Hui Ma received her Ph.D. from Kumamoto University, Japan in 2004. She is currently a professor at the School of Architecture, Tianjin University, China. Her research field is environmental and building acoustics, and the detailed research topics relate to community response to noise, psychoacoustics, acoustical design and soundscape. Recently, besides the study about the adverse effects brought by noise on adults, children and the aged, she has a growing interest in how to create a healthy acoustic environment for people and how to improve their well-being with suitable sound conditions.