Master Thesis - Wind Noise Metric for Speech Communication (Signal Processing and Acoustics)

Location: On-site in Lund, Sweden. The thesis is open only to students affiliated with a Swedish university or college, including exchange students.

Company

hirify.global develops network technology and security solutions including video surveillance, access control, intercom, audio systems, and intelligent analytics applications.

What you will do

• Investigate objective methods for evaluating speech quality and noise reduction.
• Identify dimensions for assessing wind-noise reduction in two-way speech communication.
• Develop a multi-score evaluation framework with an overall comparison score.
• Record or collect speech samples under different wind conditions and evaluate processed recordings.
• Compare metric scores with subjective listener assessments and assess speech damage and processing artifacts.

Requirements

• Master’s student in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a related field.
• Strong interest in audio, acoustics, and signal processing.
• Affiliation with a Swedish university or college is required, either directly or through an exchange program.
• Applications must be submitted in pairs, with each applicant identifying their co-applicant.
• CV and university or college grade summary must be attached.

Culture & Benefits

• Thesis scope: two students completing 30 or 60 credits over 20 or 40 weeks each.
• Applications are accepted in Swedish or English.
• Fixed-term thesis worker position.
• Background checks may be required for certain roles, with advance notice provided.

Hiring process

• Submit one application per student through the thesis proposal advert.
• Clearly state the name of the co-applicant and include the required documents.
• Contact Eric Liljeblad with questions about the position.