Welcome!

After four successful Urban Sound Symposia started in 2019 and taking place every two years since then, it is now time to look forward to the upcoming 5^th edition! The next Urban Sound Symposium will be held in Berlin from April 7 to 9, 2027, in Berlin, Germany’s vibrant capital city. Locally organized by the Technische Universität Berlin, the symposium will not only present newest developments and challenges for urban sound, it will also offer various opportunities to experience the sound of Berlin.

The invited speakers and preliminary programme are now available, including the workshop, themed sessions, poster sessions and social event.

Researchers interested in contributing to the conference are welcome to submit posters or demonstrations and corresponding abstracts through the Urban Sound Symposium community on Zenodo. Please see Abstract Submission for the template and submission instructions.

Topics

The Urban Sound Symposium is a conference dedicated to the challenges of sound and noise in urban environments. The main themes are urban sound planning and design, urban sound propagation and control, urban soundscape analysis and noise policy issues. It addresses an interdisciplinary audience of acousticians, architects and planners to discuss scientific findings as well as target-oriented mitigation concepts. The conference aims at fostering the exchange of practitioners and experts from around the globe that are confronted with urban sound in their professional activities.