Thematic Programs

Seminar on the spatial aspects of hearing and their applications


Information

Date

October 29, 2018 – October 30, 2018

Venue

Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Main Building, Katahira Campus, Tohoku University [Access]
[Campus Map] The building is shown as "G10" in the map.

Keynote speakers

W. Owen Brimijoin (Oculus Research/FRL)
Michael Cohen (University of Aizu)
Akio Honda (Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology)
Craig Jin (University of Sydney)
Toru Kamekawa (Tokyo University of the Arts)
Sungyoung Kim (Rochester Institute of technology)
Shoichi Koyama (University of Tokyo)
Junfeng Li (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Tapio Lokki (Aalto University School of Science)
William L. Martens (University of Sydney)
Makoto Otani (Kyoto University)
Hayato Sato (Kobe University)
Tsukasa Suenaga (YAMAHA Co., Ltd.)
Jorge Trevino (Tohoku University)
Yuko Watanabe (Tokyo Denki University)
William Yost (Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions)

Time Schedule  [Oct. 19, 2018 Updated]

Monday, October 29, 2018
Keynote lectures
9:00 – 10:30
W. Owen Brimijoin (Oculus Research/FRL)
Mapping the perceptual topology of auditory space permits the creation of hyperstable virtual acoustic environments
Akio Honda (Shizuoka Institute of Science and Technology)
Effect of passive whole-body rotation on sound localization accuracy of listener subjective straight ahead
10:30 – 10:45
Break
Keynote lectures
10:45 – 12:15
William Yost (Arizona State University, College of Health Solutions)
Sound Source Localization is a Multisystem Process
Hayato Sato (Kobe University)
Optimization of auditory guide signals in public spaces based on sound localization abilities in humans
12:15 – 13:45
Lunch
IYL session
13:45 – 15:25
Shiori Watanabe (Kyoto City University of Arts)
The effect of interaural difference of two pulse trains with relative phase difference on octave-shift
Daisuke Morikawa (Toyama Prefectural University)
Effect of Interaural Time Difference on the Respective Frequencies within Spatially Segregated Sounds
Dingding Yao (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Role of Spectral Cues to Vertical Plane Sound Localization
Henna Tahvanainen (Aalto University)
Recent studies on the seat-dip effect – Perception and analysis
Irwansyah (Kumamoto University)
In-ear microphone measures in the ear canal with bone conduction stimulation: an application for estimating a cross-talk compensation filter
15:25 – 15:35
Break
Keynote lectures
15:35 – 17:50
Tapio Lokki (Aalto University School of Science)
Objective analysis of the dynamic responsiveness of concert halls
Sungyoung Kim (Rochester Institute of technology)
Do we hear differently? Comparison spatial hearing between East-Asian and North-American listeners
Toru Kamekawa (Tokyo University of the Arts)
Evaluation of recording technique for 3D audio recordings
18:30 –
Social time
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Keynote lectures
9:00 – 11:15
Shoichi Koyama (University of Tokyo)
Sparsity-based sound field reconstruction
Jorge Trevino (Tohoku University)
Revisiting the Theory of Auditory Displays based on the Virtual Sphere Model
Tsukasa Suenaga (YAMAHA Co., Ltd.)
Development of 3D Audio System for Headphones for Several Applications
11:15 – 11:30
Break
Tutorial lecture
11:30 – 12:15
Craig Jin (University of Sydney)
Tutorial on 3D Sound Technologies
12:15 – 13:45
Lunch
Keynote lectures
13:45 – 15:15
Junfeng Li (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Binaural rendering technology over loudspeakers and headphones
Makoto Otani (Kyoto University)
Higher-Order-Ambisonics-based binaural synthesis for reproduction and auralization of sound field
15:15 – 15:30
Break
Keynote lectures
15:30 – 17:45
William L. Martens (University of Sydney)
Spatial Soundscape Superposition, Part I: Subject Motion and Scene Sensibility
Michael Cohen (University of Aizu)
Spatial Soundscape Superposition, Part II: Signals and Systems
Yuko Watanabe (Tokyo Denki University)
Development of a 3-D Immersive Auditory Display,”Sound Cask” and its applications

Contact

UAC2018 Organizing Committee
e-mail: uac2018*riec.tohoku.ac.jp (change * to @)

Organizing institutions

・Universal Acoustical Communication International Symposium Organizing Committee
・Tohoku Forum for Creativity, Organization for Research Promotion, Tohoku University
・Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University

Program co-sponsors

・Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
・Graduate School/Faculty of Arts and Letters, Tohoku University
・Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
・School of Engineering, Tohoku University
・Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, Tohoku University
・School of Medicine, Tohoku University
・Brain Science Center, Tohoku University

Supporting organizations

・Acoustical Society of Japan
・The Virtual Reality Society of Japan
・Japanese Multisensory Research Forum
・National Institute of Information and Communications Technology
・The Kajima Foundation
・Kayamori Foundation of Informational Science Advancement
・Support Center for Advanced Telecommunications Technology Research, Foundation
・Intelligent Cosmos Scientific Foundation