A networking event about colour imaging, colour science and colour design in Leeds on 01 - 03 July 2025. Registration is free but by invitation only. This event follows our highly successful events here in Leeds in 2019 and 2023.
The event on the first two days will be located in The Faversham, a stylish venue on the edge of the University campus which is a perfect space for lectures and networking. It is hosted by Colour Intelligence Ltd. Following this, on the third day - located in the School of Design at the University of Leeds - there will be workshop and poster sessions, and a tour of our labs hosted by the University of Leeds.
Programme Outline
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09:00
Registration
09:30
Welcome
Host: Stephen Westland
Session Chair: Kaida Xiao
09:35
Keynote: Individual Cone Spectral Sensitivities and Colour Matching Functions, Correcting for Individual Differences, and the Inelegance of Spectral Metamers
Professor Andrew Stockman
UCL, UK
10:20
Coffee and Tea
Session Chair: Yan Lu
11:00
How Independent are the Appearance Attributes of Metallic Coatings? Gloss, Color and Visual Texture (sparkle, graininess)
Eric Kirchner
AkzoNobel
11:25
The Current State of Color Appearance Model Research
Luke Hellwig
Fashion Institute of Technology, USA
11:50
Simulation of Colour Vision Through Tinted Filters
Sophie Jost
ENTPE-Univ Lyon, France
12:15
Colour Perception in Head-Mounted Displays: Characterisation and Appearance
Shining Ma
Beijing Institute of Technology, China
12:40
Lunch
Session Chair: Chelsea Sullivan
13:50
Variations in Visual Preference of Colour: Effects of Environment, Culture and Neurotype
John Maule
University of Sussex, UK
14:15
How Many Tooth Colours Are There?
Sascha Hein
University of Leeds, UK
14:40
Colour in Medical Applications
Xiaohong Wang Gao
Middlesex University, London, UK
15:05
Individual differences in colour vision deficiencies and their everyday impact
Ilgin Cebioglu
University of Newcastle, UK
15:30
Coffee and Tea
Session Chair: Qinyuan Li
16:00
How Surface Colour Information Guides Gaze in Natural Scenes
David Foster
University of Manchester, UK
16:25
Colour in Translation: Multilungual Synonym Networks of Colour Terms
Dimitris Mylonas
Northeastern University London, UK
16:50
New Challenges in Colour Management
Phil Green
NTNU, Norway
17:15
Drinks Reception
18:30
Conference Dinner at The Faversham
20:30
Last Orders at the Bar
21:00
End
Session Chair: Marjan Vazirian
9:00
ColorVideoVDP - Visual Difference Predictor for Colour Video
Rafal Mantiuk
University of Cambridge, UK
09:25
Improving Softproofing Performance with Individual Colour Matching Functions
Chris Bai
BenQ Corporation, Taiwan
09:50
How well do you know your phone? Perceived white is influenced by the display-specific characteristics of personal devices
Yesesvi Konakanchi
University of Sussex, UK
10:15
Coffee and Tea
Session Chair: Peihua Lai
10:45
Returning to the Origin – The Colour Matching Function!
Ronnier Luo
Zhejiang University, China
11:10
Appearance reproduction using a PolyJet 3D printer
Aditya Sole
NTNU, Norway
11:35
Inclusive lips colours for global consumers
Haiting Gu
L’Oreal Paris, France
12:00
Lunch
Session Chair: Sally Angharad
13:15
The Influence of Color and Luminance on Information Display in AR glasses under Different Viewing Conditions
Pei-Li Sun
National Taiwan University of Science & Technology, Taiwan
13:40
Is RGB enough for your imaging solution?
Jon Hardeberg
NTNU, Norway
14:05
New development of skin colour spectral database and skin colour chart
Kaida Xiao
University of Leeds, UK
14:30
Surface Colour Gamut in Terms of Reflectance and its Applications
Changjun Li
University of Leeds, UK
14:55
Coffee and Tea
Session Chair: Stephen Westland
15:25
Keynote: Revisiting Planckian Illumination
Professor Graham Finlayson
University of East Anglia, UK
16:10
Conclusions
Host: Stephen Westland and Kaida Xiao
16:30
End
08:30
New development in CIE division 1, vision and colour
led Kaida Xiao: speakers include Ronnier Luo, Changjun Li, Andrew Stockman, Shining Ma, Ruili He, Luke Hellwig and Yan Lu
Glass Studio - School of Design
The Glass Studio is on the first floor of the School of Design. The building is called Clothworkers Central. Enter the main entrance to the School on University Road. Turn left and follow the corridor round. When you come to a set of stairs go up. At the top turn right and then right again. You are now in the Student Common Room. The entrance to the Glass Studio is a set of glass doors on your left.
09:00
Colour and Artificial Intelligence
Stephen Westland
Clothworkers South Building LT2 (room 3.04)
Clotworkers South Buuliing is opposite the main School of Design Building. From the main entrance to the School of Design look across the road and slightly to the left and you will see the entrance to the Clothworkers South Building. Enter here and you will see an elevator. Go up the elevator to floor 3. Lecture Theatre 2 is on the third floor.
10:00
Networking and Coffee
Student Common Room
The Student Common Room is just outside the Glass Studio
11:00
Lab Tour
12:30
Lunch
Student Common Room
13:15
Poster Session
Glass Studio
Perceptually-Guided Dominant Colour Extraction from Chinese Cultural Heritage Images
Yifei Chen
Colour and Imaging Institute, Tsinghua University, China
Perceptual Calibration of XR Displays: Investigating 2D and 3D Viewing Differences Across Headsets
Jinbi Jiang
University of Leeds, UK
Application of Polynomial Regression Models in Image-Based Human Hair Colour Measurement
Haoyu Wang
University of Leeds, UK
Application of Polynomial Regression Models in Image-Based Human Hair Colour Measurement
Yuansheng Jiang
University of Geosciences Beijing, China
Co-Creating with Colour: Human Intuition and Automated Analysis in Design
Sally Angharad
University of Leeds, UK
Colour and Autism: A Systemic Literature and Participatory Framework
Zhe Gong
University of Sussex, UK
Group differences in colour perception based on CIECAM16
Qinxin He
University of Leeds, UK
Predicting fabric tactile perception from images
Qinyuan Lu
University of Leeds, UK
Visual-tactile perception of garments
Molly Talbot
University of Leeds, UK
Estimating Spectral BRDF Parameters Using Handheld Devices
Bita Panahi
NTNU, Norway
Establishing the Foundations for a Digital Twin in Stroke Prevention and Care: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence (AI) Prediction and Delphi Consensus
Annisa Ristya Rahmanti
Middlesex University London, UK
Development of Instrumentation for the Measurement of the Colour of Battery Electrolytes for Electric Vehicles
Peter Clarke
The Tintometer Ltd, UK
14:15
Coffee and Tea
15:00
End
Photo Gallery
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Day 2
Day 3
Event Details
Venue: Leeds, UK
Dates: 01 - 03 July 2025
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Gold Sponsors
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Special Thanks
Special thanks to our generous alumni for their invaluable support in making this event a success.
Conference Committee
Conference Chairs: Kaida Xiao and Stephen Westland
Poster Chair: Marjan Vazirian
Website: Qianqian Pan
Communications: Mengyuan Chen
Audiovisuals: Sicong Zhou
Lab Tours: Marjan Vazirian and Qianqian Pan
Graphics: Arsaika Widasati, Qinxin He and Covadonga Trujillo Mateos
Photography: Yifei Chen and Qian Lu
Reception/Welcome: Soojin Lee, Zhe Gong and Qinyuan Li
Committee: Sally Angharad, Haoyu Wang, Jinbi Jiang, Molly Talbot, Yuansheng Jiang, Ruili He, Xuyinglong Zhang, Xinyi Zhao and Yan Lu
How to Get Here
The first two days of the conference will be hosted at The Faversham - a private conference venue. We chose this venue because it will better enable networking and breakout discussions. The Faverham is on campus and can be found with this postcode: LS2 9NG. The full address is:
The Faversham, 1-5 Springfield Mount, Leeds LS2 9NG
The Faversham is a brisk 10-15 min walk from Leeds train station. There is limited parking available at the venue.
Leeds Bradford Airport is around seven miles away from the University and is easily commutable by taxi.
The taxis at the airport are quite expensive. There are alternatives that are a lot less expensive but they need to be called by phone or by app such as Amber Cars and Uber.
If you are on a budget or enjoy the scenery you could also get a bus from the airport to Leeds City Centre (you should take bus number 757).
If you’re flying into Manchester Airport, you can catch a train from the airport to Leeds city centre.
Leeds Railway Station connects Leeds with all major UK cities. For train information and timetables visit the National Rail Enquiries website.
Walking to the University campus from Leeds Railway Station takes around 20 minutes.
For coach details, visit the National Express website. Most coaches arrive into Leeds Bus Station.
The number 6 bus runs from the bus station to the Parkinson Building, outside the University’s main entrance. There is also a taxi rank outside the bus station. A taxi to the University takes about 10 minutes.
There is also a Leeds CityBus that stops at the bus and train stations and the southern end of campus (near the back of Leeds General Infirmary A&E).
The Campus
The University of Leeds is a 20-minute walk from the train station in Leeds.
Click here to take a 360 virtual campus tour.
Click here to see/download a campus map (the School of Design is no 34 on the map).
The School of Design is in the heart of the University campus.
Click here to take our 360 tour for exploring our facilities.
Where to Stay
Premier Inn Leeds Arena is a 10-minute walk from the University.
webpageQueens Hotel is next to the railway station and is 20-minute walk from the University.
webpage Kingston Hotel is less than a 5-minute walk from the University.
webpageLeeds City Hilton is close to the railway station and a 25-minute walk from the University.
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