[AUDITORY] NEMO online workshop: Towards an alternative to individualization for spatial audio (Pedro Llado Gonzalez)

Subject: [AUDITORY] NEMO online workshop: Towards an alternative to individualization for spatial audio From: Pedro Llado Gonzalez <Pedro Llado Gonzalez> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 12:28:40 +0000 --_000_AS4PR06MB8469CAA034A98AD089A056D1C817AAS4PR06MB8469eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear members of the Auditory List, We are pleased to announce the NEMO online workshop, which will focus on al= ternatives to individualized spatial audio through adaptation to a standard= ized HRTF set. Oct. 1st from 4 pm to 7:30 pm (CEST): https://tu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/6864707= 9945?pwd=3DUyaWd5ly6ZQOQMnSgrmsS4T8HskhmP.1 If you are planning to attend, we appreciate if you can sign up here https://cloudy.ak.tu-berlin.de/index.php/apps/forms/s/KWeE9c8KJe8XQCs32QtHY= zqJ (signing up is not mandatory, but will help us to structure the discussions= ) Marc Sch=F6nwiesner will open the workshop with a keynote on HRTF adaptatio= n, followed by group discussions on ideas, requirements, challenges, and op= en questions regarding the establishment of a standardized HRTF set. Background: Listener-specific head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) impro= ve the perceived quality of virtual sound compared to using non-individuali= zed HRTFs, but sufficiently accurate individualisation is not always feasib= le. The NEMO initiative proposes to work as a community towards an alternat= ive HRTF set that could lead to a similar immersive experience for the vast= majority of listeners. This alternative relies on the adaptation abilities= of listeners on using a new set of HRTFs as if it was their own through co= nsistent use of it. The NEMO initiative aims at finding and proposing a def= ault HRTF dataset, which could be used across applications when individual = HRTFs are not available. In the long run, this could improve the spatial au= dio perception and ease the incorporation of spatial audio to all kinds of = and across applications. You can read more about the NEMO initiative here: https://acris.aalto.fi/ws= /portalfiles/portal/143469018/Llado2024_greenOA_TowardAStandard.pdf With best regards =96 see you online Pedro Llad=F3, Katharina Pollack, Fabian Brinkmann, Nils Meyer-Kahlen --_000_AS4PR06MB8469CAA034A98AD089A056D1C817AAS4PR06MB8469eurp_ 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-GB" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Dear members of the Auditory List, We are pleased to announce the NEMO online workshop, which will focu= s on alternatives to individualized spatial audio through adaptation to a standa= rdized HRTF set.<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Oct. 1st from 4 pm to 7:30 pm (CEST):<a href= =3D"https://tu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/68647079945?pwd=3DUyaWd5ly6ZQOQMnSgrmsS4T= 8HskhmP.1"> https://tu-berlin.zoom-x.de/j/68647079945?pwd=3DUyaWd5ly6ZQOQMn= SgrmsS4T8HskhmP.1</a><o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> If you are planning to attend, we appreciate if you = can sign up here<o:p></o:p> <a href=3D"https://cloudy.ak.tu-berlin.de/index.php/= apps/forms/s/KWeE9c8KJe8XQCs32QtHYzqJ">https://cloudy.ak.tu-berlin.de/index= .php/apps/forms/s/KWeE9c8KJe8XQCs32QtHYzqJ </a>(signing up is not mandatory, but will help us to structure the discuss= ions) <o:p></o:p> Marc Sch=F6nwiesner will open the workshop wi= th a keynote on HRTF adaptation, followed by group discussions on id= eas, requirements, challenges, and open questions regarding the establishme= nt of a standardized HRTF set.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Background: Listener-specific head-related tr= ansfer functions (HRTFs) improve the perceived quality of virtual sound com= pared to using non-individualized HRTFs, but sufficiently accurate individu= alisation is not always feasible. The NEMO initiative proposes to work as a community towards an alternative= HRTF set that could lead to a similar immersive experience for the vast ma= jority of listeners. This alternative relies on the adaptation abilities of= listeners on using a new set of HRTFs as if it was their own through consistent use of it. The NEMO initia= tive aims at finding and proposing a default HRTF dataset, which could be u= sed across applications when individual HRTFs are not available. In the lon= g run, this could improve the spatial audio perception and ease the incorporation of spatial audio to all kinds = of and across applications. You can read more about the NEMO initiative here: <a href=3D"https://acris.= aalto.fi/ws/portalfiles/portal/143469018/Llado2024_greenOA_TowardAStandard.= pdf"> https://acris.aalto.fi/ws/portalfiles/portal/143469018/Llado2024_greenOA_To= wardAStandard.pdf</a> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> With best regards =96 see you online<o:p></o:p> Pedro Llad=F3, Katharina Pollack, Fabian Brinkmann, = Nils Meyer-Kahlen<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_AS4PR06MB8469CAA034A98AD089A056D1C817AAS4PR06MB8469eurp_--

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