*REPOST* 4th Annual Hill-Robinson McNair Lecture
Guest Speaker: Dr. Kyla McMullen
Location
Library and Gallery, Albin O. Kuhn : 7th floor
Date & Time
September 15, 2022, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Description
This event is organized by the UMBC McNair Scholars Program.
The UMBC McNair Scholars Program presents the 4th Annual Hill-Robinson McNair Lecture, named in honor of Cynthia M. Hill, Former UMBC Associate Provost & Founding UMBC McNair Director, and Thomas Robinson, PhD., Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and McNair Research Methods Faculty for over 28 years.
Annually, they highlight a lecturer who is an accomplished UMBC McNair alum or UMBC faculty/staff member who is an alum of a McNair program from another university. This year’s lecturer will be Dr. Kyla McMullen, Associate Professor, Computer & Information Sciences & Engineering, University of Florida. Dr. McMullen is an alumna of UMBC as a proud McNair Scholar. Click here to read Dr. McMullen’s full biography.
Title of Lecture: Customizing the 3D Audio Experience
Abstract: Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are becoming more commonplace, especially given the proliferation of commodity VR devices. Realistic sound enhances a user’s sense of presence and immersion in VR and AR, however, achieving realistic sound is a challenge because our ears are trained to hear sounds in space based on our own anthropometric features. This talk details how realistic audio can be achieved for almost anyone.
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