Expertise: Acoustic / Sound Analysis

SAM3 Expertise Areas: Acoustic / Sound Analysis
SAM3 researchers expertise in Acoustic and Sound Analysis includes signal processing and methods to analyze and classify sound within a wide range of application and uses cases.
Acoustic / Sound Analysis Applications
- Cough and respiration sounds
- Residential sound classification.
- Beam forming and microphone array applications.
- Audio analysis including language and speech recognition
Shahmohammadimehrjardi, M.; Wallace, B.; Chan, A.D.C.; Goubran, R.; Xi, P. Two-Step 3D Microphone Array Fusion Algorithm to Enhance Sound Source Location Measurements. Sensors 2026, 26, 3798. https://doi.org/10.3390/s26123798
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, S. Shafiyan, N. Thomas, 鈥淚dentifying Cognitive Decline via Speech and Gaze in Naturalistic Reading鈥, 48th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2026
B. Laska, B. Chimehi, P. Masson, Bruce Wallace, H. Sveistrup, R. Goubran. 鈥淩eference-Free Estimation of Speech Recognition Error Rates via Cross-Model Concordance.鈥 2026 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2026,
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, N. Thomas, A. Frank, S. Shafiyan, 鈥淟ongitudinal Gaze-speech Cognitive Decline Biomarkers From Oral Reading鈥, at Alzheimer鈥檚 Association International Conference (AAIC), 2026.
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, K. Fraser, M. Kunz, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, N. Thomas, A. Frank, S. Shafiyan, 鈥淟ongitudinal Gaze-speech Cognitive Decline Biomarkers From Oral Reading鈥, at Alzheimer鈥檚 Association International Conference (AAIC), 2026.
IEEE Video Tutorial: 鈥淭he Supportive Smart Home: Solutions Enabling Independence 鈥 Ambient Sensing, Artificial Intelligence in Ethical Context鈥
Smart homes helping older adults live safely and independently
NRC Article on our recent projectOne morning, an older man doesn’t go to the kitchen for breakfast as he usually does. Instead, he’s still sitting …
A. Laghai, S. Shafiyan, N. Thomas, M. Kunz, K. Fraser, B. Wallace, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, 鈥淐an Gaze鈥揝peech Coupling in Reading Help Clinicians Detect Cognitive Decline Remotely?鈥 ISG 2026
B. Laska, P. Xi, J. Vald茅s, B. Wallace, J. Green, R. Goubran, F. Knoefel, 鈥淐oughprint: Distilled Cough Representations from Speech Foundation Model Embeddings鈥, in IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 2025
A. Laghai B. Wallace, K. C. Fraser, M. Kunz, F. Knoefel, R. Goubran, S. Shafiyan, N. Thomas, 鈥淧reliminary Results for Measurement of Eye Fixation and Speech to Identify Cognitive Decline鈥 at IEEE Medical Measurement and Applications Symposium (MeMeA 2025), 2025
Pioneering Voice AI with 杏吧原创 University
Story by partner company Edge Signal about the work we have done with them within a SAM3 SME Support for Aging in Place Technology project. …
A. Laghai, B. Wallace, B. Laska, R. Goubran, 鈥淩ay Tracing Modelling Using LiDAR 3D Scans for Rapid Acoustical Measurement and Simulation鈥 at 2025 IEEE International Instrumentation Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2025