Senior Research Scientist
Debuty Director
Hearing Cluster
Head of Auditory Cognitive Neuroscience
Machine Learning
Tel. +43 1 51581-2527
Email: robert.baumgartner [at] oeaw.ac.at
Scientific IDs:
Orcid: orcid.org/0000-0003-0899-4903
ResearcherID: N-4858-2015 (http://www.researcherid.com/rid/N-4858-2015)
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.at/citations?user=bUQTvRIAAAAJ&hl=de
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert_Baumgartner5
Publons: publons.com/a/1404883/
Academic Background
- 2010: BSc in Electrical Engineering and Audio Engineering at the University of Technology Graz (TUG) and the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz (KUG)
- 2012: MSc (distinction) in Electrical Engineering and Audio Engineering with focus on acoustics and recording technology at TUG and KUG. Master thesis (conducted at ARI) honored by Student Award of the German Acoustics Association (DEGA)
- 2015: PhD (distinction) in Sound and Music Computing at KUG, conducted at the ARI. Thesis honored by Award of Excellence from the Austrian ministry (BMWFW) for Austrians best dissertations
- 2019: Lothar-Cremer Award of the German Acoustical Society for outstanding achievements of young scientists
Current Research
My research aims at understanding auditory cognition in simple and complex environments with the long-term vision to improve future hearing technologies, diagnostics, and therapies. To this end, I combine computational modeling with psychoacoustics and cognitive neuroscience methods while being committed to open and reproducible research allowing the scientific community to be fair and efficient.
In this short online lecture I explain further details about my current research: ÖAW Science Bites: Gefahr – wie wir sie hören. (German only)
Projects
Publications
Publications
- Ignatiadis K.; Baier D.; Barumerli R.; Sziller I.; Tóth B.; Baumgartner R. (2024) Cortical signatures of auditory looming bias show cue-specific adaptation between newborns and young adults. Communications Psychology, Bd. 2, S. 56.
- Llado P.; Barumerli R.; Baumgartner R.; Majdak P. (2024) Predicting the effect of headphones on the time to localize a target in an auditory-guided visual search task. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, Bd. 5.
- Fleischmann R.; Bayram B.; Meijer D.; Barumerli R.; Spierings M.; Pomper U.; et al. (2024) Neural signatures of Bayesian perceptual adaptation during auditory motion discrimination. Fortschritte der Akustik - DAGA 2024. Hannover.
- Boncz Á.; Szalárdy O.; Velősy P.K.; Béres L.; Baumgartner R.; Winkler I.; et al. (2024) The effects of aging and hearing impairment on listening in noise. iScience, Bd. 27, S. 109295.
- Lladó P.; Majdak P.; Barumerli R.; Baumgartner R. (2023) Model-Based Assessment of Spectral Weighting Schemes for Median-Plane Localisation. Proceedings of the Forum Acusticum 2023. Turin.
- Majdak P.; Hollomey C.; Baumgartner R.; Mihocic M. (2023) Auditory Modeling Toolbox (AMT) 1.4.0, minor release. .
- Barumerli R.; Majdak P.; Geronazzo M.; Meijer D.; Avanzini F.; Baumgartner R. (2023) A Bayesian model for human directional localization of broadband static sound sources. Acta Acustica, Bd. 7, S. 12.
- Dorok F.; Meijer D.; Bayram B.; Barumerli R.; Greif T.; Spierings M.; et al. (2023) Examining the role of the pupil-linked arousal system in perceptual decision-making using a dynamic sound localization task. Fortschritte der Akustik - DAGA 2023. Hamburg S. 1155-1158.
- Greif T.; Ignatiadis K.; Pfennigschmidt R.; Tóth B.; Baumgartner R. (2023) Position-dependent Emergence of the Auditory Looming Bias. Fortschritte der Akustik - DAGA 2023. Hamburg S. 1152-1154.
- Hollomey C.; Majdak P.; Baumgartner R. (2022) The Auditory Modeling Toolbox 1.x. Proceedings: A11, Psychoacoustics, ICA 2022. Gyeongju S. 37-40.
- Ignatiadis K.; Barumerli R.; Tóth B.; Baumgartner R. (2022) Benefits of individualized brain anatomies and EEG electrode positions for auditory cortex localization. Frontiers in Neuroinformatics for the special issue "From the Ear to the Brain", Bd. 16, S. 970372.
- Barumerli R.; Meijer D.; Baumgartner R. (2022) Joint modeling confirms pupil dilation as neurophysiological marker of Bayesian spatial inference in dynamic auditory environments. Proceedings: A11, Psychoacoustics, ICA 2022. Gyeongju S. 158-160.
- Barumerli R.; Majdak P.; Geronazzo M.; Avanzini F.; Meijer D.; Baumgartner R. (2022) Evaluation of spatial tasks in virtual acoustic environments by means of modeling individual localization performances. Proceedings: A21, Virtual Acoustics, ICA 2022. Gyeongju S. 64-66.
- Majdak P.; Hollomey C.; Baumgartner R. (2022) AMT 1.x: A toolbox for reproducible research in auditory modeling. Acta AcusticaActa Acustica, Bd. 6/19, S. 1-17.
- Majdak P.; Hollomey C.; Baumgartner R.; Mihocic M. (2022) Auditory Modeling Toolbox (AMT) 1.2.0, minor release. .
- Baumgartner R.; Majdak P. (2021) Decision making in auditory externalization perception: model predictions for static conditions. Acta Acustica 2021, Bd. 5, S. 14.
- Baumgartner R. (2021) The balancing act of spatial hearing. Akustik Journal, DEGA, S. 31-36.
- Ignatiadis K.; Baier D.; Tóth B.; Baumgartner R. (2021) Neural mechanisms underlying the auditory looming bias. Auditory Perception & Cognition, S. 1-14.
- Majdak P.; Hollomey C.; Baumgartner R.; Mihocic M. (2021) Auditory Modeling Toolbox (AMT) 1.1.0, minor release. .
- Majdak P.; Hollomey C.; Baumgartner R.; Mihocic M. (2021) Auditory Modeling Toolbox (AMT) 1.0.0, Major release. .
Additional information
Teaching
- since 2021: Special permit from University of Vienna to supervise PhD students (no other supervisor required) within own third-party funded projects
- since 2017: Teaching at various faculties of the University of Vienna on topics such as acoustics, hearing and cognitive psychology - see detailed list at u:find
- 2017S: Psychoacoustics and Electroacoustics (SLPA 6224, for AuD students), Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Hobbies
Playing the saxophone (lead alto at Big Band Deutsch-Wagram), outdoor activities (climbing, alpine touring, hiking), cooking (and eating of course)