"The 3rd Fudan Light: Reshaping the Value of Light" Forum and 2026 Lighting Ruichuang Awards Ceremony Grandly Held

On June 9, 2026, the first day of the 31st GILE (Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition), the "3rd Fudan Light: Reshaping the Value of Light Theme Forum and 2026 Lighting Ruichuang Awards Ceremony" was successfully held in Conference Room 2, Area A of the China Import and Export Fair Complex. The event was jointly hosted by the Lighting Alumni Association of Fudan University and the Electric Light Source Research Institute of Fudan University, organized by China Light Media, with leading support from Zhejiang Qicheng Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd. and strong support from ams OSRAM Opto Semiconductors (China) Co., Ltd.

The event gathered academic authorities, corporate leaders, R&D experts, and design elites from the domestic lighting industry to conduct in-depth discussions on frontier lighting technologies and cross-border integrated innovation. It also announced the full list of winners for the inaugural "2026 Lighting Ruichuang Awards," empowering the industry with academia, driving transformation through innovation, and building consensus and injecting momentum for the high-quality development of the lighting industry.

Keynote speeches by industry leaders discussing trends, building a collaborative innovation platform for industry, academia, and research

Professor Zhang Shanduan, Director of the Institute of Electric Light Sources at Fudan University, delivered the opening address. He introduced that since the Department of Light Sources and Lighting Engineering joined the School of Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Innovation as part of Fudan University's restructuring of new engineering disciplines, it has focused on continuous breakthroughs in third-generation semiconductors , healthy lighting, and intelligent optoelectronic systems. Achievements such as Micro-LED optical interconnects and bright-field inspection light sources have achieved phased industrial implementation. Professor Zhang pointed out that "intelligence, health, and low carbon" are the three core development themes of the current lighting industry. This forum gathered Fudan alumni's frontier explorations in multiple dimensions, fully demonstrating the profound heritage and innovative vitality of Fudan's light source discipline in leading industry technological changes. Meanwhile, he briefly introduced the original intention, review rules, and selection process of the first Lighting Ruichuang Award. The award aims to inherit the spirit of Fudan's electric light sources, commend the innovative achievements of Fudan teachers, students, and alumni, and build an industry ecosystem of "academic leadership + industry linkage + innovation empowerment."

Li Zhijun, Co-President of the Fudan University Alumni Association Lighting Club, subsequently delivered a speech. He stated that the value of light has now extended into diverse fields such as healthy living, entertainment experiences, and green low-carbon initiatives, bringing new development opportunities to the industry. The comprehensive penetration of artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of the lighting industry, and 2026 may become a key year for breaking through industry bottlenecks. He expressed hope that the frontier shares from guests present would bring new ideas to the industry, and encouraged the awarded Fudan innovators to continue their efforts, continuously expanding the Fudan lighting innovation circle. He also hoped to use this platform to continuously promote the evolution of lighting towards healthier, smarter, and more humanistic directions, discovering and empowering more innovative forces.

Subsequently, Ye Dewei, Global Strategy Director of Zhejiang Qicheng Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd., delivered a speech on behalf of the supporting organization. He stated that Qicheng Electrical has been deeply engaged in the electrical field for over thirty years and is profoundly aware that innovation is a systematic project that cannot be achieved without deep collaboration among industry, academia, and research. The original intention of Qicheng Electrical taking the lead in supporting the "Lighting Ruichuang Award" is precisely to build a solid bridge from the laboratory to the market, transforming Fudan's frontier scientific research strength into realistic momentum driving industrial upgrade. He promised that Qicheng would continue to provide comprehensive support required for industrialization to outstanding innovative achievements, jointly building the "Lighting Ruichuang Award" into an industry-recognized innovation benchmark.

The keynote speeches were brilliant, unlocking the cross-border diversified value of lighting

Professor Dai Qi from the Institute of Electric Light Sources at Fudan University presented on the topic "Color Vision Accessibility Technology: Lighting and Display for the Elderly and People with Color Vision Deficiencies." He pointed out that there are about 350 million people with color vision deficiencies worldwide, and the yellowing of the lens caused by aging further expands the scale of the group with special visual needs. However, most existing technical systems are based on the "standard observer" model, causing visual barriers. Professor Dai Qi's team constructed an elderly observer model, proposed evaluation indicators such as elderly color discriminability and authenticity, developed several lighting spectrum solutions suitable for the elderly, and completed evidence-based experiments in elderly care communities, verifying that the new spectrum can effectively improve the color recognition ability of the elderly. At the same time, the team developed a color vision deficiency model and enhancement technology that better conforms to physiological facts, significantly improving the color discrimination ability of people with color vision deficiencies. This research allows lighting to break through basic functions, endowing the industry with strong humanistic care.

Guo Weihong, Ph.D. from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Senior Engineer, shared "Research and Application of Comprehensive Technical System for Sky Light Environment Simulation". The sky light environment simulation system independently developed by Dr. Guo Weihong's team has been appraised by experts as having comprehensive performance at an internationally leading level. With an inner diameter of 15m, the equipment can simulate 15 types of CIE standard skies, clouds, fog, lightning, sea surface reflection, and other complex dynamic scenes. The team overcame multiple technical challenges and independently developed three major simulation algorithms for sky luminance, color temperature, and sun position, compressing the calculation time of traditional algorithms from several hours to 10 seconds. Meanwhile, they pioneered a large-scale optical system luminous calibration method and a comprehensive testing system combining light environment with human factors analysis. This technology has won multiple invention patents and industry awards, and is widely applied in fields such as complete machine light environment verification and light environment human factors assessment, filling multiple domestic technical gaps.

Hou Dandan, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Human Phenome, Fudan University, shared her work titled "Research and Application of Individual Differences in Human Photobiological Responses Based on Typical Light Climate Zones in China". She pointed out that standardized lighting systems neglect individual differences in human photobiological responses, which restricts the development of the light health and light medical industries. The DCLACPS model proposed by her team has been incorporated into national standards and can accurately assess the impact of lighting on human circadian rhythm. Studies have confirmed that multiple factors such as age, eye condition, genetics, and daytime light exposure can cause nearly a 60-fold difference in light sensitivity among populations. The team also conducted cohort studies in different light climate zones such as Lhasa, Shanghai, and Chongqing. Preliminary results show that environmental light exposure history contributes more to rhythm phenotypes than innate genetics. Currently, related achievements are undergoing clinical validation in scenarios such as psychiatric care, rehabilitation therapy, and light healing laboratories. In the future, localized and customized lighting standards will be created based on regional and age characteristics to promote the precise implementation of light health technologies.

Zhou Xiang, founder of Desui (Shanghai) Lighting Technology Co., Ltd., focused on "AI-Driven Lighting Energy Saving: Technical Synergy of Ultra-Energy Saving and Good Experience". For a long time, there has been a natural contradiction between lighting energy saving and user experience. His team has created a smart garage lighting solution integrating five core technologies including "3D Luminous Efficacy Engine", "Full-Domain Intelligent Control", and "Light Flow Evolution". Through Mesh self-organizing network and machine learning, the system can predict human and vehicle trajectories, achieving seamless on-demand lighting where "lights turn on when people come and dim when people leave". This solution has been implemented in benchmark projects such as Parking Building No. 2 at Beijing Capital International Airport and the Wukesong Commercial Complex in Beijing, with a maximum energy saving rate of 89%. It ensures a high-quality lighting experience while deeply reducing carbon emissions, providing a mature template for nationwide retrofitting of existing lighting.

Guangmingyuan Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. Chairman and President Hong Yannan delivered a wonderful sharing titled "Beyond Vision, The Usefulness of the Useless — The Unique Value of Invisible Light". He stepped out of the traditional visible light lighting scope and deeply interpreted the industrial value of invisible light such as infrared and ultraviolet. Citing numerous clinical research results, he pointed out that near-infrared light can penetrate deeper into tissues, be absorbed by cellular mitochondria, and exert anti-inflammatory, repair, metabolic improvement, and cognitive enhancement functions from multiple levels such as promoting ATP generation and increasing endogenous melatonin. Based on this, Guangmingyuan launched near-infrared health luminaires, making up for the shortcoming of conventional LED spectrum lacking near-infrared light. In the ultraviolet end, the company's layout of 222nm excimer lamps and 172nm excimer lamps, respectively in safe disinfection, semiconductor light

cleaning, biomedicine, ultrapure water preparation and other precision manufacturing play an irreplaceable role, demonstrating the broad application prospects of invisible light.

Chi Guangwei, Senior Principal Engineer at OSRAM, delivered the keynote speech titled "OSRAM: Building a Comprehensive Safety Defense Line for Road Lighting." Leveraging the company's technical advantages in photosensors, LED packaging, and automotive lighting, the team integrated core products such as EVIYOS® Shape pixelated Micro-LEDs, dToF time-of-flight sensing, and infrared sensing to create an integrated smart road lighting solution. This system combines high luminance, pixelated control, environmental perception, and information projection capabilities. It can adaptively adjust lighting based on pedestrians, vehicles, weather, and road conditions, upgrading traditional static road lighting into intelligent nodes that actively participate in traffic safety, thereby constructing a "comprehensive safety defense line" covering perception, decision-making, and execution.

Hou Dingwen, founder of Jianzhong Zhiye & DRD Design Research Institute, shared insights on "AI + Traffic Secrets". She analyzed the current challenges facing the lighting industry, including slowing growth, intense product competition, and soaring traffic costs, proposing that AI is the key to breaking through these barriers. She pointed out that most companies lack sufficient AI-driven traffic exposure. To address this, she recommended optimizing online content and site architecture to adapt to the AI search ecosystem, using GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) to transform corporate digital portals into foundations that are AI-referenceable, comparable, and inquiry-ready. Meanwhile, leveraging AI tools to empower content creation, sales conversion, and organizational management, and utilizing systems like AI Agent to accumulate sales experience and improve personnel efficiency. She emphasized that the core value of AI is to amplify organizational capabilities; lighting companies must embrace digital transformation, reconstruct the relationship between people, goods, and scenarios, and uncover new growth spaces in the existing market.

The inaugural Lighting Ruichuang Awards were grandly announced, with Fudan University's innovative achievements blossoming in multiple areas

The forum concluded with the climax of the event—the "2026 Lighting Ruichuang Awards Ceremony".As the cradle of China's lighting technology innovation, the Institute of Electric Light Sources at Fudan University has been deeply engaged in light source technology, healthy lighting, and intelligent systems for 48 years, cultivating a large number of industry talents. This event and selection process built a bridge between academia and industry, centrally showcasing the innovative achievements of the Fudan community in lighting and cross-disciplinary fields, attracting significant attention from the industry.

This award is jointly established by the Lighting Alumni Association of Fudan University and the Department of Light Sources and Lighting Engineering/Institute of Electric Light Sources at the School of Intelligent Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Innovation, Fudan University, with special support from Zhejiang Qicheng Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd. The prize money for the first five-year term is donated by China Light Media and Zhejiang Qicheng Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd. Targeting Fudan alumni, current students, and faculty, it focuses on four directions: technological innovation, achievement transformation, industry leadership, and cross-boundary integration. Comprehensive reviews are conducted based on four dimensions: degree of technological innovation, practical effectiveness of achievements, industry leadership, and contribution to integration value, aiming to honor original innovative achievements in lighting and cross-disciplinary fields.

After rigorous review, finally selected 2 first prizes, 2 second prizes, 3 third prizes, and 18 excellence awards. The awarded achievements cover a wide range, including research and application of healthy light environment technology, R&D of infrared medical equipment, lighting design for large landmark buildings, smart energy storage equipment, professional lighting translations, lighting standards and specifications, ultraviolet technology, airport and villa lighting design, etc., comprehensively demonstrating the comprehensive innovation strength of the Fudan community in lighting design, technology R&D, standard construction, and cross-border applications.

Conclusion

At the end of the event, Hong Bing, Secretary-General of the Fudan University Alumni Association Lighting Club and host of the event, stated that this forum gathered frontier academic theories, industrial implementation practices, and commercial operational thinking. From color vision accessibility, sky light simulation, and individual differences in photobiology, to AI energy saving, invisible light applications, and road safety, it completed a deep tour of the value of light.

The 3rd Fudan Light · Reshaping the Value of Light Theme Forum is not only a grand gathering of ideological collision, but also a bridge connecting academia, industry, and the market. In the future, the Electric Light Source Institute of Fudan University and the vast number of Fudan lighting professionals will continue to uphold their original intention of innovation, delve deeply into the field of optoelectronic technology, and accelerate the transformation and implementation of scientific research achievements. At the same time, the event organizers and supporting units will continue to operate the Lighting Ruichuang Award platform, excavate excellent innovative forces, join hands with colleagues across the industry, seize the opportunities of the times, drive industrial upgrading through technological innovation, let light create more social value, and jointly write a new chapter of high-quality development of China's lighting industry.