Publications

Journals

[J9] F. Renaud, I. Verduyckt, T. Chang, A. Lacerda, C. Borges, A. Bockstael, and R. Bouserhal, "Student’s self-reported experience of soundscape: The link between noise, psychological and physical well-being", International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 21, pp. 84, 2024. DOI:10.3390/ijerph21010084
[J8] D. Benesch, J. Schwab, J. Voix, and R. Bouserhal, "Evaluating the effects of audiovisual delays on speech understanding with hearables", Applied Acoustics, vol. 212, pp. 109595, 2023. DOI:10.1016/j.apacoust.2023.109595
[J7] P. Chabot, R. Bouserhal, P. Cardinal, and J. Voix, "Detection and classification of human-produced nonverbal audio events", Applied Acoustics, vol. 171, pp. 107643, 2021. DOI:10.1016/j.apacoust.2020.107643
[J6] A. Bernier, R. Bouserhal, J. Voix, and P. Herzog, "Design and assessment of an active musician’s hearing protection device with occlusion effect reduction", Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, vol. 69, pp. 618-631, 2021. URL
[J5] V. Nadon, F. Bonnet, R. Bouserhal, A. Bernier, and J. Voix, "Method for protected noise exposure level assessment under an in-ear hearing protection device: A pilot study", International Journal of Audiology, vol. 60, pp. 60-69, 2021. DOI:10.1080/14992027.2020.1799082
[J4] R. Bouserhal, A. Bernier, and J. Voix, "An in-ear speech database in varying conditions of the audio-phonation loop", The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 145, pp. 1069-1077, 2019. DOI:10.1121/1.5091777
[J3] R. Bouserhal, T. H. Falk, and J. Voix, "In-ear microphone speech quality enhancement via adaptive filtering and artificial bandwidth extension", The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, vol. 141, pp. 1321-1331, 2017. DOI:10.1121/1.4976051
[J2] R. Bouserhal, A. Bockstael, E. MacDonald, T. H. Falk, and J. Voix, "Modeling speech level as a function of background noise level and talker-to-listener distance for talkers wearing hearing protection devices", Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, vol. 60, pp. 3393-3403, 2017. DOI:10.1044/2017_JSLHR-S-17-0052
[J1] R. Bouserhal, E. N. Macdonald, T. H. Falk, and J. Voix, "Variations in voice level and fundamental frequency with changing background noise level and talker-to-listener distance while wearing hearing protectors: A pilot study", International journal of audiology, vol. 55, pp. S13-S20, 2016. DOI:10.3109/14992027.2015.1122240

Conference Proceedings and Posters

[C8] X. Zhang, L. E. Berger, D.-H. Tran, and R. Bouserhal, "Enhancing automatic speech recognition of a regional dialect: A pilot study with québécois french", Canadian acoustics, vol. 51, no. 3, pp. 76-77, 2023.
[C7] X. Zhang, M. Clayards, and R. Bouserhal, "The effect of vowel lengthening on the intelligibility of occluded lombard speech", Canadian acoustics, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 86-87, 2022.
[C6] M. Mehrban, J. Voix, and R. Bouserhal, "Towards detection and classification of non-verbal events and biosignals in hearables", Canadian acoustics, vol. 50, no. 3, pp. 76-77, 2022.
[C5] D. Benesch, K. N. Raj, R. Bouserhal, and J. Voix, "Interfacing the tympan open-source hearing aid with an external computer for research on decreased sound tolerance", Proceedings of meetings on acoustics, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 050005, 2021. DOI:10.1121/2.0001616
[C4] C. Delain, F. Moshgelani, R. Bouserhal, and J. Voix, "In-ear speech capture on electronic hearing protectors: Optimization of the denoising algorithm in transparent mode", Acoustics week in canada, 2020.
[C3] I. Verduykt, R. Bouserhal, A. Lacerda, T. Chang, N. Chahine, C. Borges, and A. Bockstael, "The potential of restorative spaces on noise-related wellbeing in schools: Preliminary results of a documentation study of three different spaces in quebec schools.", International congress in acoustics, 2019.
[C2] J. Voix, K. Carillo, J. Bouchard-Roy, H. Saint-Gaudens, G. Crétot-Richert, and R. Bouserhal, "Classe techno" bruit": Acoustic workshop for high school students at université du québec (ÉTS)", International congress on sound and vibration, 2019.
[C1] R. Bouserhal, P. Chabot, M. Sarria-Paja, P. Cardinal, and J. Voix, "Classification of nonverbal human produced audio events: A pilot study", INTERSPEECH, 2018.

Invited Talks

[T9] R. Bouserhal, "Hearables: A promising tool for continuous health monitoring", Rocehster, Minnesota, USA (Hybrid), 2023.
[T8] R. Bouserhal and C. Niemczak, "Hearing & hearables: Potential of better understanding alzheimer’s disease", Virtual, 2022.
[T7] R. Bouserhal, "Signal processing and machine learning: Friends not enemies.", McGill University, Montréal, Canada, 2022.
[T6] R. Bouserhal, "Les dispositives intra-auriculaire intelligente et leur rôle dans l’avenir de la communication et de la surveillance continue de l’état de santé", Université de Montréal, Montréal, Canada, 2022.
[T5] R. Bouserhal, "Hearables and their potential as a tool in early disease detection", Centre Montréal, Montréal, Canada, 2022.
[T4] R. Bouserhal and I. Verduykt, "Est-ce que vous m’entendez?": L’impact du bruit sur la santé, le fonctionnement et le bien-être au travail et la manière de le gérer", Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, Canada, 2018.
[T3] R. Bouserhal, "Hearables and their role in the future of communication and continuous health monitoring", Virtual, 2021.
[T2] R. Bouserhal, "Hearables and their role in the future of communication and continuous health monitoring", École de technologie supérieure, Montréal, Canada, 2021.
[T1] R. Bouserhal, "The ’radio-acoustical virtual environment’(RAVE): Improving communication for workers wearing hearing protection devices in noisy industrial environments", Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media; Technology, Montréal, Canada, 2017.