Intellex Acquires Expert by Big Village

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Expert Details

Hearing, Cochlear Implants

ID: 728649 United Kingdom

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Expert qualified in 1984 with a Ph.D in the field of hearing research from Cambridge University, U.K. Since then he has published more than 100 research articles on a wide range of topics concerning auditory perception. Much of that work focussed on how listeners pick out one sound, such as a voice, from noisy surroundings. As a result he has an in-depth knowledge of how sound is processed from peripheral stages of the auditory system through to higher-level parts of the brain. For the last 15 years he has applied this basic knowledge to the study of deaf patients fitted with a cochlear implant. His research involves behavioural, physiological, and neuro-imaging techniques, and has involved collaborations with all three major cochlear implant companies. He is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and of Clare Hall Cambridge, sits on the scientific advisory board of the charity Deafness Research UK, and is associate editor of two major journals in the field.

Expert identified a method by which the auditory system might derive the pitch of a sound. He then proposed a method for encoding pitch in this way using a cochlear implant. This method was implemented in a series of experiments by a cochlear implant company, who continue to assess its feasibility for implementation into a device. He continues to advise them on this matter.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1984 Degree: Ph D Subject: Hearing Research Institution: Cambridge University
Year: 1987 Degree: B.Sc Subject: Experimental Psychology Institution: Sussex University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1994 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Programme Leader Department: Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit
Responsibilities:
Expert leads a programme of research into auditory perception. He and his team study all aspects of auditory perception, focussing on how both normal-hearing and cochlear-implant listeners understand speech and other sounds in noisy environments.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to 1994 Employer: Sussex University Title: Royal Society University Research Fellow Department: Experimental Psychology
Responsibilities:
Expert led a small research team studying human hearing.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1987 to 1988 Employer: Medical Research Council Title: Travelling Fellow Department: Northeastern University, MA, USA
Responsibilities:
Expert conducted research into heraing by normal-hearing and hearing-impaired individuals.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1984 to 1987 Employer: Medical Research Council Title: Scientist Department: Institute of Hearing Research
Responsibilities:
Expert conducted experiments studying pitch perception by normal hearing listeners.

Government Experience

Years Agency Role Description
Years: 2009 to 2009 Agency: Medical Research Council Role: Committee Member Description: Expert was a member of a committee that assessed one of the Employer's research insitutions, and made recommendations regarding future funding.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 2008 to 2010 Country / Region: United States Summary: Expert consulted for the United States arm of an international cochlear implant company.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Fellow, Acoustical Society of America;
Member, Association for Research in Otolaryngology;
Member, Experimental Psychology Society.
Professional Appointments
Associate Editor, Journal of the Association for Otolaryngology;
Consulting Editor, Journal of Experimetal Psychology;
Scientific Advisory Board, Deafness Research UK.
Awards / Recognition
R. Bruce Lindsay Award, Acoustical Society of America;
Fellow, Clare Hall, Cambridge.
Publications and Patents Summary
He has 130 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, and 3 patents.

Additional Experience

Training / Seminars
He has provided training to employees of a cochlear implant company on the use of signal detection theory.
Marketing Experience
He is an expert on cochlear implants and can provide insights into which new innovations are, and are not, likely to work.
Other Relevant Experience
He has provided consulting services, relating to the investigation of a possible new processing strategy, to a major cochlear implant company.
More generally he can provide advice on applications for research funding from, for example, charities and government bodies.

Language Skills

Language Proficiency
French Expert can communicate confidently in a professional environment. His spoken French is excellent. His writing is good enough to express himself but would require help from a native speaker if used for professional publications.

Fields of Expertise

auditory psychophysics, deafness, hearing, hearing process, hearing psychology, sensory aid, cochlear implantation, psychoacoustics, cochlear implant, cognitive psychology, hearing loss, audibility, auditory neurophysiology, psychology, auditory physiology, sound, audiology

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