Unlocking the Potential of Open Research Software in Acoustics

Join us for "Unlocking the Potential of Open Research Software in Acoustics at InterNoise 2024," a satellite workshop organized by Maarten Hornikx and Huiqing Wang, from the Building Acoustics team of Eindhoven University of Technology. This event marks a pivotal moment for the acoustics community to embrace open science, fostering innovation and global collaboration.

Why Attend?
Discover how open-source research software is accelerating acoustic research. This workshop will spotlight groundbreaking open-source projects, their development journeys, challenges, community impact, and more.

What to Expect?
Engage with pioneering developers and fellow researchers through in-depth presentations, hands-on sessions, and panel discussions. Discover the stories behind projects like "Pyroomacoustics", "Noise Modelling", "Virtual Acoustics", and "Soundscapy", and learn how these tools are shaping the future of acoustic research.

Who?

The workshop is aimed at PhD candidates, research associates, research software engineers, and professors working on acoustic-related topics. We do not accept registrations by undergraduate and master students.

Preliminary agenda or schedule of this workshop:

Day 1 - Thursday Afternoon:

• 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM: Registration

• 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM: Keynote Address: "The Future of Acoustics with Open Research Software" by Maarten Hornikx, and Questions.

• 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM: Presentation of best practices examples on sharing research software from own work, which is based on open research software on GitHub/Zenodo. Questions & Discussions

• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM: Coffee break and Networking
• 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Speaker Sessions:
• "Pyroomacoustics: A software package aimed at the rapid development and testing of audio array processing algorithms. " by Eric Bezzam (EPFL).
• "Noise Modelling: A tool designed to produce environmental noise maps on very large urban areas. " by Pierre Aumond (UMRAE- Université Gustave Eiffel)

Day 2 - Friday Morning:

• 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM: Instructions and guidelines for acceleration of sharing research software, following best practices: sharing, licencing, software citations, repositories, publishing team software reviewing

• 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM: Speaker Sessions:

• "Virtual Acoustics: A software for simulating and auralizing acoustic environments. " by Lukas Aspöck (RWTH Aachen University)

• "Soundscapy: A python library for analysing and visualising soundscape assessments. " by Andrew Mitchell (University College London)
• 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM: Coffee break and Networking

• 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM: Panel Discussion: Open Challenges and Future Directions

• 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM: Closing Remarks

Our Aim:
Through this workshop, we aim to not only showcase the transformative power of open research software but also to initiate a community-driven movement towards more transparent, collaborative, and impactful acoustic research.

Join Us:
This event is hybrid, catering to both on-site and online audiences, with attendance limited to 50 on-site participants. The online links to the event will be sent out one week before the start, ensuring everyone can connect and participate. Don't miss this chance to be at the forefront of the open science evolution in acoustics. Whether you're a developer, researcher, or enthusiast, your participation is valuable.

Cancellation and no-show policy:

This event is open and free to all researchers in acoustics. Since there will be catering service provided for free, we value the commitment of our participants and strive to provide the best experience possible during our events. Therefore, we have a cancellation and no-show policy that outlines the rules around cancellations and establishes the consequences of late cancellations and no-shows.

Please be advised that by signing up, you agree to our Cancellation and No-Show Policy, which states that:

· Participants are expected to notify the organizing team (info@assaeindhoven.org) as soon as possible if they are unable to attend the event.

· a no-show/cancellation fee of 30 euros applies for on-site participants when:

o Cancellations are made less than two working weeks before the start of the event.

o A registered participant fails to attend two days of the event.

· Participants who cancel within two working weeks before the event about their inability to attend should send an email to info@assaeindhoven.org.