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Karin Loh is a researcher at the Institute of Hearing Technology and Acoustics (IHTA), RWTH Aachen University, where she recently completed her PhD in early 2025. Her doctoral work focused on noise exposure in pre- and primary schools and its effects on young children. She is affiliated with the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and conducts research in the Department of Hearing Technology and Acoustics.
- RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Hearing Technology and Acoustics
- Scientific Staff Member, Chair of Hearing Technology and Acoustics
- PhD in Acoustics (completed January 2025)
Her research interests center on psychoacoustics, noise in educational environments, listening effort, and auditory selective attention in children. She specializes in developing child-appropriate experimental paradigms using dual-task methods and virtual reality to study how noise affects cognitive load and attention in young learners. Her work bridges acoustical measurement and human perception, particularly in classroom settings.
The recent publications reflect a strong trend toward understanding how children perceive and respond to noise differently from adults. Her research integrates binaural technology, virtual acoustics, and physiological measures to assess listening effort and attentional control. She contributes to open science through datasets like ChildASA and EduRA, supporting reproducibility in child-focused acoustics research.
Karin Loh has not received any scientific awards mentioned in the text. She has not been noted as supervising any students, nor is there information about external grants. She is involved in collaborative research projects within IHTA, particularly those involving virtual reality and real-life listening experiments. Her team includes researchers like Janina Fels, Julia Seitz, and Michael Vorländer, working on advancing child-centered acoustic assessment methods.