The Chair

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• Tigran Avetissian
  Development of an in-ear thermoelectric micro-energy harvesting device (Postdoctoral, 2022-2023)
  In-ear technologies: Piezoelectric approaches to energy autonomy (Doctorate, 2019-2022)
   
• Danielle Benesch
  The Sensitive Ear: Real-time monitoring of in-ear physiological and audio signals (Master, 2020-2022)
   
• Gabrielle Cretot-Richert
  Measuring attention through in-ear EEG (Doctorate, 2016-2022)
   
• Alexandre Demczuk
  (International Fellowship, 2022)
   
• Michel Demuynck
  Modelling of earpieces subjected to ear canal deformations with jaw-joint movement (Doctorate, 2018-2022)
   
• Adélaïde Douchet
  Development of the Cognitive Auditory Research Platform (C-ARP)
   
• Elliot Drees
  Hearing protection for musicians: Managing the isolation effect (Doctorate, 2020-2023)
   
• Oishee Ghosh
  Experimental validation of audio and cognitive in-ear wearable device (Fellowship, 2022)
   
• Ankur Gohel
  (Doctorate, 2022-2023)
   
• Malahat Mehraban
  Non-verbal events and biosignals monitoring in acoustically transparent hearable (Master, 2022-2023)
   
• Elia Mele
  (International Fellowship, 2022)
   
• Farid Moshgelani
  In-Ear Audio Algorithms: Evaluation, Optimization and Consolidation (Postdoctoral, 2020-2022)
   
• Solenn Ollivier
  Developing a hearing protection device dedicated to research into problems related to hearing-impaired persons working in high-noise work environments (Doctorate, 2022-2025)
   
• Gabriel Ouaknine-Beaulieu
  (Master, 2023-2026)
   
• Alexis Pinsonnault-Skvarenina
  "Over-the-counter hearing aid act" and "hearable" technologies: Audiological and societal issues (Postdoctoral, 2022-2023)
   
• ​Cédric Potvin
  Maintenance of research management systems (Fellowship, 2022)
   
• Eugénie Segers
  (International Fellowship, 2023)
   
• Dhairya Shah
  DSP implementation of advanced audio signal processing algorithms for in-ear wearables: "LSL on Teensy" (International Fellowship, 2022)
   
• Homayoun Sohrabpour
  (Doctorate, 2022-2025)
   
• Léna Tallon
  Measuring the electro-acoustical performance of digital headsets and segmentation of in-ear sound recordings (International Fellowship, 2022)
   
• Nour Zidi
  Relative Localization in a Radio-Acoustical Virtual Environment (Doctorate, 2022-2026)
   
• Xinyi Zhang
  Modelling speech production for hearing-impaired talkers in various acoustic conditions

• Alstom Transport: Vibro-acoustic testing of an intercom box
• Belleau-Lapointe: Legal expertise within the context of a case heard in Québec Superior Court
• Clinique de l'acouphène de Montréal (Montréal Tinnitus Clinic): Development of a post-treatment audio application for acoustic stimulation files
• Upscale Technology inc: Request for NRC-IRAP consulting services
• 3M Personal Safety Division (USA): Consulting services provided constitute general assistance for ongoing acoustic projects, especially those related to 3M’s fit testing hardware and software
• True Player Gear Inc.: NSERC Engage Grant on "Real-time conversion of multichannel surround sound to binaural head-tracked gaming headset"
• Soundskrit inc: Design and Optimization of a New Bio-Inspired Microphone Technology
• EERS Global Technologies inc (formerly Sonomax):
  • Sonomax-ÉTS Industrial Research Chair in In-Ear Technologies (CRITIAS 1)
  • NSERC-EERS Industrial Research Chair in In-Ear Technologies (CRITIAS 2)
  • ÉTS-EERS Industrial Research Chair in In-Ear Technologies (CRITIAS 3)

• Vanderbilt University: Audio processing algorithm for digital audio filtering of smart earplug in emergency rooms (ICU)
• University of British Columbia (UBC): Smart Textile Innovation for Technology Connected Health (STITCH)
• Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology (CIRMMT): The Influence of the Occlusion Effect on the Classically Trained Singer’s Voice: Measuring Fundamental Frequency Accuracy, Vowel Formant Variation and Intensity
• Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB): In-Ear Power Harvesting Collaborative Research
• Université de Montréal:
  • Audace project with Prof. S. Hébert: “Stress and noise as triggering or aggravating factors for tinnitus: From the laboratory to daily life”;
  • Co-Director: Prof. Traube.
• French-German Research Institute of Saint-Louis (ISL): Methods for testing the quality and intelligibility of speech transmitted by tactical communication systems
• McGill University:
  • Many collaborative research projects: “Preventing hearing loss in the young generation: A smart T-Shirt proposal”, “Development of a two-way communication earpiece for use under face masks and respirators in COVID-19 situations”, etc.;
  • Various co-supervisions;
  • Invited professor status.
• Université de Sherbrooke: Design of a low-cost acoustic manikin
• International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research (BRAMS): BRAMSBioBox "Multi-person physiological measurements: Development of an open-source solution"
• Université Laval: MRI-compatible vibrotactile glove – Collaboration: Andréanne Sharp
• Oxford University: Co-supervision of EARtrodes project
• Oldenburg University: Erasmus Mundus
• Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS):
  • Co-direction at the graduate and postgraduate levels
  • Scientific exchanges
• University of Ottawa:
  • Collaborative research projects
  • Co-direction at the graduate and postgraduate levels
• Centre for Research on Brain, Language and Music (CRBLM)

• Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST):
  • Numerous subsidized projects;
  • Co-supervision at the graduate and postgraduate levels;
  • Former Doctoral student is now a Researcher at IRSST.
• Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux: Call for proposals from MSSS-MDDELCC on Valeurs guides, limites d’exposition et méthodes d’évaluation appliquées aux sources de bruit environnemental ("Guide values, exposure limits and assessment methods applied to sources of environmental noise").
• Acoustical Society of America (ASA): Active member of the Regional Chapter of the International Congress on Acoustics (ICA2013), responsible for preparing numerous activities for the social program and the accompanying person’s program.
• Canadian Acoustical Association (CAA):
  • Journal Manager for Canadian Acoustics
  • Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Acoustics
• National Hearing Conservation Association (NHCA): Elected member of the NHCA
• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA): Book Chapter 10
• CSA Group: Working Group Z94
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI):
  • Active member of ANSI S12/WG11
  • ANSI S1.25: Specification for Personal Noise Dosimeters