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Journees
d'Etude sur la spatialisation, Paris, January 24-25, 2006
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120th AES
Convention, Paris, May 20-23, 2006
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13th International
Congress on Sound and Vibration, Vienna, July 2-6, 2006
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121th AES
Convention, S.Francisco, 5-8 October 2006
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122th AES
Convention, Vienna, Austria, 5-8 May 2007
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34° Convegno Nazionale AIA -
Firenze, 13-15 Giugno 2007
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14th International Congress
on Sound and Vibration -
Cairns (Australia) 9-12 July 2007
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19th International
Congress on Acoustics (ICA)
- Madrid (Spain), 2-7 September 2007
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AES 32nd
International Conference, Hillerød, Denmark, 2007
September 21–23
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123th AES
Convention -
New York (USA), 5-8 October 2007
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Congresso AES Italia 2007 -
Parma, 23-25 Novembre 2007
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Acoustics 08
Paris, 29 June 2008 - 4 July 2008
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125 AES Convention,
San Francisco (USA) 2-5 October 20
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126 AES Convention,
Munich (Germany) 7-10 May 2009
Actual
Projects
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Architectural & Room acoustics
- Preservation of the acoustical behaviour of theatres by
"acoustical photography"
- Advanced techniques for the measurement of the
spatial properties of the sound field in rooms
- "Virtual acoustics" reproduction of real or simulated
rooms inside a multi-loudspeaker playback room
- Construction of an artificial sound source with variable
directivity for room acoustical measurements
- Analysis of the sound quality inside small rooms by the
AQT approach
- Digital filters for equalization of sound systems in small
rooms
- Development of Pyramid Tracing computer models for room
acoustics
- Use of a spherical microphone array for room acoustics
measurements and recordings
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Musical Acoustics
- New recording/reproduction techniques based on microphone
arrays
- dynamic analysis of resonant boards of wood instruments
- synthesis of virtual musical instruments by the
convolution technique
- WFS for recreation of spatial properties of musical
instruments
- Environmental noise pollution assessment by measurement
with automated instruments
- Environmental acoustical impact assessement by computer
simulation
- Development of a numerical code for noise mapping in large
urban areas (Citymap)
- Development of a numerical code for detailed analysis of
the performances of sound reduction devices, based on the
pyramid tracing algorithm (Disiapyr)
- Advanced measurement technique for sound propagation on
large distances under notlinear, not time invariant
conditions based on the usage of sine sweeps emitted through
an omnidirectional loudspeaker
- Advanced measurement technique for "in situ" assessment of
the sound absorption and sound insulation of noise barriers
and other sound reductiond evices, based on the impulsive
technique
- Advanced measurement technique for "in situ" assessment of
the sound absorption and sound insulation of noise barriers
and other sound reductiond evices, based on the sound
intensity technique
- Use of microphone arrays and webcams for sound source
localization and one-shot acoustical photography of the
emission of industrial plants, vehicles, aircrafts, etc.
- Integrated audio and video analysis of traffic flows on
roads and railways employing the Eyesweb processing
environment
- Development of low-cost automatic systems for unsurveiled
environmental noise monitoring, with automatic data
transmission over UMTS.
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Environmental Vibrations
- Environmental vibration pollution assessment by
measurement with automated instruments
- Advanced measurement technique for propagation of
vibrations on large distances under notlinear, not time
invariant conditions based on the usage of sine sweeps
emitted through an electrodynamic shaker
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Noise and Vibration control AT the
WorkplacE
- Development of Pyramid Tracing computer models for noise
propagation in factories
- Experimental characterization of the sound propagation in
factories by measurement of the spatial decay
- Experimental characterization of the sound power emitted
by industrial noise source by the Sound Intensity technique
- Assessment of the noise and vibration exposure at the
workplace following EC directives.
- Design of devices and systems for noise and vibration
control
- Active noise cancellation by means of loudspeaker arrays
- Active vibration control by means of piezolectric
actuators at audio frequencies
- Analysis of the sound of foods
- Acoustical imaging techniques based on sweep measurement
of the impulse response
- Acoustical imaging techniques based on virtual or physical
transducer arrays
- Acoustical imaging techniques based on laser velocimetry
of painted surfaces for not-invasive search of structural
damages
- New algorithms for fast digital filtering on
floating-point DSP processors
- New algorithm for frequency analysis in fractional octave
bands
- DSP control of linear actuators (electromagnetic
loudspeakers)
- DSP boards designed on specification for automated
measuring instrumentation
- PWM power amplifiers and hybrid analog/digital power
amplifiers for efficient amplification of audio signals
- High efficiency, multiphase voltage boosters for
automotive audio applications
- Audiophile quality audio processors and cables
- Active noise control for ducted fans
- Acoustical detection of the rotational speed of turbines
and centrifugal compressors
- Acoustical measurement of the temperature inside the
furnace of steam generators
Ph.D.
Positions
Ph.D. positions and postgraduate/postdoc scholarship are available for
graduates in Engineering or Physics to work on the actual
research projects of Environmental Technical Physics. For
information please contact prof. Angelo Farina (farina@unipr.it).
LINKS
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AIDA (the
first spinoff company partecipated by the University of
Parma)
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LAE (Laboratory
of Acoustics and Electroacoustics)
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The Casa
del Suono project
