Dr. Yulia Tyukhova is an independent researcher, whose research interests include human perception, lighting quality, glare, visual comfort, and data analytics. She received her PhD in Architectural Engineering – Lighting from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her past and present involvements include technical and non-technical committees of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IES), International Commission on Illumination (CIE), and the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Yulia is the Chair of the IES Marks Award committee and the past Chair of the IES Emerging Professional Program (EP) committee. Dr. Tyukhova authors and reviews scientific papers, holds two patents, and presents at various conferences. Yulia Tyukhova is a recipient of the Fulbright scholarship, Richard Kelly Grant, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, Production (STEP) Ahead Emerging Leader Award from the Manufacturing Institute.