Foad Shafighi, MIES, IALD, CLD, leads HGA’s Washington, DC lighting design practice. With more than 15 years of experience, his work spans architectural lighting projects recognized for design excellence, including the award-winning Monument Drive Parking Garage. His current work asks where emerging technology can improve lighting practice without replacing the creative judgment that makes it design. He has presented his research and ideas at IALD Enlighten Europe, IALD Enlighten Americas, and NeoCon, and his writing has appeared in arc, IESNYC, and Designing Lighting. He is also the founder of LightingAgent.AI and creator of the Universal Luminaire Cutsheet open data standard.