Michael Vorländer is Professor at RWTH Aachen University. Since 1996, he has been head of the Institute of Technical Acoustics (ITA) at RWTH Aachen University. ITA’s research focus is auralization and acoustic virtual reality in the context of its various applications in psychoacoustics, architectural acoustics, automotive, and noise control. Dr. Vorländer was President of the European Acoustics Association (EAA) and of the International Commission for Acoustics (ICA).