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"2025-08-20", "headline": "Decoding the Shape of our Ears", "summary": "Kathi Pollack explains how the shape of our ears helps us understand where sounds come from in everyday life", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1810348", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/sonicom-consortium-gather-in-milan-for-4th-in-person-meeting/", "date": "16 June 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-06-16", "headline": "SONICOM consortium gather in Milan for 4th in-person meeting", "summary": "The next time the consortium all meet in-person will be for the project's final meeting", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": 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"sortDate": "2025-02-20", "headline": "Introducing FrAMBI: A new framework for auditory modelling", "summary": "New SONICOM research introduces BezierPPM \u2013 a new parametric model of the pinna based on cubic B\u00E9zier curves and concave deformations.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1810364", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/assessing-machine-learning-techniques-for-hrtf-individualisation/", "date": "6 February 2025", "year": "2025", "sortDate": "2025-02-06", "headline": "Assessing machine learning techniques for HRTF individualisation", "summary": "New SONICOM research surveys machine learning-based approaches for HRTF personalisation in the literature.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", 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2024", "year": "2024", "sortDate": "2024-12-09", "headline": "New SONICOM toolbox to analyse spatial audio ", "summary": "Spatial Audio Metrics (SAM) is an open-source software platform to help researchers and audio enthusiasts compare and visualise HRTFs", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1810374", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/sonicom-hrtf-dataset-part-of-huawei-challenge/", "date": "21 November 2024", "year": "2024", "sortDate": "2024-11-21", "headline": "SONICOM HRTF Dataset part of Huawei challenge", "summary": "The SONICOM HRTF Dataset is being used as part of an \u2018Individual Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs)\u2019 competition organised by Huawei.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": 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"2024", "sortDate": "2024-07-26", "headline": "Collaboration to maximise impact", "summary": "Members of the SECTG cluster met virtually for a workshop to present their work and technologies to each other in order to foster collaboration", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1810243", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/sonicom-at-imperial-lates-ai/", "date": "21 March 2024", "year": "2024", "sortDate": "2024-03-21", "headline": "SONICOM at Imperial Lates: AI", "summary": "SONICOM showcased the project to members of the public at the Imperial Lates: AI", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808811", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/sonicom-celebrates-uk-association-to-horizon-europe/", "date": "19 December 2023", "year": "2023", "sortDate": "2023-12-19", "headline": "SONICOM celebrates UK association to Horizon Europe", "summary": "The SONICOM project were invited to join celebrations of the UK's association to Horizon Europe", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808810", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/workshop-for-early-career-researchers-hosted-at-imperial-college-london/", "date": "24 November 2023", "year": "2023", "sortDate": "2023-11-24", "headline": "Workshop for early career researchers hosted at Imperial College London", "summary": "The SECTG cluster joined together at Imperial College London for a transformative event designed for aspiring researchers.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808809", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/inspiring-discussions-at-the-sonicom-research-sandpit/", "date": "22 November 2023", "year": "2023", "sortDate": "2023-11-22", "headline": "Inspiring discussions at the SONICOM Research Sandpit", "summary": "Members of the SONICOM consortium gathered with external researchers and stakeholders to exchange knowledge and ideas.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808808", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/sonicom-at-forum-acusticum-2023/", "date": "24 October 2023", "year": "2023", "sortDate": "2023-10-24", "headline": "SONICOM at Forum Acusticum 2023", "summary": "Last month, members of the SONICOM team presented at the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association \u2013 Forum Acusticum 2023.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808806", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/sonicom-at-the-royal-societys-summer-science-exhibition/", "date": "2 August 2023", "year": "2023", "sortDate": "2023-08-02", "headline": "SONICOM at the Royal Society\u2019s Summer Science Exhibition", "summary": "SONICOM took part in the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition, engaging hundreds of people with immersive audio across the week.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808805", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/new-sonicom-sponsored-book-tackles-3d-audio-for-virtual-reality/", "date": "24 October 2022", "year": "2022", "sortDate": "2022-10-24", "headline": "New SONICOM-sponsored book tackles 3D audio for virtual reality", "summary": "The book brings together experts in spatial audio for virtual reality to tackle the design of 3D spatial interactions in an audio-centred and audio-first perspective.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808804", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/the-group-bringing-together-scientists-to-understand-human-hearing/", "date": "16 September 2022", "year": "2022", "sortDate": "2022-09-16", "headline": "UK Hearing, Audiology & Sciences Meeting 2022", "summary": "Members of the SONICOM team attended and presented at the UK Hearing, Audiology & Sciences Meeting 2022.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808802", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/the-group-bringing-together-scientists-to-understand-human-hearing/", "date": "7 June 2022", "year": "2022", "sortDate": "2022-06-07", "headline": "The group bringing together scientists to understand human hearing", "summary": "Learn about the Aural Assessment By means of Binaural Algorithms (AABBA) group, whose goal is to promote exploration and development of different models of human hearing and their applications.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808602", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/ethics-and-artificial-intelligence/", "date": "13 December 2021", "year": "2021", "sortDate": "2021-12-13", "headline": "Ethics and artificial intelligence", "summary": "SONICOM researchers dive-in to understand more about the values and safety of using AI in the project.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808590", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/free-binaural-tools-not-just-for-the-binaural-researcher-for-everyone/", "date": "25 November 2021", "year": "2021", "sortDate": "2021-11-25", "headline": "Free binaural tools not just for the binaural researcher, for everyone", "summary": "SONICOM'S coordinator Dr Lorenzo Picinali (Imperial College London) in collaboration with the University of Malaga have developed a set of binaural software tools. The fruit of their labour was the 3D Tune-In Toolkit, and they have made it freely available for all non-programmer binaural enthusiasts", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808586", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/sonicom-officially-kicks-off-with-the-inaugural-annual-meeting/", "date": "22 July 2021", "year": "2021", "sortDate": "2021-07-22", "headline": "SONICOM officially kicks off with the inaugural annual meeting", "summary": "With representatives from all partners present, the meeting provided a fruitful basis for discussions on delivering the project\u2019s pioneering objectives over the next 5-years.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808584", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/a-new-immersive-audio-technology-for-virtual-and-augmented-reality/", "date": "11 February 2021", "year": "2021", "sortDate": "2021-02-11", "headline": "A new immersive audio technology for virtual and augmented reality", "summary": "The immersive audio technology is developed by SONICOM, a new EIC Pathfinder project, which will revolutionize the way we interact socially within AR\/VR environments and applications.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },{ "contentID": "1808579", "articleURL": "/news/articles/research-groups/sonicom-project-articles/2026/personalised-immersive-audio-could-help-virtual-socialising-feel-more-real/", "date": "4 February 2021", "year": "2021", "sortDate": "2021-02-04", "headline": "Personalised immersive audio could help virtual socialising feel more real", "summary": "Imperial College London researchers have won a \u20AC5.7million EU Horizon 2020 grant to develop AI-informed immersive audio techniques.", "image": "\"\"", "author": "", "profile": "", "homepage": "", "owningGroup": "Centres, SONICOM Project", "topic": "Engineering, Engineering", "topicLabel": "Engineering", "storyType": "News Article", "tags": "Engineering Design Eng", "ratio": "1.50", "visible": "yes" },]}