A2-ESR: IMPROVING SPATIAL PERCEPTION FOR BILATERAL CI USERS
Bilateral CI recipients have limited representation of spatial information. In addition to the auditory disorders, essential interaural information such as interaural time and level differences (ITDs and ILDs) are distorted by the signal processing in current devices which operate independently of each other. We hypothesize that true binaural signal processing will be able to restore at least some of these cues. In this project, we aim to quantify the loss in spatial perception using cochlear implant processing simulations in virtual acoustic environments and to design and evaluate improved binaural sound processing algorithms.
Host institution: University of Zurich (UZH)
Supervisor names: Norbert Dillier, Wai Kong Lai and Torsten Dau (DTU)
Start date: 01.05.2015
PhD enrolment: Yes
Employment contract: Full-time early-stage research fellow, 20 months
An extension of the employment period up to 36 months in order to allow for the completion of the PhD is in the interest of the host institution.