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.

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Groups of students walking in the park Alvarinaukio in summer / photo by Aalto University, Mikko Raskinen

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.

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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

We are working on wideband sound technology, which is extensively applicable for example in smart phones, music technology, gaming, sound reproduction, and noise control.

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Speech communication technology

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

Speech production

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.

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Speech Interaction Technology

Our objective is to improve spoken interaction, in applications such as telecommunication as well as when using speech interfaces.

Group Members

Virtual Acoustics

The Virtual Acoustics Research Group is concentrating on room acoustics – how it could be measured, simulated, and auralized as well as how humans perceive different rooms, in particular the team is world-know on the research of concert halls.

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Sound In Virtual Reality

We combine spatial audio, acoustic simulation, and auditory perception with interaction and narrative design

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Support and administrative personnel in SPA

News

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Craig Rollo / Aalto University alumni/ Master's Programme in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences - Acoustics and Audio Technology
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Alumnus Craig Rollo has the music enthusiastic’s dream job

Because Craig Rollo wanted a job related to music, studying Acoustics and Audio Technology was the perfect choice for him
Janne Pietilä/ Master's Programme in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences - Acoustics and Audio Technology/ image: Lauri Viljavuori
Studies Published:

Student Janne Pietilä: Studies in acoustics have also provided new perspectives on musical interests

According to Janne Pietilä, the employment prospects in acoustics and audio technology are good, as experts are needed in virtual reality production as well as in construction
Tutkija Ville Jokinen Micronovassa materiaalinäyte kädessään, kuva Aino Huovio
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School of Electrical Engineering was awarded thirteen new Academy projects

The funded projects develop new solutions for health technology, wireless communication, smart devices, energy systems, for example.
Lähikuvasssa kädet rakentamassa puusta kaiutinta akustiikan laboratoriossa. Kuva: Jussi Rämö
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What is the sound of wood? Visitors can now conduct the Wood orchestra in the Science Centre Heureka's new exhibition

Researchers at Aalto University and the University of the Arts Helsinki have created an interactive installation that demonstrates the acoustic properties of different wood specimens.
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Events

Head of department

Jorma Skyttä

Head of Department
[email protected]
+358405012563

Where to find us

Maarintie 8

Maarintie 8, Espoo

Maarintie 8

OIH - Open Innovation House

Maarintie 6. Avoinna ma-pe 8.00-16.00.

Open innovation house

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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