Research Projects in the Acoustics and

Auditory Biomechanics Lab

Prof. Sripriya Ramamoorthy
Department of Mechanical Engineering
IIT Bombay
https://sites.google.com/site/auditoryandacousticslab/prof-sripriya-ramamoorthy/home

Auditory Biomechanics - I
Developed an optical coherence tomography system to measure the tissue
vibrations inside the inner ear in live rodents. Used it to investigate sound
processing in the inner ear.

Auditory Biomechanics - II
Developed a multi-scale computational model of the hearing organ cochlea
predicting many measurements in the cochlea

Auditory Biomechanics - III

Demonstrated electrical response asymmetry of sensory outer hair cells (OHC)
using voltage-sensitive fluorescent dyes
schematic

Model vs. Measurement

Acoustics - I
Designed and demonstrated vibro-acoustic mufflers based on cochlear wave
propagation

Acoustics - II
Developed deterministic computational models to predict attenuation in
active noise canceling headphones

Current/Future Research
Acoustics
Improve the transmission loss performance of vibro-acoustic
silencers
Acoustic characterization of porous materials including periodic
foams
Noise control for electronic cooling applications
Auditory Biomechanics
Design novel microscale sensors to measure both pressure and
vibration in the inner ear
Wave propagation mechanisms involved in otoacoustic
emissions (which are sounds emitted by the ear)
Processing of sound by the inner ear