Myriam Aries

Professor Lighting Science
Deputy Head of Department
Department of Construction Engineering and Lighting Science , School of Engineering
Presentation Publications

Myriam Aries is a Professor of Lighting Science at the School of Engineering of Jönköping University (JU) in Sweden. Her expertise lies mainly in the field of dynamic (day)light application, health, visual comfort, well-being and human performance in the built environment. Her research efforts in Lighting Science focus on the interaction between humans and the application/integration of controlled (day)light in diverse architectural environments. It includes the understanding and impact of dynamic, (controlled) lighting products and environments on human work and sleep performance as well as the spill-over effects from one environment to another.

Myriam holds an MSc in Building Technology from Delft University of Technology and a PhD in Building Physics/Lighting from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). After an MSc project regarding visual comfort, Myriam has expanded her knowledge of human lighting demands and health requirements in office buildings during her PhD-research. During a two-year post-doctoral fellowship, she continued her work with light and health within the lighting group of National Research Council Canada. She worked on (statistical) models explaining the relationship between the physical aspects of the (work) environment and human factors in lighting. At TNO Built Environment and Geosciences, her work had focused predominantly on practical and socially relevant (health) assessment research and tools. From 2010 until 2020, Myriam worked as an Assistant Professor of Lighting Technology at the TU/e) in Eindhoven. There, she expanded her expertise in the field of daylight application, visual comfort, and human light and health demands.

Since July 2016, Myriam is a Full Professor in Lighting Science in Sweden where she is building a group for research and education studying the comfortable, (energy-)efficient, and functional interaction of (day)light within and between architectural environments. In the School of Engineering’s Lighting Design education, Myriam is the course coordinator for the courses ‘Light for Health and Well-being’ as well as for ‘Lighting Science’. Additionally, she is the deputy head of department for research, a member of the Journal of Sustainable Design & Applied Research (SDAR) advisory board as well as an associated editor for Lighting Research & Technology journal.

Article

Tabbah, A., Johansson, P., Aries, M. (2025). Evaluating visual and beyond-vision light effects and energy consumption for luminous and temporal light factors: A single office case Journal of Daylighting, 12(2), 306-342. More information
Aries, M. (2025). Editorial: Towards effective integrative lighting design: Understanding human light exposure and its impact on health and well-being Lighting Research and Technology, 57(1), 3-4. More information
Aries, M., Tabbah, A., Fischl, G. (2025). Application of pre-programmed lighting control scenarios: A mixed-methods pilot study in Swedish residential environments Lighting Research and Technology, 57(1), 82-103. More information
Rastegari, E., Adamsson, M., Aries, M. (2025). Daylight potential of Swedish residential environments: Visual and beyond-vision effects and the relationship with well-being assessment Lighting Research and Technology, 57(2), 156-180. More information
Sithravel, R., Landré, J., Hurtig-Wennlöf, A., Petersson, M., Aries, M. (2025). Optimising presence sensor placement in small houses for accurate lighting control with vital sign detection Lighting Research and Technology. More information
Aries, M., Jakubiec, A., Mardaljevic, J. (2025). Editorial: The European Standard for Daylight in Buildings and possible future development Lighting Research and Technology, 57(6-7), 471-472. More information
Sithravel, R., Olsson, T., Aries, M. (2024). Optimizing presence sensing lighting for energy efficiency and user behavioral needs in small Swedish homes LEUKOS The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 20(1), 107-125. More information
Aries, M., Fischl, G., Lowden, A., Beute, F. (2024). The relationship of light exposure to sleep outcomes among office workers. Part 1: Working in the office versus at home before and during the COVID-pandemic Lighting Research and Technology, 56(2), 113-125. More information
Beute, F., Lowden, A., Aries, M. (2024). The relationship of light exposure to sleep outcomes among office workers: Part 2: Comparison of days with and without social constraints Lighting Research and Technology, 56(2), 126-135. More information
Aries, M. (2024). Editorial: Effects of human light exposure on beyond-vision outcomes in different types of built environments Lighting Research and Technology, 56(2), 107-109. More information
Beute, F., Aries, M. (2023). The importance of residential dusk and dawn light exposure for sleep quality, health, and well-being Sleep Medicine Reviews, 72(December). More information
Aries, M. (2022). Editorial: Personalised lighting design Lighting Research and Technology, 54(6), 513. More information
Aries, M. (2021). Editorial: Human-centred integrative lighting and spill-over effects Lighting Research and Technology, 53(8), 699. More information
Davoodi, A., Johansson, P., Aries, M. (2021). The Implementation of Visual Comfort Evaluation in the Evidence-Based Design Process Using Lighting Simulation Applied Sciences, 11(11). More information
Soheilian, M., Fischl, G., Aries, M. (2021). Smart Lighting Application for Energy Saving and User Well-Being in the Residential Environment. More information
Moadab, N., Olsson, T., Fischl, G., Aries, M. (2021). Smart versus conventional lighting in apartments - Electric lighting energy consumption simulation for three different households Energy and Buildings, 244. More information
Wänström Lindh, U., Billger, M., Aries, M. (2020). Experience of spaciousness and enclosure: Distribution of light in spatial complexity Journal of Sustainable Design & Applied Research, 8(1). More information
Aries, M. (2020). Editorial: Academically trained lighting designer Lighting Research and Technology, 52(7), 813. More information
Aries, M., Beute, F., Fischl, G. (2020). Assessment protocol and effects of two dynamic light patterns on human well-being and performance in a simulated and operational office environment Journal of Environmental Psychology, 69. More information
Davoodi, A., Johansson, P., Aries, M. (2020). The use of lighting simulation in the evidence-based design process: A case study approach using visual comfort analysis in offices Building Simulation, 13(1), 141-153. More information
Chraibi, S., Creemers, P., Rosenkötter, C., van Loenen, E., Aries, M., Rosemann, A. (2019). Dimming strategies for open office lighting: User experience and acceptance Lighting Research and Technology, 51(4), 513-529. More information
Van Duijnhoven, J., Aarts, M., Aries, M., Rosemann, A., Kort, H. (2019). Systematic review on the interaction between office light conditions and occupational health: Elucidating gaps and methodological issues. More information
Khademagha, P., Aries, M., Rosemann, A., Loenen, E. (2018). A multidirectional spectral measurement method and instrument to investigate non-image-forming effects of light Measurement science and technology, 29(8). More information
Davoodi, A., Johansson, P., Henricson, M., Aries, M. (2017). A Conceptual Framework for Integration of Evidence-Based Design with Lighting Simulation Tools. More information
Kruisselbrink, T., Aries, M., Rosemann, A. (2017). A Practical Device for Measuring the Luminance Distribution International Journal of Sustainable Lighting, 19(1), 75-90. More information
van Duijnhoven, J., Aries, M., Rosemann, A. (2017). Meinung versus Messung: Wie Nutzer das Verhältnis von natürlichem und elektrischem Licht und die Effekte der Lichtsituation im Großraumbüro bewerten Licht : Planung - Design - Technik - Handel, 69(5), 76-79. More information
Aarts, M., van Duijnhoven, J., Aries, M., Rosemann, A. (2017). Performance of personally worn dosimeters to study non-image forming effects of light: Assessment methods Building and Environment, 117, 60-72. More information
van Duijnhoven, J., Aarts, M., Aries, M., Böhmner, M., Rosemann, A. (2017). Recommendations for measuring non-image-forming effects of light: A practical method to apply on cognitive impaired and unaffected participants Technology and Health Care, 25(2), 171-186. More information
de Bakker, C., Aries, M., Kort, H., Rosemann, A. (2017). Occupancy-based lighting control in open-plan office spaces: A state-of-the-art review Building and Environment, 112, 308-321. More information
Khademagha, P., Aries, M., Rosemann, A., van Loenen, E. (2016). Implementing non-image-forming effects of light in the built environment: A review on what we need Building and Environment, 108, 263-272. More information
Chraibi, S., Lashina, T., Shrubsole, P., Aries, M., van Loenen, E., Rosemann, A. (2016). Satisfying light conditions: a field study on perception of consensus light in Dutch open office environments Building and Environment, 105, 116-127. More information
Aarts, M., Aries, M., Diakoumis, A., van Hoof, J. (2016). Shedding a light on phototherapy studies with people having dementia: A critical review of the methodology from a light perspective American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementia, 31(7), 551-563. More information
Khademagha, P., Aries, M., Rosemann, A., Van Loenen, E. (2016). Why Directionality Is an Important Light Factor for Human Health to Consider in Lighting Design? International Journal of Sustainable Lighting, 35(1), 3-8. More information
Aarts, M., Aries, M., Straathof, J., van Hoof, J. (2015). Dynamic lighting systems in psychogeriatric care facilities in the Netherlands: A quantitative and qualitative analysis of stakeholders’ responses and applied technology Indoor + Built Environment, 24(5), 617-630. More information
Aries, M., Aarts, M., van Hoof, J. (2015). Daylight and health: A review of the evidence and consequences for the built environment Lighting Research and Technology, 47(1), 16-27. More information
Aries, M., Rosemann, A., Westerhout, W., Hordijk, T., Visser, R., Pacey, B. (2014). Energy efficient facade lighting: highlighting facade structure Spool, 1(2). More information
Mangkuto, R., Aries, M., Loenen, E., Hensen, J. (2014). Simulation of virtual natural lighting solutions with a simplified view Lighting Research and Technology, 46(2), 198-218. More information
Mangkuto, R., Aries, M., Van Loenen, E., Hensen, J. (2014). Analysis of various opening configurations of a second-generation virtual natural lighting solutions prototype LEUKOS The Journal of the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, 10(4), 223-236. More information
Mangkuto, R., Wang, S., Meerbeek, B., Aries, M., van Loenen, E. (2014). Lighting performance and electrical energy consumption of a virtual window prototype Applied Energy, 135, 261-273. More information
Mangkuto, R., Wang, S., Aries, M., van Loenen, E., Hensen, J. (2014). Comparison between lighting performance of a virtual natural lighting solutions prototype and a real window based on computer simulation Frontiers of Architectural Research, 3(4), 398-412. More information
Mangkuto, R., Aries, M., van Loenen, E., Hensen, J. (2014). Modelling and simulation of virtual natural lighting solutions with complex views Building Simulation, 7(6), 563-578. More information
Ochoa, C., Aries, M., van Loenen, E., Hensen, J. (2012). Considerations on design optimization criteria for windows providing low energy consumption and high visual comfort Applied Energy, 95, 238-245. More information
Van Hoof, J., Westerlaken, A., Aarts, M., Wouters, E., Schoutens, A., Sinoo, M., Aries, M. (2012). Light therapy: Methodological issues from an engineering perspective Technology and Health Care, 20(1), 11-23. More information
Ochoa, C., Aries, M., Hensen, J. (2012). State of the art in lighting simulation for building science: A literature review. More information
Bluyssen, P., Aries, M., van Dommelen, P. (2011). Comfort of workers in office buildings: The European HOPE project Building and Environment, 46(1), 280-288. More information
Aries, M., Veitch, J., Newsham, G. (2010). Windows, view, and office characteristics predict physical and psychological discomfort Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30(4), 533-541. More information
Aries, M., Bluyssen, P. (2009). Climate change consequences for the indoor environment Heron, 54(1), 49-70. More information
Newsham, G., Brand, J., Donnelly, C., Veitch, J., Aries, M., Charles, K. (2009). Linking indoor environment conditions to job satisfaction: A field study Building Research & Information, 37(2), 129-147. More information
Aries, M., Newsham, G. (2008). Effect of daylight saving time on lighting energy use: A literature review. More information
Newsham, G., Aries, M., Mancini, S., Faye, G. (2008). Individual control of electric lighting in a daylit space Lighting Research and Technology, 40(1), 25-41. More information

Book chapter

Van Hoof, J., Aarts, M., Westerlaken, A., Schrader, B., Wouters, E., Weffers, H., Aries, M. (2015). Light therapy in smart healthcare facilities for older adults: An overview. In: Kevin Curran (Ed.), Recent advances in ambient intelligence and context-aware computing (pp. 300 -307). Hersey, PA: IGI Global More information

Conference paper

Tabbah, A., Aries, M., Moscati, A., Johansson, P. (2024). Exploring Simulation Workflows, Tools, and Metrics for Beyond-Vision Effects in Multi-Objective Optimization: A Scoping Review. Light Symposium 2023: Architecture Lighting Environments - Space With(Out) Light, 4th-6th December 2023, Stockholm, Sweden. More information
Sithravel, R., Landré, J., Aries, M., Hurtig-Wennlöf, A. (2023). Potentials of radar sensor detecting the presence of an imitated user for optimising short-range presence-sensing lighting in homes. CISBAT International Conference, 13-15 September, 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland. More information
Tabbah, A., Aries, M., Moscati, A., Johansson, P. (2023). Simulation workflows in multi-objective lighting design optimisation for human well-being and building performance metrics: a scoping review. CISBAT International Conference, 13-15 September, 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland. More information
Aries, M., Tabbah, A., Fischl, G. (2023). Field study challenges: Customisation and personalisation during lighting control research in residences. CISBAT International Conference, 13-15 September, 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland. More information
Tabbah, A., Fischl, G., Aries, M. (2022). Evaluating Digital Twin light quantity data exchange between a virtual and physical environment. BUILDSIM NORDIC 2022, 22nd-23rd August, Copenhagen, Denmark. More information
Beute, F., Aries, M. (2021). The benefits of windows: A scoping review and research agenda for the effects of daylight and view content on health and well-being. 9th Velux Daylight Symposium, November 15-19, 2021. More information
Davoodi, A., Johansson, P., Laike, T., Aries, M. (2019). Current use of lighting simulation tools in Sweden. Linköping: Linköping University Electronic Press, 60th International Conference of Scandinavian Simulation Society, SIMS 2019, Västerås, Sweden, August 13-16, 2019. More information
Adamsson, M., Petersson, M., Aries, M. (2019). A holistic approach for a natural light variation experience: a pilot study of a practical application for office lighting. Bristol: American Institute of Physics (AIP), CISBAT 2019 – International Scientific Conference 4-6 September 2019, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland. More information
Soheilian, M., Moadab, N., Fischl, G., Aries, M. (2019). Comparison of simulated energy consumption by smart and conventional lighting systems in a residential setting. Bristol: Institute of Physics (IOP), CISBAT 2019, Climate Resilient Cities – Energy Efficiency & Renewables in the Digital Era, 4–6 September 2019, EPFL Lausanne, Switzerland. More information
Aries, M., Beute, F., Fischl, G. (2019). Students in good mood appear slower and less accurate: A pilot study investigating dynamic lighting impact on students’ perception and performance. Vienna: The International Commission on Illumination, 29th Session of the CIE, Washington D.C., USA, June 14 – 22, 2019. More information
Khademagha, P., Aries, M., Rosemann, A., van Loenen, E. (2017). New method for analyzing a luminous environment considering non-image-forming effects of light. Design to Thrive: Passive Low Energy Architecture (PLEA 2017), Edinburgh, 3-5 July, 2017. More information
Mangkuto, R., Aries, M., Van Loenen, E., Hensen, J. (2013). Development of virtual natural lighting solutions with a simplified view using lighting simulation. 13th Conference of the International Building Performance Simulation Association, BS 2013, 26 August 2013 through 28 August 2013, Chambery. More information
Mangkuto, R., Ochoa, C., Aries, M., Van Loenen, E., Hensen, J. (2011). Review of modelling approaches for developing virtual natural lighting solutions. 12th Conference of International Building Performance Simulation Association Building Simulation 2011, BS 2011, 14 November 2011 through 16 November 2011, Sydney, NSW. More information
Aries, M., Boele, L., Tuinman, I., V D Bergh, I., Moons, A., De Jong, P., Kooter, I. (2009). Particulate matter and the health effects on human living lung cells. 9th International Healthy Buildings Conference and Exhibition, HB 2009, 13 September 2009 through 17 September 2009, Syracuse, NY. More information

Other publications

Aries, M. (2025). Peer Review Report For: Impact of light logger and dosimeter placement on wearability and appeal in real-life settings [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]. More information
Aries, M. (2025). Review Report For: Physiologically relevant real-world light exposure and its behavioural and environmental determinants in Kumasi, Ghana [version 1; peer review: 3 approved]. More information