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Rebecca Vos is a Research Fellow in the Acoustics Research Group at the University of Salford's School of Science, Engineering & Environment. Her work focuses on enhancing music accessibility for individuals with hearing impairment through technological innovation in audio processing and machine learning solutions.
Her academic credentials include:
- BSc
- MSc
- PhD
Dr Vos specializes in the intersection of hearing impairment and musical performance, particularly examining how age-related hearing loss impacts ensemble singing. Her research develops practical solutions for hearing-impaired musicians through audio signal processing techniques like beamforming and array processing, addressing challenges in speech enhancement for hearing aids in noisy environments and music perception.
Her recent publications (2023-2025) demonstrate a concentrated focus on the Cadenza project's machine learning challenges, with outputs spanning database creation for lyric intelligibility and classical music rebalancing, woodwind dataset synthesis, and signal processing frameworks for hearing aid-compatible music remixing. These works collectively address the global challenge affecting 430 million people with hearing loss as reported by the WHO.
She has secured research funding through the Cadenza Project at Salford and previously contributed to the EPSRC-funded ELO-SPHERES Project at Imperial College London. As an active member of the Institute of Acoustics Speech and Hearing specialist group, her work bridges academic research and practical applications.
Her research is embedded within the Acoustics Innovation Institute, leveraging interdisciplinary collaboration to develop real-world solutions for hearing impairment in musical contexts through the Acoustics Research Group's infrastructure.
