The sonicom hrtf dataset

I Engel, R Daugintis, T Vicente, AOT Hogg… - Journal of the Audio …, 2023 - aes.org
Immersive audio technologies, ranging from rendering spatialized sounds accurately to
efficient room simulations, are vital to the success of augmented and virtual realities. To …

HRTF upsampling with a generative adversarial network using a gnomonic equiangular projection

AOT Hogg, M Jenkins, H Liu, I Squires… - … on Audio, Speech …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An individualised head-related transfer function (HRTF) is very important for creating
realistic virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) environments. However, acoustically …

Classifying non-individual head-related transfer functions with a computational auditory model: Calibration and metrics

R Daugintis, R Barumerli, L Picinali… - ICASSP 2023-2023 …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This study explores the use of a multi-feature Bayesian auditory sound localisation model to
classify non-individual head-related transfer functions (HRTFs). Based on predicted sound …

Bayesian active sound localisation: To what extent do humans perform like an ideal-observer?

G McLachlan, P Majdak, J Reijniers… - PLOS Computational …, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Self-motion is an essential but often overlooked component of sound localisation. As the
directional information of a source is implicitly contained in head-centred acoustic cues, that …

Predicting the effect of headphones on the time to localize a target in an auditory-guided visual search task

P Lladó, R Barumerli, R Baumgartner… - Frontiers in Virtual …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
In augmented reality scenarios, headphones obstruct the direct path of the sound to the
ears, affecting the users' abilities to localize surrounding sound sources and compromising …

[HTML][HTML] On the accuracy of finite-difference time-domain simulations of head-related transfer functions as a function of model complexity

J Meyer, S Prepeliţă, L Picinali - Applied Acoustics, 2025 - Elsevier
Wave-based numerical tools such as finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) solvers are useful
for modeling several acoustic properties and interactions. While these numerical tools are …

Perceptually enhanced spectral distance metric for head-related transfer function quality prediction

D Yao, J Zhao, Y Liang, Y Wang, J Gu, M Jia… - The Journal of the …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Given the substantial time and complexity involved in the perceptual evaluation of head-
related transfer function (HRTF) processing, there is considerable value in adopting …

Effects of spectral peaks and notches in head-related transfer function on median plane sound localization with dynamic binaural playback

Y Wang, D Yao, Z Zhou, D Chen, W Feng, J Li - Applied Acoustics, 2025 - Elsevier
Spectral peaks and notches in the head-related transfer function (HRTF) are considered
pivotal for elevation perception in virtual auditory displays (VAD), especially during static …

A Survey on Machine Learning Techniques for Head-Related Transfer Function Individualization

D Fantini, M Geronazzo, F Avanzini… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2025 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Machine learning (ML) has become pervasive in various research fields, including binaural
synthesis personalization, which is crucial for sound in immersive virtual environments …

On the generalization of accommodation to head-related transfer functions

J Meyer, L Picinali - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2025 - pubs.aip.org
To date, there is strong evidence indicating that humans with normal hearing can adapt to
non-individual head-related transfer functions (HRTFs). However, less attention has been …