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Welcome,
I
am a psycho-acoustician.
Psychoacoustics is the scientific study of auditory perception. Its
applications include:
- Audio compression algorithms (such as MP3),
which
rely on psychoacoustical findings to achieve bit-rate reduction while
preserving perceived quality
- The design of easily detectable warning sounds
(sirens,ring tones for mobile phones, ...)
- Auditory displays and sonification (the
transformation of data into sounds), which supplement vision with audio
information
- 3D-sound for virtual reality
I
am particularly interested in two other major
applications of psychoacoustics:
- The design of artificial "auditory scene analysis"
systems
- The design of "intelligent" hearing aids
for hearing-impaired individuals
Applications
such as these cannot be achieved
without,
first, a good deal of basic research.
Most
of my research so far has
been devoted to answering basic questions about auditory
perception;
for instance:
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