Organising Committee | Bio | |
Dr. Joaquin T. Valderrama University of Granada, Granada, Spain Chair |  | Joaquin is a ‘Ramón y Cajal’ Fellow at the Department of Signal Theory, Telematics, and Communications, University of Granada, Spain. His research focuses on applying advanced signal-processing techniques to identify biomarkers for early detection of hearing loss and to understand how the auditory system adapts to complex acoustic environments, including the neural encoding of binaural cues and natural speech. He is a Board Member of the International Evoked Response Audiometry Study Group (IERASG), an organisation that promotes international collaboration and scientific exchange on physiologic auditory signals. He has received several distinctions for his trajectory, including the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic and the National Acoustic Laboratories Research Excellence Award, and is strongly committed to science communication, teaching, and mentoring. |
| Dr. María Amparo Callejón-Leblic Virgen Macarena University Hospital, University of Seville, Seville, Spain Co-chair |  | María Amparo is a senior researcher working in the application of engineering to clinical audiology. She holds a doctorate in Telecommunication Engineering and conducts her research within the Department of Otolaryngology at the Virgen Macarena University Hospital (HUVM) and the Biomedical Engineering Group of the University of Seville. She is also a Board Member for Research at the Spanish Association of Audiology (AEDA). Her work focuses on objective electro-physiological measures to optimize auditory therapies, computational modeling of cochlear implant stimulation techniques, and interdisciplinary approaches to hearing data. Her research seeks to advance the development of clinical and computational tools that improve outcomes for listeners with hearing loss. She has also contributed to multimodal audiological databases and collaborates with national and international partners on evidence-based strategies for auditory rehabilitation. |
Dr. Miriam I. Marrufo-Pérez University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain Co-chair |  | Miriam is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Salamanca, affiliated with the Department of Surgery and the Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (IBSAL). Her research focuses on auditory neuroscience and the physiological and cognitive mechanisms of hearing, particularly how humans adapt to noise and recognize speech in complex listening environments. Her recent work includes research on the effects of audiometric and hidden hearing loss on adaptation to noise. |
Dr. Jan-Willem Wasmann Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands CAN President |  | Jan-Willem is a Medical Physicist – Audiologist at the Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc). Jan-Willem’s recent work includes data driven CI fitting techniques, remote care and AI chatbots in hearing healthcare. He would like to stimulate the creation of a network of more (hybrid) AI & Audiology experts and hopes the conference could lead to novel projects. |
| Dr. Nikki Philpott Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands CAN Treasurer |  | Nikki is a Clinical Audiologist and Postdoctoral Researcher at Radboud university medical center. Her current research focuses on early cochlear implant (CI) activation, improving efficiency within the CI care pathway, and the adoption of remote CI care solutions. She is passionate about ensuring person-centered hearing health care is accessible and about empowering CI users through individualized and remote care. |
| Hector Gabriel Corrale de Matos University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Digital Content & Media Coordinator |  | Hector is a master student in Human Communication Processes and Disorders at the University of São Paulo in Brazil. He is a Wikimedian and engaged in translational international research on the use of Wikimedia projects as an active learning methodology and crowdsourcing tool in hearing health. Hector also served as a Planetary Health Alliance Campus Ambassador focusing on the hearing in the context of the climate crisis. |
| Francisco Sánchez Martínez University of Granada, Granada, Spain Technical chair
|  | Francisco is a final-year Telecommunications Engineering student at the University of Granada. He is currently involved in research on auditory adaptation to noise, focusing on the identification of biomarkers for the early detection of hearing loss and improving our understanding of how the auditory system adapts to complex acoustic environments. His future interests include pursuing further research in acoustics and audiology. |
| Iñigo Santamaria-Fernandez University of Granada, Granada, Spain Technical chair |  | Iñigo is an undergraduate student in Industrial Electronic Engineering at the University of Granada. His Bachelor’s Thesis explores the behavioural and neurophysiological mechanisms underlying adaptation to noise, combining psychoacoustic measures with EEG electrophysiology. His current research focuses on the potential of 40 Hz auditory steady-state responses as biomarkers of auditory adaptation in challenging listening environments. Through this work, he is taking his first steps into research while completing his undergraduate studies. |
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