Sound for Energy

Sonic Interaction Design to Support Energy Efficiency Behavior in the Household

HIGHLIGHTS

Interview with Sandra Pauletto in the magazine SRF Perspektiv of the Swedish Visually Impaired Association Synskadades Riksförbund see pages 20-22 at the link below:

https://alltom.srf.nu/p/tidningen-perspektiv/2024-03-11/r/11/20-21/2145/1355797




Our new prototype!


Heat-sensitive sonic textiles


Can sound increase our awareness of the energy we save by wearing warm clothes? 


More information in the upcoming paper for the Sound and Music Computing Conference 2023


Below detail of fabric speakers and electronic components sewed inside crochet patches

New prototype: The Energy Stethoscope


This system can sonify the electricity drawn by different household appliances. We use machine learning to generate a continous fire sound which becomes more and more intense as more electricity is drawn.

A few video examples below (please use headphones!).

Project publications:


In press: Pauletto, S. and Seznec, Y. (2024) Connecting sound to data: sonification workshop methods with expert and non-expert participants, Journal of the Audio Engineering Society.


In press: Pauletto, S. (2024) Sonification and Sustainability, Handbook of Sound Design, Routledge.


Seznec, Y., Pauletto, S., Bogdan, C., Eriksson, E., (August 2023) The Sound of the Future HomeWorkshop: Ideating Sonic Prototypes for Sustainable Energy Consumption, ACM Audio Mostly Conference, Edinburgh, UK. Download paper HERE 


Pauletto, S., Barahona-Ríos, A., Madaghiele, V. and Seznec, Y. (June 2023) Sonifying energy consumption using SpecSinGAN, Sound and Music Computing Conference, Sweden. Download the paper HERE


Madaghiele, V. Demir, A. D. and Pauletto, S. (June 2023) Heat-sensitive sonic textiles: increasing awareness of the energy we save by wearing warm fabrics, Sound and Music Computing Conference, Sweden. Download the paper HERE


Madaghiele, V.& Pauletto, S. (October, 2022) Experimenting techniques for sonic implicit interactions: a real time sonification of body-textile heat exchange with sound augmented fabrics, Conference on the Sonification of Health and Environmental Data (SoniHED), Sweden Download the paper HERE


Madaghiele, V. & Pauletto, S. (June, 2022) The Sonic Carpet: real-time feedback of energy consumption and emission data through sonic interaction design, International Conference on Auditory Displays, USA Download the paper HERE


Seznec, Y. & Pauletto, S. (June, 2022) Towards a workshop methodology for involving non-experts in the sonic interaction design process: Connecting household sounds and energy consumption data, International Conference on Auditory Displays, USA Download the paper HERE


Seznec, Y. & Pauletto, S. (June, 2022) The Singing Shower: A melody-sensitive interface for physical interaction and efficient energy consumption, Sound and Music Computing Conference, France. Download the paper HERE


Selfridge, R., Barone, C., Pauletto, S. (June, 2022) Sonifying an Office Gadget to Indicate Air Quality, Sound and Music Computing Conference, France. Download the paper HERE


Seznec, Y. (June, 2022) Music Within Limits, ICT for Sustainability, ICT4S. Download the paper HERE


Read HERE an interview with Sandra Pauletto for Energi&Miljö




Designing sound for sustainability - Sandra Pauletto

Invited Seminar @ IRCAM, Paris, 7th June 2023


To watch seminar click HERE

Yann Seznec's poster "The Singing Shower"

won the KTH Energy Platform Poster competition!



SoniHED 2022 - 27-28 October 2022

The Sound for Energy Project hosted the second Conference on the Sonification of Health and Environmental Data (SoniHED). 


Check out the CONFERENCE WEBPAGE for the programme, guests and proceedings.

Workshop: Designing the Sound of Sustainability

An ICT4S Conference Workshop by Yann Seznec, Sandra Pauletto and Elina Eriksson 

The Workshop will take place during the9th International Conference on ICT for Sustainability (ICT4S 2023) during 5-9 June in Rennes, France. See: https://conf.researchr.org/home/ict4s-2023


See Call for Participation HERE

Workshop: Designing the Sound of Sustainability with Sonification Experts

A Workshop by Yann Seznec, Sandra Pauletto and Elina Eriksson at the International Conference on Auditory Displays

The workshop will take place on June 29th, for more information see: 

https://icad2023.icad.org/workshops/#ws2 


Invited Talk 


Sandra Pauletto will talk about the Sound for Energy project at the Sound Design(ed) Futures event in Paris on Friday 27th May 2022. Check out the programme and register for free HERE

Sound for Energy Projects 


Read HERE about the projects we are developing within Sound for Energy!

Watch Yann demo our Singing Shower!


The Singing Shower is inspired by the concept of a “Navy shower” which is a method of showering that allows for significant conservation of water and energy by turning off the flow of water while soaping.

In addition to providing an efficient way to control the water flow while hands and eyes are occupied in other tasks, this shower is great fun!

Workshop


What are the connections between our attitudes towards household sounds and our attitudes towards energy consumption and efficiency? Our first innovative workshop that took place in December 2021 looked into this. Read HERE a little more about it.

Sandra Pauletto was invited to deliver a seminar for Spår av Ljud event at Lund University. The talk highlights the links between historical sound design practices and the development of new digital sonic interactions in areas such as energy efficiency in the Sound for Energy project.