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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.

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A special session at I3DA conference 2021

07.10.2021

We’ve launched a newsletter!

07.09.2021

Welcome to the first issue of the SONICOM newsletter, a biannual bulletin that will share updates from our project over the next 5 years.

We're hiring! The Science Comms Officer will lead on the comms for the office and our amazing research projects such as @eavi2020 @PRESTIGE_AF2020 and @SONICOMproject. Applications close 9 November. More info and to apply on Imperial's website 👉👉👉 https://t.co/FnCjmy2bKP

15th October 2021

Exciting to see our projects @SONICOMproject @PERFORM_2020 @KIOSCoE featured in an interactive map of Imperial's cross-Europe collaborations! 🇪🇺 Thinking of applying to @HorizonEU? We can help with pre & post-award services like consortium mgmt and comms. https://t.co/xfeFIA9HsV

12th October 2021

We are pleased to announce the publication of a study modelling the clavichord. The model reproduces main acoustic features: key force for intonation control, key velocity for dynamic nuances control, & constant spectral slope for varying dynamic nuances. https://t.co/9EthP6lVUW

12th October 2021

Are you a parent/guardian of a child/children aged between 8 and 16? Would your child/children like to help us by taking part in an online activity? This will help us to adapt a questionnaire for use in young people with severe hearing loss. https://t.co/xLadw3DTue https://t.co/3HDbpvw5jU

12th October 2021

Today, our CEO Ferruccio Bottoni will talk about USound's #MEMS #Loudspeaker technology at the MEMS & Sensor Executive Congress. #SEMI_MSEC #MEMSSpeakers Tap the link to get a last-minute ticket to the event! https://t.co/opV55WIFyQ https://t.co/3MKvRZrOMd

12th October 2021

"It is very difficult to create an #AI that can perform as well as the human brain". A new study published in @NatureComms by researchers @imperialcollege including @SONICOM's Dr. Dan Goodman: why AI underperforms? Their perfection https://t.co/iiZly8t3zk @neuralreckoning @Forbes

12th October 2021

Catch up on some of the presentations from our special session on the personalisation of #BinauralAudio in #AR and #VR at #I3DA2021, with short talks from Lorenzo Picinali, @ImperialDyson and Arcadio Reyes Lecuona, @InfoUMA 🎧👉https://t.co/kTAlxkrMxD

07th October 2021

Something exciting coming to our @imperialcollege @ImperialDyson lab! More pictures of the new set up to be shared soon... 🎧🔊👂 https://t.co/ksdamnX06s

23rd September 2021

Have you read our first newsletter yet? Catch up on all things @SONICOMproject 👇 https://t.co/JVEBZu9EIn and subscribe here to never miss a beat!🎧 https://t.co/sxrw4uJH7v https://t.co/rAW03vwSL9

21st September 2021

Congrats to our partners @dreamwaves_io 🎉 https://t.co/nluANHCZSm

21st September 2021

💥Go to our Instagram page to watch Hugo Furtado's pitch, Dreamwaves's founder and CEO, and discover how we are making navigation inclusive, intuitive and a great business> https://t.co/tU7n5yqxNR #StartupLife #LeadingTheFuture #Tech #Startup #Mobility #Sound #AR https://t.co/KvGMHxKTEG

08th September 2021

@SONICOMproject @ari_oeaw @ImperialDyson All set up and ready to go 😄 https://t.co/vaAx52oLYW

08th September 2021

[4/4] (C) "Speech perception in VR: do we need individual recordings?" w/Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona , Maria Cuevas-Rodríguez , Daniel Gonzalez-Toledo, Luis Molina Tanco @InfoUMA, and Lorenzo Picinali @ImperialDyson... #I3DA2021 See you there!

08th September 2021

[3/4] (B) "Evaluation of a parametric pinna model for the calculation of head-related transfer functions" w/@germknoedlspeck and Piotr Majdak @oeaw @ari_oeaw #I3DA2021

08th September 2021

[2/4] (A) "SONICOM project: AI-driven immersive audio, from personalisation to modelling" w/Lorenzo Picinali, Michele Geronazzo, @neuralreckoning, Brian Katz, Piotr Majdak, Federico Avanzini, Areti Andreopoulou, Arcadio Reyes-Lecuona, Alessandro Vinciarelli, @SABrewster #I3DA2021 https://t.co/hAqvVwj5VX

08th September 2021

[1/4] #I3DA2021 is underway! Join @SONICOMproject researchers⏰TODAY @ 16:00 (UCT+2) for a special session on "Personalisation of Binaural Audio in Virtual and Augmented Reality" w/@germknoedlspeck @ari_oeaw & Lorenzo Picinali @ImperialDyson. We're also presenting 3 papers...

08th September 2021

The first issue of our newsletter is live! 🎉 where we introduce all things SONICOM 👇 https://t.co/cLV9JJMr9Y Subscribe here https://t.co/sxrw4us6fX to receive future editions in your inbox 💌 https://t.co/PN93BVyW6G

08th September 2021

Excited about co-chairing this special session next week! Be sure to join us on Thursday, Sept 8 at 16:00 UTC+2 at #I3DA2021 https://t.co/aIYoZ7qUgJ

02nd September 2021

Join @SONICOMproject at #I3DA2021 conference on 8-10 Sept, for a special session on “Personalisation of Binaural Audio in Virtual and Augmented Reality” chaired by Lorenzo Picinali and Katharina Pollack 🎧🗣️ more info on the programme 👇 https://t.co/VCFr2LFyNg https://t.co/9gW4Q0PHNT

01st September 2021

Subscribe to our newsletter 👉 https://t.co/9prrH8qh2I to never miss a SONICOM beat! Launching in September, we'll be sending 6-monthly updates on our latest ideas, investigations, and innovations straight to your inbox 📨 https://t.co/xFeqCFril6

27th August 2021