Subject: [AUDITORY] PhD scholarship in 3D Audio Technologies - Imperial and Huaweii From: "Picinali, Lorenzo" <l.picinali@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:42:04 +0000--_000_LO2P265MB1134B89048E1273D77314A5ABA102LO2P265MB1134GBRP_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues, We are looking for PhD candidates in 3D Audio Technologies within a collabo= ration between the Audio Experience Design group at Imperial College London= and Huawei=92s Munich Research Center. The Audio Experience Design group<https://www.axdesign.co.uk/> includes res= earchers and projects in areas related with both the physical and the perce= ptual natures of audio, with particular focus on sonic interaction and user= experience, as well as on real-life applications. Our main areas of resear= ch are: * Spatial hearing and binaural audio * Hearing science and hearing devices * Autonomous ecoacoustic monitoring Huawei's Munich Research Center is responsible for advanced technology rese= arch, architectural development, design and strategic engineering of Huawei= products. The Audiovisual Technology Lab in Huawei=92s Munich Research Cen= ter<https://huaweiresearchcentergermanyaustria.teamtailor.com/departments/a= udiovisual-technology-laboratory> develops signal processing and machine le= arning solutions applied to audio, music and speech with the goal to enrich= the audio experiences for millions of customers. The activities specifically associated with this post are to: * Design and develop immersive audio experiments, specifically on spatial hea= ring perception, HRTF evaluation and selection, and speech perception withi= n AR/VR environments * Design and develop immersive audio-visual tools and applications, both head= phones and loudspeaker-based, using off-the-shelf and custom equipment * Integrate machine learning techniques and approaches to immersive audio too= ls and applications, e.g. inferring room acoustics from spatially captured = audiovisual data in an AR/VR context * Perform data analysis on behavioural measurements using advanced statistica= l techniques (electrophysiological and pupillometry measurements might be e= mployed as well) * Publish the research outputs in national and international conferences and = high-impact journals The successful candidate will enrol as PhD student at Imperial College Lond= on and as a working student at Huawei in Munich, where they will be spendin= g the majority of their time. Please contact l.picinali@xxxxxxxx if interested, sending your CV and= a brief cover letter. Best Lorenzo -- Lorenzo Picinali Reader in Audio Experience Design<https://www.axdesign.co.uk/> Dyson School of Design Engineering Imperial College London Dyson Building Imperial College Road South Kensington, SW7 2DB, London E: l.picinali@xxxxxxxx http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/l.picinali https://www.axdesign.co.uk/ https://www.sonicom.eu/ --_000_LO2P265MB1134B89048E1273D77314A5ABA102LO2P265MB1134GBRP_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <style type=3D"text/css" style=3D"display:none;"> P {margin-top:0;margin-bo= ttom:0;} </style> </head> <body dir=3D"ltr"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Dear Colleagues,</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> We are looking for PhD candidates in 3D Audio Technologies within a collabo= ration between the Audio Experience Design group at Imperial College London= and Huawei=92s Munich Research Center.</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The <a href=3D"https://www.axdesign.co.uk/" id=3D"LPlnk603275" title=3D"htt= ps://www.axdesign.co.uk/"> Audio Experience Design group</a> includes researchers and projects in= areas related with both the physical and the perceptual natures of audio, = with particular focus on sonic interaction and user experience, as well as = on real-life applications. Our main areas of research are:</div> <ul> <li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, C= alibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Spatial hearing and binaural audio</div> </li><li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontServi= ce, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Hearing science and hearing devices</div> </li><li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontServi= ce, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Autonomous ecoacoustic monitoring </div> </li></ul> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Huawei's Munich Research Center is responsible for advanced technology rese= arch, architectural development, design and strategic engineering of Huawei= products. The <a href=3D"https://huaweiresearchcentergermanyaustria.teamtailor.com/depart= ments/audiovisual-technology-laboratory" id=3D"LPlnk661787" title=3D"https:= //huaweiresearchcentergermanyaustria.teamtailor.com/departments/audiovisual= -technology-laboratory"> Audiovisual Technology Lab in Huawei=92s Munich Research Center</a> de= velops signal processing and machine learning solutions applied to audio, m= usic and speech with the goal to enrich the audio experiences for millions = of customers.</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, = Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The activities specifically associated with this post are to:</div> <ul> <li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, C= alibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Design and develop immersive audio experiments, specifically on spatial hea= ring perception, HRTF evaluation and selection, and speech perception withi= n AR/VR environments</div> </li><li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontServi= ce, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Design and develop immersive audio-visual tools and applications, both head= phones and loudspeaker-based, using off-the-shelf and custom equipment</div= > </li><li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontServi= ce, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Integrate machine learning techniques and approaches to immersive audio too= ls and applications, e.g. inferring room acoustics from spatially captured = audiovisual data in an AR/VR context</div> </li><li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontServi= ce, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Perform data analysis on behavioural measurements using advanced statistica= l techniques (electrophysiological and pupillometry measurements might be e= mployed as well)</div> </li><li style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontServi= ce, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Publish the research outputs in national and international conferences and = high-impact journals</div> </li></ul> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The successful candidate will enrol as PhD student at Imperial College Lond= on and as a working student at Huawei in Munich, where they will be spendin= g the majority of their time. </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <u>Please contact l.picinali@xxxxxxxx if interested, sending your CV = and a brief cover letter.</u></div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Best<br> Lorenzo</div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div class=3D"elementToProof" style=3D"font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFo= nt, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c= olor: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> <br> </div> <div id=3D"Signature"> <div style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt;">--<br> Lorenzo Picinali<br> Reader in <a href=3D"https://www.axdesign.co.uk/" target=3D"_blank" id=3D"O= WA74312cf6-8c6b-a901-87cc-03a75e01714c" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" title=3D"http= s://www.axdesign.co.uk/" rel=3D"noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex=3D"0" d= ata-auth=3D"NotApplicable" data-loopstyle=3D"linkonly"> Audio Experience Design</a><br> Dyson School of Design Engineering<br> Imperial College London<br> Dyson Building<br> Imperial College Road<br> South Kensington, SW7 2DB, London<br> E: l.picinali@xxxxxxxx<br> <u><br> <a href=3D"http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/l.picinali" target=3D"_blank" i= d=3D"OWA943f5662-450e-8ece-49c1-9e2c73639e20" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" rel=3D"= noopener noreferrer" data-linkindex=3D"1" data-auth=3D"NotApplicable" data-= loopstyle=3D"linkonly">http://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/l.picinali</a></u><= br> <a href=3D"https://www.axdesign.co.uk/" target=3D"_blank" id=3D"OWA2dafe15a= -24ac-2d44-fc6d-1fa86f811b6c" class=3D"OWAAutoLink" rel=3D"noopener norefer= rer" data-linkindex=3D"2" data-auth=3D"NotApplicable" data-loopstyle=3D"lin= konly">https://www.axdesign.co.uk/</a></div> <div style=3D"font-family: Tahoma; 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