Cyril Chain (FR) and Guiseppe Rossi (IT)
TC 4-51: Optimizing of Road Lighting Develop guidance on optimization of road lighting to balance the benefits and costs. Primary issues include accident risk and energy consumption. Tasks include ot set up a Technical Report or update CIE publication 93 and to provide an analysis of lighting quality. Chair: Carl Andersen (US)
TC 5-18: Practical Design Guidelines for the Lighting of Exterior Work Areas To produce an "applications" guide for exterior work areas that compliments Publication CIE 129-1998, by updating where necessary the relevant portions of the withdrawn Publication CIE 68. Chair: Kelvin Austin (US)
TC 5-20: Guide for Sports Lighting To prepare a Guide for Sports Lighting that excludes lighting for TV and films. This guide will replace the present publications CIE 42-1978, CIE 45-1979, CIE 57-1983, CIE 58-1983 and CIE 62-1984. Chair: Thomas M. Lemons (US)
TC 5-21: A Guide to Urban Lighting Masterplanning To prepare a Guide to Masterplanning Urban Lighting. The Guide shall be used whenever designing new or renewed creative lighting for masterplanning urban lighting. The Guide includes an integrated approach which takes into consideration functional lighting, floodlighting, decorative lighting and considers functional, aesthetic and emotional aspects of lighting design. Chair: Müjgan Serefhanoglu-Sözen (TR)
TC 5-22: Beam Patterns for Exterior Floodlighting Luminaires To prepare a technical report and make recommendations for new terms and definitions addressing the issues related to beam patterns and performance of exterior floodlight luminaires. To review publication CIE 43-1979 in the light of these findings and outline proposals to update this if believed appropriate. Chair: Thomas M. Lemons (US)
TC 5-23: Guidelines for the Use of Different Illuminance Parameters in Outdoor Applications To prepare a technical report and make recommendations for the use of semicylindrical illuminance in outdoor applications. Chair: Patrick Rombauts (BE)
TC 5-24: Guide for Architectural and Decorative Lighting To review CIE 94-1993 and produce a new guide that reflects both the technical and aesthetic values required for architectural and decorative lighting taking into account both the efficient use of energy and the effect that lighting has on the environment. Chair: Andre Tammes (AU)
TC 5-26: Guide for the Lighting of Sport Events for Colour Television and Film Systems To prepare a revision of CIE 83-1989 to better relate to CIE 169:2005 and the present state of the art of HDTV. Chair: Alan Smith (GB)
TC 5-27: Artificial Lighting and its Impact on the Natural Environment To develop a Technical Report which will provide guidance on ways to minimize the effects of artificial lighting on the natural environment, including impacts on flora and fauna. This would be accomplished by making recommendations on light levels, spectral distributions, and other specific considerations of a broad range of organisms as well as specific habitats. Chair:Peter Strasser (US)
TC 5-28: Guide on the Limitation of the Effects of Obtrusive Light To review and update if and where required publication CIE 150:2003. Chair: Nigel Pollard (GB)
TC 6-08: Guidelines for Obtaining Action Spectra Definitions (detector, effective radiant quantities, responsivity, spectral responsivity, action spectra, threshold radiant exposure, threshold exposure period). Bunsen-Rosoce law; type of detectors; general relation between effect and irradiation; principles of obtaining action spectra; monochromatic irradiation; sources (random parameters); measurement of irradiance on the detector; measurement of the effect of irradiation. Chair: David H. Sliney (US)
TC 6-15: A Computerized Approach to Reflection, Transmission and Absorption Characteristics of the Human Eye To design a working model, for the assessment of the actual amount of radiation reaching various eye structures. Chair: David J. Lund (US)
TC 6-21: Low Level UV Cataract To inform the lighting engineers about the basic facts concerning eyelens cataract and, in particular, the role of exposure to the UV radiation. Particular emphasis is to be given to the controversies concerning the effects of day-after-day accumulation of small UV-A radiant exposures. Chair: David H. Sliney (US)
TC 6-28: Standardization of Sunscreen Testing To develop standardized specifications for the spectral distribution of light sources used in testing sunscreens based upon the report of TC 6-12 as CIE 90-1991. Chair: Uli Osterwalder (DE) (This TC is working on a standard)
TC 6-36: UVR Protective Materials Used in Shading To investigate the properties of materials, such as tent or awning fabrics used in solar UVR shading devices, and develop standardized methods for the testing fabrics other than clothing that are used for UVR protection. Chair: Natasha Nel-Sakharova (ZA)
TC 6-37: Light and Retinal Disease To prepare a report on the current state of knowledge regarding the alleged effects of light exposure as an etiologic factor in retinal disease. The report should be written to be understood by the lighting engineering community. Chair: David H. Sliney (US)
TC 6-42: Lighting Aspects for Plant Growth in Controlled Environments To define the general prerequisites for growing terrestrial plants in controlled environments and the characteristics of both commercial and research facilities. To discuss the economic constraints of commercial production facilities, and the critical optical radiation parameters for successful culture. To examine the interaction of optical radiation with other environmental parameters. To identify new and current optical sources suitable for plant culture. Chair: Mojtaba Navvab (US)
TC 6-44: Illuminators for Treatment of Infant Hyperbilirubinemia To examine the state of knowledge on infant hyperbilirubinemia, and recommend the formation of a standardized action spectrum for comparative evaluation of therapy lighting. Chair: Myron L. Wolbarsht
(US)
TC 6-45: Optical Radiation Hazard Measurements in the Workspace To examine the methods of measurement and the required accuracy of field instruments and broad-band meters used to measure the optical radiation hazards in the workplace. Emphasis is on UV and blue light hazards. To develop approved (recommended) methodsor measurement of UV, visible and IR in the workplace. Chair: R. Angelo (US)
TC 6-48: Typical Minimal Erythema Doses To propose typical minimal erythema doses for different skin types, for use in the evaluation and revision of different standards for UV-emitting appliances and in educational efforts related to the risk of UV exposure. Chair: Janusz Z. Beer (US)
TC 6-49: Infrared Cataract To evaluate current biophysical data related to infrared and heat-induced cataractogeneses and report on the potential mechanisms - both thermal and photochemical. Chair: Tsutomu Okuno (JP)
TC 6-50: Photodegradation of Pharmaceuticals To report on the current knowledge related to the potential photodegradation of pharmaceuticals during storage and illumination by both sunlight and artificial illuminants. Chair: Hanne Hjorth Tønnesen (NO)
TC 6-52: Proper Measurement of Passive UV Air Disinfection Sources To specify the biologically meaningful measurement distances and positions in installations of UV germicidal lamps for open, upper-air disinfection. Physical aspects of the measurement will be coordinated with CIE Division 2. Chair: Richard L. Vincent (US)
TC 6-55: Photobiological Safety of LEDs To report on the differing methods of assessing the photobiological safety of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs). The assessment measures in the CIE Lamp Safety Standard, CIE S 009/E:2002 will be compared to the measures in IEC 60825-1-2001. This entails a review and report on the known effects from a physiological standpoint and a determination of the dose relationships that pose a potential risk for eye injury from excessive irradiation. Chair: Werner Horak (DE)
TC 6-61: Measurement of Radiation Using the Phytometric System for Plant Application To prepare a document intended to provide growers, lamps manufacturers, greenhouse and growth-chamber designers, lighting engineers, architects and plant scientists and engineers with a concise reference for the use of the phytometric system for measuring radiation for plant photosynthesis and related processes. Chair: Gilberto da Costa (BR)
TC 6-62: Action Spectra and Dosimetric Quantities for Circadian and Related Neurobiological Effects To evaluate currently available biological research data relating to action spectra for human neuroendocrine effects, alerting effects and chronobiological effects with the aim of providing guidance to the lighting community for assessing the impact of different spectral distributions of lighting upon non-visual effects in humans. The historical studies of chronobiology will be briefly mentioned to provide a historical perspective. The eventual aim will be to provide a recommended standard action spectrum (or spectra) for melatonin suppression and for assessing the health impact of light. Dosimetric quantities related to biologically effective radiance and irradiance will also be developed. Chair: H. Cooper (FR)
TC 6-63: Photobiological Strategies for Adjusting Circadian Phases to Minimize the Impact of Shift Work and Jet Lag To evaluate currently available biological research data relating to chronobiological effects and neuroendocrine effects, to include alerting effects with the aim to develop strategies for countering the effects of shift work and jet lag, as well as other sleep-wake disorders. The report shall provide guidance to the lighting community for assessing the impact of different light sequencing and spectral distributions of lighting for the environments where this can be used for humans. The historical studies of chronobiology will be briefly mentioned to provide a historical perspective. Chair: Steven W. Lockley (US)
TC 6-64: Optical Safety of Infrared Eye Trackers Applied for Extended-Duration To review the potential optical radiation hazards from infrared eye-tracking systems when exposure durations are continuous throughout the day. Emphasis is placed upon the use of eye-tracking for gaze-based communication for severely disabled persons, which requires exposure of the eyes throughout a day over many years. Although there exist exposure guidelines from the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation (ICNIRP) for infrared exposure and a CIE Standard (S-009) for photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems, the lengths of exposure employed in this type of interface technology for disabled users may exceed the durations envisioned in the current exposure guidelines and standards. Abnormalities in the eye behaviour of severely disabled users may also require special treatment in safety standards. Chair: David H. Sliney (US)
TC 6-65: Photobiological Dosimetry for Low Level Laser/Light Phototherapy To review the current state of dosimetry applied to low-level-laser/light therapy (LLLT), referred to also as “laser biostimulation” or “laser photobiomodulation,” and prepare a CIE technical report on preferred methods for dosimetry. Although a wide variety of low-irradiance laser and LED phototherapy devices are employed in medical practice for pain relief and wound healing and treatment of chronic disease, a full understanding of the underlying mechanisms of photobiological interactions remain under scientific investigation. A key challenge is to establish a uniform, standardized means of expressing the photobiological exposure of tissue. The role of this TC is to recommend scientifically sound dosimetric methodology that will apply independent of the exact mechanism. Chair: Terry L. Lyon (US)
TC 8-07: Multispectral Imaging To study, develop and recommend encoding techniques and data formats for the exchange of multispectral images, and to provide test procedures for the evaluation of multispectral imaging systems. Chair: Yasuki Yamauchi (JP)
TC 8-09: Archival Colour Imaging To recommend a set of techniques for the accurate capture, encoding and long-term preservation of colour descriptions of digital images that are either born digital or the result of digitizing 2D static physical objects including documents, maps, photographic materials and paintings. Chair: Robert Buckley (US)
TC 8-10: Office Lighting for Imaging To report on the spectral power distribution and illumination levels used to view images in office lighting conditions. The report is to be based on empirical research. Chair: Masahiro Yamaguchi (JP)
TC 8-11: CIECAM02 Mathematics To investigate the improvements of the CIECAM02 model to avoid mathematical inconsistencies. Chair: Changjun Li (CN)
TC 8-12: Image and Video Compression Assessment To establish and report on the display and viewing conditions and materials for image and video compression quality evaluation in different applications including, but not limited to, web, mobile phones, HDTV, home cinema and digital cinema. Chair: Christine Fernandez-Maloigne (FR)