| Welcome to the VCCA 2026 Media Gallery. This page brings together all contributions presented at the 7th Virtual Conference on Computational Audiology (VCCA 2026), including keynote lectures, invited talks, featured talks, podium presentations, posters, and pre-conference workshops. The contributions are organised by conference session and include links to the abstract, presentation materials, and the recorded video submitted by the authors and speakers. Recorded presentations were introduced to give attendees on-demand access to every contribution and to facilitate scientific exchange beyond the live conference sessions. We encourage you to explore the contributions, watch the recordings, and learn about the exciting research being conducted across computational audiology, hearing science, auditory neuroscience, clinical audiology, machine learning, hearing technologies, and related disciplines. If a particular contribution is of interest to you, we warmly encourage you to contact the corresponding author directly using the email address provided. We hope these interactions will stimulate new discussions, collaborations, and opportunities to exchange ideas with researchers from around the world. On behalf of the VCCA 2026 Organising Committee, we thank all authors for sharing their work and helping make this conference a vibrant and collaborative scientific event. |
Pre-conference Workshops | ||
| From Question to Evidence: Building Your Research and Scientific Communication in Audiology | Dr. Natàlia Gorina-Careta & Dr. Helia Relaño-Iborra | Video |
| A Practical Introduction to Machine Learning for Hearing Science | Dr. Mark Saddler | Video |
| Computational Models of the Auditory Periphery: From Normal Hearing to Impairment | Ms. Annesya Banerjee | Video |
Keynote Lectures | ||
| Separating the Causes of Listening Difficulties when Thresholds are Normal: Concepts and Data | Prof. Harvey Dillon | Video |
| Hijacking and helping auditory attention: How interruptions and prediction shape everyday communication | Prof. Barbara Shinn-Cunningham | Video |
| Characterizing auditory physiologic responses in pediatric populations at risk | Prof. Linda J. Hood | Video |
| Computational Auditory Models in the Service of Improving Audiology | Prof. Enrique A. Lopez-Poveda | Video |
Invited Talks | ||
| A Novel Gamified Neurofeedback System for Enhancing Attention in Naturalistic Listening Environments in Normal-Hearing and Cochlear Implant Users | Prof. Andrew Dimitrijevic | Video |
| Hidden Hearing Loss: From Animal Models to Human Translation | Prof. Sharon Kujawa | |
| Extracochlear Electric–Acoustic Interaction as the Basis for a Novel Hearing Device for Restoration and Diagnosis | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Waldo Nogueira | Video |
| The Changing Brain: Cross-Modal Neuroplasticity in Hearing loss and its Clinical Implications | Prof. Anu Sharma | Video |
Featured Presentations | |||
| Session 2.A. Computational Audiology & Digital Hearing Research | |||
| The Effect of Hearing Loss on the Characteristics of Daily Life Conversations | Carlota Sabaté Cao | Abstract | Video |
| Session 1.B. Binaural Hearing & Spatial Sound Perception | |||
| Contralateral sound attenuation can help hearing-aid users understand speech in realistic, dynamic “cocktail party” listening situations | Paula García Zaballos | Abstract | Video |
| Session 2.A. Speech-in-Noise and Auditory Scene Analysis | |||
| Attention to Speech Modulates Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions Evoked by Speech-Derived Stimuli in Humans | Janna Steinebach | Abstract | Video |
| Session 2.B. Cognition, Listening Effort & Brain Connectivity | |||
| Decoding of Speech Acoustics from EEG: Going Beyond the Amplitude Envelope | Alexis MacIntyre | Abstract | Video |
| Session 3.A. Hidden Hearing Loss and Subclinical Auditory Disorders | |||
| Efficient Coding Explains Altered Neural Representations in Hidden Hearing Loss | Juan M. Fuentes | Abstract | Video |
| Session 3.B. Objective Measures and Biomarkers in Hearing Research | |||
| Multichannel Auditory Cortical Evoked Potentials and Source Localization Analyses in Misophonia: A Neurophysiological Investigation | Kamalakannan Karupaiah | Abstract | Video |
| Session 4.A. Machine Learning & AI for Hearing Science | |||
| Perceptual Sensitivity is Explained by Optimization for Ecological Hearing Tasks | Mark Saddler | Abstract | Video |
| Session 4.B. Tele-Audiology and Next-Generation Clinical Tools | |||
| VIA+: A Gamified Digital Ecosystem for the Integrated Phenotyping of Auditory and Cognitive Development | Frank Betances Reinoso | Abstract | Video |
| Session 5.A. Cochlear Implants: Challenges and Prospects | |||
| Neural Response-Driven Optimization of Cochlear Implant Stimulation Using Differentiable Auditory Models | Julie Van Heghe | Abstract | Video |
| Session 5.B. Hearing-Aid Innovation and Performance Assessment | |||
| A Large-Scale Database and Predictive Model of Listener-Rated Ease of Speech Understanding in Commercial Hearing Aids | Andrew Sabin | Abstract | Video |
| Session 6.A. From Lab to Clinic: Ensuring Impact of Computational Hearing Research | |||
| PECAP Online: Translating the Panoramic ECAP Method to Clinic | Charlotte Garcia | Abstract | Video |
| Session 6.B. Multisensory and Vestibular Integration | |||
| Audio-Visual Speech Recognition: Effects of Auditory Masking and Visual Interference for Healthy Young Adults | Emma Søndergaard Pedersen | Abstract | Video |
Podium Presentations | |||
| Session 1.A. Computational Audiology & Digital Hearing Research | |||
| Auditory Models for Hearing-loss Compensation – some Candidates | Lars Bramsløw | Abstract | Video |
| Joint Estimation of Attentional and Masking Error Rates for Speech Recognition in Competing Speech | Adam Bosen | Abstract | Video |
| Software-Assisted Analysis and Classification of Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials | Manuel Lazo-Maestre | Abstract | Video |
| Listener-Aware Speech Representations for Hearing-Aid Applications | Sarthak Mangla | Abstract | Video |
| Session 1.B. Binaural Hearing & Spatial Sound Perception | |||
| Longitudinal Training Enhances Interaural Timing Sensitivity in Cochlear Implant Users | Raymond Goldsworthy | Abstract | Video |
| Headphone-based Spatial Perception Tests in Listeners with Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Insights from Receiver Operating Curve (ROC) diagnostics | P Prameela | Abstract | Video |
| Binaural Neural Processing in Children with and without a History of Otitis Media | Laura Hansen | Abstract | Video |
| Speech and Spatial Feature Encoding in Binaural, Naturalistic Audio Representation Models | Meike Span | Abstract | Video |
| Perceptual Weighting of Auditory Localization Cues Across Frequency Bands in Free-field | Nele Naumann | Abstract | Video |
| Session 2.A. Speech-in-Noise and Auditory Scene Analysis | |||
| Speech-in-Noise Difficulties in Aminoglycoside Ototoxicity Reflects Combined Afferent and Efferent Dysfunction | Lina Motlagh Zadeh | Abstract | Video |
| Behavioural and Neurophysiological Correlates of Adaptation to Noise in AM Detection | Iñigo Santamaría Fernández | Abstract | Video |
| The Effect of Changing Talker Voices on Speech Perception in Individuals with Normal Hearing | Saranya Mundayoor | Abstract | Video |
| Speech Perception in Noise in Individuals with Misophonia: Evidence from the Audible Contrast Threshold Test | Hamssika Sudhakar | Abstract | Video |
| A Comparison of Speech Recognition Between Humans and Modern Machine Systems | Annika Magaro | Abstract | Video |
| Session 2.B. Cognition, Listening Effort & Brain Connectivity | |||
| Auditory Processing Differences in Stuttering: Evidence from Load Theory of Attention | Fjorda Kazazi | Abstract | Video |
| Effect of Reverberation and Signal to Noise Ratio on Listening Effort in Native and Non-native Kannada Speakers | Shivani Sharma | Abstract | Video |
| HD-fNIRS Assessment of Listening Effort in CycleGAN-Enhanced Virtual Acoustics | Ali Syed | Abstract | Video |
| Infants Behave Like Adults During Speech-in-Noise Processing—but What Happens in the Brain? | Irene Arrieta | Abstract | Video |
| Session 3.A. Hidden Hearing Loss and Subclinical Auditory Disorders | |||
| Objective SNR Benefits from Hearing Aids Fitted with the NAL-NL3 MHL Module: Effects of Performance Level and Dome Type | Gilles Courtois | Abstract | Video |
| Phenotypic Changes of Auditory Nerve Fibers After Excitotoxicity | Jérôme Bourien | Abstract | Video |
| Subclinical Effects of Recreational Noise Exposure: A Pre-registered Longitudinal Study | Chris Plack | Abstract | Video |
| Extended High-Frequency Hearing Predicts Rapid Spoken-Word Recognition | Tugba Lulaci | Abstract | Video |
| Deep Learning–Based Classification of Hidden Cochlear Pathologies based on ABR Waterfall Plots | Prasad Darveshi | Abstract | Video |
| Session 3.B. Objective Measures and Biomarkers in Hearing Research | |||
| Triggered: Using Computer Vision to Measure Sound Intolerance | Samuel Smith | Abstract | Video |
| Altered Central Auditory Gain in Misophonia: N1–P2 Slope and Categorical Loudness Findings | Ishita Marwaha | Abstract | Video |
| Thalamocortical Auditory Processing in Misophonia: Evidence from Middle Latency Auditory Evoked Potentials | Santhosh Periyasamy | Abstract | Video |
| Otoacoustic Emission Screening Extended to the Assessment of Auditory Neural Health | Francois Deloche | Abstract | Video |
| Measurement-Aware Registry Design for Cochlear Implant Outcomes: Lessons from a 25-Year Clinical Dataset | Apurv Shukla | Abstract | Video |
| Session 4.A. Machine Learning & AI for Hearing Science | |||
| Frequency Following Response in Children with School Difficulties or Stroke: Integrating Traditional Statistics and Machine Learning Techniques | Jheniffer Raimundo | Abstract | Video |
| Mapping the Hearing Loss Landscape: A Data-Driven Phenotyping Framework Beyond Pure-Tone Audiometry | Gerard Encina-Llamas | Abstract | Video |
| DeepFS4: A Deep Neural Network-Based Sound Coding Strategy for Cochlear Implants | Xavier Pérez Ruiz | Abstract | Video |
| An AI Voice Agent for Speech Communication Assessment | Joanna Luberadzka | Abstract | Video |
| Inferring Cochlear Cell Damage From Auditory Evoked Potentials Using Physics-Informed Machine Learning | Miguel Temboury | Abstract | Video |
| Session 4.B. Tele-Audiology and Next-Generation Clinical Tools | |||
| A Digital Ecosystem for Scalable Tinnitus Rehabilitation | Zahi Tubul | Abstract | Video |
| ULIXES: Universal Language-Independent eXploration of Effects of Speech Cues: Pilot Evidence of SNR-Dependent Multisensory Reweighting as a Novel Clinical Index | Jorge Mejia | Abstract | Video |
| Development, Implementation, and Clinical Benefits of a Sound Preference Tool | Frederic Marmel | Abstract | Video |
| Exploration of the Effectiveness of Online Remote Programming for Domestic Cochlear Implant Systems | Tianyi Liu | Abstract | Video |
| Loudness Scaling with Variations in Remote Mobile Hardware: Can we Trust the Results? | Thomas Schwarz | Abstract | Video |
| Session 5.A. Cochlear Implants: Challenges and Prospects | |||
| Comparative Study of AutoNRM Intelligent Mapping and Manual Mapping in Nurotron Cochlear Implant Recipients | Yipeng Lin | Abstract | Video |
| Prediction of Speech Outcomes with Cochlear Implants: Limitations and Opportunities for Clinical Practice | Marta Campi | Abstract | Video |
| From Clinic to Reality: Integrating Sound Field Testing and Hearing Quality Measures in Cochlear Implant Users | Marta Álvarez-Cendrero | Abstract | Video |
| Clinical Validation of the Web-based Platform AUDITO for Cochlear Implant Patients | Andreas Markidis | Abstract | Video |
| A combined Computational Model of Hair Cell and Auditory Nerve Responses to Acoustic and Electric Stimulation | Roman Stracke | Abstract | Video |
| Session 5.B. Hearing-Aid Innovation and Performance Assessment | |||
| Performance Assessment for DNN-based Speech Enhancement Algorithms | Stefan Raufer | Abstract | Video |
| Technical Evaluation of Scene-Aware Dynamic Compression for Hearing Aids Using a Database of Natural Conversations | Moritz Bender | Abstract | Video |
| Individualized Amplitude Compression for Improved Listening Outcomes at Moderate to High Sound Levels | Lukas Jürgensen | Abstract | Video |
| Integrating Neural Network Denoisers in Hearing Aids Under Real-Time Constraints | Clara Yaiche | Abstract | Video |
| Participant-in-the-Loop Research on Speech Enhancement for Multi-Talker Scenarios in Hearing Aids | Melika Kianian | Abstract | Video |
| Session 6.A. From Lab to Clinic: Ensuring Impact of Computational Hearing Research | |||
| Reliability and Validity of the Audiometric Weber Test | Michael Finkelstein | Abstract | Video |
| Toward Ecologically Valid Hearing Assessment | Zahi Tubul | Abstract | Video |
| Data Standards in Audiology: Data Models and Community Participation | Mareike Buhl | Abstract | Video |
| From Detection to Understanding: Speech-in-Noise Screening Identifies Functional Auditory Deficits with Electrophysiologic Correlates in a Clinical Subset | Jacqueline Scholl | Abstract | Video |
| Session 6.B. Multisensory and Vestibular Integration | |||
| Exploring the Auditory-Tactile Integration of Complex Acoustic Features using the Multichannel Vibrotactile Gloves | Loonan Chauvette | Abstract | Video |
| The Effects of Cochlear Implants on the Vestibular System | Christian Steyn | Abstract | Video |
| Effects of Chiropractic Interventions on the Audio-Vestibular System: A Systematic Review | Beyza Yılmaz | Abstract | Video |
Poster Presentations | ||||
| Session 1.A. Computational Audiology & Digital Hearing Research | ||||
| R-based Systematization of Advanced Audiometric Formulas: Beyond the 25 dB Threshold | Ramón Hernández-Villoria | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Audiometric Data Reproducibility with Differential Privacy Using the Laplace Mechanism | Hector Gabriel Corrale de Matos | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Re-examining Auditory Filter Parameters: A Characteristics-Based Framework with Updated Estimates for Humans | Samiya Alkhairy | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Capturing Real-World Listening Experiences with Smartwatch-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment | Nicky Chong-White | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| A Neural Mass Model of the Auditory Corticothalamic Circuitry | Spencer Olson | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Student-Led Digital Innovation in Audiology: Virtual Platforms, Games, and VR for Learning and Hearing Health | Selvarani Moodley | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| From Part Task Training to Integrated Simulation: Addressing Clinical Capacity and Assessment Challenges in Audiology Education | Selvarani Moodley | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Perceived Time vs Objective Time in Audiometric Testing: Fast Bayesian vs Hughson-Westlake Methods in Young Musicians | Ines Ben Aïssa | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 1.B. Binaural Hearing & Spatial Sound Perception | ||||
| Effect of Binaural Cue Distortions on Music Quality Ratings with Simulated Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids | Jack Webb | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Task-Optimized Models of Uncertainty Reproduce Human Confidence Judgments | Lakshmi Narasimhan Govindarajan | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Impact of Misophonic Triggers on Binaural Auditory Integration: Evidence from Dichotic Listening Testing | Nesmah Parackodan | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| How Does Action-Type Computer Game Playing Affect Hearing? | Dilara Usta | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Influence of Spatial Hearing on Auditory Parallel Subitizing Efficiency | Emil Zawistowski | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 2.A. Speech-in-Noise and Auditory Scene Analysis | ||||
| Test–Retest Reliability of the Audible Contrast Threshold (ACT) in Young Normal-Hearing Adults | Kavya Sreekumar | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Effect of Online Music‑Based Workshops on Music Perception in Older Adults with Hearing Loss | Alexis Whittom | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Extended High-Frequency (EHF) Hearing and Speech-in-Noise Difficulty Despite Normal Conventional High-Frequency Hearing and Preserved Word Recognition in Quiet | Navid Shahnaz | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Cadenza: Lyric Intelligibility Prediction for Musical Enjoyment | Rebecca Vos | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Effects of stimulus degradation and attention on hierarchical auditory processing: Evidence from brainstem and cortical responses | Srikanth Nayak | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Cortical Speech Tracking in Older Adults with Hearing Loss | Mridula Sharma | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 2.B. Cognition, Listening Effort & Brain Connectivity | ||||
| Corticothalamic Mechanisms of Human Auditory Selective Attention | Ana-Maria Gore | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Extending Dynamic Causal Modelling with Interlaminar Connectivity for Laminar fMRI | Alicia Gonsalves | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Autonomic Responses to Affective Sounds in Misophonia and Hyperacusis | Naser Salas-Husain | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 3.A. Hidden Hearing Loss and Subclinical Auditory Disorders | ||||
| Investigating the Link Between Sleep Quality, Acoustic exposure, and Proxy Measures of Hidden Hearing Loss in Young Adults | Sreelakshmi Suresh | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Effect of Aging on Forward-Masking Estimates of Medial Olivocochlear Gain Reduction: Computational simulations and Behavioral Data | David López Ramos | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Epidemiology and Profiling of Tinnitus in Adolescents | Merin Benny | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Computational Closed-Loop Methods to Compensate for Standard and Hidden Hearing Losses | Matthias Inghels | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Speech-in-Noise as a Biomarker of Peripheral Auditory Neuropathy in Metabolic Disorders: Proof of Concept in Patients with Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes | Mathieu Schué | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 3.B. Objective Measures and Biomarkers in Hearing Research | ||||
| Inference of Cochlear Amplifier Gain Using Simulated Distortion-Product Otoacoustic Emission Level Maps | Vaclav Vencovsky | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Age-Related Alteration of Neural Correlates of Tone-in-Noise Detection in the Auditory Midbrain | Dimitri Brunelle | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Multi-Response Deconvolution preserves pABR Estimation Quality Despite Increasing Response Overlap | Pilar Castillo | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Effect of Context on Cortical Speech Tracking in Young Adults with Normal-Hearing | Fauve Duquette-Laplante | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Test–Retest Reliability and Agreement of Ear-Canal and Mastoid Wave I Auditory Brainstem Responses in Healthy Young Adults | Blandine Duval | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 4.A. Machine Learning & AI for Hearing Science | ||||
| Predicting Early Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Adults: A Machine Learning Approach Using Cognitive and Linguistic Measures | Benjamin Burns | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Machine Learning-Based Prediction of High-Frequency Hearing Risk in Airport Catering Personnel Using Demographic, Occupational, and Baseline Audiometric Variables | Şeyma Öztürk | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| EdgeConvGRU: A Lightweight Hybrid Architecture for Robust Acoustic Scene Classification for Medical Hearing Aids | Soumen Sinha | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| The Differentiable Auditory Loop (DAL): Neural Activity Alignment for Personalized Hearing Aids | Jason Mikiel-Hunter | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 4.B. Tele-Audiology and Next-Generation Clinical Tools | ||||
| Knowledge and Attitudes Toward Tele-Audiology among Hearing Care Professionals | Hande Çakıroğlu | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Developing RNID’s Vision for the Future of Hearing Healthcare | Lola Russell | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 5.A. Cochlear Implants: Challenges and Prospects | ||||
| Longitudinal Analysis of Cochlear Implant Stimulation Levels in the First Year: Optimizing Adult Fitting | Maryam Hussain | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Optimizing Amplitude Modulation Enhancement for Music Transmission Through Cochlear Implants | Luuk Schipper | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Towards Modelling the Impact of Spread of Excitation on Classical Psychophysical Paradigms with Cochlear Implant Users | Rutendo Chatiza | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 5.B. Hearing-Aid Innovation and Performance Assessment | ||||
| Exploring Auditory Encoding in Misophonia using Frequency Following Responses | Hamssika Sudhakar | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Voice Cues and Vocal Emotions Perception in Adult Hearing Aid Users | Kateryna Skupovska | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 6.A. From Lab to Clinic: Ensuring Impact of Computational Hearing Research | ||||
| Data Modelling for openEHR Data Standards in Audiology: Archetypes for three typical Audiological Tests | Mareike Buhl | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Hearing Data: Unlocking the potential of the Noah database | Nicolas Vannson | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Session 6.B. Multisensory and Vestibular Integration | ||||
| The Digital Triad: Screen Time, Sleep Disruption, and Vestibulo-Cochlear Dysfunction -A Pilot Study | Jerlin Glites | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |
| Multisensory Balance Assessment in Patients with Muscle Tension Dysphonia | Azra Sivari | Abstract | Poster | Blitz presentation |