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Sonification for Research: Techniques, Efficacy, and Applications (SoniTEA)

Workshop

Computational Astrophysics

When

  • – ET

  • All Day

  • – ET

Where

Marion T. Greenup Conference Center

160 5th Ave, 3rd Floor

New York, 10010

Sonification is rapidly gaining interest for its use in quantitative research, both as an accessibility tool for the blind and low vision (BLV) community and as a tool for uncovering trends and signatures that more traditional analysis methods are unable to. Despite this growth, there is little communication between groups working to establish sonification as a research tool.

The aim of this workshop is to highlight sonification as a research tool by bringing together practitioners for an interdisciplinary meeting focused on sonification practices, standardization, and efficacy. Attendees will have the chance to present their own research, while also participating in semi-structured conversations aimed at exchanging technical knowledge for quantifying efficacy. This workshop aims to bring together the community of researchers who are currently using or developing sonification schemes in their research (or are just starting on the journey). While the scientific expertise of the organising committee is rooted in astrophysics, researchers in other quantitative domains are encouraged to apply.

Participants will be selected based on responses to the application form, with special attention given to creating a workshop with a balanced mixture of career stages and scientific interests. This workshop will be fully accessible, including folks along the blind-to-sighted spectrum. Please contact the organizers at [email protected] with any questions.

Organizers
  • Carrie Filion
  • Michael Petersen
  • Sóley Hyman
  • Sarah Kane
  • Rose Shepherd
How to apply?

To apply, please submit the the form linked here before June 15.

Please note that the Simons Foundation will never ask for credit card information or require payment for registration to our events

Agenda

Please see the Agenda for October 20 to October 22 here.

Attendees

Please view the full list of attendees here.

Accesibility Information
The Marion T. Greenup Conference Center is located on the third floor of the Simons Foundation offices at 160 Fifth Avenue. Enter through the main lobby of 160 Fifth Avenue on the south side of 21st Street, just west of Fifth Avenue. The Conference Center is accessible by elevator or stairs. The Marion T. Greenup Conference Center complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act and offers accessible seating to patrons with special access needs. Please fill out the accommodations request when submitting your RSVP.
Additional Accessibility/Accommodation Information
– Automatic doors (building entrance)
– Proximity to Madison Square Park for guests with seeing eye dogs
– Wheelchair accessible bathrooms, including gender neutral bathrooms*
– Lactation room

October 20, 2025

Auralee Walmer: Data Sonification Toolkit

October 20, 2025

Bruce Walker: Workshop on Auditory Graphing with the Highcharts Sonification Studio

October 20, 2025

Chris Ick: Spatial Sonification

October 20, 2025

Andrew Gelman: The Squealer: An Approach to Using Sonification to Explore Fitted Models

October 21, 2025

Rubén García Benito: 3D Galaxy Sonifications + Cultural Dimenstions of Sound

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Kimberly Arcand: Expanding Perception through Sonification & Multimodality

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Paul Vickers: Direct Segmented Sonification

October 21, 2025

Rose Shepherd: Sonifying Astrophysics Data Using STRAUSS

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Rose Shepherd: STRAUSS Tutorial

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Carrie Filion: Basis Function Expansions for Sonification

October 22, 2025

Scaletti, Gruebele, Hebel: Auditory Analytics for Scientific Exploration & Disco

October 22, 2025

Bruce Walker: Progress and Challenges in the Adoption of Sonification in Physical Sciences

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