Welcome to our author directory, where we recognize the experts behind our scientific publications in audiology. Here, you’ll find a comprehensive list of researchers, scientists, and professionals whose work advances hearing science and innovation.
Niels Søgaard Jensen received his M.Sc. degree in acoustics and psychoacoustics from the Technical University of Denmark. He has a background as research engineer in the hearing aid industry where he has done research on various topics related to hearing loss and hearing aids. In 2016 he joined WS Audiology where he holds a position as Senior Evidence and Research Specialist in Lynge, Denmark.
2025 04 Journal paper:
86% of participants performed better with Signia Integrated Xperience versus key competitor in noisy group conversation
2025 02 White paper:
Beyond the lab: Signia IX with RealTime Conversation Enhancement significantly improves real-world busy group conversations
2024 12 Journal paper:
Signia IX with pioneering multi-stream technology delivers 22% better speech understanding in noisy group conversation than a competitor with an AI co-processor-driven platform
2024 10 White paper:
Signia IX delivers more than twice the speech enhancement benefit in a noisy group conversation than the closest competitors
2024 09 Journal paper:
Improving the real-world conversation experience with a multi-stream architecture
2024 07 Journal paper:
Hearing at the mall: Multibeam processing technology improves hearing group conversations in a real-world food court environment
2024 06 Journal paper:
Accentuating the positive: Overcoming the complexities of stigma through thoughtful product design & more-effective person-centered communication
2024 03 White paper:
Real-world assessment of Signia Integrated Xperience with RealTime Conversation Enhancement
2023 11 Journal paper:
Multi-Stream Architecture for Improved Conversation Performance
2023 10 White paper:
Improving the signal-to-noise ratio in group conversations with Signia Integrated Xperience and RealTime Conversation Enhancement
2023 09 White paper:
Power the conversation with Signia Integrated Xperience and RealTime Conversation Enhancement
2023 04 Journal paper:
AI-based fine-tuning: How Signia Assistant improves wearer acceptance rates
2023 01 Journal paper:
HandsFree and CallControl in Signia AX deliver a great phone experience for the wearer and the conversation partner
2022 11 White paper:
Signia AX HandsFree and CallControl: A dream to stream
2022 09 White paper:
Measuring steps at the ear: How My Steps improves accuracy
2022 09 White paper:
Supporting hearing health and general health with My WellBeing
2022 06 White paper:
Evidence Supports the Advantages of Signia AX' s Split Processing
2022 05 White paper:
Upgrading the performance of Signia AX with Auto EchoShield and Own Voice Processing 2.0
2021 11 Journal paper:
AI Assistant Improves Both Wearer Outcomes and Clinical Efficiency
2021 09 Journal paper:
Enhancing Real-World Listening and Quality of Life with New Split-Processing Technology
2021 05 White paper:
Boosting real-world listening performance with Signia AX: A first glimpse at data from an international survey
2021 05 White paper:
Performance of Signia AX in at-home listening situations
2021 05 White paper:
Improving speech understanding with Signia AX and Augmented Focus
2021 01 White paper:
Signia Xperience Super Power devices - the true heroes
Dr. Eric Branda is an Audiologist and Director of Research Audiology for Sivantos in the USA. For over 20 years, Eric has provided audiological, technical and product training support around the globe. He specializes in bringing new product innovations to market, helping Sivantos fulfill its goal of creating advanced hearing solutions for all types and degrees of hearing loss. Dr. Branda received his PhD from Salus University, his AuD from the Arizona School of Health Sciences and his Master’s degree in Audiology from the University of Akron.
2023 01 Journal paper:
HandsFree and CallControl in Signia AX deliver a great phone experience for the wearer and the conversation partner
2022 11 White paper:
Signia AX HandsFree and CallControl: A dream to stream
2022 09 White paper:
Measuring steps at the ear: How My Steps improves accuracy
2021 12 Journal paper:
Split-processing: A new technology for a new generation of hearing aid
2021 09 Journal paper:
Motion Sensors in Automatic Steering of Hearing Aids
2021 05 White paper:
Improving speech understanding with Signia AX and Augmented Focus
2020 09 White paper:
The effect of new signal processing techniques on real world satisfaction in key listening situations.
2020 07 White paper:
Improving communication with face masks
2020 05 White paper:
The new way: Ensuring consistent support and individualized care through the Signia Assistant
2020 04 White paper:
StreamLine Mic
2020 02 Journal paper:
User Engagement with Signia TeleCare: A Way to Facilitate Hearing Aid Acceptance
2019 12 Journal paper:
Dynamic Soundscape Processing: Research Supporting Patient Benefit
2019 12 Journal paper:
Maintaining Narrow Directionality While Improving Soundscape Processing
2019 11 Journal paper:
Research Evidence for Dynamic Soundscape Processing Benefits
Brian Taylor is the Senior Director of Audiology at Signia US. He is also the editor of Audiology Practices, a quarterly journal of the Academy of Doctors of Audiology and editor-at-large for Hearing Healthcare and Technology Matters, a leading industry blog.
2025 04 Journal paper:
86% of participants performed better with Signia Integrated Xperience versus key competitor in noisy group conversation
2025 02 White paper:
Beyond the lab: Signia IX with RealTime Conversation Enhancement significantly improves real-world busy group conversations
2024 12 Journal paper:
Signia IX with pioneering multi-stream technology delivers 22% better speech understanding in noisy group conversation than a competitor with an AI co-processor-driven platform
2024 10 White paper:
Signia IX delivers more than twice the speech enhancement benefit in a noisy group conversation than the closest competitors
2024 09 Journal paper:
Improving the real-world conversation experience with a multi-stream architecture
2024 06 Journal paper:
Accentuating the positive: Overcoming the complexities of stigma through thoughtful product design & more-effective person-centered communication
2024 03 White paper:
Real-world assessment of Signia Integrated Xperience with RealTime Conversation Enhancement
2023 11 Journal paper:
Multi-Stream Architecture for Improved Conversation Performance
2023 10 White paper:
Improving the signal-to-noise ratio in group conversations with Signia Integrated Xperience and RealTime Conversation Enhancement
2023 09 White paper:
Power the conversation with Signia Integrated Xperience and RealTime Conversation Enhancement
2023 05 Journal paper:
Unlocking Quality of Life Benefits Through Firmware and Apps
2023 04 Journal paper:
AI-based fine-tuning: How Signia Assistant improves wearer acceptance rates
2022 09 White paper:
Supporting hearing health and general health with My WellBeing
2022 06 White paper:
Evidence Supports the Advantages of Signia AX' s Split Processing
2022 05 White paper:
Upgrading the performance of Signia AX with Auto EchoShield and Own Voice Processing 2.0
2021 11 Journal paper:
AI Assistant Improves Both Wearer Outcomes and Clinical Efficiency
2021 05 White paper:
Performance of Signia AX in at-home listening situations
2019 12 How-to-use:
Dynamic Soundscape Processing Slider
Barinder Samra received his M.Sc. degree in audiological sciences from the University of Southampton. He has a background as a hearing care professional in the UK National Health Service where he has gained extensive clinical experience in multiple audiological fields. In 2023 he joined WS Audiology where he holds a position as Commercial Audiology Manager in Lynge, Denmark.
2025 04 Journal paper:
86% of participants performed better with Signia Integrated Xperience versus key competitor in noisy group conversation
2025 02 White paper:
Beyond the lab: Signia IX with RealTime Conversation Enhancement significantly improves real-world busy group conversations
2024 12 Journal paper:
Signia IX with pioneering multi-stream technology delivers 22% better speech understanding in noisy group conversation than a competitor with an AI co-processor-driven platform
2024 10 White paper:
Signia IX delivers more than twice the speech enhancement benefit in a noisy group conversation than the closest competitors
2024 09 Journal paper:
Improving the real-world conversation experience with a multi-stream architecture
2024 03 White paper:
Real-world assessment of Signia Integrated Xperience with RealTime Conversation Enhancement
2023 11 Journal paper:
Multi-Stream Architecture for Improved Conversation Performance
2023 09 White paper:
Power the conversation with Signia Integrated Xperience and RealTime Conversation Enhancement
Homayoun Kamkar Parsi received his PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada. He works in the hearing industry at WS Audiology since 2009. He is currently the Head of Signal Processing Algorithmic Research and Neural Networks. Main work, expertise and research include audio processing applications, speech enhancement, multi-microphone beamforming, source localization and tracking, own voice processing, scene analysis and towards neural networks based algorithms.
2025 02 White paper:
Beyond the lab: Signia IX with RealTime Conversation Enhancement significantly improves real-world busy group conversations
2024 12 Journal paper:
Signia IX with pioneering multi-stream technology delivers 22% better speech understanding in noisy group conversation than a competitor with an AI co-processor-driven platform
2024 10 White paper:
Signia IX delivers more than twice the speech enhancement benefit in a noisy group conversation than the closest competitors
2024 07 Journal paper:
Hearing at the mall: Multibeam processing technology improves hearing group conversations in a real-world food court environment
2023 11 Journal paper:
Multi-Stream Architecture for Improved Conversation Performance
2023 10 White paper:
Improving the signal-to-noise ratio in group conversations with Signia Integrated Xperience and RealTime Conversation Enhancement
2023 09 White paper:
Power the conversation with Signia Integrated Xperience and RealTime Conversation Enhancement
Cecil Wilson received his M.Sc. degree in Signal processing from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He works in the hearing industry at WS Audiology since 2010. He is currently a Research Audiologist in the Sound and Fitting team. His key expertise is in automatic directional microphone systems for hearing aids and currently focuses on developing and optimization audiological features for hearing aid platforms.
2025 04 Journal paper:
86% of participants performed better with Signia Integrated Xperience versus key competitor in noisy group conversation
2024 12 Journal paper:
Signia IX with pioneering multi-stream technology delivers 22% better speech understanding in noisy group conversation than a competitor with an AI co-processor-driven platform
2024 10 White paper:
Signia IX delivers more than twice the speech enhancement benefit in a noisy group conversation than the closest competitors
2023 10 White paper:
Improving the signal-to-noise ratio in group conversations with Signia Integrated Xperience and RealTime Conversation Enhancement
2015 12 Journal paper:
New Wireless, Binaural Processing Reduces Problems Associated with Wind Noise in Hearing Aids
Sebastian Best is Head of the Audiology Expert Team within the global WSA research and development team. His team develops of the Signia fitting and sound strategy and does the audiological optimization of our latest digital signal processing platforms. Mr. Best holds several patents within the field of digital signal processing and drives innovations within the audiological development. He earned his Dipl. Eng degree at the Technical University of Ilmenau. Prior to joining WSA, he gained extensive experience working with a variety of innovative recording and sound reproduction technologies – always in order to achieve the best possible listening experience.
2025 04 Journal paper:
86% of participants performed better with Signia Integrated Xperience versus key competitor in noisy group conversation
2024 12 Journal paper:
Signia IX with pioneering multi-stream technology delivers 22% better speech understanding in noisy group conversation than a competitor with an AI co-processor-driven platform
2024 10 White paper:
Signia IX delivers more than twice the speech enhancement benefit in a noisy group conversation than the closest competitors
Sascha Bilert received his M.Sc. degree in engineering acoustics from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). Before his studies, he was trained and practiced as an HCP for several years. Throughout his studies Sascha worked on different topics within the hearing science domain such as auditory neuroscience. He joined the Sound & Fitting team at WS Audiology as a Research Audiologist in 2021, where his focus lies on the hearing aid platform feature optimization.
2024 07 Journal paper:
Hearing at the mall: Multibeam processing technology improves hearing group conversations in a real-world food court environment
2023 11 Journal paper:
Multi-Stream Architecture for Improved Conversation Performance
2023 09 White paper:
Power the conversation with Signia Integrated Xperience and RealTime Conversation Enhancement
Rosa-Linde Fischer is a scientific audiologist at Sivantos GmbH. She specializes in research and optimization of hearing aid algorithms and gain prescriptions. She received her Ph.D. in Psychoacoustics from the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. Prior to joining Sivantos in 2011, Dr. Fischer worked as a clinical audiologist.
2021 11 Journal paper:
AI Assistant Improves Both Wearer Outcomes and Clinical Efficiency
2020 05 White paper:
The new way: Ensuring consistent support and individualized care through the Signia Assistant
Dr. Matthias Froehlich is global audiology strategy expert for WS Audiology in Erlangen Germany. He is responsible for the definition and validation of the audiological benefit of new hearing instrument platforms. Dr. Froehlich joined WS Audiology (then Siemens Audiology Group) in 2002, holding various positions in R&D, Product Management, and Marketing since then. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Goettingen University, Germany.
2020 02 Journal paper:
User Engagement with Signia TeleCare: A Way to Facilitate Hearing Aid Acceptance
2019 12 Journal paper:
Dynamic Soundscape Processing: Research Supporting Patient Benefit
2019 11 Backgrounder:
YourSound Technology and Dynamic Soundscape Processing
2019 11 Journal paper:
Research Evidence for Dynamic Soundscape Processing Benefits
Veronika Littmann is the team lead of R&D Audiology System Development Team for Sivantos in Erlangen Germany. She holds a PhD in Neurophysiology from Cambridge University where she investigated neural processing of temporal information in complex sounds.