The Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM) was honored to host Professor Toon van Waterschoot from the Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT at KU Leuven, Belgium). The visit included a seminar organized by iTEAM’s Audio and Communications Signal Processing Group (GTAC), where Professor van Waterschoot presented his latest research in the field of room acoustics modeling.
The seminar, titled “A State-Space Framework for Boundary Integral Equation Modeling in Room Acoustics”, introduced a novel approach to acoustic modeling. Professor van Waterschoot explained how the Boundary Integral Equation (BIE), a key tool in wave-based acoustic modeling, can be reformulated in a state-space representation. This new Boundary Integral Operator State-Space (BIOSS) framework builds upon well-established methods such as the Boundary Element Method (BEM) and the Equivalent Source Method (ESM), and opens the door to innovative techniques for estimation, inference, and control in room acoustics.
In his talk, Professor van Waterschoot explored the connections between the BIOSS framework and existing acoustic models, highlighting its potential to advance the field of spatial audio technology.
Thank you Toon van Waterschoot, for his inspiring talk!