Doyuen Ko

Biography

Dr. Doyuen Ko received his Ph.D. and Master of Music from the Sound Recording Department at McGill University, Canada. Before studying at McGill, he worked as a sound designer at the National Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) in South Korea. Doyuen has been teaching various courses in audio engineering at both undergraduate and graduate levels, particularly technical ear training for sound engineers. He is also an accomplished sound engineer in classical music. He has won and been nominated for five Juno Awards from the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.  

Doyuen is actively involved in research projects on aural heritage preservation, virtual acoustics, spatial sound design, music perception, and interactive networked performance. He has published and presented his research at various places, such as the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), and the Audio Engineering Society (AES). His collaborative projects have been undertaken by leading audio research groups and companies, including the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA) at Stanford University, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK), and Skywalker Sound. In 2019, he was awarded the second-largest research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to study the digital preservation of aural heritage sites worldwide.