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Evaluating a distortion-weighted glimpsing metric for predicting binaural speech intelligibility in rooms (2016)
Journal Article
Tang, Y., Hughes, R., Fazenda, B., & Cox, T. (2016). Evaluating a distortion-weighted glimpsing metric for predicting binaural speech intelligibility in rooms. Speech Communication, 82, 26-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.specom.2016.04.003

A distortion-weighted glimpse proportion metric (BiDWGP) for predicting binaural speech intelligibility were evaluated in simulated anechoic and reverberant conditions, with and without a noise masker. The predictive performance of BiDWGP was compare... Read More about Evaluating a distortion-weighted glimpsing metric for predicting binaural speech intelligibility in rooms.

A look into cross-modal associations between taste, color and music (2016)
Journal Article
Chambers, P., Patera, M., & Cox, T. (2016). A look into cross-modal associations between taste, color and music. https://doi.org/10.23738/ccsj.i52016.06

This paper explores how color and sound can alter taste perception and in particular whether there are any cross-modal associations between these three stimuli. It questions how information from stimuli outside the realms of gastronomy is combined in... Read More about A look into cross-modal associations between taste, color and music.

Students’ perceptions of school acoustics and the impact of noise on teaching and learning in secondary schools : findings of a questionnaire survey (2015)
Journal Article
Connolly, D., Dockrell, J., Shield, B., Conetta, R., & Cox, T. (2015). Students’ perceptions of school acoustics and the impact of noise on teaching and learning in secondary schools : findings of a questionnaire survey. Energy Procedia, 78, 3114-3119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2015.11.766

This paper will present the design and findings of an online questionnaire survey of 11–16 year olds’ impressions of their school's acoustic environment, and of an experimental study into the effects of typical levels of classroom noise on adolescent... Read More about Students’ perceptions of school acoustics and the impact of noise on teaching and learning in secondary schools : findings of a questionnaire survey.

Microphone handling noise : measurements of perceptual threshold and effects on audio quality (2015)
Journal Article
Kendrick, P., Jackson, I., Fazenda, B., Cox, T., & Li, F. (2015). Microphone handling noise : measurements of perceptual threshold and effects on audio quality. PLoS ONE, 10(10), e0140256. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140256

A psychoacoustic experiment was carried out to test the effects of microphone handling noise on perceived audio quality. Handling noise is a problem affecting both amateurs using their smartphones and cameras, as well as professionals using separate... Read More about Microphone handling noise : measurements of perceptual threshold and effects on audio quality.

Perceived audio quality of sounds degraded by non-linear distortions and single-ended assessment using HASQI (2015)
Journal Article
assessment using HASQI. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 63(9), 698-712. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2015.0068

For field recordings and user generated content recorded on phones, tablets, and other mobile devices nonlinear distortions caused by clipping and limiting at pre-amplification stages, and dynamic range control (DRC) are common causes of poor audio... Read More about Perceived audio quality of sounds degraded by non-linear distortions and single-ended assessment using HASQI.

A glimpse-based approach for predicting binaural intelligibility with single and multiple maskers in anechoic conditions (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Tang, Y., Cooke, M., Fazenda, B., & Cox, T. (2015, September). A glimpse-based approach for predicting binaural intelligibility with single and multiple maskers in anechoic conditions. Presented at Interspeech 2015, Dresden, Germany

A distortion-weighted glimpsing metric developed for estimating monaural speech intelligibility is extended to predict binaural speech intelligibility in noise. Two aspects of binaural listen- ing, the better ear effect and the binaural advantage, ar... Read More about A glimpse-based approach for predicting binaural intelligibility with single and multiple maskers in anechoic conditions.

Fast time domain modeling of surface scattering from reflectors and diffusers (2015)
Journal Article
Cox, T. (2015). Fast time domain modeling of surface scattering from reflectors and diffusers. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 137(6), 483-489. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4921675

Time-domain prediction models have been developed for auditorium reflectors and room acoustic diffusers. The models are time-domain equivalents of the single-frequency formulations that exploit the Kirchhoff boundary conditions. Consequently, they a... Read More about Fast time domain modeling of surface scattering from reflectors and diffusers.

A record “longest echo” within the Inchindown oil despository (2015)
Journal Article
Cox, T., & Kilpatrick, A. (2015). A record “longest echo” within the Inchindown oil despository. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 137, 1602-1604. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4908218

In 2013, Guinness World Records awarded tank number 1 at the Inchindown oil despository, Ross-shire, Scotland, the record for the “longest echo” at 75 s. Guinness World Records calls it the longest echo because that was the name of the record that wa... Read More about A record “longest echo” within the Inchindown oil despository.

Microphone handling noise database (2015)
Dataset
Kendrick, P., Jackson, I., Fazenda, B., Cox, T., & Li, F. Microphone handling noise database. [Dataset]

Microphone handling noise can reduce the quality of audio recordings. A perceptual study into this effect has been carried out and the subjective response quantified. This database contains audio recordings of handling noises from 8 different micro... Read More about Microphone handling noise database.

A survey of acoustic conditions and noise levels in secondary school classrooms in England (2015)
Journal Article
Shield, B., Conetta, R., Dockrell, J., Connolly, D., Cox, T., & Mydlarz, C. (2015). A survey of acoustic conditions and noise levels in secondary school classrooms in England. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 137(1), 177-188. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4904528

An acoustic survey of secondary schools in England has been undertaken. Room acoustic parameters and background noise levels were measured in 185 unoccupied spaces in 13 schools to provide information on the typical acoustic environment of secondary... Read More about A survey of acoustic conditions and noise levels in secondary school classrooms in England.

A source separation evaluation method in object-based spatial audio (2015)
Book Chapter
Liu, Q., Wang, W., Jackson, P., & Cox, T. (2015). A source separation evaluation method in object-based spatial audio. In 2015 23rd European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO) (1088-1092). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/EUSIPCO.2015.7362551

Representing a complex acoustic scene with audio objects is desirable but challenging in object-based spatial audio production and reproduction, especially when concurrent sound signals are present in the scene. Source separation (SS) provides a pote... Read More about A source separation evaluation method in object-based spatial audio.

Perception and automatic detection of wind-induced microphone noise (2014)
Journal Article
Jackson, I., Kendrick, P., Cox, T., Fazenda, B., & Li, F. (2014). Perception and automatic detection of wind-induced microphone noise. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 136(3), 1176-1186. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4892772

Wind can induce noise on microphones, causing problems for users of hearing aids and for those making recordings outdoors. Perceptual tests in the laboratory and via the Internet were carried out to understand what features of wind noise are importan... Read More about Perception and automatic detection of wind-induced microphone noise.

Automatic detection of microphone handling noise (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Kendrick, P., Cox, T., Li, F., Fazenda, B., & Jackson, I. (2014, May). Automatic detection of microphone handling noise. Presented at 4th International Workshop on Cognitive Information Processing, Copenhagen, Denmark

Microphone handling noise is a common problem with user generated content. It can occur when the operator inadvertently knocks or brushes a recording device. Handling noise may be impulsive, where a microphone is knocked, or a more sustained rubbi... Read More about Automatic detection of microphone handling noise.

Recent applications of number-theoretic sequences in audio and acoustics (2014)
Book Chapter
Xiang, N., Xie, B., & Cox, T. (2014). Recent applications of number-theoretic sequences in audio and acoustics. In Acoustics, Information, and Communication (93-111). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-05660-9_6

Manfred R. Schroeder made influential contributions to acoustics by applying number theory. He introduced number-theory sequences in room impulse response measurements, applied number-theoretical sequences to shape wall surfaces for diffuse sound ref... Read More about Recent applications of number-theoretic sequences in audio and acoustics.

Comparison of environmental and acoustic factors in occupied school classrooms for 11e16 year old students (2013)
Journal Article
Mydlarz, C., Conetta, R., Connolly, D., Cox, T., Dockrell, D., & Shield, B. (2013). Comparison of environmental and acoustic factors in occupied school classrooms for 11e16 year old students. Building and Environment, 60, 265-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.10.020

This paper analyses and compares environmental and acoustic measurements taken from 12 contrasting schools in England. The 203 classrooms measured ranged in age, style (open plan, semi-open plan and cellular) and external noise levels. The occupied... Read More about Comparison of environmental and acoustic factors in occupied school classrooms for 11e16 year old students.

Blind estimation of reverberation time in classrooms and hospital wards (2012)
Journal Article
Kendrick, P., Shiers, N., Conetta, R., Cox, T., Shield, B., & Mydlarz, C. (2012). Blind estimation of reverberation time in classrooms and hospital wards. Applied Acoustics, 73(8), 770-780. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2012.02.010

This paper investigates blind Reverberation Time (RT) estimation in occupied classrooms and hospital wards. Measurements are usually made while these spaces are unoccupied for logistical reasons. However, occupancy can have a significant impact on... Read More about Blind estimation of reverberation time in classrooms and hospital wards.

Low frequency sound propagation in activated carbon (2012)
Journal Article
Bechwati, F., Avis, M., Bull, D., Cox, T., Hargreaves, J., Moser, D., …Venegas, R. (2012). Low frequency sound propagation in activated carbon. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4725761

Activated carbon can adsorb and desorb gas molecules onto and off its surface. Research has examined whether this sorption affects low frequency sound waves, with pressures typical of audible sound, interacting with granular activated carbon. Imped... Read More about Low frequency sound propagation in activated carbon.

The role of smell in urban design (2011)
Thesis
Henshaw, V. The role of smell in urban design. (Thesis). University of Salford

The dominance of sight in built environmental design and management is well documented with smell overlooked by built environment professionals, considered of primarily negative influence upon experience and perception. However odour has special char... Read More about The role of smell in urban design.

How Science Works KS3 (2011)
Other
Cox, T. (2011). How Science Works KS3

CPD and curriculum resources for four videos in Youtube