Schedule
* Schedule is subject to change.
View the 2025 AES International Conference on Headphone Technology schedule & directory.
Featured Sessions
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The Perception and Measurement of Headphone Sound Quality
Sean Olive is Senior Fellow, Acoustic Research at Harman International where he conducts research on the perception and measurement of loudspeakers, rooms, automotive audio and headphones. In 1986 he became a research scientist at the National Research Council of Canada where he worked with Floyd Toole and later joined him at Harman in 1993 where he has been since. Sean is a Fellow and past-President of AES and has published over 50 research papers. He recently authored the chapter “Headphones: The Perception and Measurement of Their Sound Quality” in the upcoming 4th edition of “Sound Reproduction: Loudspeakers, Rooms and Headphones” by Floyd Toole, Sean Olive and Todd Welti to be published by Taylor and Francis in the fall of 2025.
The Future of Headphones: Towards AI-Support and Improved Immersive
listening
Karlheinz Brandenburg earned degrees in electrical engineering and mathematics, including a doctorate, from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg by 1989. He is currently a Senior Professor (emeritus) at Technische Universität Ilmenau and CEO of Brandenburg Labs GmbH, focusing on immersive audio. After postdoctoral work at AT&T Bell Labs and his alma mater, he led the Audio and Multimedia Department at Fraunhofer IIS and later founded Fraunhofer IDMT, retiring in 2019. A key figure in the development of mp3 and AAC audio coding, he has received numerous honors, including the IEEE Masaru Ibuka Award, the German Future Award, and the AES Silver Medal. He is also a member of the Internet Society Hall of Fame and holds honorary doctorates from universities in Germany and Spain.
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8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Registration & Coffee Break
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Coffee Break
8:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Opening Remarks & Keynote
8:45 AM – 6:30 PM
Posters, Demo & Exhibition Open
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Workshop & Paper Session 1
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Tutorial Lecture 1 – Naotaka Tsunoda
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Workshops & Paper Sessions 2
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Registration
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Workshop & Paper Session 3
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Coffee Break
8:45 AM – 6:30 PM
Posters, Demo & Exhibition Open
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Tutorial Lecture 2 – Chaslav Paclovic
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Workshops & Paper Sessions 4
6:30 PM – 11:59 PM
Social Event
8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Workshop & Paper Session 5
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Coffee Break
8:45 AM – 4:30 PM
Posters, Demo & Exhibition Open
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Tutorial Lecture 3 – Axel Grell
2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Workshops & Paper Sessions 6
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Closing Ceremony
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM
Registration & Coffee Break
9:30 AM – 10:00 AMCoffee Break8:30 AM – 10:30 AMOpening Remarks & Keynote8:45 AM – 6:30 PMPosters, Demo & Exhibition Open10:30 AM – 12:30 PMWorkshop & Paper Session 112:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch1:30 PM – 2:30 PMTutorial Lecture 1 – Naotaka Tsunoda2:30 PM – 3:00 PMCoffee Break3:00 PM – 6:30 PMWorkshops & Paper Sessions 28:00 AM – 9:30 AMRegistration8:30 AM – 12:30 PMWorkshop & Paper Session 39:30 AM – 10:00 AMCoffee Break8:45 AM – 6:30 PMPosters, Demo & Exhibition Open12:30 PM – 1:30 PMLunch1:30 PM – 2:30 PMTutorial Lecture 2 – Chaslav Paclovic2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Coffee Break
3:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Workshops & Paper Sessions 4
6:30 PM – 11:59 PM
Social Event
8:30 AM – 12:30 PMWorkshop & Paper Session 59:30 AM – 10:00 AM
Coffee Break
8:45 AM – 4:30 PMPosters, Demo & Exhibition Open12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Tutorial Lecture 3 – Axel Grell
2:30 PM – 3:00 PMCoffee Break3:00 PM – 5:00 PMWorkshops & Paper Sessions 6
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Closing Ceremony