David Poirier-Quinot is a researcher specializing in sound spatialisation, room acoustics simulation, and perceptual authenticity in virtual and augmented reality. He studied these areas alongside signal processing and computer science at institutions including the d’Alembert Institute, Imperial College London, IRCAM, LISN, and ETIS. With a foundation in mathematics, physics, and chemistry, he earned an M.Eng. in signal processing and telecommunications from ENSEA (France) in 2011, followed by a Ph.D. in acoustics, signal processing, and computer science from Sorbonne University (Paris VI) in 2015.