Prof. Georges ZISSIS, University of Toulouse, France

IEEE Fellow / Chair of IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community and IEEE Smart Lighting Initiative

Bio: Prof. Georges ZISSIS, PhD, FIEEE, Vice-Dean Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Toulouse, IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community Chair. Born in Athens in 1964, graduated in 1986 from the Physics Department of the University of Crete in general physics. He got his MSc and PhD in Plasma Science in 1987 and 1990 from Toulouse 3 University (France). He is today a full professor at Toulouse University (France). His primary area of work is in the field of Light Systems Science and Technology. He is especially interested in the sustainable smart lighting systems; system and metrology issues for solid-state lighting systems; standardization and quality issues for light sources; impact of lighting on energy, environment, quality of life, health and security; illumination and lighting. He is director of “Light & Matter” research group of LAPLACE that enrolls 20 researchers. He won in December 2006 the 1st Award of the International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC) Centenary Challenge for his work on mesopic vision standardization for urban lighting systems (in conjunction with IEEE, IET and the Observer). In 2009, he won the Energy Globe Award for France and in 2022 he got the Alfred Monnier Award which is the highest recognition from the French Illuminating Engineering Society. He was Vice-Rector of Toulouse 3 University delegated to International Cooperation (2019-23). He was President of IEEE Industrial Application Society (2019-20), and President of the Power Electronics, Electronics, Optoelectronics and System section of the French National Council of Universities (2014-19). He initiated and he chairs the IEEE Smart Lighting Initiative under IEEE Future Directions umbrella.