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Professorship for Hearing-, Speech- and Neurotechnology
Jan Rennies-Hochmuth has been appointed professor of Hearing-, Speech- and Neurotechnology at the Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics as part of a joint process between the University of Oldenburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT.
Oldenburg, 24 March 2025. Dr. Jan Rennies-Hochmuth has been appointed professor of Hearing-, Speech- and Neurotechnology at the Department of Medical Physics and Acoustics as part of a joint process between the University of Oldenburg and the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT. The physicist and hearing researcher is also head of the Personalized Hearing Systems research group at the Oldenburg Branch for Hearing, Speech and Audio Technology HSA of Fraunhofer IDMT.
Interrupted by a research stay at Boston University (USA) in 2017/2018, Rennies-Hochmuth has headed the research group at Fraunhofer IDMT since 2012. He previously completed his Bachelor's and Master's degree in Engineering Physics at the University of Oldenburg, where he also gained his doctorate and habilitated in 2023. In his research, Rennies-Hochmuth investigates the relationships between sound waves, their perception by humans and technologies to improve speech and audio perception. Among other things, his work aims to help people with and without hearing impairments to hear better individually and to improve sound comfort in cars or when using audio devices. Rennies-Hochmuth received the Lothar Cremer Prize from the German Society for Acoustics for his work in 2016.
Source: University of Oldenburg
Hearing, Speech and Audio Technology HSA at Fraunhofer IDMT in Oldenburg
Founded in 2008 by Prof. Dr. Dr. Birger Kollmeier and Dr. Jens-E. Appell, the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT’s Branch for Hearing, Speech and Audio Technology HSA stands for market-oriented research and development with a focus on the following areas:
- Speech and event recognition
- Sound quality and speech intelligibility
- Mobile neurotechnology and systems for networked healthcare
With in-house expertise in the development of hardware and software systems for audio system technology and signal enhancement, the employees at the Oldenburg site are responsible for transferring scientific findings into practical, customer-oriented solutions.
Through scientific cooperation, the institute is closely linked to the Carl von Ossietzky University, Jade University of Applied Sciences, and the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer. Fraunhofer IDMT is a partner in the »Hearing4all« cluster of excellence and in the Collaborative Research Centre »Hearing Acoustics«.
Further information on https://www.idmt.fraunhofer.de/hsa
Contact for the media:
Christian Colmer
Head of Marketing and Communication
Fraunhofer-Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT
Oldenburg Branch for Hearing, Speech and Audio Technology HSA
Marie-Curie-Str. 2
26129 Oldenburg
Phone +49 441 2172-436
christian.colmer@idmt.fraunhofer.de
https://www.idmt.fraunhofer.de/hsa
https://www.idmt.fraunhofer.de/hsa
Dr. Jan Rennies-Hochmuth has been appointed professor at the University of Oldenburg.
Fraunhofer IDMT/Leona Hofmann
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Dr. Jan Rennies-Hochmuth has been appointed professor at the University of Oldenburg.
Fraunhofer IDMT/Leona Hofmann
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