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Publications

On the Relevance of the Differences Between HRTF Measurement Setups for Machine Learning

Johan Pauwels, Lorenzo Picinali

ICASSP 2023 - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing

Classifying Non-Individual Head-Related Transfer Functions with a Computational Auditory Model: Calibration and Metrics

Rapolas Daugintis, Roberto Barumerli, Lorenzo Picinali, Michele Geronazzo

ICASSP 2023 - 2023 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing

The SONICOM HRTF Dataset

Isaac Engel, Rapolas Daugintis, Thibault Vicente, Aidan O. T. Hogg, Johan Pauwels, Arnaud J. Tournier, Lorenzo Picinali

Journal of Audio Engineering Society

Audio Engineering Society

System-to-User and User-to-System Adaptations in Binaural Audio

Lorenzo Picinali, Brian F G Katz

October 14, 2022

Sonic Interactions in Virtual Environments

Spatial up-sampling of HRTF sets using generative adversarial networks: A pilot study

Pongsakorn Siripornpitak, Isaac Engel, saac Squires, Samuel J. Cooper, Lorenzo Picinali

August 23, 2022

Frontiers in Signal Processing

Assessing HRTF preprocessing methods for Ambisonics rendering through perceptual models

Isaac Engel, Dan F. M. Goodman, Lorenzo Picinali

January 26, 2022

Reverberation and its Binaural Reproduction: The Trade-off between Computational Efficiency and Perceived Quality

Isaac Engel, Lorenzo Picinali

January 21, 2022

Advances in Fundamental and Applied Research on Spatial Audio

S140 Interim results from a prospective study of tablet and web-based audiometry to detect ototoxicity in adults with cystic fibrosis

A Vijayasingam, A Shah, NJ Simmonds, C Elston, E Frost, J Wilkins, L Picinali, P Premachandra, L Gillen, D Morris-Rosendahl, M Ni

December 1, 2018

BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

Speech-in-noise performances in virtual cocktail party using different non-individual Head Related Transfer Functions

Lorenzo Picinali, Maria Cuevas-Rodriguez, Daniel Gonzalez-Toledo, Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona

January 1, 2019

Universitätsbibliothek der RWTH Aachen

Spatial release from masking assessment in virtual reality for bilateral cochlear implants users

Lorenzo Picinali, Marina Salorio-Corbetto, Deborah Vickers

January 1, 2019

Universitätsbibliothek der RWTH Aachen

Combining machine learning and a universal acoustic feature-set yields efficient automated monitoring of ecosystems

Sarab S Sethi, Nick S Jones, Ben D Fulcher, Lorenzo Picinali, Dena J Clink, Holger Klinck, C David L Orme, Peter H Wrege, Robert M Ewers

January 1, 2019

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

Avifaunal and Herpetofaunal point counts with recorded acoustic data

S Sethi, R Ewers, N Jones, L Picinali, D Orme, J Sleutel, A Shabrani, N Zulkifli, H Bernard

January 1, 2019

Correction: S140 Interim results from a prospective study of tablet and web-based audiometry to detect ototoxicity in adults with cystic fibrosis

A Vijayasingam, E Frost, J Wilkins, L Picinali, P Premachandra, L Gillen, D Morris-Rosendahl, M Ni, C Elston, NJ Simmonds, A Shah

January 1, 2019

Auditory accommodation to poorly matched non-individual spectral localization cues through active learning

Peter Stitt, Lorenzo Picinali, Brian FG Katz

January 31, 2019

Scientific reports

Nature Publishing Group

3D Tune-In Toolkit: An open-source library for real-time binaural spatialisation

María Cuevas-Rodríguez, Lorenzo Picinali, Daniel González-Toledo, Carlos Garre, Ernesto de la Rubia-Cuestas, Luis Molina-Tanco, Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona

Public Library of Science

WS05-3 A prospective multi-centre study of tablet and web-based audiometry to detect hearing loss in adults with cystic fibrosis

A Vijayasingam, E Frost, J Wilkins, L Gillen, P Premachandra, L Picinali, J Harcourt, D Morris-Rosendahl, A Vidal-Diez, MZ Ni, C Elston, NJ Simmonds, A Shah

Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

Perceptual comparison of ambisonics-based reverberation methods in binaural listening

Isaac Engel, Craig Henry, Sebastià V Amengual Garí, Philip W Robinson, David Poirier-Quinot, Lorenzo Picinali

September 6, 2019

EAA Spatial Audio Signal Processing Symposium

The 3D Tune-In Toolkit: A C++ library for binaural spatialisation, and hearing loss/hearing aid emulation

Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona, María Cuevas-Rodríguez, Daniel González-Toledo, Carlos Garre, Ernesto Jesús De-la-Rubia-Cuestas, Luis Molina Tanco, Ángel Rodríguez-Rivero, Lorenzo Picinali

September 18, 2019

Use of Multi-sensory Immersive Technologies in Fluid Dynamics Education

Lorenzo Picinali, Lyes Kahouadji, Lachlan Mason, Mark Sutton, Nitesh Bhatia, Andrius Patapas, Omar Matar

November 1, 2019

APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Meeting Abstracts

Short-term effects of sound localization training in virtual reality

Mark A Steadman, Chungeun Kim, Jean-Hugues Lestang, Dan FM Goodman, Lorenzo Picinali

December 4, 2019

Scientific reports

Nature Publishing Group

Soundscapes predict species occurrence in tropical forests

Sarab S Sethi, Robert M Ewers, Nick S Jones, Jani Sleutel, Adi Shabrani, Nursyamin Zulkifli, Lorenzo Picinali

January 1, 2020

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

The effectiveness of an interactive audio‐tactile map for the process of cognitive mapping and recall among people with visual impairments

Edward Griffin, Lorenzo Picinali, Mark Scase

Brain and Behavior

Characterizing soundscapes across diverse ecosystems using a universal acoustic feature set

Sarab S Sethi, Nick S Jones, Ben D Fulcher, Lorenzo Picinali, Dena Jane Clink, Holger Klinck, C David L Orme, Peter H Wrege, Robert M Ewers

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

National Academy of Sciences

Tablet and web-based audiometry to screen for hearing loss in adults with cystic fibrosis

Anitha Vijayasingam, Emily Frost, Julie Wilkins, Lise Gillen, Presanna Premachandra, Kate Mclaren, Desmond Gilmartin, Lorenzo Picinali, Alberto Vidal-Diez, Simone Borsci, Melody Zhifang Ni, Wai Y Tang, Deborah Morris-Rosendahl, Jonny Harcourt, Caroline Elston, NJ Simmonds, Anand Shah

BMJ Publishing Group Ltd

PlugSonic: a web-and mobile-based platform for binaural audio and sonic narratives

Marco Comunita, Andrea Gerino, Veranika Lim, Lorenzo Picinali

August 11, 2020

arXiv preprint arXiv:2008.04638

A Novel Auditory-Cognitive Training App for Delaying or Preventing the Onset of Dementia: Participatory Design With Stakeholders

Emily Frost, Talya Porat, Paresh Malhotra, Lorenzo Picinali

September 30, 2020

JMIR human factors

JMIR Publications Inc., Toronto, Canada

SAFE Acoustics: An open‐source, real‐time eco‐acoustic monitoring network in the tropical rainforests of Borneo

Sarab S Sethi, Robert M Ewers, Nick S Jones, Aaron Signorelli, Lorenzo Picinali, Christopher David L Orme

October 1, 2020

Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Investigation Into Consistency of Subjective and Objective Perceptual Selection of Non-individual Head-Related Transfer Functions

Chungeun Kim, Veranika Lim, Lorenzo Picinali

January 1, 2021

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society

Audio Engineering Society

Play&Tune: User Feedback in the Development of a Serious Game for Optimizing Hearing Aid Orientation

Madeline Hallewell, Harshada Patel, Davide Salanitri, Lorenzo Picinali, Sue Cobb, Jeena Velzen, Mirabelle D’Cruz, Luca Simeone, Mauro Simeone

January 1, 2021

Ergonomics in Design

SAGE Publications

Design and Evaluation of a Web-and Mobile-Based Binaural Audio Platform for Cultural Heritage

Marco Comunità, Andrea Gerino, Veranika Lim, Lorenzo Picinali

January 1, 2021

Applied Sciences

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Towards a More Accessible Cultural Heritage: Challenges and Opportunities in Contextualisation Using 3D Sound Narratives

Veranika Lim, Sara Khan, Lorenzo Picinali

January 1, 2021

Applied Sciences

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

Perceptual implications of different Ambisonics-based methods for binaural reverberation

Isaac Engel, Craig Henry, Sebastià V Amengual Garí, Philip W Robinson, Lorenzo Picinali

February 4, 2021

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Acoustical Society of America

How Index Selection, Compression and Recording Schedule Impact the description of Ecological Soundscapes.

Becky Heath, David Orme, Sarab Sethi, Robert Ewers, Lorenzo Picinali

Authorea Preprints

Impact of non-individualised head related transfer functions on speech-in-noise performances within a synthesised virtual environment

Maria Cuevas-Rodriguez, Daniel Gonzalez-Toledo, Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona, Lorenzo Picinali

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Acoustical Society of America

Tools & Devices

SONICOM HRTF Dataset

Here you will be able to download the first release of the SONICOM HRTF Dataset

Digit Triplet Test

A test to determine how well you can understand speech in background noise.

BUGG

Intelligent Real-time Eco Acoustic Monitoring