AudiLab researchAudiLab researchWe use computational modelling to develop a better quantitative understanding of the mechanical and acoustical behaviour of the ear. We use the powerful and flexible ‘finite-element’ modelling method, together with state-of-the-art experimental measurements.
We combine this with artificial intelligence (AI) to develop clinical tools for screening and diagnosis. Currently our main clinical focus is on newborn hearing screening.
See lecture notes on Objectives of middle-ear research for more details.
The overall objective of this research is to develop innovative approaches to the creation of computer-based 3-D models of complex natural objects with multiple heterogeneous substructures.
The models are used for both visualization and simulation.
The techniques developed in this research will be useful in many research areas besides the ear, and also in teaching.