Workshop on Hearing Screening and new Technologies

Brussels 28 January 2026

Download of presentations and posters (pdf)

Invitation and Program

• Invitation Leaflet

Opening and Welcome Session

1. Welcome and Introduction: Prof.Dr. Tammo Houtgast, scientific coordinator HearCom,VUmc, NL
2. Living with Hearing Loss: How Technology can Help: Katherine Phipps, The Royal National Institute for Deaf People (RNID), UK
3. Hearing Screening in Europe: Prof.Dr. Bruno Frachet, Association Presbyacusie, FR
4. FP7 Research and Policies for Accessible and Assistive ICT: Dr. Rolf Riemenschneider, DG Information Society and Media, EU
5. Hearing Industry Perspectives for EU funded Hearing Research: Dr. Nikolai Bisgaard, GN Resound, DK
6. HearCom Products

Session 1A: Hearing Screening in Europe

1. Development and Implementation of the Dutch Hearing Screening tests: Dr. Cas Smits, VUmc, NL
2. Hearing Screening tests by Telephone and Internet: HearCom Implementations in several Countries: Dr. Michael Buschermöhle, HörTech, DE
3. Multilingual Speech tests in several European Countries: Validation and crosslanguage Comparison: Dr. Kirsten Wagener, HZO, DE

Session 1B: Wireless Services for Hearing Aids

1. Wireless Communication for Hearing Devices and Integration into Wireless Body Area Networking (WBAN): Johan Van Ginderdeuren, NXPSemiconductors, BE
2. Optimal Codec for Wireless Communication Links: Prof. Dr. Bastiaan Kleijn, KTH, SE
3. Wireless Public Announcement system for Hearing Devices: Javier Sainz, Moviquity, ES

Session2A: Auditory Profile in Europe

1. The Composition of the Auditory Profile: Prof. Dr. Mark Lutman, ISVR, UK
2. Implementation of the Auditory Profile on OMA: Dr. Daniel Berg, HörTech, DE
3. Classification of Hearing Impairments using the Auditory Profile and its Relevance for Technical Rehabilitation: Prof.Dr. Wouter Dreschler, AMC, NL

Session 2B: Hearing Aid Developments

1. Signal Processing for Hearing Aids: Prof.Dr. Arne Leijon, KTH, SE
2. Perceptual Evaluation of Signal Enhancement Strategies: Dr. Koen Eneman, KUL, BE
3. Listening Effort Scaling and Preference Rating for Hearing Aid Evaluation: Dr. Michael Schulte, HZO, DE

Posters of Demonstrations (partial)

Note: some poster have been reduced due to (external) copyright.

1. List of demonstrations
2. 1A-1: Hearing Screening by Telephone
3. 1A-2: Hearing Screening by Internet
4. 1B-1: Personal Communication Link
5. 1B-2: Wireless Public Announcement
6. 2A-1: Auditory Profile on OMA
7. 2B-1: Signal Enhancement Algorithms
8. 2B-2: Personal Hearing System