1978-1981 Application of signal processing and ultrasonics to measurements of molecular relaxation (PhD).

1982-1985 Viscoelastic properties of polymers (post-doc).

1985-2000 Analysis and synthesis of musical sounds, with emphasis on musical transients. Real-time artificial reverberation. Restoration of old recordings.

1987-2014 Modeling and simulation of sound sources, with special interest to vibrations, fluid-structure and radiation of stringed and percussive instruments. Use of synthesized sounds for psychoacousticalstudies. Nonlinear vibrations, and development of mechanical models of gongs, cymbals and electrodynamical loudspeakers. Transportation acoustics: rolling sounds, wheel-rail interaction, quality of sound reproduction in car compartments. Wind turbine noise.

2014-2017 Acoustics of pianos: PAPA and FPM2 projects (FWF-IWK, Lise-Meitner Fellowship, Austria) and European ITN BATWOMAN Programme (Marie Curie action).