May
10

Second in-person SIG-SAIA meet-up

Date
10 May 2024

Location
Queen Mary University of London (Mile End)

Register

We are excited to announce the second in-person SIG-SAIA meet-up on the 10th of May, 2024, at Queen Mary University of London (Mile End).

It would be great if you could now let us know using the form below whether you can attend the event in person:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftdT4GMRu_MLRK71krb_esy3fPYfqP2cGsVSqHDbYk51U1bw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Schedule:
  • 10:00-10:30 – Tea & coffee
  • 10:30-10:40 – Participants’ Introduction
  • 10:40-12:20 – Presentations from the attendees (15 minutes each with 5 minutes for questions)
    • 10:40-11:00 – Chin-Yun Yu – “Time-of-arrival estimation and phase unwrapping of head-related transfer functions with integer linear programming” (QMUL)
    • 11:00-11:20 – Annika Neidhardt – “Perceptual Tolerances in Room Acoustic Rendering for VR and AR” (University of Surrey)
    • 11:20-11:40 – Saurjya Sarkar – “Time-domain music source separation for choirs and ensembles” (QMUL)
    • 11:40-12:00 – Angela McArthur – “Ecological validity in spatial sound research – why?” (UCL)
    • 12:00-12:20 – Lorenzo Picinali – “Immersive Audio Challenges” (Imperial)
  • 12:20-13:00 – Lunch (a selection of vegan and vegetarian options will be provided, but please let us know if you have any other dietary requirements)
  • 12:50-13:30 – Travel to the ROH (using public transport)
     
Royal Opera House Visit 
  • 13:30-14:30 – Introduction and talk about ROH, broadcast and the building
  • 14:30-15:00 – Q&A session
  • 15:00-16:00 – Tour of ROH backstage (possibly in two groups)
  • 16:00 – END (wrap-up, further Q&A etc.)
  • 16:00-… Drinks at the local pub

Please note that if you want to attend the ROH visit, these spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis, so please confirm your space early to avoid disappointment.

If you require financial assistance to cover your travel & subsistence costs, the organising team, with the help of the Early Career SIG, will do our best to support you. Please get in touch (Email: l.picinali@imperial.ac.uk).

Please confirm your attendance by the 1st of May 2024. 

Best,

Lorenzo, Filippo, Aidan and Jake

Posted on 12th April 2024 in Events, Spatial Acoustics and Immersive Audio