Personal profile
Research
My Ph.D. project focuses on the interaction between users and energy-efficient technologies. With my background in psychology, I aim to broaden the perspectives on user interaction by focusing on user experience and behaviour. By combining case studies and laboratory-based experiments, I explore how people accept and feel motivated to use these technologies to perform energy-efficient behaviour. My research topic also concerns technical characteristics of the indoor environment to promote wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviour.
I previously worked as a research assistant in the social and organizational psychology area by conducting interviews and a laboratory study. My master’s thesis focused on doctoral students’ motivation and self-efficacy beliefs on their work engagement. I am interested in sustainable development goals and multidisciplinary studies.
I am open to be part of teaching and supervision opportunities related to my topic. Feel free to contact me via email if you would like to learn more about my project or discuss potential collaborations.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
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SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations the last five years
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Insights into energy behaviour: Assessments of users’ interactions with energy-efficient technologies
Ekim Olsson, Z., 2026 Apr 14, Lund: Department of Architecture and Built Environment, Lund University.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (compilation)
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Perception of discomfort glare in relation to the CIE Unified Glare Rating scale (UGR) and the impact of ambient light on both UGR and Subjective Glare Indexes (SGIs)
Ekim Olsson, Z., Govén, T., Selvander, M., Laike, T. & Sjöberg, K., 2026, In: Indoor Environments. 3, 1, 14 p., 100149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Development and validation of the motivation for electricity saving behaviour scale (MESBS) among residents living in energy-efficient buildings in Sweden
Ekim Olsson, Z. & Mattsson, P., 2024 Dec, In: Energy and Buildings. 325, 114978.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Obehagsbländning i relation till UGR och omgivande ljus
Ekim Olsson, Z., 2023 Dec, Ljuskultur, 04, 23, p. 18.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication or newspaper › Specialist publication article › Popular science
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Perception of glare in relation to the CIE scale on Unified Glare Rating (UGR) and the impact of ambient light on both UGR and Subjective Glare Index Scales (SGI)
Ekim Olsson, Z., Govén, T. & Laike, T., 2023 Dec, Proceedings of the 30th Session of the CIE. 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Paper in conference proceeding › peer-review
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Insights into energy behaviour : Assessments of users’ interactions with energy-efficient technologies
Ekim Olsson, Z. (Researcher), Laike, T. (Supervisor) & Mattsson, P. (Assistant supervisor)
Project: Dissertation
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Insights into energy behaviour: Assessments of users’ interactions with energy-efficient technologies
Ekim Olsson, Z. (Researcher), Laike, T. (Supervisor) & Mattsson, P. (Assistant supervisor)
Project: Dissertation
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Impact of glare in common LED-based lighting systems – An evaluation
Laike, T. (PI), Ekim Olsson, Z. (Researcher), Govén, T. (Researcher), Sjöberg, K. (Researcher) & Selvander, M. (Researcher)
2020/12/01 → 2023/08/31
Project: Research
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Aspirations and Actions – the path towards energy efficiency behaviour in residential buildings
Mattsson, P. (Researcher), Johansson, M. (Researcher), Bernardo, R. (Researcher), Warell, A. (Researcher) & Ekim Olsson, Z. (Researcher)
2020/01/01 → 2022/06/30
Project: Research
Activities
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Annual Meeting of the Swedish Area Group Environmental Psychology, Nov 7-8, 2024
Litsmark, A. (Organiser), Tsiakiris, G. (Organiser), Johansson, M. (Organiser), Hägerhäll, C. (Organiser), Ekim Olsson, Z. (Organiser), Rahm, J. (Organiser), Mattsson, P. (Organiser), Andersson, H. (Organiser), Wullenkord, M. (Organiser) & Suter, M. (Organiser)
2024 Nov 7 → 2024 Nov 8Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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ClimBEco graduate research school autumn meeting 2024
Sjöström, C. (Organiser), King, C. (Organiser), Kong, X. (Organiser), Bengtsson, F. (Invited speaker), Kruuse, A. (Invited speaker), Hellberg, L. (Invited speaker), Nastar, M. (Invited speaker), Fälthammar-de Jong, G. (Participant), Björnstóttir, K. (Participant), Younes, H. (Participant), Jennerheim, J. (Participant), Singh, S. (Participant), Manzi, O. (Participant), Ervander, U. (Participant), Rzepczynska, A. (Participant), Ashish, A. (Participant), Renette, C. (Participant), Quiroga, C. (Participant), Espinoza Córdova, F. (Participant), Knapen, M. (Participant), Severinson, J. (Participant), Braun, V. (Participant), Tejler, W. (Participant), Litsmark, A. (Participant), Schultze, A. (Participant), Fridell, A. (Participant), Thomasson, A. (Participant), Margiotta, C. (Participant), Labastida, D. (Participant), Ganslandt, E. (Participant), Holmgren, E. (Participant), Zhong, H. (Participant), Håkansson, L. (Participant), Wagenaar, L. F. (Participant), Ochsner, M. (Participant), Subramanian, S. (Participant), Schüller, V. (Participant), Lin, W. N. (Participant), Zhu, Y. (Participant) & Ekim Olsson, Z. (Participant)
2024 Sept 25 → 2024 Sept 27Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organisation of workshop/ seminar/ course
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Hållbarhetsveckan
Johansson, M. (Speaker), Mattsson, P. (Speaker), Andersson, H. (Speaker), Wullenkord, M. (Speaker), Ekim Olsson, Z. (Speaker), Tsiakiris, G. (Speaker) & Litsmark, A. (Speaker)
2024 Apr 11Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in public lecture/debate/seminar
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Lighting Days
Ekim Olsson, Z. (Participant)
2023 Dec 6 → 2023 Dec 7Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
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Light Symposium
Ekim Olsson, Z. (Participant)
2023 Dec 4 → 2023 Dec 6Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference