Dr. Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska

Asst. prof. Dr. Karolina M. Zielinska-Dabkowska is a chartered RIBA architect and an award winning practicing lighting designer. She is also an assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland, and cofounder of GUT LightLab, where she conducts research on various aspects of light and lighting in built environments. She is actively engaged in the work of international organisations such as the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), International Commission of Illumination (CIE) and International Dark-Sky Association (IDA), providing guidelines and sharing best practice for nighttime illumination in built and natural environments. Furthering her passion for designing beautiful, ecologically and biologically responsible lighting, she regularly participates in international conferences and has written expert articles published in journals such as Nature.