6 papers
Systematic Evaluation of Time-Frequency Features for Binaural Sound Source Localization
Davoud Shariat Panah, Alessandro Ragano, Dan Barry +2
This study presents a systematic evaluation of time-frequency feature design for binaural sound source localization (SSL), focusing on how feature selection influences model perfor…
Binaspect -- A Python Library for Binaural Audio Analysis, Visualization & Feature Generation
Dan Barry, Davoud Shariat Panah, Alessandro Ragano +2
We present Binaspect, an open-source Python library for binaural audio analysis, visualization, and feature generation. Binaspect generates interpretable "azimuth maps" by calculat…
BINAQUAL: A Full-Reference Objective Localization Similarity Metric for Binaural Audio
Davoud Shariat Panah, Dan Barry, Alessandro Ragano +2
Spatial audio enhances immersion in applications such as virtual reality, augmented reality, gaming, and cinema by creating a three-dimensional auditory experience. Ensuring the sp…
Binamix -- A Python Library for Generating Binaural Audio Datasets
Dan Barry, Davoud Shariat Panah, Alessandro Ragano +2
The increasing demand for spatial audio in applications such as virtual reality, immersive media, and spatial audio research necessitates robust solutions to generate binaural audi…
SCOREQ: Speech Quality Assessment with Contrastive Regression
Alessandro Ragano, Jan Skoglund, Andrew Hines
In this paper, we present SCOREQ, a novel approach for speech quality prediction. SCOREQ is a triplet loss function for contrastive regression that addresses the domain generalisat…
Beyond Correlation: Evaluating Multimedia Quality Models with the Constrained Concordance Index
Alessandro Ragano, Helard Becerra Martinez, Andrew Hines
This study investigates the evaluation of multimedia quality models, focusing on the inherent uncertainties in subjective Mean Opinion Score (MOS) ratings due to factors like rater…