After 4.5 years, the SONICOM project came to a close at the end of June 2026 🥺 Thank you to everyone who came along for the ride...we’ve put together a final newsletter to celebrate the achievements of the project 🎉 Check it out now ⬇️ bit.ly/4g0S6CG

What a massive week we've had at the inaugural @AESorg AVARIG Conference in Europe! It was great to see so much SONICOM work on display, including Piotr Majdak and Michael Mihocic showcasing the SONICOM Ecosystem🔊 A fitting way to mark the conclusion of the SONICOM project 💙

We’re in sunny Paris for SONICOM’s final project meeting! Tomorrow marks the last official day of the project 🤯 We’re all looking forward to a great couple of days of celebrating the success of the past few years and considering what could come next for the outputs of SONICOM..

Last week, the SONICOM project hosted a workshop for early-career researchers at @imperialcollege 💡 The day brought together 14 researchers from 7 institutions to deepen their understanding of grant writing and the funding landscape ✍️ Read more 👉 bit.ly/4dBq6p7

The SONICOM Ecosystem is now live for all to explore! This open community platform makes the future of research in spatial hearing & personalised binaural audio more accessible, reusable, and transparent than ever before. Read more about how it works 👉bit.ly/4ub0k0w

The SONICOM Ecosystem is live! A new open platform bringing together audio datasets, tools & visualisations to support research on how we hear in AR/VR and digital spaces 🔊 A growing, community‑driven resource for anyone exploring sound Explore it here: bit.ly/4dPpOM2

Congratulations to Dr Davide Fantini for delivering a webinar for the @IEEEsps Signal Processing Society on machine learning for personalised spatial audio 🎉 📺 Watch the recording: lnkd.in/exEFefAk 📑 View the slides: lnkd.in/enA2fWiB

The @IEEEsps has invited Dr Davide Fantini to host a webinar on the paper “A Survey on Machine Learning Techniques for HRTF Individualisation”, co‑authored with Michele Geronazzo, Federico Avanzini & Stavros Ntalampiras 🗓️ Mon 9 Mar, 2pm CET 🔗 More info: bit.ly/4050aL8

Meet Maria Cuevas-Rodriguez! María is an Assistant Professor at the @InfoUMA and part of the SONICOM project. Maria has shared her insights on career, work, life outside the lab, and being a woman in STEM. Read now 👉 bit.ly/4b0FvOg

Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science 🧪 From sparking curiosity to driving innovation, their ideas, talent and persistence make science stronger, fairer and more impactful 💡 Today (and every day) we celebrate the Women of SONICOM 👉 bit.ly/4a9Py3n

January is nearly over, and before we well and truly jump into 2026, here’s a moment to celebrate everything that made the last one count 🔊 The 2025 SONICOM Year in Review is now live! Check it out 👇tinyurl.com/kmv6j5ze

Happy Holidays from all of us at SONICOM! It’s been a big 12 months and we’re very thankful for everyone who’s been part of the journey in 2025! We’ll see you in the new year, as we countdown the final 6 months of the project 🎉

SONICOM lead, Prof Lorenzo Picinali @imperialcollege & Brian Katz presenting on the SONICOM HRTF dataset at the @Huawei 2025 Munich Tech Arena. They will give out the Challenge award 🏆 @HorizonEU

Today is International Project Management Day! A big thank you to Siobhan Markus, the project manager for SONICOM, who keeps everything running smoothly so our researchers can focus on what they do best. Learn more about Siobhan 👉 bit.ly/4nHWXKC

Meet Ally (@rayner_ally), who took over as Communications Manager for SONICOM in August! She’s been part of the project since 2022 and will now lead the comms strategy through to the project's end 📰 Read about her experience being a woman in STEM 👉 bit.ly/47THv9A

Drop by the Dyson Library @imperialcollege today to experience an interactive XR exhibition! 🎶 Manuel, visiting from @InfoUMA, has been working hard to bring this immersive showcase to life, don’t miss it!

A few years ago, we had the pleasure of showcasing some of the remarkable women driving innovation within the SONICOM consortium 🔊 Today, we're excited to relaunch that series and introduce a new face on the team! Meet Jessica Luo 👉 sonicom.eu/in-profile-jessic…

We first profiled Areti back in 2023 as part of our 'Women of SONICOM' series. However, she’s been up to a lot since then, so we thought it was time for an update! Read about what Areti's been up to 👉 sonicom.eu/reintroducing-are…

Curious about what’s going on in this clip? youtube.com/shorts/eW8ZNkuLh… SONICOM researcher Kathi Pollack (@germknoedlspeck) breaks it down in her guest article 'Decoding the Shape of Our Ears' Read all about it now 👉 bit.ly/4fOxaOL