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Biography
Dr Hyunkook Lee is Professor of Audio and Psychoacoustic Engineering and the Director of the Applied Psychoacoustics Lab (APL) and Centre for Audio and Psychoacoustic Engineering at the University of Huddersfield. Since he joined Huddersfield in 2010, Hyunkook has developed research in the area of 3D audio psychoacoustic engineering as well as undergraduate modules such as Acoustics and Psychoacoustics and Spatial Recording Techniques. In 2014 he has established the Applied Psychoacoustics Lab (APL), a research group studying the mechanism of human auditory perception and developing new audio algorithms for practical applications. The APL’s research has significantly advanced the fundamental understanding about the perception of height in 3D audio recording and reproduction, and led to the development of new microphone array, panning and upmixing techniques. He regularly works with the industry as a consultant. Companies that he has worked with include Samsung Electronics, Volvo Car, L-ISA and MagicBeans. Hyunkook is also an experienced sound engineer specialising in surround and 3D acoustic recording.
Before joining Huddersfield, Dr Lee was a Senior Research Engineer at LG Electronics in South Korea, where he led a project to develop audio post-processing algorithms for LG mobile phones. He has also participated in MPEG audio codec standardisation, contributing to the developments of SAOC and USAC codecs. He is a principal inventor for five US-granted patents.
Hyunkook graduated from the music and sound recording (Tonmeister) course at the University of Surrey in 2002. In Sep 2000- Aug 2001, he spent a placement year as an assistant engineer at the Metropolis Studios in London. He was also an intern engineer at the Aspen Music Festival, Colorado, USA in Jun-Aug 2000. He gained his PhD degree from the same university in 2006, on the topic of the subjective effects and objective measurements of interchannel crosstalk in multichannel microphone techniques.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research Expertise and Interests
- psychoacoustics
- spatial audio
- virtual reality
- sound recording
- music technology
- 3D audio
- Loudspeakers
- Microphones
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Projects
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Perceptual Rendering of Vertical Image Width for 3D Multichannel Audio
1/09/14 → 30/09/16
Project: Research
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An Industry Focused Investigation into Immersive Commercial Melodic Rap Production
Jerez, C., Moore, A., Dewey, C., Lee, H. & Scheps, A., 6 Jun 2024, Proceedings of Audio Engineering Society Europe 2024: Echoes of the Past Inspire the Sound of the Future. Audio Engineering Society, Vol. 156th. 9 p. 227Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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An Industry Focused Investigation into Immersive Commercial Melodic Rap Production -Part Two
Jerez, C., Moore, A., Dewey, C., Lee, H. & Scheps, A., 9 Aug 2024, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of 157th AES convention 2024. Audio Engineering SocietyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Influence of Multichannel versus Stereo Formats on Narrative Engagement: A Comparative Study Using Physiological and Self-Report Measures
Sochaczewska, K., Lee, H. & Dewey, C., 9 Aug 2024, (Accepted/In press) Proceedings of 157th AES convention 2024. Audio Engineering SocietyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Practitioners' Perspectives on Spatial Audio: Insights into Dolby Atmos and Binaural Mixes in Popular Music
Dewey, C., Moore, A. & Lee, H., 9 Jul 2024, In: AES: Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 72, 7/8, p. 504-516 13 p., 22647.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spatial Analysis and Synthesis Methods: Subjective and Objective Evaluations Using Various Microphone Arrays in the Auralization of a Critical Listening Room
Pawlak, A., Lee, H., Makivirta, A. & Lund, T., 12 Aug 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio Speech and Language Processing. 16 p., 10645201.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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MAIR-Library-and-Renderer
Lee, H. (Creator) & Millns, C. (Creator), Audio Engineering Society, 2017
https://github.com/APL-Huddersfield/MAIR-Library-and-Renderer
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Perceptual Punch Tool (VST and AU Plugins)
Fenton, S. (Owner), Lee, H. (Creator) & Parker, A. (Creator), Zenodo, 21 Feb 2021
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HULTI-GEN v2.0.5
Johnson, D. (Creator) & Lee, H. (Creator), Zenodo, 2020
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4302080, https://zenodo.org/record/4302080
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Dimensions of Immersive Audio Experience
Lee, H. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6659881, https://zenodo.org/record/6659881
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The Effect of Direct-to- Reverberant Energy Ratio on Front-Back Confusion in Binaural Reproduction
Lee, H. (Creator), Johnson, D. (Creator) & Zielinski, S. (Creator), Zenodo, 2021
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5728223, https://zenodo.org/record/5728223
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SoniCross: Investigations into sonification methods for quiet vehicles using audio-visual virtual reality simulation
Iason Svoronos Kanavas (Speaker) & Hyunkook Lee (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
25 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Poster presentation
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AES International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio
Thomas Lund (Chair), Kimio Hamasaki (Chair) & Hyunkook Lee (Chair)
25 Aug 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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AES International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio
Hyunkook Lee (Chair)
24 Aug 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
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Towards the neurophysiological characterization of immersive attributes in 3D auditory events
Norberto E. Naal-Ruiz (Speaker), Hyunkook Lee (Speaker), Andrea González Sánchez (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Rodrigo Gonzalez (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Mathilde Marie Duville (Contributor to Paper or Presentation), Luz M. Alonso-Valerdi (Contributor to Paper or Presentation) & David I. Ibarra-Zarate (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
24 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Investigating the Impact of Room Divergence Effect on the Film Watching Experience in Multi-Channel Binauralized Content
Tudor Petrea (Speaker) & Hyunkook Lee (Contributor to Paper or Presentation)
24 Aug 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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University’s cutting-edge 3D audio software used in production of TV series Halo
26/03/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other
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Experts hail 3D audio plug-in VIRTUOSO developed by a Huddersfield academic ‘a game-changer’
13/06/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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£326k project to make 3D sound interactive and virtual for the 'Audience of the Future'
31/05/19
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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