ProfessorLorenzo Picinali

I am a Professor in Spatial Acoustics and Immersive Audio and I lead the Audio Experience Design (https://www.axdesign.co.uk/) research group with the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial. My research is currently focussed on spatial acoustics and immersive audio, looking both at perceptual and computational matters, as well as at real life applications. In the past years I have worked on projects related with 3D binaural sound rendering, spatial hearing, hearing aids technologies, audio and haptic interaction and, more in general, acoustical virtual and augmented reality. More recently I have also been working in the field of ecoacoustic monitoring, designing autonomous recorders and using audio to better understand the impact humans have on remote ecosystems (http://acoustics.safeproject.net/).I’m currently involved in several national international research projects, such as SONICOM (https://www.sonicom.eu/), looking at developing the next generation of immersive audio technologies using AI; BEARS, looking at helping teenagers with bilateral cochlear implants using a VR-based auditory training approach; as well as other projects focussed on exploring spatial hearing mechanisms, developing spatial acoustics and immersive audio technologies, and using these in real-life applications.

More information about my work can be found here: https://www.axdesign.co.uk/

Here you can find my up-to-date CV and Publications List.