Dr Ben Shirley
School of Science, Engineering & Environment
Current positions
Reader
Biography
Dr Ben Shirley is an Associate Professor in Audio Technology at the Acoustics Research Centre, University of Salford, UK. He received his MSc from Keele University in 2000 and his PhD from the University of Salford in 2013. His doctoral thesis investigated methods for improving TV sound for people with hearing impairments.
His research interests include spatial audio and audio related accessibility solutions. Current activity is around personalization of object-based audio for both accessibility and engagement.
Dr Shirley is also co-founder and Director of Salsa Sound Ltd, developing multi-award winning audio solutions for live sports broadcast.
Areas of Research
accessibility
accessible media
broadcast audio
immersive audio
personalised media
Areas of Supervision
accessibility
accessible media
broadcast audio
immersive audio
personalised media
Qualifications
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PhD
2007 - 2013 -
Teaching & Learning in HE
2000 - 2000 -
Digital Music Technology
1998 - 2000