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Signal Processing Audio and Hearing Group

We research the processing, perception and control of complex signals.

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About

We develop technological innovations related to both engineering and the human science aspects of acoustics.

Our main research areas are: 

  • active control of sound and vibration 
  • spatial and 3D audio reproduction and capture 
  • audiology, hearing impairment, psychoacoustics and communication 
  • signal processing for underwater acoustics 
  • bioacoustics 

Our work also extends beyond acoustics to: 

  • the fields of image processing 
  • biomedical signal processing 
  • human balance 

People, projects and publications

People

Mr Achilles Kappis

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow

Research interests

  • Spatial audio
  • Sound fields
  • Microphone arrays
Connect with Achilles

Email: A.Kappis@soton.ac.uk

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Dr Ben Lineton

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Cochlear physiology and pathophysiology
  • Improving our understanding of the electro-mechanical aspect of physiology
  • Hydrodynamics, structural dynamics, and electrical processes involved in cochlear physiology

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Ben

Email: bl@isvr.soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3467

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Mr Chung Kwan Lai

Marie Sklodowska-Curie Research Fellow
Connect with Chung Kwan

Email: C.Lai@soton.ac.uk

Professor David Simpson

Prof of Biomedical Signal Processing

Research interests

  • Biomedical signal processing with applications in neurophysiology and cardio-vascular and cerebro-vascular control
  • Blood flow control in the brain (how does the brain regulate is own blood supply and how to detect impairment of this function)
  • Auditory evoked potentials (methods to detect the small electrical responses of the brain to auditory stimulation for the assessment of various hearing disorders)

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with David

Email: ds@isvr.soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3221

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Mrs Emma Mackenzie

Principal Teaching Fellow

Research interests

  • Emma is interested in the fitting and verification of hearing aids.
Connect with Emma

Email: ep@isvr.soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 2921

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Dr Felix Langfeldt BEng, MSc, PhD, FHEA

Associate Professor

Research interests

  • Active/Passive Acoustic Metamaterials
  • Low-frequency Sound Insulation
  • Aircraft Cabin Noise Control

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Felix

Email: F.Langfeldt@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4933

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Professor Filippo Fazi

Professor

Research interests

  • 3D audio capture and reproduction, including binaural audio, cross-talk cancellation, Ambisonics, studies of the Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF)
  • Loudspeaker and microphone arrays
  • Sound field control
Connect with Filippo

Email: Filippo.Fazi@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 4972

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Dr Jiahong Zhao PhD

Lecturer in Acoustics

Research interests

  • Microphone array signal processing,
  • spatial audio,
  • machine learning and computer vision.

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jiahong

Email: Jiahong.Zhao@soton.ac.uk

Professor Jordan Cheer BMus (Tonmeister), MSc, PhD, CEng, MIMechE, FHEA

Professor

Research interests

  • Active Noise Control
  • Active Vibration Control
  • Smart Structures for Noise and Vibration Control

Accepting applications from PhD students

Connect with Jordan

Email: J.Cheer@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 3082

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Mrs Kerry Barker

Lecturer

Research interests

  • Using different methodologies to identify hearing tasks within a specific workforce
  • Response times to speech stimuli
Connect with Kerry

Email: ksab1r17@soton.ac.uk

Tel: +44 23 8059 5340

My research focuses on the use of active control technologies to enhance the performance of systems in terms of their sound and vibration characteristics.
Professor Jordan Cheer
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