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Dr Sandra Pauletto has a background in Physics (MPhys(Hons), Manchester) and Music (Classical Guitar, Conservatorio “G.Tartini”, Trieste, Italy), education that she has combined in a MSc and PhD in Music Technology at the University of York.She has worked as a Research Assistant at Loughborough University and York University, and as a Lecturer at Huddersfield University and York University. Since October 2007, she is the Director of the MA/MSc in Postproduction with Sound Design at the Department of Theatre Film and TV at the University of York. Sandra has published many articles on sound design in various fields: from film to auditory displays, from speech synthesis for communication technology to sonic interaction design. Sandra was the Chair of two international symposia on sound design. The first titled Sonic Interaction Design and its relation to Film and Theatre Sound Design in 2009 and the second in 2013 titles Perspectives on Sound Design.

• Table of contentsEditorialArticlesSonarchy in the UK: is sound design a rebellious teenager?Andy FarnellSound design: an applied, experimental framework to study the perception of everyday soundsPatrick Susini, Olivier Houix and Nicolas MisdariisOrganic and free range sound designNeil HillmanHuman performance of computational sound models for immersive environments Christian Heinrichs, Andrew McPherson and Andy FarnellSounding objects in EuropeDavide RocchessoClosing the loop of sonifi cation and electroacoustic music practices through gesture and embodied interactionPietro PolottiSonic hyperrealism: illusions of a non-existent aural realityVytis Puronas