Sonicom

Transforming auditory-based social interaction and communication in AR/VR

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About SONICOM

SONICOM is a research project to revolutionise the way we interact socially within AR/VR environments and applications. Over five years, the international consortium of researchers and tech experts will leverage methods from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to design a new generation of immersive audio technologies and techniques.

SONICOM is a FET PROACT project funded under the European Commission’s Horizon2020 programme. The multi-disciplinary team of researchers and AR/VR experts span six European countries and 10 research institutions and creative tech companies.

Latest News

SONICOM’s June Newsletter

08.06.2022

Catchup on the latest news and updates from the SONICOM consortium in our June 2022 newsletter.

The group bringing together scientists to understand human hearing

07.06.2022

Learn about the Aural Assessment By means of Binaural Algorithms (AABBA) group.

We are excited to introduce USound's new ultra-compact audio module, allowing the design of smaller and smarter #hearables. Built for enhancing the performance of products like #TWS and #hearingaids, this module gives designers a new level of flexibility. https://t.co/iJq2j8RcX2

04th August 2022

Welcome to our sister project @GuestXR as they join the SECTG group! 👋 We look forward to collaborating with you on #ArtificialIntelligence research to improve social interactions https://t.co/PUcvchvIGM

21st July 2022

Thanks Huawei Munich’s Audio Team for a visit! https://t.co/KjBTO20Jcm

15th July 2022

🔊JOB OPPORTUNITY🔊 A #ResearchAssociate position has opened up in the Sound Spaces team in @Sorbonne_Univ_ The successful candidate would be working on several projects related to acoustic simulations and virtual reality reconstructions Find out more 👇 https://t.co/zlhUVKZTD5

24th June 2022

Women have traditionally been underrepresented in engineering. On #InternationalWomenInEngineeringDay, we applaud #OurImperial staff and students for paving the way for tomorrow’s engineers and changing the sector 👏 Here's to a bright future for you all 🥂 https://t.co/4gEiPwf8G4

23rd June 2022

We are hiring a 1+ year postdoc position on spatial auditory perception, room acoustics simulations and dynamic source directivity in VR/AR. See for details: https://t.co/BEruvs2SgJ Start date is flexible (Sept-Dec 2022). Applications will be accepted until the end of Jul-2022.

22nd June 2022

Thank you @L_ACOUSTICS for hosting an event for @acoustics_ac_uk special interest group in Spatial Acoustics and Immersive Audio in their London showroom. https://t.co/43CRQcrdFM

21st June 2022

We are participating in The Great Exhibition Road Festival this weekend. Find us here today and tomorrow! #ExRdFest https://t.co/RYvoCCqMLD

18th June 2022

Group challenge time! How do you select the best HRTF for a subject from a set of 20, when you only have 30 minutes with the subject? 🤔 https://t.co/aWAQ8krzZ2

17th June 2022

Well done to our science communication officer @harryfjenkins for kicking off the second day of @SONICOMproject's annual meeting discussing communication activities for the project 👏 https://t.co/uYadtnG93V

17th June 2022

The SONICOM Consortium, together in person at last 🙌 https://t.co/P6pFv1hjDR

16th June 2022

Kicking off day 1 is @AidanOTHogg from the @AXDImperial team discussing their work on the challenge of up-samplimg low-resolution HRTFs https://t.co/5oRCZAqt0f

16th June 2022

And SONICOM's first in-person meeting has now started at @uoaofficial 👏 looking forward to two days of fascinating discussions and getting to know one another https://t.co/QmROLRntgP

16th June 2022

@AXDImperial and @Imperial_RPM team ready (well, we have landed safely) for our second annual meeting in #Athens with our host partner, @uoaofficial! @AidanOTHogg @ra_o_as https://t.co/Gf6DbTr69Y

15th June 2022

Happy Pride Month!🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ There’s nothing more admirable than unapologetically being yourself ❤️ We’re SO proud of #OurImperial LGBTQ+ community and we stand together with you✊ #PrideMonth2022 https://t.co/CR3F5ilW9Y

01st June 2022

Have you already heard about The Auditory Modeling Toolbox (AMT)? A new exciting research project in the field of PPA ! Find out more here https://t.co/S5cKt4N8oe Ref.: "AMT 1.x: A toolbox for reproducible research in auditory modeling," Acta Acustica 6:19 #YAN #EAA #acoustics https://t.co/5ezftifuTW

01st June 2022

We are pleased to announce the #OpenAcces chapter publication: "HRTF Performance Evaluation: Methodology and Metrics for Localisation Accuracy and Learning Assessment". Study funded via collaborations with @RealityLabs #RASPUTINprojet @SONICOMproject https://t.co/WPBMpW0FuY

24th May 2022

🔊New publication from the SONICOM consortium!🔊 It investigates the impact of two commonly used HRTF processing/modeling methods on the perceived spatial accuracy of binaural data by monitoring changes in user ratings of non-individualized HRTFs Check it out below 👇 https://t.co/6alyQThTt0

17th May 2022

Setting up our new loudspeaker dome @imperialcollege new White City Campus! 🔊🔊🔊 #SpatialSound #MultichannelAudio #Ambisonics https://t.co/U1K9SDnXNl

12th May 2022

We had a great time exhibiting at #ImperialLates last week - wonderful to see so many people interested in learning more about SONICOM and joining us at our stall, lab tour and presentation 👏 Couldn't make it? Here's a flavour of the night 🤖 https://t.co/OAQgK4NRHA

06th May 2022