Jens Blauert

Jens Blauert (1938) is a German scientist and an emeritus professor at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum, where he founded the Institute of Communication Acoustics.

His major scientific fields of interest are spatial hearing, binaural technology, aural architecture, perceptual quality, speech technology, virtual environments and tele-presence.

He coined the term auditory event in 1966.

He is a fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the Institute of Acoustics, and the Audio Engineering Society. Further, he is honorary member of the German audiological society, and the Polish Acoustical Society. In 1994 he was awarded an honorary degree (Dr. Tech.)by the University of Aalborg, Denmark.