Eric Kurz was born in Lübben (Spreewald), Germany, on December 26, 1988. He received the Dipl.-Ing. (M.Sc.) degree in 2018 in electrical and sound engineering from Graz University of Technology, Austria. He is currently a research and teaching associate at Graz University of Technology. His research interests include room acoustics and spatial audio as well as audio engineering and signal processing.
Student Projects
- Deep Neural Network Models of Auditory Processing in the Human Brain(open)
- Automatic Event Classification for Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS)(open)
- Accepted latency for voice conversion speaking aid.(open)
- Projects with the Intelligent Systems Group(open)
- Streaming voice conversion for the improvement of pathological speech(open)
- Language and pronunciation assessment in speech-language pathologies(open)
- Audio-visual speech enhancement for the improvement of pathological speech(open)
- Embedding an assistive communication tool into an online learning environment for a dysarthric child(open)
- Voice conversion for disease progression modelling(open)
- Prosthetics for hearing & cognitive impairments(open)
- Deep clustering of pathological speakers(open)
- Breathing patterns in text readings of pathological speakers(open)
- Sonification of Electric Power Grid Data(open)
- Simulation of Auditory Masking Tests for Outer Hair Cell Model(open)
- Sequential Multi-pitch Tracking(open)
- Hybrid ML for Music Analysis(open)
- Development of a transcription system for the documentation of endangered languages(open)
- Abschätzung der Empfangsqualität von Mobilfunk und Power Line Communication für Smart Meter(open)
- Design and Implementation of an Navigation System for Visually Impaired based on Sonification of 3D Scene Measurements(open)
- Design and Implementation of an Navigation System for Visually Impaired based on Sonification of 3D Scene Measurements(open)
- Design and Implementation of an Navigation System for Visually Impaired based on Sonification of 3D Scene Measurements(open)
- Bird Scanner(open)
- Bionic Voice Projects(open)
- Effects of Room Acoustics on Conversational Speech(open)
- Furhat -- Interaction with a Social Robot(open)
- Assistive tool for a child with dysarhric speech and limited fine motor skills(open)
- Classification of turn-taking and conversational dynamics(open)
- Classification of Communicative Functions(open)
- Room acoustic adaptation of a living room for rehearsal purposes / Raumakustische Adaptierung eines Wohnraums für Übungszwecke
- Machine Learning Based Speech (or Music) Separation(open)
- Anomaly Detection in Industrial Applications(open)
- Acoustic Event Detection and Classification(open)
- Generative Deep Learning for the Creation of 3D Objects(open)
- Self-explaining recording device(open)
- Add features to our Bionic Voice on a Raspberry Pi(open)
- Automatic Speech Recognition on the Vienna Scientific Cluster(open)
- Amplifier with Feedback Cancellation(open)
- Neural-Enhanced Multipath-based SLAM(open)
- Improving Probabilistic Inference(open)
- Speaker Diarization and Recognition for RadioPlays with SpeechBrain(open)
- Speaker Diarization using a small microphone array(open)
- Monitoring of Dairy Cows with Deep Learning
- Anomaly Detection in Dairy Cows
- Machine Learning for Discharge Prediction in Nuclear Fusion Reactors
- Architectural Acoustics - Evaluation of Impulse Responses in Concert Halls(open)
- Vibration Diagnosis in Automotive Applications
- Homophone disambiguation for conversational Austrian German(open)
- Computational Coversation Analysis(open)
- Keyword spotting using resource-efficient deep learning
- Improving inference runtime for Dirichlet Process Bayesian Neural Networks
- Bayesian Neural Networks for Missing Data Scenarios
- Resource-efficient Neural Networks
- Oxygen Measurements for Apnea Divers
- Training Tool for Speaking with a Bionic Voice(open)
- Synthesis of disordered voices(open)
- Bionic Voice Intelligibility Test(open)
- Weiterentwicklung eines FPGA Laborplatzes für digital Audio(open)
- Parameters for gender adequate voice perception(open)
- Probabilistic Graphical Models for Signal Analysis and Recognition
- Automatic Transcription of Analog Space Missions(open)
- Space/Mars Mission conversation analysis(open)
- Exploration of unknown terrain(open)
- An adaptive filter based on recursive blockmatrix inversion(open)
- Dokumentation einer raumakustischen Sanierung mit Hörbeispielen(open)
- Positionsbestimmung in der Ventiltechnik (Fa. Ventrex)(open)
- Tracking of fundamental frequencies in pathologic voice(open)
- Singing with a Bionic Voice(open)
- Multi E-Larynx Stimulation
- Bionic Voice Design(open)
- Realtime Digital Signal Processing using Raspberry Pi(open)
- Change Point Detection in Smartphone Usage
- Ultrasonic Inspection System(open)
- Stresserkennung aus Sprachdaten(open)
- Mobile Multichannel Playback System
- Loudness balance control in hear-through systems(open)
- Evaluierung von Cloud Speech APIs(open)
- Gradient flow localizer with a miniature microphone array(open)
- Measurement of Impact of Pop Sound Distortions on Automatic Speech Recgonition(open)
- Entwicklung und Realisierung von kleinen Schaltungen(open)
- Pop Sound Detection and Suppression(open)
- Pop Informed Speech Recognition(open)
- Robust Distance Estimation for Time-of-Flight 3D Image Sensors(open)
- Localization and Synchronization(open)
- Machine Translation with Recurrent Neural Networks(open)
- Jointly Model Source Separation and Speech Recognition(open)
- Building a Prototype of Multipath-assisted Localization(open)
- Implementation of a Maximum Negentropy Beamformer(open)
- Implementation of a Maximum Kurtosis Beamformer(open)
- EL Speech improvement on a Raspberry Pi(open)
- Vibration Analysis and Classification(open)
- IFEN: Signal Processing for Satellite Navigation Systems(open)
- Speaker Recognition with deep neural networks(open)
- Single Channel Source Separation with Deep Model: Tackle the Chime3 challenge(open)
- Reduction of Heart Sounds from Lung Sounds(open)
- Machine Translation with Deep Neural Networks
- Development and Comparison of Lung Sound Transducers(open)
- Acoustic Imaging of the Human Respiratory System(open)
- Subjective Measures for Electro-Larynx Speech(open)
- Parametrization of a Transducer for EL Speech Production II(open)
- Modelling of gas sensor responses using deep models(open)
- Impact of signal pre-processing on deep model complexity(open)
- BatMAN: Bat-Like Multipath-assisted Navigation(open)
- High-Accuracy Indoor Localization Exploiting Multipath(open)
- Accurate Distance Estimation for RFID Positioning(open)
- Semi(supervised) speech enhancement using Non-negative matrix factorization(open)
- Psychoakustischer Rauschmodulator(open)
- Roomacoustic Optimizations for Winter Gardens; Raumakustische Optimierungen für Wintergärten
- LED-Stroboskop/Signalgenerator für Lautsprechermessungen
- Implementierung eines Beschallungssystems bestehend aus 4 nachführbaren parametrischen Lautsprecherarrays(open)
- Design/Implementation of digital baseband receiver algorithms(open)
- Reference-Free Speech Quality Measure for Electro-Larynx Speech(open)
- Topics in Markov Chains II(open)
- Topics in Markov Chains I(open)
- Implementation of an audio processing algorithm as gstreamer plugin(open)
- Artificial Pitch for Electro-Larynx Speech(open)
- Comparison and implementation of different formant normalization techniques(open)
- Overlapping talk and its relationship to turn-taking(open)
- Acoustically Coupled Microphones(open)
- Real-time Controllable Sound Source Generator for Electro-Larynx Speech(open)
- KLIPPEL Messplatz(open)
- Master Theses at FTW(open)
- Single-Channel Source Separation in Multisource Environment(open)
- Sample Based Glottal Excitation Signal Database(open)
- Realtime Model-based Single-Channel Speech Separation(open)
- Exact Maximum Margin Structure Learning(open)
- Analyzing the Probabilities of GPS Acquisition(open)
- Master Theses at ABB, Sweden(open)
- Master Theses at INTEL, Linz(open)
- Structure Learning of Bayesian Networks Using Latent Variables(open)
- Ventilierte Lautsprecherbox mit Koaxialchassis(open)
- Helmholtz-Absorber(open)
- Akustikworkshop für die JuniorUni Graz(open)
- Weighted Maximum Margin Bayesian Network Classifiers(open)
- Analogfilter für Audio
- Charakterisierung der Schädigung von Hüfttotalendoprothesen mittels Körperschall(open)
- Automatic Differentiation for Large Scale Optimization(open)
- Large Scale Neural Networks for Audio Source Separation(open)
- Hybrid Generative-Discriminative Classification Models for Semi-Supervised Learning in Speech Applications(open)
- Floating-Point Matrix Multiplication on FPGAs(open)
- A Flexible Sender-Based Packet Loss Recovery Method
- Theses & Projects
PhD Theses
- PhD Theses
- The prosody of interactional and discursive strategies in Austrian conversational speech
- What's so complex about conversational speech? Prosodic prominence and speech recognition challenges
- PhD Theses
- Modelling and simulation of porous absorbers in room edges
- Comparing automatic and human speech recognition of disfluent structures in spontaneous conversations
- Psychoacoustic Modelling of Selective Listening in Music
- Voice conversion for Dysphonic and Electrolaryngeal Speech
Publications
- Journal article Kraxberger F., Kurz E., Weselak W., Kubin G., Kaltenbacher M. & Schoder S. (2023) A validated finite element model for room acoustic treatments with edge absorbers. in Acta Acustica, 7. [more info] [doi]
- Conference paper Kraxberger F., Museljic E., Kurz E., Toth F., Kaltenbacher M. & Schoder S. (2023) The Nonlinear Eigenfrequency Problem of Room Acoustics with Porous Edge Absorbers. in Forum Acusticum 2023 (pp. 6159-6166). [more info] [doi]
- Preprint Kraxberger F., Kurz E., Weselak W., Kubin G., Kaltenbacher M. & Schoder S. (2023) A Validated Finite Element Model for Room Acoustic Treatments with Edge Absorbers.. [more info] [doi]
- Conference paper Kraxberger F., Kurz E., Merkel L., Kaltenbacher M. & Schoder S. (2023) Finite Element Simulation of Edge Absorbers for Room Acoustic Applications. in 49. Jahrestagung für Akustik, DAGA 2023 (pp. 1292-1295). [more info]
- Conference paper Kurz E., Koch J., Weselak W. & Kubin G. (2022) Investigation of the sound field in an edge of a reverberation chamber. in 24th International Congress on Acoustics. [more info]
- Conference paper Kurz E., Steffek A., Weselak W. & Kubin G. (2022) Interference Patterns in an Edge of a Cuboid Reverberation Chamber. in 48. Jahrestagung für Akustik, DAGA 2022. [more info]
- Conference paper Kerle L., Steinbäck M. & Kurz E. (2021) SPL Monitoring Tool for Events on Campus: Improvement of the Methods to minimise Noise Exposure. in 47. Jahrestagung für Akustik, DAGA 2021. [more info]
- Conference paper Kurz E. (2021) Room Acoustic Measurements under the Influence of Flight Noise from Quadcopter UAVs. in 47. Jahrestagung für Akustik, DAGA 2021. [more info]
- Conference paper Santer C., Graber G., Kurz E. & Weselak W. (2021) Messung und Berechnung von Kantenabsorbern. in 47. Jahrestagung für Akustik, DAGA 2021. [more info]
- Conference paper Ziesemer S. & Kurz E. (2021) High Resolution Sound Field Analysis with Directional Room Impulse Responses. in 47. Jahrestagung für Akustik, DAGA 2021. [more info]
- Journal article Kurz E., Graber G. & Weselak W. (2021) Systematische Untersuchungen zur Funktionsweise des Kantenabsorbers als „Modenbremse“. in Elektrotechnik und Informationstechnik, 138(3), p. 162 - 170. [more info] [doi]
- Conference paper Kurz E., Reisinger D., Graber G. & Weselak W. (2020) The Edge Absorber as a "Modal Brake". in e-Forum Acousticum 2020 (pp. 1745-1752). [more info]