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Dr. Alan Kan is an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Macquarie University, affiliated with the Hearing Research Centre and Future Communications Research Centre. He holds roles across multiple institutions, including past positions at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a Research Associate and Assistant Scientist, and a Lecturer in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders there. His research focuses on hearing technology, spatial hearing, and cochlear implants, with a strong emphasis on audio virtual reality and biomedical signal processing.
Education: PhD in Engineering from the University of Sydney (2010). Teaching includes digital systems units (ELEC2042, ELEC3042, etc.) and software design modules at Macquarie. Previously taught electroacoustic instrumentation calibration at UW-Madison.
Research interests span signal processing, auditory neuroscience, and computational modeling. Recent projects include the PRISM study (2023–2026) on predicting interaction difficulty and the MOSAIC project (2023–2024) on motion and sound sensors for communication analysis. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research and contributes to the Acoustical Society of America.
Grants and collaborations involve interdisciplinary teams focusing on hearing technology and sensor applications. Active in editorial and review roles for journals and conferences in signal processing and acoustics.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates within the Hearing Research Centre and Future Communications Research Centre at Macquarie, engaging with global networks in auditory neuroscience and biomedical engineering.
