Mr Samuel W Perry BA, MSc
Postgraduate Research Student
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Sam Perry is a Specialist Technician for the Auditory Implant Service and Postgraduate research student within Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton
I am currently working as a specialist technician for the auditory implant service, as part of the EHS team, researching the applications of electro-haptic stimulation for the improvement of hearing for cochlear implant users. This technique has the potential to improve cochlear implant user’s ability to perceive speech-in-noise and music.
I am also a postgraduate research student investigating the application of evoked responses recorded using electroencephalography (EEG) in the evaluation of speech in noise performance. It is hope that this research may form the initial steps towards the development of an objective measure of speech-in-noise performance.
In addition, I am developing a battery of speech-in-noise test applications for the auditory implant service, with an aim of streamlining clinical assessment of patients at the centre.
Before starting these projects, I studied at Queen Mary University London (QMUL) where I graduated with Merit on the Sound and Music Computing MSc. Throughout this degree I specialised in digital signal processing and machine learning in the context of audio. I also hold a BA in Music Technology, for which I received first class honours from the University of Huddersfield. On this degree I developed knowledge of audio recording and processing techniques and gained an in depth understanding of musical signal processing and Object Oriented Programming.
To compliment my degrees, I worked as an intern at IRCAM in Paris; working on the application of concatenative synthesis for the development of speech synthesis software.