SONYC is hiring!
Interested in cutting-edge research in cyber-physical systems, urban informatics, data science, machine listening, citizen science, digital media or the internet of things? Are you skilled, self-motivated and able to successfully work in teams? are you interested in doing work that can contribute to addressing one of the most important quality-of-life issues for urban citizens worldwide?
The Sounds of New York City (SONYC) project has been granted a Frontier award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of its initiative to advance research in cyber-physical systems as detailed in the NSF’s press release.
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We are thrilled to announce that our first SONYC journal paper:
The Implementation of Low-cost Urban Acoustic Monitoring Devices
Charlie Mydlarz, Justin Salamon and Juan Pablo Bello
..has been accepted into the Applied Acoustics special issue: Acoustics for Smart Cities.
This is a high impact journal in the field of acoustics and is our flag in the ground for low cost urban noise sensing.
The Music Technology Program of New York University is inviting applications for a PhD research assistantship in the area of Machine Listening to start in Fall of 2016. The position, based at the Music and Audio Research Laboratory (MARL), is for research on the application of audio signal processing and machine learning techniques to the automatic analysis of urban sound scenes. The work is part of the SONYC project, and will be supervised by Juan Pablo Bello.
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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral associate position to join NYU’s MARL. The focus of the position is flexible and intended to contribute research in both environmental sound and music analysis. We’re looking for someone with expertise in one or more of the following areas: audio signal processing, music information retrieval, bio-acoustics, machine learning and/or data science. The successful candidate will contribute to collaborations between researchers at NYU, and partners in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ohio State University and NYU Abu Dhabi. This is an annual term appointment with the possibility of renewal for a second year, with a starting salary of US$70k. The position is based in New York City.
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WagnerTech, in partnership with NYU Tandon School of Engineering, The GovLab and the NYU Center for Data Science, invites you to hear first-hand from tech enthusiasts playing lead roles in their field, about how they are leveraging technology to advance high-impact innovation for the public good.
How is technology being used to trigger social change? What are its latest applications/trends for policy makers, community organizers, data scientists and civic advocates?
Kick started by lightning talks by members of the NYU community holding tech leadership roles in different sectors, the meetup will be followed by one hour of networking among speakers and attendees.
Lightning talks by:
* Food and drinks will be served
* NYU community only (Alumni, Faculty, Staff, Students)
* ID required. Age limit > 21
When
Friday, April 22, 2016 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM (EDT) – Add to Calendar
Where
Leslie eLab – 16 Washington Pl., New York, NY 10003 – View Map
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SONYC postdoc Charlie Mydlarz will be presenting and discussing his current and past work on Understanding Urban Soundscapes at the University of Pennsylvania Price Lab Mellon DH Seminar.
Where: Meyerson Conference Center, Van Pelt Library, University of Pennsylvania
When: March 30, 2016 – 12:00–1:30pm
Click the event listing for more information.
Hot off the press: SONYC is an NYC BigApps finalist! Two weeks ago we pitched the SONYC project at the BigApps semifinals. The results have just been announced, and we’re excited to report that SONYC has made it to the BigApps finals in the Connected Cities category!
The event will take place on December 2nd at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). Each team will pitch their project in front of a panel of judges, and there will also be time for Q&A and demos. The event will close with the BigApps Award Ceremony, during which the winner in each category will be announced.
To learn more about the SONYC project have a look at the video below. For a list of academic publications please see our publications page.
Charlie Mydlarz of the SONYC team will be co-chairing a workshop on Analyzing and Recording Soundscapes: Theory and Applications at the Audio Engineering Society (AES) International Convention at the Javits Center on November 1st 2015.
If you’re into sound recording, acoustic ecology, or just have an interest in your own sonic environment, come over between 12:30 and 2:30 at room 1A14.
What: Analyzing and Recording Soundscapes: Theory and Applications
When: 12:30PM – 2:30PM | Sunday, November 1, 2015
Where: Javits Center | 655 W. 34th St. | Manhattan, NY 10018
The SONYC project has made it to the NYC BigApps semifinals in the Connected Cities Challenge category. Join us for the Demo Day on November 1st to hear the SONYC project pitch, see the demo, and hopefully see us make it into the finals!
What: BigApps Demo Day
When: 12:00PM – 5:00PM | Sunday, November 1, 2015
Where: Made in NY Media Center | 30 John Street | Brooklyn, NY 11201
