Ingrid Heynderickx, Research Fellow
Philips Research Eindhoven, the Netherlands

Ingrid joined Philips Research in 1987, and has been involved in various research areas since then: optimization of the optics of LCDs, characterization of the rheological behavior of liquid crystalline polymers, and the functional evaluation of personal care devices.

Currently, she is noted for her expertise in the perceptive evaluation of display and lighting systems, a research area in which she bridges technology with human perception and needs.

She is member of the Society for Information Displays (SID), and was chairman of SID’s Applied Vision subcommittee from 2002 till 2007. In 2008, she became a SID Fellow and chairman of its European Committee.

In 2005, she was appointed Guest Research Professor at the Southeast University of Nanjing (China) and Part-time Full Professor at the University of Technology in Delft (the Netherlands).

In 2009 she received the National Friendship Award of China.