Thomas Hermann

A very known researcher and developer in the area of Auditory Display and Data Sonification is Thomas Hermann. A lot of his research has been conducted at the University of Bielefeld, which covers the topics of sonification, human-computer interaction or cognitive interaction technology including a Ph.D. in computer science. He is furthermore a member of the ICAD Board of Directors.

Many of his papers are highly relevant for project's research and have already been studied, such as "Taxonomy and Definitions for Sonification and Auditory Display" or "Listen to your Data: Model-Based Sonification for Data Analysis" (see here).

His probably most important written work on sonification is the book "The Sonification Handbook",  published together with Andy Hunt and John G. Neuhoff and giving "a comprehensive introductory presentation of the key research areas in the interdisciplinary fields of sonification and auditory display".

The book can be purchased on Amazon and there is also a free download version available as PDF. The content of this book is vital to successfully create any sonification project and will take a major part in both, research and practical phase of the project.

Furthermore, Thomas Hermann is hoster of the website Sonification.de, giving a great overview to the topic of sonification and auditory display, as well as his personal details and research.



References

Amazon.de (n.d.) The Sonification Handbook. [online] Available at: http://www.amazon.de/The-Sonification-Handbook-Thomas-Hermann/dp/3832528199 [Accessed: 3 Feb 2013].

Sonification.de (2010) sonification.de. [online] Available at: http://sonification.de/ [Accessed: 3 Feb 2013].