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Sebastian Duran

PhD Student

Department of Industrial Engineering

Research fellow

Department of Industrial Engineering

Academic discipline: ING-IND/11 Building Physics and Building Energy Systems

Curriculum vitae

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ABOUT ME

I am a PhD student at University of Bologna within the NEMUS ERC project. Board member at the Young Acousticians Network (YAN) under the European Acoustics Association. Student member of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA), UK.

WORK EXPERIENCE

[2022 – Current]
PhD Student, University of Bologna
Project: “Experimental vibroacoustics analysis of orthotropic soundboards. Application to the digital restoration of ancient musical instruments”
City: Bologna, Italy
Website: NEMUS Project [https://site.unibo.it/nemus-numerical-sound-restoration/en]

[2021 – 2022]
Graduate Freelance Acoustician, Enrico Manzi
Activities: Building, architectural, and environmental acoustics measurements and modelling
Website: Enrico Manzi [https://www.enricomanzi.it/team/]

[2021]
Freelance Translator, ATLANTE
Contributed to the Italian translation of “Fender 75 Years” (Tony Bacon)
Website: Fender 75 Years [https://www.atlante.it/]

VOLUNTEERING

[2021 – Current]
Board Member, Young Acousticians Network (YAN)
Social Media Manager
Website: YAN [https://euracoustics.org/yan/]

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

[2021]
Higher education course in Acoustics – “Tecnico competente in acustica”
University of Bologna
City: Bologna, Italy
Website: University of Bologna Course

[2020]
Master of Science in Applied Acoustics
Solent University, Southampton
City: Southampton, United Kingdom
Website: Solent University [https://www.solent.ac.uk/]

[2019]
Bachelor of Science in Music Technology
Solent University, Southampton
City: Southampton, United Kingdom
Website: Solent University [https://www.solent.ac.uk/]

NETWORKS AND MEMBERSHIPS

[2023 – Current]
Student Member, Institute of Acoustics (IOA), UK

CERTIFICATES

[2024]
Summer school in Physics of musical instruments applied to instrument making
International Centre for Mechanical Sciences (CISM), Italy

[2022]
Winter School on Psychoacoustics
Aalborg University

[2017]
Avid Certified Music Operator – Pro Tools

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Mother tongue(s): Italian

English

  • Listening: C1
  • Reading: B2
  • Spoken Interaction: B2
  • Spoken Production: B2
  • Writing: C1

Spanish

  • Listening: A2
  • Reading: A2
  • Spoken Interaction: A2
  • Spoken Production: A2
  • Writing: A2

French

  • Listening: A2
  • Reading: B1
  • Spoken Interaction: A2
  • Spoken Production: A2
  • Writing: A2

PUBLICATIONS

[2024]

  • Affordable wide-band measurement ecosystem for musical acoustics based on electro-dynamic transducers, Journal article
    Link [https://acta-acustica.edpsciences.org/articles/aacus/pdf/2024/01/aacus230108.pdf]
  • Establishing a benchmark for comparative analysis of thin and thick plate modal frequencies: A non-dimensional paradigm, Conference paper
    Link [https://www.mdphys.org/PDF/internoisePLATES_2024.pdf]
  • A method to estimate the rectangular orthotropic plate elastic constants using least-squares and Chladni patterns, Journal article
    Link [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003682X24001002]

[2023]

  • Variable bracing patterns to tune soundboards and membrane speakers, Conference paper
  • Experimentally-tuned Synthesis Of A Thin Plate, Conference paper
  • THREE YEARS OF THE EAA’S YOUNG ACOUSTICIANS NETWORK IN SOCIAL MEDIA, Conference paper
    Link [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/373927541_THREE_YEARS_OF_THE_EAA'S_YOUNG_ACOUSTICIANS_NETWORK_IN_SOCIAL_MEDIA]
  • Fast Estimation Of Wood Elastic Constants Using Least-Squares, Conference paper
    Link [https://www.mdphys.org/PDF/forumAcWood_2023.pdf]

[2021]

  • An Archaeoacoustics Analysis of Cistercian Architecture: The Case of the Beaulieu Abbey, Journal article
    Link [https://www.mdpi.com/2624-599X/3/2/18]

[2020]

  • AN ARCHAEOACOUSTICS INVESTIGATION OF THE BEAULIEU ABBEY, Conference paper
  • Impact of room acoustics on perceived vocal fatigue of staff-members in Higher-education environments: a pilot study, Engineering brief paper
    Link [https://secure.aes.org/forum/pubs/ebriefs/?elib=20822]

[2021]

  • ACOUSTIC DESIGN CRITERIA FOR HIGHER-EDUCATION LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS, Conference paper

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