Narumi Mae
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About
Narumi Mae is a pioneering researcher in rescue robotics, specializing in acoustic signal processing for disaster response. Her work focuses on enabling hose-shaped rescue robots to detect and enhance human voices in the chaotic, debris-filled environments of large-scale disasters. Mae’s major contributions include developing a low-latency, two-stage human-voice enhancement system that dramatically improves the intelligibility of survivors’ calls for help, even when masked by the robot’s own mechanical noise. Her innovative approach combines independent low-rank matrix analysis with multichannel noise cancellation to effectively suppress ego noise from vibration motors. Mae has also advanced sound source localization using binaural differences, allowing these slender, snake-like robots to pinpoint trapped victims. With over 20 citations across her key publications, her work has established critical foundations for auditory perception in search-and-rescue robotics. Her 2017 paper on the two-stage enhancement system remains a seminal reference in the field, demonstrating how careful acoustic engineering can give rescue robots a “listening” capability that directly saves lives. Mae’s research bridges signal processing, robotics, and humanitarian technology, making her a vital contributor to next-generation disaster response systems.
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