Dear IEEE Member

IEEE NZ Signal Processing Chapter is hosting a free technical seminar. The seminar will be co-sponsored by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. University of Auckland.

Date: Friday  20 November

Time: noon-1pm

Venue: 403-401, University of Auckland (City Campus), 20 Symonds Street, Auckland

Title: Auralization - methods and practice, Speaker: Josefin Lindebrink

Contact: Dr Yusuke Hioka (y.hioka@auckland.ac.nz)

Abstract:

Auralization (in analogy to visualization) means providing sensory input from sound transmitted in three-dimensional environments. Auralization translates computer-modelled physical space into immersive auditory experiences. The method offers possibility to explore and evaluate acoustical characteristics of environments, even before construction. Josefin will talk about her recent research in methodologies for producing auralization and provide a discussion on available technologies today. Two applications for interactive auralization will be presented; TyrEngine(2015), with visual rendering based on a game engine, and A_RTSS(2012), that enables the use of real-time sound sources. The talk concludes with a discussion on future aims for auralization technology.

Speaker’s biography:

Josefin Lindebrink, is an acoustician based in Stockholm, Sweden. She specializes in room acoustical planning, perception of sound fields, and techniques and methodologies for performing auralization. She has conducted several lectures in the subjects of acoustics, psychoacoustics and auralization technology. Her recent talks have been hosted by Berklee College of Music, Boston, USA; Escuela Superior de Arquitectura, Guadalajara, MX; HackerspaceSG, Singapore and EMS (Elektronikmusikstudion) in Stockholm, SE. In addition to acoustical design of built space she trains architects, acousticians, audiologists, performance artists and musicians in acoustics and auditory perception. She is a frequency lecturer in acoustics at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. She is a current member of EAA YAN, (European Acoustics Association - Young Acousticians Network), AES (Audio Engineering Society) and Fylkingen, an organization for new media and electronic art.

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Dr Samad Kolahi, IEEE New Zealand North