SungYoung Kim

SungYoung Kim

Associate Professor
College of Engineering Technology
Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management and Safety
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology

2022 Submissions

Published Conference Proceedings

Kolar, Miriam A., et al. "A "human-centered" approach to aural heritage preservation and access." Proceedings of the 24th International Congress on Acoustics. Ed. ICA. Gyeongju, South Korea: ICA, Web. « ∆

Choi, Inyong, et al. "Neurofeedback training of selective attention improves speech-in-noise understanding." Proceedings of the 24th International Congress on Acoustics. Ed. ICA. Gyeongju, South Korea: ICA, Web. * ∆

Kim, Sungyoung, Rai Sato, and Jacob Cozzarin. "A novel ear training game and the training influence on auditory selective attention." Proceedings of the 24th International Congress on Acoustics. Ed. ICA. Gyeongju, South Korea: ICA, Web. ∆

Kim, Sungyoung. "Acoustical parameters associated with number of reproduction channels for realistic immersive audio." Proceedings of the 24th International Congress on Acoustics. Ed. ICA. Gyeongju, South Korea: ICA, Web. * ∆

Sato, Rai, Takumi Ito, and Sungyoung Kim. "Real-time spatial sound rendering system using LiDAR sensor for auditory augmented reality application." Proceedings of the 24th International Congress on Acoustics. Ed. ICA. Gyeongju, South Korea: ICA, Web. «

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "Influence of the presence of congruent visual media on spatial auditory fidelity." Proceedings of the 24th International Congress on Acoustics. Ed. ICA. Gyeongju, South Korea: ICA, Web. ∆

Shows/Exhibits/Installations

Uhm, Sihyum and Sungyoung Kim. Yamaha AFC Workshop with the String Quartet No. 2. Dirs. Sungyoung Kim, Sihyun Uhm, and Miyazaki Hideo. 31 Jul. 2022. Yamaha Ginza Studio, Tokyo. Performance.

Takeuchi, Akira. Acoustical Cultural Heritage: VR Technologies for Aural Heritage Preservation. Dir. Sungyoung Kim. 29 Apr. 2022. Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester. Performance.

Journal Editor

Kim, Sungyoung, ed. Acoustical Science and Technology. Tokyo: Acoustical Society of Japan, 2022. Web.

External Scholarly Fellowships/National Review Committee

5/1/2022 - 4/30/2025
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: 134706 ≠

7/1/2022 - 6/30/2023
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: 10652 ≠

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Kim, Sungyoung. "Do you (we) hear differently?": Regarding Individual Difference in Immersive Experience." Expert seminar series. Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials. Daejeon, South Korea. 16 Dec. 2022. Guest Lecture.

2021 Submissions

Journal Paper

Kim, Sungyoung. "A Journey in Audio, Music, and Acoustics Across Four Countries." Journal of Acoustical Society of Japan 77. 1 (2021): 78-79. Print. * ∆

Kim, Sungyoung and Will Howie. "Influence of the Listening Environment on Recognition of Immersive Reproduction of Orchestral Music Sound Scenes." Journal of the Audio Engineering Society 69. 1 (2021): 834-848. Print. *

Sato, Rai, et al. "Variation in the temporal window of integration with changing the sound pressure level of a sound stimulus." Acoustical Science and Technoogy 43. 2 (2022): 162-165. Web. *

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "Reconstructing the Aural Heritage of the Historic Rochester Savings Bank." Frameless 4. 1 (2021): Article 18. Web. *

Kolar, Miriam A., Doyuen Ko, and Sungyoung Kim. "Preserving Human Perspectives in Cultural Heritage Acoustics: Distance Cues and Proxemics in Aural Heritage Fieldwork." Acoustics 3. 1 (2021): 156-176. Web. «

Book Chapter

Kim, Sungyoung. "Contextual Factors in Judging Auditory Immersion." 3D AUDIO. Ed. Justin Paterson and Hyunkook Lee. New York, NY: Routledge, 2021. 150-165. Print. «

Published Conference Proceedings

Lu, Xuan, et al. "Perceptual evaluation of a new, portable three-dimensional recording technique: “W-Ambisonics.”." Proceedings of the Proceeding of the Audio Engineering Society 149th Int. Conv. Ed. AES. Virtual, Virtual: AES, Web. £

External Scholarly Fellowships/National Review Committee

5/1/2022 - 4/30/2023
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: 44944 ≠

Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper

Schwalje, Adam T, et al. "Audio-Motor Closed-Loop Training of Pitch Fusion for Cochlear Implants with Acoustic Residual Hearing." Proceedings of the 2021 MidWinter Meeting of Association for Research in Otolaryngology. Ed. ARO. Online, Online: ARO. *

2020 Submissions

Journal Paper

Howie, Will, et al. "Effect of Skill Level on Listener Performance in 3D Audio Evaluation." Journal of Audio Engineering Society 68. 9 (2020): 626-637. Print. «

Published Conference Proceedings

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "Comparing Training Effects Associated with Two Sets of HRTF Data on Auditory Localization Performance." Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society Int. Convention. Ed. AES. Vienna, Austria: n.p., Web. *

Sato, Rai, Sungyoung Kim, and Atsushi Marui. "Investigating Perceptual Tolerance of Audio-tactile Synchrony." Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society Int. Convention. Ed. AES. Vienna, Austria: n.p., Web. *

Kim, Sungyoung and Makoto Otani. "A Subjective Comparison of Five Sound Field Capturing Methods." Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Japan 2020 Spring Meeting. Ed. ASJ. Saitama, Japan: n.p., Print. *

Kim, Sungyoung and Shuichi Sakamoto. "Listener's Experience and its Impact on Understanding Spatial Attributes Associated with the 22.2-channel Reproduction." Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of Japan 2020 Spring Meeting. Ed. ASJ. Saitama, Japan: n.p., Print. *

Fa, Zhongyuan, et al. "Establishing the Actor-Audience Connection During Performance on a Virtual Stage." Proceedings of the 5th Annual Frameless XR Symposium. Ed. RIT Frameless Labs. Rochester, NY: n.p., 2020. Web. *

Sato, Rai, et al. "Variation of perceptual tolerance for audio-tactile synchrony about the frequency separation of both modal stimuli." Proceedings of the IEICE Technical Report. Ed. THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERS (IEICE). On-line, Japan: IEICE, Web.

2019 Submissions

Journal Paper

Howie, Will, et al. "Effect of Audio Production Experience, Musical Training, and Age on Listener Performance in 3D Audio Evaluation." Journal of Audio Engineering Soceity 67. 10 (2019): 782-794. Print. *

Kim, Sungyoung. "Do we Hear Differently? Comparing Spatial Hearing Between East-Asian and North-American listeners." Acoustical Science and Technology 41. 1 (2020): 129-133. Web. *

Published Conference Proceedings

Kim, Sungyoung, Inyong Choi, and Adam T. Schwelje. "Sound Localization Training Using Augmented Reality." Proceedings of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology Midwinter Meeting 2019. Ed. ARO. Baltimore, MD: ARO, 2019. Print. *

Chon, Song Hui and Sungyoung Kim. "The Matter of Attention and Motivation - Understanding Unexpected Results from Auditory Localization Training using Augmented Reality." Proceedings of the Future of Audio in VR 2019 (FAVR 2019). Ed. FAVR. Osaka, Japan: IEEE, Web. *

Kaneko, Shoken, et al. "Automatic Statistical Analysis of Ear Shape Anthropometrics of an International Ear Shape Database." Proceedings of the Immersive and Interactive Audio. Ed. AES. York, UK: AES, Web. *

Kim, Sungyoung and Shuichi Sakamoto. "Investigating Room-induced Influences on Immersive Experience. Part II: Effects Associated with Listener Groups and Musical Excerpts." Proceedings of the AES 147 Convention. Ed. AES. New York, NY: AES, 2019. Web. *

External Scholarly Fellowships/National Review Committee

9/1/2019 - 8/31/2022
     Department of Defense
     Amount: $179878 ≠

9/1/2019 - 12/31/2020
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: $19000 ≠

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Kim, Sungyoung. "Contextual Effects in 3D Sound Reproduction." Kyushu University Audio Seminar. Kyushu University. Kyushu, Japan. 16 May 2019. Guest Lecture.

Kim, Sungyoung. "Spatial Ear Training: Perceptual Learning or Rule-adaptation?" GAUDIO Invited lecture series. GAUDIO. Seoul, Korea. 14 Jun. 2019. Guest Lecture.

Kim, Sungyoung. "Investigation of Room-related Influences on Multi-channel Reproduced Music." Korean Society for Music Perception and Cognition 62nd meeting. Korean Society for Music Perception and Cognition. Seoul, Korea. 15 Jun. 2019. Keynote Speech.

Kim, Sungyoung. "Investigation of Room-related Influences on Immersive Experience." Tokyo University of the Arts Seminar. Tokyo University of the Arts. Tokyo, Japan. 7 Aug. 2019. Guest Lecture.

2018 Submissions

Journal Paper

Kim, Sungyoung, Hiraku Okumura, and Sushrut Khirwadkar. "Investigating Multimodal Congruence in Localization for an Augmented Reality Device." Acoustical Science and Technology 39. 4 (2018): 320-322. Web. «

Chon, Song Hui and Sungyoung Kim. "Auditory Localization Training Uusing Generalized Head Related Transfer Functions in Augmented Reality." Acoustical Science and Technology 39. 4 (2018): 312-315. Web. «

Published Conference Proceedings

Ashok, Madhu, et al. "Acoustic and Subjective Evaluation of 22.2- and 2-Channel Reproduced Sound Fields in Three Studios." Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society 144th Int. Convention. Ed. AES. Milan, Italy: AES, 2018. Web. *

Kim, Sungyoung, Will Howie, and Denis Martin. "Comparison of Salient Percepts Associated with Three Sound-field Capturing Methods." Proceedings of the 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibration. Ed. ICSV. Hiroshima, Japan: ICSV, 2018. Print. «

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "Recognition of an Auditory Environment: Investigating Room-induced Influences on Immersive Experience." Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society Int. Conference on Spatial Reproduction-Aesthetic and Science. Ed. AES. Tokyo, Japan: AES, 2018. Web. «

Yuyama, Yuta, Sungyoung Kim, and Hiraku Okumura. "Movie Scene Classification using Audio Signals in a Home-Theater System." Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society Int. Conference on Spatial Reproduction-Aesthetic and Science. Ed. AES. Tokyo, Japan: AES, 2018. Web. «

Chon, Song Hui and Sungyoung Kim. "Understanding the Perception of Acoustic Space from the Perspectives of Timbre." Proceedings of the TIMBRE 2018. Ed. TIMBRE2018. Montreal, CANADA: McGill University, 2018. Web. «

Chon, Song Hui and Sungyoung Kim. "Long Term Effects of Auditory Localization Improvement - Pilot Study." Proceedings of the International Conference of Music Perception and Cognition. Ed. ICMPC. Graz, Austria: ICMPC, 2018. Web. «

George, Jason St., Sungyoung Kim, and Hans-Peter Bischof. "Sonification of Simulated Black Hole Merger Data." Proceedings of the World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing. Ed. CSCE. Las Vegas, Nevada: CSCE, 2018. Web. «

Kaneko, Shoken, et al. "Automatic Feature Extraction From Human Ear Shapes and its Statistical Analysis." Proceedings of the 2018 Fall meeting of Acoustical Society of Japan. Ed. ASJ. Oita, Japan: ASJ, 2018. Web. *

National/International Competition Award Winner

Kim, Sungyoung. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS). International Fellowships for Research in Japan (L18521). Tokyo, Japan, 2018.

External Scholarly Fellowships/National Review Committee

4/1/2018 - 3/31/2019
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: 10945 ≠

1/21/2018 - 6/30/2018
     Harris Communications
     Amount: 40000 ≠

11/1/2018 - 12/24/2019
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: 26805 ≠

1/1/2019 - 12/31/2021
     National Endowment for the Humanities
     Amount: 347702 ≠

12/1/2018 - 6/30/2019
     Harris Communication Systems
     Amount: 40000 ≠

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Kim, Sungyoung. "Recognition of an Auditory Environment: Investigating Room-induced Influences on Immersive Experience." The 5th International Symposium on Brainware LSI. RIEC, Tohoku University. Sendai, JAPAN. 24 Feb. 2018. Lecture.

Kim, Sungyoung. "Do we Hear Differently? Comparing Spatial Hearing Detween East-Asian and North-American listeners." Seminar on the spatial aspects of hearing and their applications. RIEC, Tohoku University. Sendai, JAPAN. 30 Oct. 2018. Keynote Speech. ∆

2017 Submissions

Journal Paper

Kim, Sungyoung and Hidetaka Imamura. "An Assessment of a Spatial Ear Training Program for Perceived Auditory Source Width." The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 142. 2 (2017): EL201-EL204. Web. «

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "A Cross-cultural Comparison of Preferred Spectral Balances for Headphone-reproduced Music." Acoustical Science and Technology 38. 5 (2017): 272-273. Web. «

Book Chapter

Kim, Sungyoung. "Height Channels." Immersive Sound. Ed. Agnieszka Roginska and Paul Geluso. New York, NY: Routledge, 2017. 221-243. Print. «

Published Conference Proceedings

Chon, Song Hui and Sungyoung Kim. "Does Technical Ear Training Also Improve Speech-in-noise Identification?" Proceedings of the 6th Conference of the Asia-Pacific Society for the Cognitive Sciences of Music. Ed. APSCOM6. Kyoto, Kyoto: APSCOM6, 2017. Print. *

External Scholarly Fellowships/National Review Committee

1/1/2017 - 12/31/2017
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: 11443 ≠

4/1/2017 - 3/31/2018
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: 10711 ≠

12/1/2017 - 3/31/2018
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: 18807 ≠

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Kim, Sungyoung. "Discovering a Physical Parameter that Co-varies with Enhanced Immersiveness." Invited Lecture Series. Department of System Information Sciences, Tohoku University. Sendai, Miyagi. 17 Jan. 2017. Lecture.

Chon, Song Hui and Sungyoung Kim. "Exploration of Perceptual Differences of Virtually Enhanced Sound Fields Using Timbre Toolbox." 174th meeting of Acoustical Society of America. Acoustical Society of America. New Orleans, LA. 4 Dec. 2017. Conference Presentation. *

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "Comparing the Binaural Recordings of 22.2- and 2-Channel Music Reproduced in Three Listening Rooms." 174th meeting of Acoustical Society of America. Acoustical Society of America. New Orleans, LA. 4 Dec. 2017. Conference Presentation. *

Ashok, Madhu and Sungyoung Kim. "Factors Differentiating the 22.2- and 2-Channel Reproduced Sound Fields Through an Acoustic Modeling of Three Listening Room." 174th Meeting of Acoustical Society of America. Acoustical Society of America. New Orleans, LA. 5 Dec. 2017. Conference Presentation. *

Kim, Sungyoung. "Immersive Audio and Height Channels: Capture and Reproduction." Light and Sound Interactive 2017. LSI. Rochester, NY. 13 Sep. 2017. Lecture.

Kim, Sungyoung. "An Active Learning Game for Better Sound Localization Using Augmented Reality (AR)." Game4Change 2017. Game4Change (G4C). New York, NY. 1 Aug. 2017. Conference Presentation.

2016 Submissions

Journal Paper

Diaz, Carlos, Hsun Yi (Sarah) Pao, and Sungyoung Kim. "Film Performance of Poly(lactic acid) Blends for Packaging Applications." Journal of Applied Packaging Researching 8. 3 (2016): 43-51. Print. «

Published Conference Proceedings

Kim, Sungyoung and Sean Olive. "Assessing Influence of a Headphone Type on Individualized Ear Training." Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society 138th Int. Convention. Ed. AES. Warsaw, Poland: n.p., Web. «

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "Height Loudspeaker Position and its Influence on Listeners’ Hedonic Responses." Proceedings of the 2016 AES International Conference on Sound Field Control. Ed. AES. Guilford, UK: n.p., 2016. Web. «

Chon, Song Hui, Sungyoung Kim, and Doyuen Ko. "Effect of Room Acoustics on Listeners’ Preference of String Quartet Performances Recorded in Virtual Acoustics." Proceedings of the International Conference of Music Perception and Recognition (ICMPC). Ed. ICMPC. San Francisco, CA: n.p., 2016. Web. «

Wong, Matthew and Sungyoung Kim. "Source-Distance Based Panning Algorithm (SDAP) for 3D Surround Sound." Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society 141st Int. Convention. Ed. AES. Los Angeles, CA: n.p., 2016. Web. «

Kim, Sungyoung, Ron Bakker, and Masahiro Ikeda. "Comparing Preferred Spectral Balances of Listeners from Four Countries." Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of America Fall 2016 Meeting. Ed. ASA. Honolulu, Hawaii: n.p., 2016. Web. *

Imamura, Hidetaka and Sungyoung Kim. "Efficacy of a New Spatial Ear Training Program for Ensemble Width and Individual Source Width." Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of America Fall 2016 Meeting. Ed. ASA. Honolulu, Hawaii: n.p., 2016. Web. *

Okumura, Hiraku, Sushrut Khiwadkar, and Sungyoung Kim. "Investigating Integration Between Auditory and Visual Location Information Presented in an Augmented-reality Device." Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of America Fall 2016 Meeting. Ed. ASA. Honolulu, Hawaii: n.p., 2016. Web. *

National/International Competition Award Winner

Imamura, Hidetaka and Sungyoung Kim. Audio Engineering Society. AES 138th Student Design Competition Silver Award. Warsaw, Poland, 2016.

External Scholarly Fellowships/National Review Committee

5/1/2015 - 3/31/2017
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: $39,997 ≠

1/1/2016 - 7/31/2017
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: $11,230 ≠

7/1/2016 - 12/31/2016
     Revolabs Inc.
     Amount: $4,999 ≠

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Kim, Sungyoung. "Can We Listen Better Through Technical Ear-training?" Audio Engineering Society Webster Section Meeting. Department of Audio Production, Webster University. St. Louis, Missouri. 9 Dec. 2016. Lecture.

Kim, Sungyoung. "Can We Listen Better Through Technical Ear-training?" Invited Lecture Series. Department of Communication Science and Disorders, The University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa. 4 Nov. 2016. Lecture.

Kim, Sungyoung and Hiraku Okumura. "Multichannel Music with Height Channels: Significance of Capturing and Delivering Height Information." AES Belmont Section Meeting. Department of Audio Engineering Technology, Belmont University. Nashville, TN. 7 Apr. 2016. Lecture.

Levine, Justin and Sungyoung Kim. "What You Hear is What You See: A New Spatial Ear-training Paradigm on an AR Device." VR/AR Symposium. RIT. Rochester, NY. 2 Dec. 2016. Conference Presentation.

Okumura, Hiraku, Sushrut Khiwadkar, and Sungyoung Kim. "Investigating Integration Between Auditory and Visual Location Information Presented in an AR Device." VR/AR Symposium. RIT. Rochester, NY. 2 Dec. 2016. Conference Presentation.

2015 Submissions

Journal Paper

Kim, Sungyoung, Hiraku Okumura, and Makoto Otani. "Near-Field Sound Control Using a Planar Loudspeaker." Journal of Audio Engineering Society 63. 1/2 (2015): 54-62. Print. «

Koontz, Warren L. G., Sungyoung Kim, and Mark J. Indelicato. "A Digital Reverberation Simulator Based On Multi-Port Acoustic Elements." Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science and Technology 2. 1 (2015): 185-191. Web. *

Kim, Sungyoung. "An Assessment of Individualized Technical Ear Training for Audio Production." Journal of Acoustical Society of America 138. 1 (2015): EL110—EL113. Web. «

Kim, Sungyoung, Richard King, and Toru Kamekawa. "A Cross-cultural Comparison of Salient Perceptual Characteristics of Height Channels for a Virtual Auditory Environment." Virtual Reality 19. 3 (2015): 149—160. Print. «

Published Conference Proceedings

Chon, Song Hui, Doyuen Ko, and Sungyoung Kim. "Listeners' Response to String Quartet Performances Recorded in Virtual Acoustics." Proceedings of the AES 59th Int. Conference: Sound Reinforcement Engineering and Technology. Ed. AES. Montreal, Quebec: n.p., 2015. Web. «

Kim, Sungyoung, Ron Bakker, and Masahiro Ikeda. "Timbre Preferences of Four Listener Groups and the Influence of Their Cultural Backgrounds." Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society 140th Int. Convention. Ed. AES. Paris, France: n.p., 2015. Web. «

Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper

Kim, Sungyoung and Mark J. Indelicato. "Front-and-overhead Energy Ratio and Immersive Sound Field Rendering with Height Channels." Proceedings of the Acoustical Society of America Fall 2015 Meeting. Ed. ASA. Jacksonville, FL: n.p.. *

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Kim, Sungyoung. "Future of Spatial Audio: Adaptation, Immersiveness, and Interactivity." Korea Broadcasting Engineer Academy Invited Lecture Series. Korea Broadcasting Engineer Academy. Seoul, Korea. 15 Jan. 2015. Guest Lecture.

Kim, Sungyoung. "Comparing Perceptual Responses of Three Listener-groups in Multichannel Music with Height Ambiences." CIRMMT Axis 4 Workshop. CIRMMT (Center for Interdisciplinary Research of Music Media and Technology). Montreal, Canada. 28 Mar. 2015. Lecture.

Kim, Sungyoung. "Rise and Shine: Height Ambience and Cultural Influence." NOVIC Seminar. Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. Daejon, Korea. 14 Feb. 2015. Guest Lecture.

2014 Submissions

Journal Paper

Kim, Sungyoung, Masahiro Ikeda, and William L. Martens. "Reproducing Virtually Elevated Sound via a Conventional Home-Theater Audio System." Journal of Audio Engineering Society 62. 5 (2014): 337-344. Print. «

Published Conference Proceedings

Karampourniotis, Antonios, et al. "Significance of Height Loudspeaker Positioning for Perceived Immersive Sound Field Reproduction." Proceedings of the 2014 Spring meeting of Acoustical Society of America. Ed. ASA. Providence, Rhodes Island: ASA, 2014. Print. *

Diaz, Carlos A., Hsun Yi Pao, and Sungyoung Kim. "Film Performance of Poly(lactic acid) Blends for Packaging Applications." Proceedings of the 19th IAPRI World Conference on Packaging. Ed. IAPRI (International Association of Packaging Research Institutes). Melbourne, Australia: IAPRI (International Association of Packaging Research Institutes), 2014. Print. *

Imamura, Hidetaka, et al. "Discovering Perceptual Characteristics of Multichannel Music with Height Ambiences for Japanese Listeners." Proceedings of the International Conference of Music Perception and Recognition (ICMPC). Ed. ICMPC. Seoul, Korea: ICMPC, 2014. Print. *

Indelicato, Mark J., Clark Hochgraf, and Sungyoung Kim. "How Critical Listening Exercises Complement Technical Courses to Effectively Provide Audio Education for Engineering Technology Students." Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society 137th International Convention. Ed. AES. Los Angeles, CA: AES, 2014. Web. *

Karampourniotis, Antonios, et al. "Multichannel-reproduced Music with Height Ambiences: Investigating Physical and Perceptual Factors for Comprehensive 3D Experience." Proceedings of the Audio Engineering Society 137th International Convention. Ed. AES. Los Angeles, CA: AES, 2014. Web. *

Kim, Sungyoung, Philip Gosselin, and Hiraku Okumura. "Discovering a Physical Parameter Associated with a Near-field Sound Control: Comparing HRTFs of Nine Loudspeakers in a Non-anechoic Room." Proceedings of the Inter-Noise 2014. Ed. Unknown. Melbourne, Australia: Inter-Noise, 2014. Print. ∆

Shows/Exhibits/Installations

Na, Chanmi. Turn Your Living Room into a Carnegie Hall. Dir. Sungyoung Kim. May 2014. Imagine RIT, Rochester. Exhibit.

StringQuartet, RIT. Music with a Virtual Auditorium. Dirs. Sungyoung Kim, et al. Feb. 2014. Stan McKenzie Salon, Rochester. Installation.

External Scholarly Fellowships/National Review Committee

1/1/2013 - 4/30/2014
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: $10,090 ≠

12/1/2014 - 11/30/2015
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: $11,000 ≠

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Kim, Sungyoung. "Rise and Shine: Investigating the Influence of Height Channels on the Multichannel Audio Reproduction." AIZU University Research Seminar Series. AIZU University. AIZU, JAPAN. 16 Jan. 2014. Lecture.

Valentine, Eric, et al. "Psychological Aspects of Record Making." 8th Annual Central Region AES Student Summit. Webster University. St. Louis, MO. 22 Mar. 2014. Conference Presentation.

Ryan, Timothy, Sungyoung Kim, and Sean Olive. "Technical Ear Training." 8th Annual Central Region AES Student Summit. Webster University. St. Louis, MO. 22 Mar. 2014. Conference Presentation.

King, Richard, et al. "3D/Immersive Audio." 8th Annual Central Region AES Student Summit. Webster University. St. Louis, MO. 22 Mar. 2014. Conference Presentation.

2013 Submissions

Journal Paper

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "Inter-subject Differences in Personalized Technical Ear Training and the Influence of an Individually Optimized Training Sequence." Acoustical Science and Technology 34. 6 (2013): 424-431. Web. *

Published Conference Proceedings

Watanabe, Takayuki, Masahiro Ikeda, and Sungyoung Kim. "Active Field Control Using Sound Field Generation Techniques: Case Study of A Live Concert at A Virtual Renaissance Church." Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics. Ed. ICA. Montreal, Quebec: ICA, 2013. Print. ∆

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "Subjective Evaluation of Multichannel Sound with Surround-Height Channels." Proceedings of the 135th Audio Engineering Society Convention. Ed. AES. New York, New York: Audio Engineering Society, 2013. Web. *

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "Rendering an Immersive Sound Field Using a Virtual Height Loudspeaker: Effect of Height-related Room Impulse Responses." Proceedings of the 2nd IEEE Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE). Ed. GCCE. Makuhari, Japan: IEEE, 2013. Print. *

Shows/Exhibits/Installations

Beghin, Matt Haimovitz & Tom. Virtual Salon. Dirs. Sungyoung Kim and Wieslaw Woszczyk. 5 Jun. 2013. Multimedia Room (MMR) at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Montreal. Performance.

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Kim, Sungyoung. "Virtual Acoustics in Action: Turning a Classroom into a Concert Hall." Rochester Engineering Symposium. Rochester's Technical and Engineering Societies and RIT. Rochester, New York. 23 Apr. 2013. Lecture. ˜

Kim, Sungyoung. "Rise and Shine: Multichannel Audio Beyond Stereo." NYSETA Fall Conference 2013. New York State Engineering Technology Association. Alfred, New York. 25 Oct. 2013. Lecture.

2012 Submissions

External Scholarly Fellowships/National Review Committee

10/1/2012 - 12/31/2013
     Yamaha Corporation
     Amount: $12,378 ≠

Full Patent

Kim, Sungyoung. "Device, Method, Program, and System for Canceling Crosstalk when Reproducing through Plurality of Speakers Arranged around Listener." U.S. Patent US8320590B2. 27 Nov. 2012. *

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Kim, Sungyoung, et al. "Workshop 1: Train Your Ear! Trend and the Future of Ear Training." AES (Audio Engineering Society) Japan Section Conference. AES Japan Section. Sendai, Japan. 10 Oct. 2012. Lecture.