Anna Pellegrino

Anna Pellegrino is a Confirmed Associate Professor in the Department of Energy (DENERG) at the Polytechnic University of Turin, where she also serves as a Member of the FULL Interdepartmental Center - Future Urban Legacy Lab. Her academic career spans over three decades with continuous involvement in doctoral education since 2003 across various research programs including Architectural Heritage, Technological Innovation for the Built Environment, and Energy.

Her research focuses on the intersection of lighting engineering, cultural heritage conservation, and sustainable building design. Key areas include daylighting systems, energy demand for lighting, light and human factors, lighting controls, and visual comfort assessment. Her work bridges technical building physics with cultural and human dimensions of the built environment, particularly addressing how lighting affects health, wellbeing, and heritage conservation.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong trend toward interdisciplinary research connecting environmental quality assessment with human health outcomes. Her work increasingly incorporates sensor technologies for monitoring indoor environmental quality while maintaining a consistent focus on lighting applications in both architectural heritage and contemporary sustainable design contexts. The research demonstrates progression from fundamental lighting technologies toward holistic building performance evaluation.

• Full Member - Illumination Engineering Society (IES), United States (2020-)
• Member of the Executive Committee - Italian Lighting Association AIDI, Italy (2018-)
• Full Member - Italian Technical Physics Association, Italy (2016-)
• Full Member - International Commission for Illumination (CIE), Austria (2010-)
• Full Member - Italian Lighting Association AIDI, Italy (1994-)

Professor Pellegrino actively supervises doctoral students in Energy and Architectural Heritage programs while leading numerous research initiatives. Her grant portfolio includes competitive national research projects, European Union collaborations, and commercial consulting contracts with municipal governments and private sector clients. Current projects focus on biophilic lighting systems, public lighting optimization, and energy-efficient building retrofits. She also participates in significant collaborative agreements with municipal entities including the Municipality of Lagnasco and the City of Turin.

She leads research activities within the TEBE Research Group (DENERG) and collaborates with the LAMSA Laboratory for Analysis and Modeling of Environmental Systems (DAD). Her team conducts field studies, develops monitoring methodologies, and creates practical solutions for lighting applications in heritage conservation and sustainable urban development. Current work emphasizes the relationship between lighting environments and human health outcomes in both interior and exterior contexts.