Subject: [AUDITORY] Facebook-funded PhD studentship on Data-driven Room Acoustic Modelling for Augmented reality (DRAMA)=?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=A8?= From: Enzo De Sena <0000005cd3e05f84-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:39:04 +0000--0000000000001599d405dd2d9623 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Auditory List, Please see a PhD opportunity below. Please feel free to forward to anyone who may be interested. Apologies for cross-posting. Best regards, Enzo =E2=80=94 FULLY-FUNDED PHD POSITION IN DATA-DRIVEN ROOM ACOUSTIC MODELLING FOR AUGMENTED REALITY (DRAMA) University of Surrey (UK) Application deadline: 20 May 2022 Industrial partner: Facebook Technologies Start date: July 2022 or shortly thereafter Funding information: full tuition fees, tax-free =C2=A320,000 yearly stipen= d, generous equipment and conference travel allowance. Funded by Facebook Technologies and available to citizens of all countries worldwide. Applications are invited for a 4-years PhD position at the Institute of Sound Recording (IoSR, http://iosr.uk). In augmented reality (AR) applications, virtual sound sources need to be rendered in a manner that is consistent with the acoustics of the room where the user is physically in. This is necessary for the virtual sources to be perceived as believable and correctly externalised, and for the overall auditory experience comprising real and virtual sound sources to feel seamless and natural. Data-driven room acoustic models are particularly well suited in this context as they can leverage measurements of the actual room. DRAMA will define new data-driven models that are specifically tailored to applications in AR, enabling end-users to benefit from DRAMAtic improvements in the quality of the auditory experience. You will ideally have a Masters in a relevant discipline and will definitely have a 1st or 2:1 Bachelors degree (or equivalent). You will be able to demonstrate excellent mathematical, analytical and computer programming skills. Advantage will be given to applicants with experience in one or more of: signal processing, machine learning, mathematics, programming, acoustics, and psychoacoustics. Furthermore, you will have excellent research skills evidenced by a significant Bachelors/Masters research project, involving experimental research, appropriate use of the literature and/or computer-based simulations, and a formal dissertation-style report. You will be enthusiastic and happy to work in a team, including with colleagues from Facebook Technologies. The IoSR is home to the Tonmeister degree in Music and Sound Recording, which produced a stream of highly successful graduates (including three Oscar winners, seven Grammy winners, and twelve BAFTA winners), and is a leading centre for research in acoustic engineering. It has several projects funded from research councils and industry, involving human listening tests, acoustic measurement, statistical modelling and digital signal processing. Current work is, for example, developing systems for spatial enhancement of object-based audio reproduction, for timbral perception modelling, and for next-generation environment-aware headphones. Applications should be made online via https://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/sound-recording-phd . Please mark clearly on your application that you wish to apply for the =E2=80=9CDRAMA P= roject=E2=80=9D. The deadline to apply for this position is Friday 20th of May 2022. Interviews will be carried out shortly thereafter. Please use the =E2=80=9C= Research Proposal=E2=80=9D section of the application to explain why you want to pur= sue a PhD and how your skills and previous experiences meet the person specification outlined above. Informal enquiries may be made to the project lead, Dr Enzo De Sena e.desena@xxxxxxxx --=20 Enzo De Sena Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) Institute of Sound Recording Department of Music & Media University of Surrey Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK Office: 07 BC 03 Email: e.desena@xxxxxxxx URL: desena.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/enzodesena --0000000000001599d405dd2d9623 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dutf-8"></= head><body><div><div><div class=3D""><div class=3D""><div class=3D"">Dear A= uditory List,=E2=80=A8<br></div><div class=3D""><br></div><div class=3D"">P= lease see a PhD opportunity below. Please feel free to forward to anyone wh= o may be interested. Apologies for cross-posting.<br></div><div class=3D"">= <br></div><div class=3D"">Best regards,<br></div><div class=3D""> Enz= o<br></div><div class=3D""><br></div><div class=3D"">=E2=80=94 <br></d= iv><div class=3D"">FULLY-FUNDED PHD POSITION IN DATA-DRIVEN ROOM ACOUSTIC M= ODELLING FOR AUGMENTED REALITY (DRAMA)<br></div><div class=3D"">University = of Surrey (UK)<br></div><div class=3D"">Application deadline: <span cl= ass=3D"sh-date">20 May 2022</span><br></div><div class=3D"">Industrial part= ner: Facebook Technologies<br></div><div class=3D"">Start date: July 2022 o= r shortly thereafter<br></div><div class=3D"">Funding information: full tui= tion fees, tax-free =C2=A320,000 yearly stipend, generous equipment and con= ference travel allowance. Funded by Facebook Technologies and available to = citizens of all countries worldwide.<br></div><div class=3D""><br></div><di= v class=3D"">Applications are invited for a 4-years PhD position at the Ins= titute of Sound Recording (IoSR, <a href=3D"http://iosr.uk/" class=3D"= ">http://iosr.uk</a>).<br></div><div class=3D""><br></div><div class=3D"">I= n augmented reality (AR) applications, virtual sound sources need to be ren= dered in a manner that is consistent with the acoustics of the room where t= he user is physically in. This is necessary for the virtual sources to be p= erceived as believable and correctly externalised, and for the overall audi= tory experience comprising real and virtual sound sources to feel seamless = and natural. Data-driven room acoustic models are particularly well su= ited in this context as they can leverage measurements of the actual room. = DRAMA will define new data-driven models that are specifically tailored to = applications in AR, enabling end-users to benefit from DRAMAtic improvement= s in the quality of the auditory experience.<br></div><div class=3D""><br><= /div><div class=3D"">You will ideally have a Masters in a relevant discipli= ne and will definitely have a 1st or 2:1 Bachelors degree (or equivalent). = You will be able to demonstrate excellent mathematical, analytical and comp= uter programming skills. Advantage will be given to applicants with experie= nce in one or more of: signal processing, machine learning, mathematics, pr= ogramming, acoustics, and psychoacoustics. Furthermore, you will have excel= lent research skills evidenced by a significant Bachelors/Masters research = project, involving experimental research, appropriate use of the literature= and/or computer-based simulations, and a formal dissertation-style report.= You will be enthusiastic and happy to work in a team, including with colle= agues from Facebook Technologies.<br></div><div class=3D""><br></div><div c= lass=3D"">The IoSR is home to the Tonmeister degree in Music and Sound Reco= rding, which produced a stream of highly successful graduates (including th= ree Oscar winners, seven Grammy winners, and twelve BAFTA winners), and is = a leading centre for research in acoustic engineering. It has several proje= cts funded from research councils and industry, involving human listening t= ests, acoustic measurement, statistical modelling and digital signal proces= sing. Current work is, for example, developing systems for spatial enhancem= ent of object-based audio reproduction, for timbral perception modelling, a= nd for next-generation environment-aware headphones.<br></div><div class=3D= ""><br></div><div class=3D"">Applications should be made online via <a= href=3D"https://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/sound-recording-phd" class= =3D"">https://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/sound-recording-phd</a> . = Please mark clearly on your application that you wish to apply for the =E2= =80=9CDRAMA Project=E2=80=9D. The deadline to apply for this position is&nb= sp;<span class=3D"sh-date">Friday</span> 20th of May 2022. Interviews = will be carried out shortly thereafter. Please use the =E2=80=9CResearch Pr= oposal=E2=80=9D section of the application to explain why you want to pursu= e a PhD and how your skills and previous experiences meet the person specif= ication outlined above.<br></div><div class=3D""><br></div><div class=3D"">= Informal enquiries may be made to the project lead, Dr Enzo De Sena <a= href=3D"mailto:e.desena@xxxxxxxx" class=3D"">e.desena@xxxxxxxx</a>= .<br></div></div><div class=3D"sh-signature"><div class=3D"gmail_signature"= ><div class=3D""><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D""><br>-- <br>Enzo De Sena<br>Sen= ior Lecturer (Associate Professor)<br>Institute of Sound Recording<br>Depar= tment of Music & Media<br>University of Surrey<br>Guildford, Surrey, GU= 2 7XH, UK<br><br>Office: 07 BC 03<div class=3D"">Email: <a href=3D"mailto:e= .desena@xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" class= =3D"">e.desena@xxxxxxxx</a><br>URL: <a href=3D"http://desena.org" targe= t=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" class=3D"">desena.org</a><div clas= s=3D"">LinkedIn: <a href=3D"https://www.linkedin.com/in/enzodesena" target= =3D"_blank" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" class=3D"">https://www.linkedin.com= /in/enzodesena</a><br></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><div><b= r></div></div><div></div></div></body></html> --0000000000001599d405dd2d9623--