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Research Group: Signal Processing, Audio and Hearing Group

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The Signal Processing, Audio and Hearing Group (SPAH) is part of the world leading Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR). SPAH was founded to bring together researchers working on the processing, perception and control of complex signals, with a primary focus on technological innovations related to both the engineering and human sciences aspects of acoustics.

Group Overview

SPAH incorporates a number of Labs and Centres, which include the Centre for Research in Active Control, the Hearing and Balance Centre and the Virtual Acoustics and Audio Engineering Lab.

Key areas of research within the group include the Active Control of Sound and Vibration; Spatial and 3D Audio reproduction and capture; Audiology, Hearing Impairment, Psychoacoustics and Communication; Signal Processing for Underwater Acoustics and Bioacoustics; but also extends beyond acoustics to the fields of Image Processing, Biomedical Signal Processing and Human Balance. You can find out more about our research by following the links below.

Dr Jordan Cheer | Head of the Signal Processing, Audio and Hearing Group

Research

Active Control of Sound and Vibration

The ISVR has been at the forefront of active sound and vibration control research for more than 30 years

Biomedical Signal Processing

Analysis of signals and images measured in response to stimulus, activity, or resting conditions.

Signal Processing for Underwater Acoustics

Signals for passive sonar applications combines with our work in characterising marine mammal vocalisations.

Virtual Acoustics and Audio Engineering

Our research lies at the intersection of physical acoustics, signal processing, and psychoacoustics.

Teaching

Members of SPAH teach on a diverse range of programmes including both undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Audiology and Acoustics

Contact us

Institute of Sound and Vibration Research
School of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
University of Southampton
Highfield Campus
Southampton SO17 1BJ

Tel: +44 (0)23 8059 2294

Email: isvr-spah@soton.ac.uk

Postgraduate opportunities

You can find all of our projects with guaranteed funding here.

Publications

Articles

Book Chapters

Cheer, J. (2021). Active sound control in the automotive interior. In A. Fuchs, & B. Brandstätter (Eds.), Future Interior Concepts (pp. 53-69). (SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51044-2_3
Dal Borgo, M., Ghandchi Tehrani, M., & Elliott, S. (Accepted/In press). Nonlinear strategies for vibration control and energy harvesting. In W. Desmet, B. Pluymers, S. van Ophem, & P. Becht (Eds.), “ANTARES” Advanced Training and Research in Energy Efficient Smart Structures KU Leuven. https://www.fp7-antares.eu/ANTARES_Book.pdf

Conferences

Datasets

Letter/Editorial

Chesnaye, M. A., Bell, S. L., Harte, J. M., & Simpson, D. M. (2019). A group sequential test for ABR detection. International Journal of Audiology, 58(10), 618-627. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2019.1625486

Thesis

Dal Borgo, M. (2019). Active vibration control using a nonlinear inertial actuator. University of Southampton.

Working Paper

Chesnaye, M. A., Bell, S. L., Harte, J., Simonsen, L. B., Visram, A., Stone, M. A., Munro, K. J., & Simpson, D. M. (2020). Efficient detection of cortical auditory evoked potentials in adults using bootstrapped methods. Ear and Hearing.

Research Staff

List of all staff members in Signal Processing, Audio and Hearing Group
Staff Member	Primary Position
Robert Allen	Emeritus Professor
Keri Barker	Postgraduate Research Student
Anna Barney	Associate Dean Education
Steven Bell	Associate Professor
Ahmed A Bin Afif	Postgraduate Research Student
Stefan Bleeck	Professor of Hearing Science and Technology
Thomas Blumensath	Associate Professor
Nicole (Nicci) Campbell	Professorial Fellow (Enterprise)
Jordan Cheer	Associate Professor, Head of the Signal Processing, Audio and Hearing Research Group
Helen Cullington	Professorial Fellow
Stephen Daley	Professor of Industrial Active Control
Stephen Elliott	Professor of Adaptive Systems
Filippo Maria Fazi	Professor of Acoustics and Signal Processing, Director of Research
Mark Fletcher	Senior Research Fellow
Wilfried Gallian	Postgraduate Research Student
Yushan Gao	Postgraduate research student
Jacob Hollebon	Postgraduate Research Student
Kristian Edward Hook	Postgraduate research student
Charlie House	Postgraduate research student
Ben Lineton	Lecturer in Audiology
Emma Mackenzie	Principal Teaching Fellow in Audiology
Riccardo Marrocchio	Postgraduate research student
Dylan Menzies	Visiting Researcher
Philip Nelson	Professor of Acoustics
Ravi Pal	Postgraduate research student
Vlad Stefan Paul	Postgraduate Research Student
Samuel W Perry	Postgraduate Research Student
Daniel Rowan	Director of Programmes (Audiology)
Hannah Domenica Semeraro	Lecturer in Audiology
Marcos Felipe Simón Gálvez	Visiting Researcher
David M Simpson	Professor of Biomedical Signal Processing
Lawrence Singleton	Postgraduate research student
Takashi Takeuchi	Chief Technical Officer and Senior Vice President OPSODIS Limited
Joe Tan	Postgraduate research student
Emilien Valat	Postgraduate research student
Carl Verschuur	Professorial Fellow (Enterprise)
Xiaoxue (Yuki) Wang	Postgraduate research student
Xiaoxue (Yuki) Wang	Postgraduate research student
Victoria Watson	Senior Teaching Fellow (Audiology)
Paul White	Professor of Statistical Signal Processing
Ilias Zazas	Senior Enterprise Fellow

Related Projects

List of related projects to Signal Processing, Audio and Hearing Group
Related Projects	Status
Quantitative measurements of impairment and how they relate to activity in the upper limb of the older adult post-stroke	Active
Signal processing of otoacoustic emissions (OAEs)	Active
Humpback whale song analysis	Active
Object-based Room Compensation	Active
Engine Breakthrough Components and Subsystems	Active
Dolphin-inspired radar for finding bombs, bugs and catastrophe victims	Active
Blood flow control in the brain	Active
The effect of active noise control on the sound quality in cars	Active
Sound field reproduction with non-uniform source distributions	Active
Objective measures of hearing aid benefit	Active
Diffuse Sound Field Representation	Active
Whales hunt with wall of sound	Active
Modelling of the neuronal responses of identified motor neurons across animals	Active
A compact and inexpensive virtual acoustics system for clinical and research evaluation of spatial hearing in cochlear implant and hearing aid users	Active
Local Control of Sound	Active
Finding a sense of balance	Active
The Hearing Brain	Active
Reading between the lines: Signal Processing for faster fMRI acquisition	Active
Active Control of Sound and Vibration on a Luxury Yacht	Active
Generating a Personal Listening Zone from a Mobile Device	Active
DigiTwin	Active
Robust control algorithms	Active
New methods for assessing the control of blood flow in the brain	Active
The sounds of voices and waterfalls on other planets	Active
Active control of viscoelastic metamaterials	Active
Directive Warning Sounds for Electric Vehicles	Active
Diversity in blood flow control to the brain	Active
Are some people suffering as a result of increasing mass exposure of the public to ultrasound in air?	Active
Fast,large scale optimization algorithms for tomographic image reconstruction	Active
Signal processing for underwater acoustics	Active
Make like a bat	Active
Muscle models with applications	Active
Theoretical Advances in Multichannel Crosstalk Cancellation Systems	Active
Zero Leakage 2050	Active
Active Control of Road Noise in a Car	Active
Auralization combining finite element and geometrical acoustic methods	Active
Virtual Acoustics in Hearing Aid Research	Active
Improving the acquisition of Auditory Evoked Potentials for clinical diagnosis	Active
Compensation filters for feedback control units with proof-mass electrodynamic actuators	Active
Modelling cochlear dynamics	Active
When greed is good: greedy algorithms for Signal Processing and Compressed Sensing	Active
What are hearing aids up to?	Active
Anaesthesia and awareness	Active
Fit for duty	Active
Size matters: x-ray computed tomography for dimensional metrology	Active
Intelligent Structures for Low Noise Environments	Active
Hybrid active and passive structural noise control	Active
Electro-haptic hearing: Using tactile stimulation to improve cochlear implant listening	Active
World's first experiment tests for leaks from carbon capture and storage seabed facilities	Active
Quality of life measures for patients with bilateral cochlear implants	Active
Filling in the gaps: compressed sensing for x-ray computed tomography	Active
The network in your head: discovering data highways in the human brain	Active
Top-down processes and auditory processing	Active
Signal Processing for Whale and Dolphin Vocalisations	Active
Acoustic Black Holes for Control of Structural Vibration and Sound Radiation	Active
Do dolphins think nonlinearly?	Active
2 ears are better than 1	Active
Generation of Multiple Independent Listening Zones in a Vehicle Cabin	Active
Personalized fitting and evaluation of hearing aids with EEG responses	Active
Use of machine learning for audio source separation	Active
Optimisation of Acoustic Systems for Perceived Sound Quality	Active
Cochlear modelling of distortion product otoacoustic emissions	Active
Detecting leaks from undersea gas pipelines, seabed methane reserves, and carbon capture and storage facilities	Active
Compact-Mode HRTFs	Active
Man-made underwater sound may have wider ecosystem effects than previously thought	Active
Enhancement of speech landmarks for cochlear implants	Dormant
Waves in loudspeaker cones	Dormant
Decentralised control units for vibration control in cars	Dormant
Power modelling for cochlear implants	Dormant
The research of wave motion in coupled system by using finite element method	Dormant
Prediction of ultrasonic wave propagation in aircraft structures for crack monitoring	Dormant
Modelling the voltage distribution due to a cochlear implant	Dormant

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