Main Responsibilities

• Scientific associate at the group "Intelligent Acoustic Solutions"
• Acoustic Measurement Techniques
• Digital Signal Processing
• Hardware and Sensor technology
• Measuring applications in Labview

Career

Harald Rainer attended a technical secondary school specialising in electrical engineering. After one year as a systems engineer at BMW in Munich he studied electrical engineering with the focus on audio-engineering at the University of Technology and the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz.

During his study, he worked as a freelancer at the sound studio "Perfect Sound". In 2003 he graduated as a Master of Science for his master thesis "Smart Sound Generation for Mobile Phones".

After one season as sound engineer at the Salzburg Festival, Harald Rainer began his work at the Group "Intelligent Acoustic Solutions".

Awards

Member of the project team "AKUT - Acoustic tunnel monitoring", which has won the National Award for Telematics 2006.

Teaching Activity

Teaching position "Audio Recording Techniques" at Graz University of Music and Dramatic Arts, Institute for Electronic Music and Acoustics

• Multisensorale Qualitätssicherung

• Automatische Klassifizierung der Motorisierung vorbeifahrender Kraftfahrzeuge
• Design and implementation of a listening room in accordance with the ITU-R BS 1116-1 standard
• Multimodal Safety System for the Surveillance of Airport Areas
• Predicting the attractivity of a sound by its features – A tool for sound design in casino game industry
• Vibro-Acoustic System for Automatic Determination of the Number of Axles of Passing Vehicles
• Vibroakustisches System zur automatischen Bestimmung der Achszahl von vorbeifahrenden Kraftfahrzeugen