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A Marie Skłodowska-Curie PhD Fellowship in sensory analysis of perceived quality of spatially dynamic
sound fields
A fully-funded three-year PhD research position is available at Bang & Olufsen a/s and Dept. of Electronic Systems, Aalborg University under the supervision of Prof. Søren Bech and Dr. Neo Kaplanis. The PhD
position is part of the H2020 MSCA European Training Network “Service-Oriented Ubiquitous Network-Driven Sound (SOUNDS)” where the PhD student will receive transdisciplinary and international training. The topic of the PhD project is: “Quantification of perceived
quality of sound fields with dynamic relations between listener positions and audio objects” and spans across the transdisciplinary fields of psychoacoustics, sensory analysis, and signal processing.
The “SOUNDS” project
The SOUNDS European Training Network (ETN) revolves around a new and promising paradigm coined as Service- Oriented, Ubiquitous, Network-Driven Sound. Inspired by the ubiquity of mobile and wearable devices
capable of capturing, processing, and reproducing sound, the SOUNDS ETN aims to bring audio technology to a new level by exploiting network-enabled cooperation between devices. We envision the next generation of audio devices to be capable of providing enhanced
hearing assistance, creating immersive audio experience, enabling advanced voice control and much more, by seamlessly exchanging signals and parameter settings, and spatially analyzing and reproducing sound jointly with other nearby audio devices and infrastructure.
Job Description
The introduction of object-based audio formats, such as MPEG-H (see ITU-R BS.2088-01, ITU-R BS.2051-2, ITU-R BS.2076-2) allows for complex and dynamic sound scenes to be rendered in domestic and public environments.
The perceptual experience evoked by the reproduced sound fields is critical in developing and improving the quality of spatial audio to human listeners. This requires experimental procedures for quantification of the perceived sound quality (SQ) and the Quality
of Experience (QoE) to human listeners. The objective for the PhD project is to develop experimental paradigms for quantification of SQ or QoE of such dynamic and complex sound fields.
The successful candidate is also expected to implement and use the relevant audio rendering and signal processing technologies and conduct perceptual experiments.
As part of SOUNDS consortium, the PhD student will be funded by the European Commission, ETN program, supporting
the researcher for a period of 3-years in the frame of a doctoral (PhD) program at Aalborg University (Denmark). The PhD student will be one of 15 PhD students employed by the partners (4 universities and 5 industrial partners) in SOUNDS. The main part of
this research program will be carried out at Bang & Olufsen’s Innovation labs in Struer, Denmark, supervised by Prof. Søren Bech and Dr. Neo Kaplanis. As a part of the training network, the researcher is expected to spend 5-months secondments in two collaborating
institution, at: (a) Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (Germany), co-supervised by Prof. Steven van de Par, and (b) Aalborg University (Denmark), co-supervised by Prof. Jan Østergaard.
The ideal profile
Candidates must
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hold a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Acoustics/Audio engineering, Human Interaction, Psychology, Cognitive Sciences, or closely related disciplines,
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have taken specialized courses in at least one of the following disciplines: acoustics, human perception, statistics, psychology, audio signal processing, or machine learning,
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have excellent proficiency in the English language, as well as good communication skills, both oral and written.
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satisfy the eligibility conditions for MSCA Early Stage Researchers, i.e., they must have obtained their Master degree in the past 4 years and must not have resided or carried
out their main activity (work, studies, etc.) in Denmark for more than 12 months in the past 3 years.
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Technical expertise in spatial audio schemes, including sound design, experimental protocols, and production is welcome.
Candidates who are in the final phase of their Master’s program are encouraged to apply, clearly mentioning their expected graduation date in the application.
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Sincerely Søren Bech
Director Research, Professor Bang & Olufsen a/s Bang and Olufsen Allé 1 7600 Struer Denmark Mobile: +4530930243 Email: sbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and sbe@xxxxxxxxxx |