[AUDITORY] Fully-Funded PhD Opportunity (Craig Jin )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Fully-Funded PhD Opportunity From: Craig Jin <000001bc67790e0f-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2022 08:39:30 +0000 --_000_SYBPR01MB6253A5F7E5F784BB46268778BB399SYBPR01MB6253ausp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Auditory List, I still have a fully funded (stipend and tuition) PhD opportunities availab= le at the University of Sydney in the area of auditory sensory augmentation= . Looking for someone interested in psychoacoustics, augmented reality, using= deep networks for sound synthesis=85 Please send me an email with cover letter, CV, and transcript to apply (craig.jin (at) sydney.edu.au) -----------------------Details Below------------------ The Computing and Audio Research Lab at the University of Sydney, Australia= has a fully-funded PhD position open in augmented reality for the visually= impaired, in partnership with ARIA LLC. Applicants with a strong background in Psychoacoustics, Computer Science, S= oftware Engineering or similar programs are encouraged to apply. Project ARIA, Augmented Reality in Audio, seeks to endow the visually impai= red with a richer sense of their surroundings using a wearable augmented re= ality device. Building on technologies from robotics, augmented reality, an= d spatialised audio display, ARIA will deliver next-generation auditory sen= sory augmentation with the potential to improve the quality of life for mil= lions of people affected by vision impairment worldwide. There are multiple PhD projects available in Project ARIA. This Sensory Aug= mentation-focused project will advance the auditory sensory augmentation te= chnologies required for the ARIA wearable device to perform reliably and ef= ficiently in a breadth of usage scenarios. We take a broad view of auditory sensory augmentation as comprised of three= parts: (1) sensors and machine artificial intelligence extract information= for a targeted objective; (2) this information is rendered via the auditor= y channel as sound; (3) we enable efferent feedback control via hand/wrist = or other sensors. Experiments are run using motion capture and the latest A= R/VR/XR equipment. The challenges are to convey navigation, social, or symb= olic information via the auditory channel in perceptually consistent and me= aningful ways. The project's aims include: - Establishing a psychoacoustic simulation environment to support rapid dev= elopment and evaluation of novel auditory sensory augmentation paradigms - Adapting computational imaging technologies to propose novel methods for = auditory sensory augmentation - Characterising and calibrating auditory sensory augmentation paradigms vi= a simulation, controlled lab experiments, and user trials - Developing auditory sensory augmentation algorithms to best make use of i= ncoming machine vision sensor information - Supporting development of the high-level sensory augmentation algorithms = and the full sensory augmentation pipeline ---Research Environment--- Embedded in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, the Compu= ting and Audio Research Lab (CARLab) is focused on auditory sensory augment= ation, machine hearing, and morphoacoustics (morphoacoustics.org). We emplo= y audio signal processing and machine learning techniques to develop new co= ncepts and understandings that will provide new technologies for auditory s= ensory augmentation and machine hearing. CARLab offers specialised acoustic facilities (anechoic chambers, semi-anec= hoic chamber, loudspeaker arrays, linear and spherical microphone arrays, A= R/VR/XR platforms). You will have access to mechanical and electronics work= shops and a pool of technical staff to help realise your research ambitions= . You will also have the opportunity to work closely with Project ARIA=92s = engineers and make use of their extensive development and testing facilitie= s. The University of Sydney offers a rich academic setting in a world-class= city, and CARLab has strong ties to a network of nearby and international = academic and industrial collaborators. ---Offering--- A fully funded 3-year PhD scholarship covering tuition fees and a stipend c= overing living expenses, with extension to 3.5 years contingent on availabi= lity of funding. ---About You--- Successful candidates will have: - A bachelor=92s degree in a relevant discipline - Interest in developing novel auditory sensory augmentation systems and wo= rking with AR/VR/XR simulation environments - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills - Experience with one or more of psychoacoustics, computer science, softwar= e engineering, audio signal processing, sound design and engineering - Hands-on experience with Python, Matlab, C++, and one or more video game = simulation environments would be an asset CRAIG JIN | Head of the Computing and Audio Research Laboratory https://sydney.edu.au/engineering/people/craig.jin.php https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-jin-2a04b115/ Member of The University of Sydney Nano Institute<https://protect-au.mimeca= st.com/s/J217Cvl0PoCkVrjWFXYxEU?domain=3Dsydney.edu.au> THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY School of Electrical and Information Engineering, J03 The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 T +61 2 9351 7208 | M +61 414 817 265 E craig.jin@xxxxxxxx<mailto:craig.jin@xxxxxxxx> | W sydney.edu.au= <https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/yhXOCxnMRvtWNP4JhwJv-z?domain=3Dsydney.e= du.au> --_000_SYBPR01MB6253A5F7E5F784BB46268778BB399SYBPR01MB6253ausp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:sc= hemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/of= fice/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-AU" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Dear Auditory List,<span= class=3D"apple-converted-space"> <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> I still have a fully funded (stipend and tuitio= n) PhD opportunities available at the University of Sydney in the area of a= uditory sensory augmentation. <o= :p></o:p> Looking for someone interested in psychoacoustics, augmented = reality, using deep networks for sound synthesis=85<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> Please send me an email with cover letter, CV, = and transcript to apply<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> (craig.jin (at) sydney.edu.au) <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> -----------------------Details Below-----------= -------<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> The Computing and Audio Research= Lab at the University of Sydney, Australia has a fully-funded PhD position= open in augmented reality for the visually impaired, in partnership with A= RIA LLC.<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> Applicants with a strong backgro= und in Psychoacoustics, Computer Science, Software Engineering or similar p= rograms are encouraged to apply.<o:p></o= :p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> Project ARIA, Augmented Reality = in Audio, seeks to endow the visually impaired with a richer sense of their= surroundings using a wearable augmented reality device. Building on techno= logies from robotics, augmented reality, and spatialised audio display, ARIA will deliver next-generation auditory = sensory augmentation with the potential to improve the quality of life for = millions of people affected by vision impairment worldwide.<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> There are multiple PhD projects = available in Project ARIA. This Sensory Augmentation-focused project will a= dvance the auditory sensory augmentation technologies required for the ARIA= wearable device to perform reliably and efficiently in a breadth of usage scenarios.<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> We take a broad view of auditory= sensory augmentation as comprised of three parts: (1) sensors and machine = artificial intelligence extract information for a targeted objective; (2) t= his information is rendered via the auditory channel as sound; (3) we enable efferent feedback control via han= d/wrist or other sensors. Experiments are run using motion capture and the = latest AR/VR/XR equipment. The challenges are to convey navigation, social,= or symbolic information via the auditory channel in perceptually consistent and meaningful ways. <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> The project's aims include:</spa= n><o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> - Establishing a psychoacoustic = simulation environment to support rapid development and evaluation of novel= auditory sensory augmentation paradigms= <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> - Adapting computational imaging= technologies to propose novel methods for auditory sensory augmentation</s= pan><o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> - Characterising and calibrating= auditory sensory augmentation paradigms via simulation, controlled lab exp= eriments, and user trials<o:p></o:p></sp= an> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> - Developing auditory sensory au= gmentation algorithms to best make use of incoming machine vision sensor in= formation<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> - Supporting development of the = high-level sensory augmentation algorithms and the full sensory augmentatio= n pipeline<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> ---Research Environment---</span= ><o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> Embedded in the School of Electr= ical and Information Engineering, the Computing and Audio Research Lab (CAR= Lab) is focused on auditory sensory augmentation, machine hearing, and morp= hoacoustics (morphoacoustics.org). We employ audio signal processing and machine learning techniques to develop = new concepts and understandings that will provide new technologies for audi= tory sensory augmentation and machine hearing. <o:p></o:p>= <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> CARLab offers specialised acoust= ic facilities (anechoic chambers, semi-anechoic chamber, loudspeaker arrays= , linear and spherical microphone arrays, AR/VR/XR platforms). You will hav= e access to mechanical and electronics workshops and a pool of technical staff to help realise your research ambi= tions. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with Project ARIA= =92s engineers and make use of their extensive development and testing faci= lities. The University of Sydney offers a rich academic setting in a world-class city, and CARLab has strong ties = to a network of nearby and international academic and industrial collaborat= ors. <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> ---Offering---<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> A fully funded 3-year PhD schola= rship covering tuition fees and a stipend covering living expenses, with ex= tension to 3.5 years contingent on availability of funding.<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> ---About You---<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> Successful candidates will have:= <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> - A bachelor=92s degree in a rel= evant discipline<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> - Interest in developing novel a= uditory sensory augmentation systems and working with AR/VR/XR simulation e= nvironments<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> - Excellent communication and in= terpersonal skills<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> - Experience with one or more of= psychoacoustics, computer science, software engineering, audio signal proc= essing, sound design and engineering<o:p= ></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px"> - Hands-on experience with Pytho= n, Matlab, C++, and one or more video game simulation environments would be= an asset<o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps= : normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adju= st: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px">  <o:p></o:p> CRAIG JIN | Head of the Computing and Audio</s= pan> <= span style=3D"font-family:-webkit-standard;color:#070706;background:#FFEE94= ">Research&= nbsp;Laboratory<o:p></o:p></sp= an> <a href=3D"https://sydney.edu.au/engineering/people/craig.jin.php" = title=3D"https://sydney.edu.au/engineering/people/craig.jin.php">https://sydney.edu.au/engineering/people/craig.jin.php</a></sp= an><o:p></o:p> <a href=3D"https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-jin-2a04b115/" title= =3D"https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-jin-2a04b115/">https:= //www.linkedin.com/in/craig-jin-2a04b115/</a><o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Member of <a href=3D"https://protect-au.m= imecast.com/s/J217Cvl0PoCkVrjWFXYxEU?domain=3Dsydney.edu.au" target=3D"_bla= nk" title=3D"https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/J217Cvl0PoCkVrjWFXYxEU?domai= n=3Dsydney.edu.au">The University of Sydney Nano Institute</a><o:p></o:p> THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY School of Electrical and Information Engineering, J03 The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 T +61 2 9351 7208 | M +61 414 817 265 E <= a href=3D"mailto:craig.jin@xxxxxxxx" title=3D"mailto:craig.jin@xxxxxxxx= edu.au">craig.jin@xxxxxxxx</a> | W = <a href=3D"https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/yhXOCxnMRvtWNP4JhwJv-z?domain= =3Dsydney.edu.au" target=3D"_blank" title=3D"https://protect-au.mimecast.co= m/s/yhXOCxnMRvtWNP4JhwJv-z?domain=3Dsydney.edu.au">sydney.e= du.au</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_SYBPR01MB6253A5F7E5F784BB46268778BB399SYBPR01MB6253ausp_--

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