La simulazione in acustica

This event with tile “La simulazione in acustica” (Simulation in acoustics) is jointly organized by AES Italian section and Italian Acoustical Association (AIA Associazione Italiana di Acustica). The simulation of acoustic phenomena, thanks to the exponential increase in computing power observed in recent years, now encompasses very vast domains, from modeling sound propagation in porous materials to sound propagation in large environments and outdoor spaces. Each of these fields benefits from different computational approaches, ranging from simpler ray tracing-based methods to numerically solved wave-based models.

However, this enormous computing power is offset not only by the effects of the inevitable approximation of certain phenomena, but also by the difficulty of providing adequate input data, without which the reliability of the results would be significantly reduced. Therefore, the seminar organized by AIA and AES Italia aims to provide professionals and researchers with a clear and operational overview of the state of the art and open issues in the field of acoustic simulation, with particular reference to the modeling of sound sources and the interaction between the electroacoustic source and the environment, whether enclosed or open. This latter aspect is of increasing relevance given the proliferation of outdoor events.