Chris Kyriakakis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Email: ckyriak@usc.edu
Professor Chris Kyriakakis teaches and conducts research at the intersection of audio signal processing, acoustics, and psychoacoustics at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering. His work is driven by a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration. His research has unlocked new ways of capturing, processing, and rendering immersive sound that aim to suspend disbelief and makes listeners believe they are in alternate realities. He has authored more than 100 technical papers, a textbook on Immersive Audio, and holds more than 20 patents. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE, the recipient of the World Technology Network award in Media and Journalism and his work has been featured in the NY Times, in NPR’s All Things Considered, and The Atlantic.
His most recent work is in Archaeoacoustics. The Soundscapes of Byzantium project is an international collaborative effort that investigates Byzantine liturgical spaces to assess the relationship of architectural design and acoustics, the association of chant, acoustics, architecture, and the role of sound in the experience of the medieval worshipper.
