Curriculum Vitae
| Stefan Weinzierl works as consultant in the field of room acoustics, for example, currently for the planning of the new concert hall in the Munich Werksviertel. | |
| Since 2017 | Coordinator and spokesman of the consortium SHAPING SPACE, submitted as application for a cluster of excellence by UdK Berlin and TU Berlin. |
| 2015 | Coordinator of the European research project "Artist to Business to Business to Consumer Audio Branding System (ABC_DJ)", funded by the Programm Horizon2020 (ICT-19a, 688122). |
| Since 2015 | Head of the Hybrid-Plattform, Coordinator of the cooperation between the TU Berlin und University of the Arts, Berlin. |
| 2012-2015 | Dean of Faculty I |
| 2011 | Spokesperson for the DFG-Research group "Simulation and Evaluation of Acoustic Environments (SEACEN, FOR 1557)" |
| Since 2009 | Dean of research |
| Since 2007 | Head of the Audio Communication Group and the mastes program “Audio Communication and Technology (M.Sc.) at the TU Berlin. |
| Since 2004 | Professor for Audio Communication at the TU Berlin. |
| 2003 | Appointed to professorship for “Theory of Music Production“ at the Erich-Thienhaus-Institute of the Hochschule für Musik Detmold. |
| 1998-2003 | Lecturer of Music Production and Digital Audio at the University of the Arts, Berlin. |
| 1993-2000 | Pianist and accompanist. Tours and CD-levelling with Tim Fischer, Jocelyn B. Smith, Yamil Borges, Irmgard Knef, Music critic for the Berliner Tagesspiegel, amongst others. |
| 1999 | Doctorate in the field of Music Acoustics with an acoustic reconstruction of the original performance rooms of L. v. Beethoven in Vienna, with Prof. Helga de la Motte-Haber and Jürgen Meyer |
| Since 1993 | Freelance Producer and Sound Engineer for Deutsche Grammophon (DGG), Teldec Classics, ars musici, CPO, Ondine, assai, Ambitus, Händler, Classic, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Südwestfunk, and Radio Svizzera Italiana (rsi) in Lugano, amongst others. German Record Prize, 1997 |
| 1993-1995 | Studies in Musicology at the University of California at Berkeley |
| Fellow of the Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes | |
| 1994 | Diploma in Music Production (Tonmeister) at the University of the Arts, Berlin |
| 1992 | Diploma in Physics at the University of Erlangen and the TU Berlin |
| 1967 | Born in Bamberg |
Fields of Research
- Virtual Acoustics (binaural technology, sound field synthesis)
- Room Acoustics
- Audio technology
- Auditory perception
- Musical Acoustics
Research Projects
The current and completed research projects of the group can be found on this page.
Publications (Selection)
Monographies and editorial work
Weinzierl, S. (Ed.). (2023). Handbuch der Audiotechnik (2. Aufl.).Springer Vieweg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-60357-4
Gengnagel, C., Bavarel, O., Burry, J., Ramsgaard-Thomsen, M., & Weinzierl, S. (Eds.). (2019). Design with All Senses. Proceedings of the Design Modelling Symposium. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29829-6
Bovermann, T., de Campo, A., Egermann, H., Hardjawirogo, S., & Weinzierl, S. (Eds.). (2017). Musical Instruments in the 21st Century. Identities, Configurations, Practices. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2951-6
Weinzierl, S. (Ed.). (2014). Akustische Grundlagen von Musik (Handbuch der Systematischen Musikwissenschaft Bd. 5). Laaber Verlag.
Journal publications
Brinkmann, F., Kreuzer, W., Thomsen, J., Dombrovskis, S., Pollack, K., Weinzierl, S., & Majdak, P. (2023). Recent Advances in an Open Software for Numerical HRTF Calculation. J. Audio Eng. Soc., 71(7/8), 502–514. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2022.0078
Versümer, S., Steffens, J., & Weinzierl, S. (2023). Day-to-day loudness assessments of indoor sound-scapes: Exploring the impact of loudness indicators, person, and situation. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 153(5), 2956–2956. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0019413
Aziz, S., Alexander, B., Gengnagel, C., & Weinzierl, S. (2023). Generative Design of Acoustical Diffuser and Absorber Elements Using Large-Scale Additive Manufacturing. International Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, 17(1), 60–67.
Ackermann, D., Domann, J., Brinkmann, F., Arend, J., Schneider, M., Pörschmann, C., & Weinzierl, S. (2023). Recordings of a Loudspeaker Orchestra with Multi-Channel Microphone Arrays for the Evaluation of Spatial Audio Methods. J. Audio Eng. Soc., 71(1/2), 62–73. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2022.0059
Albrecht, C., & Weinzierl, S. (2022). Die Säle Zum Römischen Kaiser. Rekonstruktion und Auralisation der ersten öffentlichen Aufführungsräume für Kammermusik in Wien. Musiktheorie, 37(1), 69–83.
von Berg, M., Steffens, J., Weinzierl, S., & Müllensiefen, D. (2021). Assessing Room Acoustic Listening Expertise. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 150(4), 2539–2548. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0006574
Ackermann, D., Brinkmann, F., Zotter, F., Kob, M., & Weinzierl, S. (2021). Comparative evaluation of interpolation methods for the directivity of musical instruments. EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing 2021, 36, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13636-021-00223-6
Steffens, J., Wilczek, T., & Weinzierl, S. (2021). Junk food or haute cuisine to the ear? Investigating the relationship between room acoustics, soundscape, and the perceived quality of restaurants. Frontiers in Built Environment,7, Article 676009, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.676009
Böhm, C., Ackermann, D., & Weinzierl, S. (2021). A Multi-channel Anechoic Orchestra Recording of Beethoven's Symphony No. 8 op. 93. J. Audio Eng. Soc., 68(12), 977–984. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2020.0056
Brinkmann, F., Aspöck, L., Ackermann, D., Opdam, R., Vorländer, M., & Weinzierl, S. (2021). A Benchmark for Room Acoustical Simulation. Concept and Database. Applied Acoustics,176, 107867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107867
Pelzer, R., Brinkmann, F., Dinakaran, M., Lepa, S., Grosche, D., & Weinzierl, S. (2020). HRTF recommendation based on perceptual similarities and anthropometric features. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 148(6),3809–3817. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0002884
Stein, L., Straube, F., Weinzierl, S., & Lemke, M. (2020). Directional sound source modeling using the adjoint Euler equations in a FDTD approach, J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 148(5), 3075–3085. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0002425
Ackermann, D., Fiedler, F., Brinkmann, F., Schneider, M., & Weinzierl, S. (2020). On the acoustic qualities of dynamic pseudo-binaural recordings. J. Audio Eng. Soc., 68(6), 418–427. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2020.0036
Fuchs, H., Alexander, B., & Weinzierl, S. (2020). Breitband-Schallabsorber für Räume mit besonderen Akustik-Anforderungen. Bauphysik,42(4), 173–183. https://doi.org/10.1002/bapi.202000014
Saitis, C., Weinzierl, S., von Kriegstein, K., Ystad, S., & Cuskley, C. (2020). Timbre semantics through the lens of crossmodal correspondences: A new way of asking old questions. Acoustical Science and Technology,41(1), 365–368. https://doi.org/10.1250/ast.41.365
Luizard, P., Steffens, J., & Weinzierl, S. (2020). Singing in different rooms: Common or individual adaptation patterns to the acoustic conditions? J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 147(2), EL 132–137. https://doi.org/10.1121/10.0000715
Büttner, C., Yabushita, M., Sanchez Parecho, A., Morishita. Y., & Weinzierl, S. (2019). The Acoustics of Kabuki Theaters. Acta Acustica united with Acustica, 105(6), 1105–1113. https://doi.org/10.3813/AAA.919389
Stein, L., Straube, F., Sesterhenn, J., Weinzierl, S., & Lemke, M. (2019). Adjoint-Based Optimization of Sound Reinforcement including Non-Uniform Flow. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 146(3), 1774–1785. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5126516
Brinkmann, F., Dinakaran, M., Pelzer, R., Grosche, P., Voss, D., & Weinzierl, S. (2019). A Cross-Evaluated Database of Measured and Simulated HRTFs Including 3D Head Meshes, Anthropometric Features, and Headphone Impulse Responses. J. Audio Eng. Soc., 67(9), 705–718. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2019.0024
Kokabi, O., Brinkmann, F., & Weinzierl, S. (2019). Prediction of speech intelligibility using pseudo-binaural room impulse responses. J. Acoust. Soc. Am.,145(4), EL 329–333. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5099169
Brinkmann, F., Aspöck, L., Ackermann, D., Lepa, S., Vorländer, M., & Weinzierl, S. (2019). A Round Robin on room acoustical simulation and auralization. J. Acoust. Soc. Am.,145(4), 2746–2760. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5096178
Ackermann, D., Böhm, C., Brinkmann, F., & Weinzierl, S. (2019). On the Acoustical Effect of Musicians' Movements During Musical Performances. Acta Acustica united with Acustica,105(2), 356–367. https://doi.org/10.3813/AAA.919319
Kokabi, O., Brinkmann, F., & Weinzierl, S. (2018). Segmentation of binaural room impulse responses for speech intelligibility prediction. J. Acoust. Soc. Am.,144(5), 2793–2800. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5078598
Weinzierl, S., Lepa, S., Schultz, F., Detzner, E., von Coler, E., & Behler, G. (2018). Sound power and timbre as cues for the dynamic strength of orchestral instruments. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 144(3), 1347–1355. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5053113
Weinzierl, S., Lepa, S., & Ackermann, D. (2018). A measuring instrument for the auditory perception of rooms. The Room Acoustical Quality Inventory (RAQI). J. Acoust. Soc. Am.,144(3), 1245–1257. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.5051453
Straube, F., Schultz, F., Makarski, M., & Weinzierl, S. (2018). Mixed Analytical-Numerical Filter Design for Optimized Electronic Control of Line Source Arrays. J. Audio Eng. Soc.,66(9), 690–702. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2018.0043
Straube, F., Schultz, F., Albenés Bonillo, D., & Weinzierl, S. (2018). An Analytical Approach for Optimizing the Curving of Line Source Arrays. J. Audio Eng. Soc., 66(1/2), 4–20. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2017.0043
A full list of publications is available here.
