sound PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 98 sound PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

DDSP in Procedural Audio Sound Effects

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

This aim of this research is to improve the audio quality of synthesized procedural audio sound effects, optimising parameters through the use of differential digital signal processing (DDSP) techniques. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RS Selfridge, Dr CG Goddard

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Research Studentship into the effect of sound-induced vibration on canvas paintings

University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science

Research Studentship into the effect of sound-induced vibration on canvas paintings. Project. Research into the effect of sound-induced vibration on canvas paintings. Read more

Supervisor: Prof MC Chatzis

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Equally Safe Sound Design

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

This aim of this research is to identifying emotions women might perceive when harassed or intimidated in public spaces and how these emotions might be represented sonically. Read more

Supervisors: Dr RS Selfridge, Dr I McGregor

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Investigating the science of synaesthesia and crossmodal experience as a basis of robust parameters for a visual language of sound.

University of Dundee Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

Investigating the science of synaesthesia and crossmodal experience as a basis of robust parameters for a visual language of sound. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S O'Neill

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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The language of visual music: An historical re-evaluation of the visual music canon in search of the origins of correlations between sound and vision.

University of Dundee Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

The language of visual music. An historical re-evaluation of the visual music canon in search of the origins of correlations between sound and vision. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S O'Neill

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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3D sound recreation and noise reduction for home environment

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

PhD Supervisor. Jihui (Aimee) Zhang. Project description. The aim of this project is to create a better spatial hearing experience for users in a large region without the need to wear headphones. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Zhang

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Emotional response to immersive audio in live music performance

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

This project is a collaboration between University of York and L-Acoustics as part of CoStar LiveLab. It will address the challenges of understanding the impact of different listening environments, contexts and technical setups and sound formats on listeners. Read more

Supervisors: Prof H Daffern, Prof G Kearney

8 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Human Computer Interaction

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

This project will explore the use of Audio Augmented Reality in hospitals. Out of necessity most devices in a hospital make a sound, whether intentionally or not. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I McGregor

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Help hearing impaired listeners to understand speech better by audio-visual integration in wearable devices

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Stefan Bleeck, David Simpson. Project description. Wearable assistive hearing devices have improved our daily lives over the past two decades. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S. Bleeck

22 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Control of terahertz lasers with sound

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Applicants are sought for a funded PhD position investigating the acoustic control of terahertz frequency quantum cascade lasers (THz QCLs). Read more

Supervisors: Prof J E Cunningham, Dr P Dean

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Influence of listener movement on tonality and spatial quality in adaptive immersive surround sound systems

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Whilst there is a significant body of work that focuses on the spatial quality and tonality of immersive surround sound systems for a sweet spot position, these qualities under a dynamic listening scenario (i.e. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Kearney

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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PhD in Generative Deep Learning for Robot Hearing

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Christine Evers . Project Description: . Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Evers

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Computational Acoustics: Predicting, Simulating and/or Auralising how the world sounds

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Research Group: Acoustics Research Centre

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Hargreaves

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Recent developments in low cost VR displays have led to a resurgence of research into binaural 3-D audio. Whilst a good 3-D audio experience can be given using the state of the art technologies, there are still many problems to be solved. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Kearney

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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New Vibration Speaker Development

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The Gel Audio™ Loudspeaker Technology that I co-invented produced high quality sound over a surface through the hydrogel. It was also developed and incorporated into an audio product called the Woweeone. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Harris, Dr RS Salehiyan, Dr M Dorris, Dr K Goh, Mr SP Papadopoulos

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We have 98 sound PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

sound PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 98 sound PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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