Paul Lunn BSc(Hons) MSc PCPD FHEA MIET Supervised by Dr A Hunt ( Department of Electronics, The University of York)

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Paul Lunn BSc(Hons) MSc PCPD FHEA MIET Supervised by Dr A Hunt ( Department of Electronics, The University of York)

 “The transformation of data relations into perceived relations in an acoustic signal for the purposes of facilitating communication or interpretation” (Kramer et al, 1999).

 Everyday Examples  “Ping” of microwave oven  Play video games without sound  Geiger counter  Scientific applications  Seismology  ECG analysis  DNA Sequencing  Geographical Information Systems  Helicopter engine telemetry analysis  Higgs Boson simulation

 The ear is better at detecting rapid or transient changes than the eye.  We perceive several sounds simultaneously  An “eyes free” interface  We don’t have ear-lids  Back grounding  But also…  Sound can be irritating!  Hearing impediments/amusia  ( Kramer 1994)

 Can sonification can speed up the analysis/exploration of very large scale data sets?  Labour intensive with visualization methods  The “Data deluge” caused by modern astronomical observations  An ideal candidate is The Search for Extra- Terrestrial Intelligence - SETI

N = R f p n e f l f i f c L N = number of advanced technological civilisations R = number of new stars formed each year f p = fraction of stars with planets n e = Number of planets that can support life f l = fraction of planets which have life f i = fraction of planets where life is intelligent f c = fraction of planets where life has developed ability to communicate over stellar distances L = average lifetime of technological civilisation (SETI League, 2003) It is estimated that there could be 100,000,000 intelligent civilisations within the Milky Way

reproduced from NASA (n.d)

 Cooper (2010)

Noise + sine Squiggle + noise

 Applying sonification techniques to SETI radio astronomy data can be an efficient tool for identifying intelligence patterns

 Cooper, P., (2010) “ SETI: the Water Hole” available online at [Accessed 10/06/2012]  Kramer, G. (1994) An Introduction to Auditory Display, in Kramer G. (ed.) "Auditory Display: Sonification, Audification, and Auditory Interface", Addison- Wesley, Reading, MA  Kramer, G., Walker, B., Bonebright, T., Cook, P., Flowers, J., Miner, N., and Neuhoff, J., (1999 ) “Sonification report: Status of the field and research agenda,” Tech. Rep., International Community for Auditory Display  NASA, (n.d.), Atmospheric Opacity, image online at [Accessed 21/12/10]  SETI League, (2003) “What is the Drake Equation?” available on line at [Accessed 10/06/2012]