About Us

Coaching for Champions!

Charisma isn’t just something you’re born with, a lot of it can actually be trained—and that’s exactly what we study in the lab

The Acoustics Lab at Centre for Industrial Electronics (CIE) was recently featured in the NANO Doku series on the 3sat channel—and we loved being part of it. Science journalist Jasmina Daria Neudecker visited us at SDU to explore a simple but powerful question: "Can you train charisma?" Together with our lab leader Oliver Niebuhr, she went on a hands-on journey into the world of voice, experimenting with pitch, intonation, pauses, and presence.

Mission

The CIE Acoustics lab is built around the central concept of sound quality assessment. Our environment is getting louder and louder, and both the noise sources and their sound characteristics are becoming ever more diverse. At the same time, digital mass media and global markets give the power of the human voice a whole new meaning. Our equipment meets these challenges of the twenty-first century. We can produce, record and measure sound multidimensionally and multiparametrically; and, in each of these contexts, we can analyse patterns of human behaviour, physiology and speech.

Vision

Sound and noise are increasingly relevant for the competitiveness of companies. They are important factors in the production, accreditation of products and as a product feature. SDU has unique competences within vibration and air-borne noise measurement as well as psycho-acoustics.

Our Team

Oliver Niebuhr

Founder

Oliver is the visionary behind our research, exploring the “melody” of speech and how it influences everything from charisma to trust. He ensures our scientific findings make it out of the journals and right into the world.

ïo valls ratés

Techincal lead

With years of experience in VR and public speaking training, ïo co-develops projects that help people find their voice (also through technology). She absolutely adores the classroom.

Sara Pearsell

P.hd Student

Sara is our key player in the European Arrowhead Project. She focuses on the digital interoperability of industrial systems, ensuring our lab stays connected to the cutting edge of European industrial innovation.

Charlie Fooks

P.hd Student

Our biosignal expert, brings a deep knowledge of how our bodies react to sound and movement. By combining vibro and acoustic signals, she analyzes the physiological data behind human-machine interaction.

Junaid

Master's Student

Our Master’s student, combines expertise in Fluid Mechanics with a passion for industrial acoustics. Using COMSOL Multiphysics, he investigates noise, vibration, and sound propagation in complex systems.