This is one of the first times AI will be used to personalise sound. Everyone perceives 3D, or spatial, sound differently thanks to the particular shape of their ears and head, and so high-quality simulations must be uniquely tailored to each individual.
The researchers will employ AI and a data-driven approach to link the physiological characteristics of the ear to the individual acoustic filters which allow people to hear where sound is coming from. This will provide personalised audio spatialisation from only a small amount of data acquired from users.
Imagine a virtual meeting space where you see colleagues to your right, left, and across from you. We want to make this possible in audio form. Dr Lorenzo Picinali Dyson School of Design Engineering
This is one of the first times AI will be used to personalise sound. Everyone perceives 3D, or spatial, sound differently thanks to the particular shape of their ears and head, and so high-quality simulations must be uniquely tailored to each individual.
The researchers will employ AI and a data-driven approach to link the physiological characteristics of the ear to the individual acoustic filters which allow people to hear where sound is coming from. This will provide personalised audio spatialisation from only a small amount of data acquired from users.
Imagine a virtual meeting space where you see colleagues to your right, left, and across from you. We want to make this possible in audio form. Dr Lorenzo Picinali Dyson School of Design Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Petronas postgraduate research programmes tackle future living issues from education, health and wellbeing to energy and mobility
FOR most of human history, people around the world have lived in small communities, but today cities are growing at an unprecedented rate.
Currently, more than half of the world’s population live in urban areas, and this is expected to rise to 66% in 2050.
At the same time, the increasing pace of digitalisation and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data and data analytics are also changing the way we live, work, travel and play.
Rapid urbanisation coupled with the disruptions brought on by technology has also led to the development of smart cities and smart communities, which leverage on automation, intelligent and connected devices and systems for a more sustainable future.