Members are invited to participate in the EPSRC UK Acoustics Network’s first anniversary meeting on the 7th January 2019. The event will take place in the Diamond Building at the University of Sheffield. We anticipate a lively meeting with over 200 delegates.
The aim of this meeting is to bring together members of the UK Acoustics Network and to provide a forum for research collaboration and innovation in acoustics. This meeting promises at least 16 in-depth discussions with acoustic practitioners and researchers.
- Update on latest acoustics news – new and emerging solutions – technology, methods, models, metrics measurement and more. Opportunities to share what you know.
- Potential links for collaboration – expertise / solutions / step changes.
- Funding opportunities – hear the latest from InnovateUK, UKRI and the KTN’s, how acoustics will fit in the Industry Strategy.
Agenda
9am
Registration and coffee
Morning Session Chair: Richard Craster, UKAN Co-Director
10am
Welcome, Kirill V. Horoshenkov, UKAN Director
10:05am
Trends in research funding and the future of research in acoustics, Professor Philip Nelson (ISVR, University of Southampton)
10.40am
Fast tracking acoustics into new markets with KTN, Nigel Rix
11am
Coffee and Q&A sessions with the speakers
11.30am
Theracoustics: how sound and bubbles can cure our troubles, Professor Constantin Coussios (University of Oxford)
11.50am
Artificial audio intelligence – Dr. Sacha Krstulovic (Audio Analytic)
12.10am
Impact of acoustics related research on the future of acoustic industry, Dr Andrew Bullmore (Hoare Lea)
12.30pm
UK Acoustics Networking and integrating SIG’s – Brief for this afternoon’s breakout group discussions, Jonathan Abra (KTN) & Charlotte Swain (UKAN Network)
12.40pm
Networking lunch, Q&A with speakers, explore Diamond and meet our exhibitors, including Early Careers Group members’ posters.
Afternoon Session Chair: Richard Craster, UKAN Co-Director
1.30pm
Breakout Groups of 8 delegates max (assigned rooms)
Round 1: Introduction, current area of expertise, research needs and focus. Key problems and challenges and their relation to National Research Priorities (20 mins).
Round 2: Grouping into common themes/shared problems, including stand-alone themes plus associated needs for training in acoustics (20 mins).
Round 3: Ideas to overcome problems/challenges related to acoustics, signposting and opportunities for doing this collaboratively (30 mins).
2:50pm
Coffee
3:15pm
Room change and join new group
Round 4: Repeat of Round 1 in new groups. Introductions, current area of expertise, research needs and focus. Key problems and challenges and their relation to National Priorities in research (15 mins)
Round 5: Advances in technical methods (theoretical, numerical and experimental) that have impressed you recently and their relations to the future of acoustics (20 mins).
Round 6: Role of acoustics in existing markets and its potential for the developing/contributing to new market sectors. Challenges to widen impact of acoustics research (15 mins).
4.15pm
Plenary, reporting back from afternoon discussions and closing remarks by Richard Craster and Kirill V. Horoshenkov
4.30pm
Close followed by light canapes and wine to bridge into dinner
Pizza and beer provided for Early Careers group members – Institute of Acoustics Young Members welcome
6pm
Dinner at Firth Hall (10 mins walk from Diamond) and Announcement of Value of Acoustics to the UK’s Economy Presentation by John Lincoln
Further information and registration