Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics

Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics

The Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics (SPA) combines competence in different areas of research fields varying from ICT technology to core electrical engineering and its basic phenomena.

Soundproofed wall in an anechoic chamber at the Aalto University Acoustic Lab Facilities
Groups of students walking in the park Alvarinaukio in summer / photo by Aalto University, Mikko Raskinen

Open positions in SPA

 

 

Research

The research conducted in the unit is of highest international quality, in many of these areas, and the cooperation tight with several ICT and other high-tech companies.

With these companies, we boost practical applications that create societal impact.

Metrology Research Institute

Metrology Research Institute focuses on optical radiation measurements and related activities. We do not forecast the weather!

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Signal processing

Our goal is to do world-class signal processing research by focusing on fundamental signal processing theory and methods.

Aalto-yliopisto, liput / kuvaaja: Aino Huovio

Communication acoustics: spatial sound and psychoacoustics

Capturing, transmission, reproduction, synthesis, and perception of sound - these are the fields that interest us in the communication acoustics team.

Aalto University / Communication acoustics / photo: Ville Pulkki

Audio signal processing

The Audio Signal Processing Research Group is working on wideband sound technology, which is extensively applicable for example in mobile phones, music technology, and noise control.

Aalto-yliopisto, liput / kuvaaja: Aino Huovio

Speech technology

The Speech Technology research group works on developing new methods and approaches to discovering and processing patterned information within speech and audio signals.

Aalto-yliopisto, liput / kuvaaja: Aino Huovio

Speech communication technology

Speech communication technology aims at describing, explaining and reproducing communication by speech.

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Speech recognition

Our goal is to generally improve the speech recognition methodology with the help of the new algorithms developed in Aalto University. Speech recognition offers challenging benchmarking tasks for efficient algorithms that can process and learn to represent large quantities of data.

Support and administrative personnel in SPA

News

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people at anechoic chamber in the aalto university acoustics lab photo benoit alary
Campus, Research & Art Published:

The quietest place in Finland - Acoustics Lab renovation is complete

The laboratory and its office facilities were thoroughly refurbished.
Aalto University / Professor Tom Bäckström / photo: Linda Koskinen
Research & Art Published:

Professor Tom Bäckström: Smart devices can eavesdrop and therefore we must study privacy

Social rules involving privacy should be considered in the design of speech interfaces.
Akatemiaprofessori Paavo Alku
Honoured Published:

Academy Professor Paavo Alku named IEEE Fellow

The world’s largest technical association IEEE elevates Professor Paavo Alku to the status of IEEE Fellow, which is the institute’s highest member grade. Alku is an Academy Professor at the Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics in the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering.
professor Habets and professor Schlecht holding the best paper award certificate
Honoured Published:

Best Paper Award for Acoustics Lab Professor Sebastian J. Schlecht at WASPAA conference

The award was received at IEEE Workshop on Applications of Signal Processing to Audio and Acoustics. The study solves a more than fifty-year-old problem in artificial reverberation
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Events

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Exhibitions and fairs –

The Research Winter Day of the School of Electrical Engineering

The Research Winter Day 2020 of the School of Electrical Engineering will take place on February.

Head of department

Jorma Skyttä

[email protected]

Where to find us

Maarintie 8

Maarintie 8, Espoo

Maarintie 8

Health Technology House

Address: Otakaari 3 & Rakentajanaukio 2.
Open: Mon-Thu 7.45-20.00, Fri 7.45-18.00.

Otakaari 3. Aalto University Campus and Real Estate.

Computer Science building

Address: Konemiehentie 2, Espoo.
Opening hours: Mon-Thu 7.45 - 20.00 Fri 7.45-18.00 and Sat 11.00-18.00.

The Computer Science building / Tietotekniikan talo is mainly used for IT and electrical engineering teaching and research.

Tietotekniikan talo, Computer Science Building

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Address: Otakaari 5
Open for members 24/7.

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