Seminars

Seminar: Framework for drone operating recommendations based on acoustic metrics analysis

Wed 15th June 13:00 – 14:00 UK Time This seminar will be streamed via Teams – Click here to join the meeting. Abstract The drone industry is rapidly expanding, with several applications in the pipeline: parcel delivery, blue light services, surveillance, and even people transportation. They are expected to bring important benefits such as reduction […]

Seminar: Using Scale Modelling to Assess the Prehistoric Acoustics of Stonehenge

Trevor Cox, Bruno Fazenda and Susan Greaney (English Heritage) Wed 4th April 13:00 – 14:00 UK. This seminar will be held Teams Click here to join the meeting Abstract With social rituals usually involving sound, an archaeological understanding of a site requires the acoustics to be assessed. This talk details how this can be done […]

Seminar: The Hearing Body: Sound-driven Body Transformation Experiences and Applications for Emotional and Physical Health

Ana Tajadura-Jiménez1,2 1DEI Interactive Systems Group, Computer Science Department, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Leganés, Spain 2UCL Interaction Centre (UCLIC), University College London, University of London, London, UK Wed 30th March 13:00 – 14:00 UK. This seminar will be held Teams Click here to join the meeting Abstract Body perceptions are important for people’s motor, […]

Seminar: Acousto-optic sensing of acoustic fields

Wed 16th March 13:00 – 14:00. This seminar will be held on Teams and shown in in Newton G14. Abstract The characterization of sound fields over space is fundamental in acoustics. Yet, the acquisition of sound fields using conventional electromechanical transducers is challenging due to the high sampling requirements. In this study, we introduce an […]

Seminar: Modelling the Perception of Percussive Low Frequency Instruments in Rooms

Wed 9th March 13:00 – 14:00 This seminar will be streamed via Teams – click here to join. Abstract The effects of room modes on audio reproduction are well reported and researched, however a considerable amount of work typically focuses on smaller acoustic environments, such as listening rooms and control rooms. Larger listening spaces, such […]

Seminar: Sabine and his organ pipes – the dawn of room acoustics

Wed 23rd Feb 13:00 – 14:00 The seminar will take place in Newton building room 233, and will also be streamed via Teams. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to experience the experiment in our small reverberation chamber (subject to demand). Abstract In 1898 Sabine’s first method was published in the Proceedings of the American […]

Seminar: Designing a Synthesiser to Elicit a Feeling of Perceived Tension

Wed 16th Feb 12:00 – 13:00 Join via Teams Connor Welham, PhD Student, Acoustics Research Centre, Salford Tension: That unnerving and stimulating feeling you get when watching a scary movie or riding a rollercoaster. The short, sharp shock felt when an apparition jumps out from behind the camera. The uncomfortable sense present when a piece […]

Seminar: Hearing, Touch – the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR)

On Wed 8th December we have Clau Nader from the University of York coming to talk to us about her research on the Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). Please note the later than usual start time of 14:30. Click here to join the meeting Abstract An experience known as Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) is […]