Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Jax

Head of the Institute

Room: 206
+49 241 80-26956
+49 241 80-22254
jax(at)iks.rwth-aachen.de

Curriculum

1997
Diploma Degree in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University

1997-2005
RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Communication Systems and Data Processing

  • 1997-2002
    Research and teaching assistant at the Institute of Communication Systems and Data Processing
  • 2002
    PhD on "Enhancement of Bandlimited Speech Signals: Algorithms and Theoretical Bounds"
  • 2003-2005
    Chief Engineer

2005-20015
Deutsche Thomson OHG, German subsidiary of Technicolor S.A. (former: Thomson S.A.)

  • 2005-2013
    Laboratory head "Digital Audio" & Project Manager
  • 2008-2013
    Center Director Research & Innovation Hannover
  • 2009-2015
    Member of the Technicolor Distinguished Scientist Network
  • 2011-2015
    General Manager of the Deutsche Thomson OHG
  • 2013-2015
    Technology Area Leader "Audio & Acoustic"

Since 04/2015
Full Professor at RWTH Aachen University, Chair of Communication Systems

Awards, Recognitions, Patents

  • Distinguished Member of Technicolor Fellowship Network, 2010
  • Johann-Philipp-Reis Preis awarded by VDE, Deutsche Telekom and the towns of Friedrichsdorf and Gelnhausen
  • Borchers Award of RWTH Aachen University
  • E-Plus Award for the best dissertation in communications engineering at RWTH Aachen
  • About 25 patents and patent applications in the field of speech and audio processing

Selected Publications

Publications from 2024 to May/ 2022

Fleischhauer, E., Nagel, S., Balachanthiran, A. and Jax, P.: On the Use of Dereverberation Algorithms in Binaural Cue Adaptation, in Proceedings of German Annual Conference on Acoustics (DAGA), 2024, accepted for publication


Kabzinski, T. and Jax, P.: A Flexible Framework for Expectation Maximization-Based MIMO System Identification for Time-Variant Linear Acoustic Systems, in IEEE Open Journal of Signal Processing, Vol. 5, No. , pp. 112--121, Nov. 2023, ISSN: 2644-1322, 10.1109/OJSP.2023.3337721


Thieling, L. and Jax, P.: Beyond Clean Phase: Using Silence-Generating Phase for DNN-Based Speech Enhancement, in Proceedings of European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), pp. 111-115, EURASIP, Sep. 2023, ISBN: 978-9-46459-360-0, ISSN: 2076-1465, 10.23919/EUSIPCO58844.2023.10289814


Hilgemann, F. and Jax, P.: Adaptive Feedback Active Noise Control by Robust Controller Interpolation, in Proceedings of European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), pp. 81-85, EURASIP, Sep. 2023, ISBN: 978-9-46459-360-0, ISSN: 2076-1465, 10.23919/EUSIPCO58844.2023.10289884


Nagel, S. and Jax, P.: Evaluation of HRTF Models for Binaural Cue Adaptation, in ITG-Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation, pp. 166-170, VDE, Sep. 2023, 10.30420/456164032


Förster, J., Janning, H., Nagel, S. and Jax, P.: Reduced-Complexity Binaural Source Localization for Headphones and Hearing Aids using Low-Rank DRTF Approximations, in ITG-Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation, pp. 91-95, VDE, Sep. 2023, 10.30420/456164017


Hilgemann, F., Weyer, C. and Jax, P.: Design of Low-Order IIR Filters Based on Hankel Nuclear Norm Regularization for Achieving Acoustic Transparency, in ITG-Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation, pp. 136-140, VDE, Sep. 2023, ISBN: 978-3-80076-164-7, 10.30420/456164026


Thieling, L., Nippert, L. and Jax, P.: Using Perceptual Evaluation of Speech Quality (PESQ) Loss for DNN-Based Speech Enhancement, in ITG-Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation, pp. 61-65, VDE, Sep. 2023, ISBN: 978-3-80076-164-7, 10.30420/456164011


Hardenbicker, T. and Jax, P.: Fast Tracking of Time-Variant Systems Using Local Affine Subspaces, in ITG-Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation, pp. 141-145, Sep. 2023, ISBN: 978-3-80076-164-7, 10.30420/456164027


Hilgemann, F. and Jax, P.: Order Reduction of Multi-Channel FIR Filters by Balanced Truncation, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 1-5, IEEE, Jun. 2023, ISBN: 978-1-72816-327-7, ISSN: 1520-6149, 10.1109/ICASSP49357.2023.10096830


Kabzinski, T., Hilgemann, F. and Jax, P.: Design of Crosstalk Cancellation Filters: Combining Inverse Filtering and Optimal Control, in Proceedings of European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), EURASIP, 2023, ISBN: 978-9-46459-360-0, 10.23919/EUSIPCO58844.2023.10289795


Weyer, C., Hilgemann, F. and Jax, P.: Empirical Analysis of Waterbed-like Performance Trade-Off for a Feedforward Occlusion Effect Reduction System, in Proceedings of European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), 2023, ISBN: 978-9-46459-360-0, 10.23919/EUSIPCO58844.2023.10289996


Weyer, C. and Jax, P.: Feedback-Aware Design of an Occlusion Effect Reduction System Using an Earbud-Mounted Vibration Sensor, in ITG-Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation, 2023, ISBN: 978-3-80076-164-7, 10.30420/456164044


Kabzinski, T., Nagel, S. and Jax, P.: Towards a Natural Reproduction of Binaural Recordings: Combining Binaural Cue Adaptation and Adaptive Crosstalk Cancellation, in ITG-Fachtagung Sprachkommunikation, pp. 31-35, VDE, 2023, ISBN: 978-3-80076-164-7, 10.30420/456164005


Thieling, L. and Jax, P.: Two-Stage Speech Enhancement Using Gated Convolutions, in Proceedings of International Workshop on Acoustic Signal Enhancement (IWAENC), pp. 1-5, IEEE, Sep. 2022, ISBN: 978-1-66546-867-1, 10.1109/IWAENC53105.2022.9914693


Hilgemann, F. and Jax, P.: Robust Feedback Active Noise Control in Headphones Based on a Data-Driven Uncertainty Model, in Proceedings of International Workshop on Acoustic Signal Enhancement (IWAENC), pp. 1-5, IEEE, Sep. 2022, ISBN: 978-1-66546-867-1, 10.1109/IWAENC53105.2022.9914746


Weyer, C. and Jax, P.: Occlusion Effect Reduction Using a Vibration Sensor, in Proceedings of International Workshop on Acoustic Signal Enhancement (IWAENC), pp. 1-5, IEEE, Sep. 2022, ISBN: 978-1-66546-867-1, 10.1109/IWAENC53105.2022.9914705 ©2022 IEEE


Kabzinski, T. and Jax, P.: A Unified Perspective On Time-Domain and Frequency-Domain Kalman Filters for Acoustic System Identification, in Proceedings of European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), IEEE, Aug. 2022, ISBN: 978-9-08279-709-1, 10.23919/EUSIPCO55093.2022.9909794 ©2022 IEEE


Yildirim, A. Y., Couturier, S., Schwalm, K., Adrat, M., Antweiler, C. and Jax, P.: Spectrum Monitoring Based on Error Vector Magnitude and Received Signal Strength Indicator, in ICMCIS 2022, Best Paper Award, Elsevier, May. 2022, 10.1016/j.procs.2022.09.002


Kabzinski, T. and Jax, P.: Towards Faster Continuous Multi-Channel HRTF Measurements Based on Learning System Models, in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), pp. 436--440, IEEE, May. 2022, ISBN: 978-1-66540-540-9, 10.1109/ICASSP43922.2022.9746559 ©2022 IEEE


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