The Congress program brings together distinguished plenary speakers offering insights across diverse areas of acoustics, aligned with the congress theme: “Acoustics from Heritage Sites to Future Cities.”

Jens Holger Rindel

Technical University of Denmark (retired) / Odeon A/S

(Bio will be updated)

Zühre Sü Gül

TED University, Ankara, Turkiye

Dr. Zühre Sü Gül is an Associate Professor of Architecture at TED University, Ankara. Her research lies at the intersection of architectural acoustics and computational modeling, focusing on sound energy decays in coupled volume systems, monumental historical structures, diffusion equation model applications, and the acoustics of cultural heritage buildings, including archaeoacoustics. She earned her Ph.D. in Building Science in Architecture from Middle East Technical University (METU, Ankara) and an M.S. in Architectural Acoustics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI, NY), where she received the Robert B. Newman Medal for Merit in Architectural Acoustics. Her work has appeared in interdisciplinary journals such as Applied Acoustics, Journal of Architectural Heritage, Building and Environment, and Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, with several papers highlighted as technical area picks. As co-founder of MEZZO Stüdyo Ltd., she connects research and practice through material studies, innovative design methods, and mentoring. She is a member of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), the Turkish Acoustical Society (TAKDER), and the Turkish Chamber of Architects (TMMOB).

Carl Hopkins

University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Carl is a Professor in Acoustics and Head of the Acoustics Research Unit at the University of Liverpool in the UK. His research primarily focuses on the measurement and prediction of sound and structure-borne sound in the built environment with applications to building, automotive, aeronautic, or marine structures. He has published a sole-author monograph on sound transmission in buildings that is referenced in British, European and International Standards. Carl is a Fellow of the Institute of Acoustics and a Chartered Engineer. He was awarded the Tyndall Medal in 2012 for his achievements and services in the field of acoustics and awarded the Engineering Medal in 2016 in recognition of his outstanding contribution in the field of acoustical engineering.

Dorte Hammershøi

Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

Dorte Hammershøi has a MScEE in biomedical engineering (1989), and a PhD in Acoustics (1995) from Aalborg University. She has since April 1990 worked at Aalborg University, as a professor since 2008. Prof. Hammershøi works in the field of human sound perception with special reference to electro-acoustic applications, incl. audiometric calibration, oto-acoustic emissions, hearing damage, hearing rehabilitation, spatial hearing, and measurement of noise sources close to the ear. From 1996-2004 she was a member of the ISO TC 43/WG 6, which developed the ISO 11904 series. In 2001 she co-founded AM3D, which in 2013 was acquired by Goertek Audio Technologies, and presently part of GN Hearing. From 2016-2022, she was the project leader of the Danish collaboration project on better hearing rehabilitation (BEAR), which was funded by the Innovation Fund Denmark and partners (incl. Oticon, GN Hearing, and Widex-Sivantos Audiologies). Dorte Hammershøi is the Past President of the International Commission for Acoustics, and the vice-chair of the Audio Engineering Society’s Technical Committee for Hearing Loss and Hearing Loss Prevention.

Antonio José Torija Martínez

University of Salford, Salford, UK

Prof. Antonio J. Torija Martinez is a world-leading expert in environmental acoustics and pioneer of Perception-Driven Engineering, placing human noise perception at the centre of design for sustainable mobility and decarbonisation. His expertise has earned him international recognition and invitations such as providing evidence to the UK House of Lords on noise and health. He has led major EU, UKRI, and industry-funded projects, following a prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, and received multiple awards for excellence in acoustics. Widely published in top journals including Nature and Scientific Reports, he contributes to key international groups on aircraft and UAS noise (NASA, NATO, ISO, IEA). He serves as the UK’s Responsible National Expert on heat pump acoustics and chairs the Quiet Drones international conference series, being recognised as the world’s most influential author on drone noise.

Gianluca Memoli

University of Sussex, Brighton, UK

Metasonixx Ltd., Brighton, UK

Gianluca has been working in acoustics for 20 years, all over the frequency spectrum. From medical ultrasound to soundscapes, from metrology to microbubbles... and now metamaterials. A physicist, an engineer, an inventor, an amateur thespian, Gianluca splits his time between teaching at the University of Sussex, being a father of two and nurturing the spin-off Metasonixx (IOP business start-up award of 2024). Gianluca has won multiple awards in his career for his teaching (his course of Entrepreneurship has been voted 4th in the world in 2025), his outreach (IOA award for communicating acoustic to the public in 2013), his research (a UKRI fellowship in 2017). This is his first ever plenary....and he is feeling honoured.