Dr. William Martens

Dr. William Martens is an expert in music technology, audio signal processing systems, and the perceptual evaluation of audio signals, with more than 40 years of experience in auditory psychophysics and spatial hearing research; well published and frequently cited, with an h-index of 27 (Google Scholar Profile accessed on 11 April, 2021, showing 3331 citations in all). Academic experience is most recently at the University of Sydney as Associate Professor in the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, serving as Associate Dean (Graduate Research Studies), Head of Discipline (Architectural Science). Teaching and research in computer music began in the early 1980’s at Northwestern University, and continued during full-time employment at the University of Aizu and McGill University’s Schulich School of Music. Teaching has covered a broad range of areas including perceptual psychology, computer science and software engineering, and digital audio signal processing. Industry experience includes several roles as Staff Scientist, and regular consulting work in computer-human interface design, sound quality evaluation, and in research and development of audio signal processing technology for major manufacturers of consumer electronics (e.g., computer software and hardware for music synthesis) and professional audio systems used in sound production (e.g., effects processing software and hardware).