Fakheredine Keyrouz

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Fakheredine Keyrouz is a prominent researcher specializing in binaural sound localization, robotic auditory systems, and human-inspired hearing technologies. His work sits at the intersection of signal processing, robotics, and computational auditory science, with a particular focus on enabling machines to replicate the remarkable spatial hearing capabilities of the human auditory system. Keyrouz's most significant contributions center on developing advanced algorithms for three-dimensional sound source localization using Head-Related Transfer Functions (HRTFs). His 2014 paper on binaural sound localization for humanoid robots has garnered 54 citations, while his foundational 2006 work introducing a novel HRTF-based localization method has accumulated 50 citations, reflecting the enduring influence of his early methodological innovations. He has also made meaningful advances in concurrent sound source separation, Kalman filter-based sound tracking, and binaural range estimation — extending robotic hearing systems to increasingly complex real-world scenarios. Beyond pure localization, Keyrouz has explored applications in surveillance systems and biologically inspired neural networks, broadening the practical reach of his research. His sustained body of work across humanoid robotics and spatial audio processing has established him as a key contributor to the field, providing foundational tools that continue to inform researchers designing intelligent, hearing-capable robotic systems.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   Advanced Binaural Sound Localization in 3-D for Humanoid Robots

   54 citations · 2014
2. 2
   A New Method for Binaural 3-D Localization Based on Hrtfs

   50 citations · 2006
3. 3
   An Enhanced Binaural 3D Sound Localization Algorithm

   37 citations · 2006
4. 4
   Robotic Localization and Separation of Concurrent Sound Sources using Self-Splitting Competitive Learning

   16 citations · 2007
5. 5
   High performance 3D sound localization for surveillance applications

   15 citations · 2007
6. 6
   Humanoid hearing: A novel three-dimensional approach

   9 citations · 2011
7. 7
   Binaural range estimation using Head Related Transfer Functions

   8 citations · 2015
8. 8
   Humanoid Binaural Sound Tracking Using Kalman Filtering and HRTFs

   8 citations · 2007
9. 9
   Robotic binaural localization and separation of more than two concurrent sound sources

   6 citations · 2007
10. 10
    A novel biologically inspired neural network solution for robotic 3D sound source sensing

    5 citations · 2007

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