SONICOM

Congratulations to Dr Davide Fantini for delivering a webinar for the @IEEEsps Signal Processing Society on machine learning for personalised spatial audio 🎉 📺 Watch the recording: lnkd.in/exEFefAk 📑 View the slides: lnkd.in/enA2fWiB

The @IEEEsps has invited Dr Davide Fantini to host a webinar on the paper “A Survey on Machine Learning Techniques for HRTF Individualisation”, co‑authored with Michele Geronazzo, Federico Avanzini & Stavros Ntalampiras 🗓️ Mon 9 Mar, 2pm CET 🔗 More info: bit.ly/4050aL8

Meet Maria Cuevas-Rodriguez! María is an Assistant Professor at the @InfoUMA and part of the SONICOM project. Maria has shared her insights on career, work, life outside the lab, and being a woman in STEM. Read now 👉 bit.ly/4b0FvOg

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪 From sparking curiosity to driving innovation, their ideas, talent and persistence make science stronger, fairer and more impactful 💡 Today (and every day) we celebrate the Women of SONICOM 👉 bit.ly/4a9Py3n

January is nearly over, and before we well and truly jump into 2026, here’s a moment to celebrate everything that made the last one count 🔊 The 2025 SONICOM Year in Review is now live! Check it out 👇tinyurl.com/kmv6j5ze

Happy Holidays from all of us at SONICOM! It’s been a big 12 months and we’re very thankful for everyone who’s been part of the journey in 2025! We’ll see you in the new year, as we countdown the final 6 months of the project 🎉

SONICOM lead, Prof Lorenzo Picinali @imperialcollege & Brian Katz presenting on the SONICOM HRTF dataset at the @Huawei 2025 Munich Tech Arena. They will give out the Challenge award 🏆 @HorizonEU

Today is International Project Management Day! A big thank you to Siobhan Markus, the project manager for SONICOM, who keeps everything running smoothly so our researchers can focus on what they do best. Learn more about Siobhan 👉 bit.ly/4nHWXKC

Meet Ally (@rayner_ally), who took over as Communications Manager for SONICOM in August! She’s been part of the project since 2022 and will now lead the comms strategy through to the project's end 📰 Read about her experience being a woman in STEM 👉 bit.ly/47THv9A

Drop by the Dyson Library @imperialcollege today to experience an interactive XR exhibition! 🎶 Manuel, visiting from @InfoUMA, has been working hard to bring this immersive showcase to life, don’t miss it!

A few years ago, we had the pleasure of showcasing some of the remarkable women driving innovation within the SONICOM consortium 🔊 Today, we're excited to relaunch that series and introduce a new face on the team! Meet Jessica Luo 👉 sonicom.eu/in-profile-jes…

We first profiled Areti back in 2023 as part of our 'Women of SONICOM' series. However, she’s been up to a lot since then, so we thought it was time for an update! Read about what Areti's been up to 👉 sonicom.eu/reintroducing-…

Last year, we co-organised the first Listener Acoustic Personalisation (LAP) Challenge, sponsored by @IEEEsps and @SONICOMproject. Now, we’re excited to share two new publications that present the challenge outcomes! 🧵👇

Curious about what’s going on in this clip? youtube.com/shorts/eW8ZNku… SONICOM researcher Kathi Pollack (@germknoedlspeck) breaks it down in her guest article 'Decoding the Shape of Our Ears' Read all about it now 👉 bit.ly/4fOxaOL

Imagine walking into a room where your ears can’t be trusted.. That’s what visitors experienced at SONICOM’s Sound Lab at the Great Exhibition Road Festival in June 🎪 Read more 👉bit.ly/4lQDc3G

SONICOM was recently at the Great Exhibition Road Festival 🎪 Visitors stepped into the Immersive Sound Lab, an AR experience that challenged them to tell real sound from virtual illusion 🔊 Hosted by @ImperialDyson & @Reactify Watch the highlights 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=RPGGBf…

New SONICOM Publication Alert🚨 Our latest paper relates to the 1st Listener Acoustic Personalisation (LAP) Challenge and opens the LAP24 Special Topic in the IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing, dedicated to the 2024 LAP Challenge 🔊 Read it here 👉 bit.ly/4nIf4RU

The SONICOM project was recently featured in the 'Making Research Glow' exhibition @imperialcollege The exhibition celebrated several @HorizonEU @EU_Commission projects through creative and fun artworks created by @72kilos Learn more 👇

What a night ✨ We celebrated 10+ years of RIMO with our 'Making Research Glow' exhibition, bringing together colleagues from our portfolio of projects and showcasing incredible art by @72kilos 💡 A big thank you to all who made it special 👉bit.ly/4eHROzp

Last week, the University of Malaga team presented on the recently released v2.0 of the Binaural Rendering Toolbox (BRT) at @FAeuronoise2025 Some of the team recently published a piece about the toolbox on the SONICOM website. Check it out 👉 bit.ly/45LzYsZ