Technical Program

Technical papers in all areas related to noise and vibration control have been invited for inclusion in the technical program. The broad theme of the Congress is "Quieting the World's Cities," and papers of specific relevance to this theme are especially encouraged.

The Congress will feature approximately 12 parallel sessions as well as a poster presentation area.

Below is a list of the main conference themes. To look through specific sessions and submit an abstract, please visit our abstract submission page here.

Active and Passive Noise & Vibration Control

    Organizers: Li Cheng, Xiaojun Qiu, Jie Duan

Aircraft and Space System Noise & Vibration

    Organizers: Pascale Neple, Mark Downing

Architectural Noise / Building Acoustics

    Organizers: Kenric Van Wyk, Ning Xiang, Jorge Patricio

City Noise

    Organizers: Charles Shamoon, Erich Thalheimer, Maurice Kwok-Leung

Community / Environmental Noise

    Organizers: Larry Finegold and Truls Gjestland

Consumer Product Noise

    Organizers: Matt Nobile

Flow Induced Noise and Vibration

    Organizers: Brent Paul

Industrial Noise

    Organizers: Karl Washburn, Jenae Lowe

Information Technology Equipment Noise

    Organizers: Marco Beltman

Inverse Approaches in Vibro-Acoustics

    Organizers: Jeong-Guon Ih, Antonio Concilio

Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Shock

    Organizers: Jeff Vipperman

Marine Vehicles, Structures and Underwater Noise

    Organizers: Joe Cushieri, Nicole Kessissoglou

Measurement and Signal Processing Techniques

    Organizers: Finn Jacobsen, Andrew Barnard

Motor Vehicle Noise, Interior and Exterior

    Organizers: Steve Sorenson, Ulf Sandberg

Noise Control Products

    Organizers: Stuart Bolton, Noureddine Atalla

Noise and Health

    Organizers: Deepak Prasher, Stephen Stansfeld

Noise Policy Development, Education, Economics and Implementation

    Organizers: Henk Wolfert, Miriam Weber

Numerical and Analytical Techniques

    Organizers: Wim Desmet

Old Meets New

    Organizers: Steve Sorenson, Stuart Bolton, Patricia Davies

Psychoacoustic Aspects in Noise Evaluation

    Organizers: Patricia Davies, Hugo Fastl, Sonoko Kuwano

Railway Noise and Vibration

    Organizers: David Towers and Jason Ross

Renewable Energy System Noise

    Organizers: Parimal Tathavedekar, Geoff Leventhall, Mark Bastasch

Soundscape

    Organizers: Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp, Jian Kang

Structural Acoustics

    Organizers: Ran Cabell, Charles Pezerat