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Anna Josefine Munch Sørensen

Anna Josefine Munch Sørensen

Scientist

“On a bigger scale, I hope technology will eventually allow all people to listen and communicate with much less effort. We focus on people with hearing loss, but also for instance people suffering from a concussion or from concentration difficulties could benefit from such technology.”

What is your primary work area within Eriksholm Research Centre?

I work with personalized audiology, specifically capturing individual behavior in the real world and analyzing how that translates to lab findings so that we can provide people with individualized prescriptions easing communication in their everyday lives.

What is your primary work area within Eriksholm Research Centre?

I work with personalized audiology, specifically capturing individual behavior in the real world and analyzing how that translates to lab findings so that we can provide people with individualized prescriptions easing communication in their everyday lives.

What originally triggered your interest in the hearing care field?

I was brought up in a home where spoken language and conversation was a common interest. As a young student I used to take pictures at heavy metal and electronica concerts, and I often experienced that the sound quality could be improved and thought it would be great to one day be able to do something about it. I also worked as an editor for an online student community, and one of my colleagues made me aware that I could study electrical engineering and eventually get to work with sound and acoustics. And that is really the reason why I became an electrical engineer. Later in my studies I learned I could study spoken language and conversation with my electrical engineer background, and stars aligned.

What originally triggered your interest in the hearing care field?

I was brought up in a home where spoken language and conversation was a common interest. As a young student I used to take pictures at heavy metal and electronica concerts, and I often experienced that the sound quality could be improved and thought it would be great to one day be able to do something about it. I also worked as an editor for an online student community, and one of my colleagues made me aware that I could study electrical engineering and eventually get to work with sound and acoustics. And that is really the reason why I became an electrical engineer. Later in my studies I learned I could study spoken language and conversation with my electrical engineer background, and stars aligned.

What brought you to Eriksholm?

In 2012 I followed some courses at the Technical University of Denmark and that was the first time I heard about Eriksholm. It was described as a unique place where high level scientists spent all their time pursuing exciting hypotheses within audiology and acoustics, and I decided that someday I wanted to work there. Later, during my bachelor, master, and PhD, I collaborated both with Niels Pontoppidan and Lars Bramsløw from Eriksholm, and in 2022 I was offered a position as a scientist here.

What brought you to Eriksholm?

In 2012 I followed some courses at the Technical University of Denmark and that was the first time I heard about Eriksholm. It was described as a unique place where high level scientists spent all their time pursuing exciting hypotheses within audiology and acoustics, and I decided that someday I wanted to work there. Later, during my bachelor, master, and PhD, I collaborated both with Niels Pontoppidan and Lars Bramsløw from Eriksholm, and in 2022 I was offered a position as a scientist here.

What motivates you in your job?

I am really driven by finding and analyzing patterns in human behavior. It motivates me to feel that I can drive processes to unfold new areas within science and contribute to new findings. But that vision cannot stand alone, it requires that I am surrounded by great minds who make going to work fun, and Eriksholm is the perfect place to achieve all of that.

What motivates you in your job?

I am really driven by finding and analyzing patterns in human behavior. It motivates me to feel that I can drive processes to unfold new areas within science and contribute to new findings. But that vision cannot stand alone, it requires that I am surrounded by great minds who make going to work fun, and Eriksholm is the perfect place to achieve all of that.

What do you hope to achieve in the long run?

During my PhD I developed a method for measuring the dynamics of a conversation between two or more people. We still need to find reliable ways to measure these dynamics and changes in the acoustic scene in real life. I really hope that one day we will be able to measure and decode conversational dynamics in the field, and that hearing aid technology will one day be able to fully and intuitively compensate for changes in the acoustical environment which makes it more difficult or fatiguing to follow conversation.

What do you hope to achieve in the long run?

During my PhD I developed a method for measuring the dynamics of a conversation between two or more people. We still need to find reliable ways to measure these dynamics and changes in the acoustic scene in real life. I really hope that one day we will be able to measure and decode conversational dynamics in the field, and that hearing aid technology will one day be able to fully and intuitively compensate for changes in the acoustical environment which makes it more difficult or fatiguing to follow conversation.

What do you do in your spare time when you’re not working at Eriksholm?

I have many interests. I love spending time in the nature, to build LEGO Creator buildings together with my husband, and I am also a food enthusiast. I also enjoy drawing, for instance I create personal greeting cards.

What do you do in your spare time when you’re not working at Eriksholm?

I have many interests. I love spending time in the nature, to build LEGO Creator buildings together with my husband, and I am also a food enthusiast. I also enjoy drawing, for instance I create personal greeting cards.

What is the most exciting scientific breakthrough or invention in your time?

I was really excited about the COCOHA (Cognitive Control of a Hearing Aid) project. One of the outcomes was a demo showing that it is possible to steer the hearing aid based on the user’s intent. I really hope we will someday be able to decode users’ listening intention in any given situation and give them exactly the compensation they need in that situation.

What is the most exciting scientific breakthrough or invention in your time?

I was really excited about the COCOHA (Cognitive Control of a Hearing Aid) project. One of the outcomes was a demo showing that it is possible to steer the hearing aid based on the user’s intent. I really hope we will someday be able to decode users’ listening intention in any given situation and give them exactly the compensation they need in that situation.

What do you hope will happen in future science?

On a bigger scale, I hope technology will eventually allow all people to listen and communicate with much less effort. We focus on people with hearing loss, but also for instance people suffering from a concussion or from concentration difficulties could benefit from such technology.

What do you hope will happen in future science?

On a bigger scale, I hope technology will eventually allow all people to listen and communicate with much less effort. We focus on people with hearing loss, but also for instance people suffering from a concussion or from concentration difficulties could benefit from such technology.

Publications

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Sørensen, A. J. M. (2021). The effects of noise and hearing loss on conversational dynamics. PhD thesis. Technical University of Denmark.

Projects

Hearing aid preferences for noise reduction and high frequency gain
CURRENT
Hearing aid preferences for noise reduction and high frequency gain
4409

Personalised Audiology

A key challenge for audiologists and hearing aid users during fine-tuning is to find the right balan...
A key challenge for audiologists and hearing aid users during fine-tuning is to find the…
Audiological User Pain Points
CURRENT
Audiological User Pain Points
4923,4860,4409

Personalised Audiology

When asking hearing aid users about their challenges, the category hearing in noise most often top t...
When asking hearing aid users about their challenges, the category hearing in noise most often…
Mapping the curve of communication breakdowns during conversations in noise
Current
Mapping the curve of communication breakdowns during conversations in noise
4415,6493,18220,18222

Personalised Audiology

This project aims to determine the curve of communication breakdowns for hearing aid wearers and the...
This project aims to determine the curve of communication breakdowns for hearing aid wearers and…
Forming and Following Auditory Objects
Current
Forming and Following Auditory Objects
18176,1037,18178

Cognitive Hearing Science

This project investigates how the brain represents these auditory objects and how this process is af...
This project investigates how the brain represents these auditory objects and how this process is…
EASY LISTENING: Optimizing the consequences of effortful listening in occupational settings
CURRENT
EASY LISTENING: Optimizing the Consequences of Effortful Listening in Occupational Settings
3008,1037

Cognitive Hearing Science, Personalised Audiology

The project aims to train a new generation of entrepreneurial scientists skilled in using interdisci...
The project aims to train a new generation of entrepreneurial scientists skilled in using interdisciplinary…
Hearing aid preferences for noise reduction and high frequency gain
CURRENT
Hearing aid preferences for noise reduction and high frequency gain
4409

Personalised Audiology

A key challenge for audiologists and hearing aid users during fine-tuning is to find the right balan...
A key challenge for audiologists and hearing aid users during fine-tuning is to find the…
Audiological User Pain Points
CURRENT
Audiological User Pain Points
4923,4860,4409

Personalised Audiology

When asking hearing aid users about their challenges, the category hearing in noise most often top t...
When asking hearing aid users about their challenges, the category hearing in noise most often…

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