Research project

Speech Enhancement in the Neural Space

Research groups:

Acoustics Group
Lead researcher:

Professor Stefan Bleeck
Other researchers:

Dr Matthew Wright
Research funder:

Google Inc
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researcher

Professor Stefan Bleeck

Head of Department

Research interests

The aim of my work is to understand how we hear sound and to use this knowledge to create bio-inspired solutions to enhance speech communication.
I have continuously worked on various aspects of hearing research and technology and have been principal investigator on various research grants (EU, EPSRCS, etc) with a value of more than £2M. I am team leader with an internationally recognised research programme to develop devices that help normal hearing and hearing-impaired people to communicate better in noise. Methodologies include brainstem physiology, neuronal simulations, deep learing, psychophysics, pupil tracking and other physiological measurements.

Connect with Stefan

Email: s.bleeck@soton.ac.uk

Other researchers

Dr Matthew Wright

Professorial Fellow (Education)

Research interests

Musical instrument acoustics
Thermoviscous acoustics
Computer-enhanced learning

Connect with Matthew

Email: mcmw@soton.ac.uk

Collaborating research institutes, centres and groups

Acoustics Group

Our group’s research topics range from the protection of marine mammals to the medical use of ultrasonics and the environmental effects of aircraft noise.