Biography
Yuanbo Hou completed his PhD studies at the WAVES Research Group, Ghent University, Belgium, from 2020 to 2024. He was awarded the “2023 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad” for his work during his PhD studies. He worked as a short-term honorary research assistant at University College London, U.K., in 2022.
Research Interests
His research concerns AI for sound, using deep learning and signal processing to analyse and recognize sounds and the emotions they evoke. He has previously participated in projects such as sound-based monitoring of the health status of broilers, regulating the emotional state of the elderly in nursing homes, and monitoring surface conditions of roads. He is very interested in applying relevant work to real life.
