Ingrid Heynderickx

Ingrid Heynderickx is a Full Professor in Applied Visual Perception at the Human-Technology Interaction group within the Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences department at Eindhoven University of Technology. She serves as Dean of her department and holds a Visiting Research Professor position at Southeast University of Nanjing (China). Her career spans academic and industrial research, focusing on display optimization, lighting systems, and individual visual differences.

• PhD in Physics (University of Antwerp, 1986)
• Philips Research Laboratories (1987-2005, promoted to Research Fellow in 2005)
• Part-time Full Professor at Delft University of Technology (2005-2013)
• Full Professor at Eindhoven University of Technology (2013-present)
• Dean of Industrial Engineering and Innovation Sciences (2023-present)

Her research examines rendering fidelity vs. preference in lighting and displays, with emphasis on age and cultural differences in visual perception. She investigates applications in:

• Office and residential lighting optimization
• 3D display technology
• Temporal light artifacts (Phantom Array Effect, stroboscopic effects)
• Age-related vision and adaptive lighting
• Cross-cultural lighting preferences

Recent publications focus on:

• Visibility metrics for lighting artifacts
• Color temperature effects on reading tasks
• Road lighting contrast thresholds
• Biological potency in LED sources

Scientific awards include:

• Otto Shade Prize (SID, 2015)
• Fellow of the Society for Information Displays (SID)

She supervises research projects like Chips JU LoLiPoP-IoT and Brainbridge, and collaborates with institutions in China, The Netherlands, and internationally.