Jonas Braasch

JONAS BRAASCH

Jonas Braasch is a Professor at the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he teaches in the Graduate Program in Architectural Acoustics. Jonas obtained a master's degree in physics from Dortmund University (Germany, 1998) and two Ph.D. degrees from Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany (2001, 2004) in Electrical Engineering/Information Science and Musicology. In 2006, Jonas was awarded the Lothar-Cremer Prize, the highest recognition of the German Acoustical Society for young investigators. He is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and currently the organization's Technical Committee Chair for Musical Acoustics. He also serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of the Acoustical Society. From 12/2022 to 10/2024, he served as acting director of the Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC). Jonas' research interests span collaborative virtual reality systems, binaural hearing, auditory modeling, multimodal integration, sensory substitution devices, aural architecture, and creative processes in music improvisation. During his saxophone practice, Jonas Braasch developed the first method for wind instruments, using different sound generators (single-, double-, free-reeds, brass, flute) to create a palette of sounds and styles with one main instrument, thereby enhancing awareness of internal diversity.

Selected Publications

Morgan MM, Bhattacharya I, Radke RJ, Braasch J. Classifying the emotional speech content of participants in group meetings using convolutional long short-term memory network. J Acoust Soc Am. 2021 Feb;149(2):885. PubMed PMID: 33639830.

Chabot S, Drozdal J, Zhou Y, Su H, Braasch J. Language Learning in a Cognitive and Immersive Environment Using Contextualized Panoramic Imagery. Communications in Computer and Information Science [Internet] Cham: Springer International Publishing; 2019. Chapter 26202-209p. Available from: http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030- 23525-3_26 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-23525-3_26

Huang M, Chabot S, Krueger T, Leitão C, Braasch J. From immersion to collaborative embodiment: extending collective interactivity in built environments through human-scale audiovisual immersive technologies. Digital Creativity. 2020 June 30; 31(3):200-212. Available from: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14626268.2020.1783321 DOI: 10.1080/14626268.2020.1783321

Chabot S, Braasch J. Walkable auralizations for experiential learning in an immersive classroom. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2022 August; 152(2):899-910. Available from: https://asa.scitation.org/doi/10.1121/10.0012985 DOI: 10.1121/10.0012985

Mathews J, Braasch J. Sparse iterative beamforming using spherical microphone arrays for lowlatency direction of arrival estimation in reverberant environments. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 2021 December; 69(12):967-977. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2021.0057

Braasch J. Hyper-specializing in Saxophone Using Acoustical Insight and Deep Listening Skills. 1 ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing; 2019. 205p. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-15046-4

The Technology of Binaural Understanding. 1 ed. Blauert J, Braasch J, editors. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing; 2020. 815p. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-00386-9

Braasch J, Peters N, Valente D. A Loudspeaker-Based Projection Technique for Spatial Music Applications Using Virtual Microphone Control. Computer Music Journal. 2008 September; 32(3):55-71. Available from: https://direct.mit.edu/comj/article/32/3/55-71/94219 DOI: 10.1162/comj.2008.32.3.55

Braasch J, Goebel J, Vos T. A Cinematic Spatial Sound Display for Panorama Video Applications. Organised Sound. 2010 October 25; 15(03):260-270. Available from: http://www.journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S1355771810000282 DOI: 10.1017/S1355771810000282

Dahlbom DA, Braasch J. How to pick a peak: Pitch and peak shifting in temporal models of pitch perception. J Acoust Soc Am. 2020 Apr;147(4):2713. PubMed PMID: 32359285.