Florian Klein

Florian Klein is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Assistant at the Electronic Media Technology Group within the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology at Technische Universität Ilmenau. He holds a Dr.-Ing. degree from 2021 and conducts research in spatial audio, binaural synthesis, and auditory perception.

Research Interests: His work focuses on psychoacoustics, auditory adaptation, room acoustics, and augmented reality audio. He investigates how listeners perceive and adapt to spatial audio cues, particularly in binaural reproduction systems. His research includes perceptual experiments on externalization, localization, auditory memory, and the impact of room acoustics on virtual auditory experiences.

The analysis of his recent publications reveals a strong trend toward understanding perceptual thresholds and memory in spatial audio contexts, with increasing focus on augmented and virtual reality applications. Key themes include just-noticeable differences in reverberation, robust room acoustics estimation, and the creation of open datasets for spatial audio research.

Scientific Contributions:

• Developed methodologies for robust reverberation time estimation in non-ideal conditions.
• Conducted perceptual studies on auditory memory and room identification.
• Created and published open datasets (R3VIVAL, SRIR collections) for spatial audio research.
• Explored perceptual matching of room acoustics for auditory augmented reality.

Advising and Grants: While no specific students or grants are mentioned in the provided text, his active publication record and leadership in dataset creation suggest involvement in research projects and potential mentoring of junior researchers. His work is likely supported by institutional or project-based funding related to audio engineering and perception research.

Labs and Teams: He is a core member of the Electronic Media Technology Group at TU Ilmenau, working on advanced audio systems and perceptual evaluation. His research utilizes specialized facilities for measuring spatial room impulse responses, including mobile robotic platforms and variable acoustics laboratories.