A Head-Related Transfer Function Database Consolidation Tool for High Variance Machine Learning Algorithms

Tsui B, Kearney G. A Head-Related Transfer Function Database Consolidation Tool for High Variance Machine Learning Algorithms. In: AES Convention 145. Audio Engineering Society; 2018. Paper 451. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19716

@inproceedings{Tsui2018_19716,
  author = {Tsui, Benjamin and Kearney, Gavin},
  title = {{A Head-Related Transfer Function Database Consolidation Tool for High Variance Machine Learning Algorithms}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 145},
  note = {Paper 451},
  year = {2018},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19716}
}

TY  - CPAPER
TI  - A Head-Related Transfer Function Database Consolidation Tool for High Variance Machine Learning Algorithms
AU  - Tsui, Benjamin
AU  - Kearney, Gavin
T2  - AES Convention 145
M1  - Paper 451
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2018/10/06
UR  - https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19716
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - Binaural based machine learning applications generally require a large number of HRTF (Head-Related Transfer Function) measurements. However, building an HRTF database from measurements of a large number of participants can be a time-consuming and tedious process. An alternative method is to combine the data from different existing databases to create a large training dataset. This is a significant challenge due to the large difference in measurement angles, filter size, normalization schemes, and sample rates inherent in different databases. Consequently, training of some machine learning algorithms can be cumbersome, requiring significant trial and error with different data and settings. To facilitate convenient preparation of datasets, this paper presents a Matlab-based tool that allows researchers to prepare and consolidate various HRTF datasets across different databases in a robust and fast manner. The tool is available online: https://github.com/Benjamin-Tsui/HRTF_preprocessing
ER  -