Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics

I suspect the next technological gold rush is going to be in and around the ears. As our devices become more personal they can make better use of human signals, many of which are easy to measure near the ear. Already, I suspect more of us wear devices in our ears than anywhere else on our bodies. What would you like the next generation of computers to do for you? Better sound? Better vocal assistants? Better physiological monitoring?

Gerald Popelka is a professor in Otolaryngology here at Stanford and has been thinking about what might be possible around the ear. Many efforts towards better hearables have started here in Silicon Valley, and this will be a good opportunity to hear what has been done, what people are thinking about, and what is missing.