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IHTA contributions to Forum Acusticum 2026
This year’s Forum Acusticum 2026 is the annual European Conference on Acoustics and Noise Control Engineering. The conference takes place in Graz, from 8th to 12th of September, and is organized by the Austrian Acoustics Association and the European Acoustics Association (EAA). IHTA is involved in a number of contributions as well as in organizing and chairing special sessions, as listed below. Each item links to its entry in the web-app, where you can read its abstract.
You can find the full conference program on the conference website or in the conference app.
We look forward to see you during our presentations and meeting you at the posters!
| Tuesday, September 8 | ||||
| Jonas Heck, Hyeju Park, Janina Fels | Influence of the Curb Shape on Road Traffic Auralization | A24.01 Auralization of complex environments | 13:30-14:00 | Saal 12B |
| Wednesday, September 9 | ||||
| Janina Fels | Interactive Virtual Reality for Hearing Research: Opportunities, Limitations, and New Insights |
Plenary lecture | 12:00-13:00 | Halle A |
| Jonas Heck, Haoyue Liu, Lukas Aspöck, Janina Fels, Michael Vorländer | Impact of Positioning Errors in the Two-microphone Method for Surface Impedance Measurements | A16.02 Reliable Characterization of Acoustic Absorption, Reflection, and Scattering | 15:20-15:40 | Saal 12B |
| Anne Heimes, Lukas Aspöck, Janina Fels |
Simulation of the acoustics in open-air venues using bidirectional scattering |
A16.02 Reliable Characterization of Acoustic Absorption, Reflection, and Scattering: S410 | 17:00-17:20 | Saal 12B |
| Thursday, September 10 | ||||
| Carolin Breuer, Janina Fels | Exploring the Impact of Audiovisual Noise on Listening Effort and Presence | A15.02/A24.05 Hearing Research in Virtual Environments | 10:20-10:40 | Saal 12B |
| Pascal Palenda, Michael Vorländer | Validation of the Image Edge Model for Sound Propagation in Urban Environments | A05.04 Outdoor sound propagation | 17:00-17:20 | Saal 11B |
| Friday, September 11 | ||||
| Pascal Palenda, Michael Vorländer | Database of Scale-Model Validation Measurements for Urban Sound Propagation | Poster board 3a | 9:04-9:06 (Teaser) | Speakers‘ Corner, Stadthalle |
| Lara Stürenburg, Lukas Aspöck, Janina Fels | Annoyance Ratings of Heat Pump Noise in Different Auralised Scenarios | A03.08/A05.07 Heat pump acoustics in residential environments | 10:40-11:00 | Saal 5 |
| Organized Sessions & Events | ||||
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Summer School ST2: Room Acoustics Simulation and Auralization |
Lukas Aspöck, Marco Berzborn | Saturday, 05.09.2026, until Monday, 07.09.2026 |
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| A24.01 Auralization of complex environments – part 1 | Jonas Heck, Josep Llorca-Bofí | Tuesday, 08.09.2026 | 13:20-14:40 | Saal 12B |
| A24.01 Auralization of complex environments – part 2 | Tuesday, 08.09.2026 | 15:20-16:20 | ||
| A16.04/A24.06 Acoustics for learning environments across physical and virtual realities- part 1 | Janina Fels, Arianna Astolfi | Wednesday, 09.09.2026 | 08:40-10:20 | Saal 12B |
| A16.04/A24.06 Acoustics for learning environments across physical and virtual realities – part 2 | Wednesday, 09.09.2026 | 10:40-12:00 | ||
| A15.02/A24.05 Hearing Research in Virtual Environments – part 1 | Carolin Breuer, Janina Fels | Thursday, 10.09.2026 | 09:00-10:00 | Saal 12B |
| A15.02/A24.05 Hearing Research in Virtual Environments – part 1 | Thursday, 10.09.2026 | 10:20-11:40 | ||
IHTA at Forum Acusticum Euronoise 2025 in Malaga
At the end of last month, the scientific conference Forum Acusticum Euronoise successfully took place in Malaga, Spain, organized by members of the Spanish Acoustics Society (SEA). Across four days, a total number of 1250 delegates participated and presented interesting research results in the field of acoustics and noise, accompanied by an engaging social program. The Institute for Hearing Technology and Acoustics was represented by Lukas Aspöck and our former colleague Marco Berzborn, who altogether organized three technical sessions and contributed to five papers:
- Marco Berzborn and Michael Vorländer: Stochastic Variational Inference of Directional Decay Times in a Reverberation Room
- Lukas Aspöck, Michael Vorländer and Janina Fels: Rendering complex acoustic scenes for perception experiments
- Marco Berzborn and Michael Vorländer: Analysis of the relationship between sound field isotropy and errors in the results of Sabine’s absorption coefficient
- Lukas Aspöck, Pascal Palenda, Janina Fels and Michael Vorländer: Application of room acoustics simulation software in university teaching
- Fabian Brinkmann, Marco Berzborn, […] Anne Heimes, Simon Kersten, Pascal Palenda et al.: Open educational resources for acoustics and audio signal processing using Jupyter notebooks and pyfar
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- Entrance of conference venue in Malaga
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- Opening on Monday: Plenary lecture on underwater sounds by Ana Sirovic
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- IHTA alumni group picture
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- Marco Berzborn during one of this presentation
Forum Acusticum 2023 in Torino
Between the 11th and 15th of September, the 10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association Forum Acusticum 2023 takes place in Torino, Italy. IHTA is contributing to the convention with the organization of six sessions and 17 presentations:
Monday, 11.09:
- Session A11-01: Spatial Hearing: Modeling and Applications, Organizers: P. Majdak & J. Fels
- Session A12-08: Real World Implementation of Innovative Acoustic Surfaces, Room R3
- 18:00 – A. Heimes, L. Pan, M. Vorländer, Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Surface Scattering – Part 1
- 18:20 – L. Pan, A. Heimes, M. Vorländer, Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Surface Scattering – Part 2
- 18:00 – A. Heimes, L. Pan, M. Vorländer, Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Surface Scattering – Part 1
- Session A12-14: Accuracy in Room Acoustic Modelling, Organizers: L. Aspöck, G. Fratoni
- Session A14-05: Soundscape Assessment and Mapping (Indicators, Descriptors and Metrics), and Virtual/Augmented Realitiy Tools for Soundscape Studies, Room R1b
- 18:00 – J. Llorca-Bofí, J. Heck, M. Vorländer, Relating Individual Soundscape Attributes with Isovist Space Syntax Indices
- Session A22-01: Education in Acoustics and Role of Social Media in Outreaching of Acoustics Topics, Room 7I
- 15:20 – E. Abi Raad, M. Argotti, S. Duran, E. Fasllija, T. Lobato, K. Loh , G. McLachlan, D. Pereira, G. Puglisi, Three Years of EAA’s Young Acousticians Network in Social Media
Tuesday, 12.09:
- Session A11-02: Virtual Reality and Hearing Research, Organizers: J. Fels & L. Picinali
- Session A12-02/A13-04: New Trends in Room Acoustic Measurements (Including Arrays and Signals Processing), Room R4
- 17:20 – I. Witew, M. Vorländer, Using a Multilateration Strategy to Determine the Sensor Positions in Acoustic Array Measurements
- 17:20 – I. Witew, M. Vorländer, Using a Multilateration Strategy to Determine the Sensor Positions in Acoustic Array Measurements
- Session A12-03: Innovations in Sound Absorption Measuring Techniques, Including Reverberation Room Measurements, Organizers: M. Müller-Giebeler, C. Nocke, & C. Scrosati
- Session A12-05: Acoustical Needs for Comfortable and Inclusive Learning Spaces, Room R3
- 14:20 – K. Loh, J. Seitz, H. Braren, J.Fels, Speech Transmission Index Measured Using Adult and Children Head and Torso Simulators
Wednesday, 13.09:
- Session A12-06: Open Plan Offices, Room R4, Organizers: M. Yadav & V. Hongisto
- 18:00 – M. Yadav, M. Georgi, L. Leist, M. Klatte, S. Schlittmeier, J. Fels, Investigating the Effect of Realistic Sound Absorption Variations in Open-Plan Office Simulations on Short-Term Memory Performance
- 18:00 – M. Yadav, M. Georgi, L. Leist, M. Klatte, S. Schlittmeier, J. Fels, Investigating the Effect of Realistic Sound Absorption Variations in Open-Plan Office Simulations on Short-Term Memory Performance
- Session A15-05: Cognitive Aspect of Speech Production and Perception, Room 5I
- 11:20 – I. S. Schiller, A. Bönsch, J.Ehret, C. Breuer, L. Aspöck, Does a Talker’s Voice Quality Affect University Students’ Listening Effort in a Virtual Seminar Room?
- 14:00 – J. Seitz, K. Loh, J. Fels, Design of a Child-Appropriate Dual-Task Paradigm Examining the Influence of Different Noise Conditions on Listening Effort in Adults
- Session A22-05: Activities in Acoustics of European Research Centers and Companies During the 20th Century
- 10:40 – M. Vorländer, J. Fels, 60 Years’ Acoustics at RWTH Aachen University
Thursday, 14.09:
- Session A12-04: Stage Acoustics and Rehearsal Spaces, Room R3
- 09:20 – E. Accolti, L. Aspöck, M. Vorländer, An Approach Towards Virtual Stage Experiments
- Session A21: Virtual Acoustics, Theme Organizers: M. Vorländer & L. Tronchin
- Session A21-01: Auditory Cognition in Interactive Virtual Environments, Room R4, Organizers: J. Fels & J. Balint
- 12:40 – J. Balint, A. Raake, J. Fels, First Steps Towards a Metadata Scheme for Auditory Cognition Experiments in VR
- 14:40 – D. Oberfeld, N. Kalmbach, C. Von Castell, S. Boustila, L. Aspöck, D. Bechmann, Reverberation Makes Interior Spaces Appear Larger
- 15:20 – L. J. Vollmer, C. A. Ermert, J. Fels, Temporal Mismatch Effects in Short-Term Memory of Audio-Visually Presented Spoken Digits
- 15:40 – C. Breuer, L. Leist, S. Fremerey, A. Raake, M. Klatte, J. Fels, Towards Investigating Listening Comprehension in Virtual Reality
Friday, 15.09:
- Session A21-02: Environmental Noise Auralization, Room R4
- 08:20 – J. Heck, C. Dreier, J. Llorca-Bofí, M. Vorländer, Studying Outdoor Impulse Responses at IHTA Park: Simulated vs. Measured
- 10:00 – P. Palenda, P. Schäfer, M. Vorländer, Auralization of Dynamic Urban Environments including Diffraction and Reflection using Virtual Acoustics
- 08:20 – J. Heck, C. Dreier, J. Llorca-Bofí, M. Vorländer, Studying Outdoor Impulse Responses at IHTA Park: Simulated vs. Measured
In the time leading up to Forum Acusticum, Karin Loh presented A Concept to Evaluate Activity-Based Acoustic Settings in Preschools for Children Aged Three to Six (co-authors: Julia Seitz, Frederike Rust, and Janina Fels) at Internoise 2023 which took place between August 20th and 23rd in Chiba, Japan. Further, at I3DA (September 5th to 7th, Bologna – Italy), Pascal Palenda will give a talk on a Setup for Chior Recordings in Virtual Churches (co-authors: Lukas Aspöck, Stefan Morent, and Michael Vorländer).
We are also happy to contribute to the EAA Summer School in Torino, which takes place between September 8th and 10th, immediately before Forum Acusticum. In two Hot Topics Auralization and Toolboxes for Auditory and Psychoacoustic Research students will get valuable input from Lukas Aspöck and Janina Fels.
Finally, we congratulate Julia Seitz on receiving the EAA Travel Grant for Forum Acusticum!
