Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Audio Signal Processing for Creative Digital Technologies:
Applications of this research include - psychoacoustics; spatial audio coding; Ambisonics; Wave Field Synthesis; HRTF simplification and binaural rendering; game audio sound design; virtual acoustics; reverberation modeling; acoustic modeling of depth and distance; mono and stereo to multichannel up-mixing; acoustical heritage preservation; interactive audio systems.
Biography
Dr. Gavin Kearney received an honours degree in electronic engineering from Dublin Institute of Technology, in 2002 and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in audio signal processing from Trinity College Dublin in 2006 and 2010 respectively. He subsequently worked as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow on game audio, while lecturing on the Interactive Digital Systems and Music and Media Technology masters courses at Trinity College Dublin. He was appointed Lecturer in sound design at the Department of Theatre, Film, and Television at the University of York in January 2011 where he currently teaches both bachelors and masters level courses on spatial audio and surround sound, audio engineering and sound production and postproduction methods. He also continues to work in the audio industry as a sound engineer and designer.
Employment History
Current Position:
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Jan 2015 to Present: |
Lecturer in Audio and Music Technology, Department of Electronics, University of York, United Kingdom. |
Academic Professional Experience:
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Oct 2013 to Present:
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External Examiner, The University of the Highlands and Islands, Ness Walk, Inverness. |
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Lecturer in Sound Design, Department of Theatre, Film and Television, University of York, United Kingdom. |
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Jan 2010 to Feb 2010: |
Instructor for Institute of Acoustics Diploma in Noise Control, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Sept 2009 to Dec 2010: |
Part-time Lecturer in MSc. in Interactive Digital Systems, Department of Computer Science, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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June 2009 to Dec 2010: |
Research Fellow, Game-audio and auralisation research on the Science Foundation Ireland Metropolis Project, Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Aug 2006 to Dec 2010: |
Part-time Lecturer in M.Phil in Music and Media Technologies, Department of Electronics, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Sept 2002 to June 2004: |
Part-time Lecturer in Audio Visual Media Systems Technology Institute of Art, Design and Technology (IADT), Kill Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland.
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June 2000 to Sept 2000: |
Research Assistant, Network and Telecommunications Research Group, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Context-Based Evaluation of the Opus Audio Codec for Spatial Audio Content in Virtual Reality
Lee, B., Rudzki, T., Skoglund, J. & Kearney, G., 9 Apr 2023, In: Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 71, 4, p. 145-154Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluation of Metaverse Music Performance With BBC Maida Vale Recording Studios
Cairns, P., Hunt, A., Johnston, D., Cooper, J., Lee, B., Daffern, H. & Kearney, G., 3 Jun 2023, In: Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 71, 6, p. 313-325 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Perceptual similarities between artificial reverberation algorithms
Mi, H., Kearney, G. & Daffern, H., 4 Jan 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Applied Sciences.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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YORK-XPLOR CoSTAR Network Research and Development Laboratory
Kearney, G. (Principal investigator), Daffern, H. (Co-investigator), Guarnera, D. (Co-investigator), Hook, J. D. (Co-investigator) & Murphy, D. T. (Co-investigator)
1/10/23 → 31/03/29
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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EPSRC IAA - SAFFIRE: Scalable Audio Frameworks For Immersive Realtime Experiences.
3/07/23 → 31/03/25
Project: Other project (funded) › Restricted grant
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Enhancing Audio Description II: Implementing accessible, personalised and inclusive film and television experiences for visually impaired audiences
15/11/21 → 14/11/25
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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Immersive and Interactive Networked Performance Experiences
Gavin Kearney (Invited speaker) & Helena Daffern (Invited speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Immersive Audio Research at York AudioLab
Gavin Kearney (Invited speaker)
2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Sound and Music for Immersive Storytelling (SAMIS) Virtual Conference
Gavin Kearney (Participant), Lauren Alison Ward (Chair), Sonali Rai (Participant), Ben Shirley (Participant) & Lena Batra (Participant)
6 Jul 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar/workshop/course
Datasets
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SADIE Ambisonic Decoders
Kearney, G. (Creator), University of York, 1 Jan 2016
DOI: 10.15124/ff989098-cdf5-449f-bece-136d83488c61, http://www.york.ac.uk/sadie-project/ambidec.html
Dataset
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SADIE Virtual Loudspeaker Database
Kearney, G. (Creator), University of York, 1 Feb 2016
DOI: 10.15124/89aac2f4-2caa-4c01-8dcb-6771635e1a1c, http://www.york.ac.uk/sadie-project/binaural.html
Dataset
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SOUNDFIELDS: A Virtual Reality Therapeutic Framework for Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Johnston, D. (Creator) & Kearney, G. (Creator), University of York, 26 Jan 2023
DOI: 10.15124/e77bc12f-5973-404a-b883-af0f42f5fd5c
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