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Title
Trevor Agus
Category
undergraduate
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Source URL
https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/trevor-agus/
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https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/audio-engineering-bsc-j930/
Crawl Time
2026-03-23T19:03:01+00:00
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Trevor Agus

Source: https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/trevor-agus/ Parent: https://www.qub.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/audio-engineering-bsc-j930/

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Trevor Agus

Dr

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0966-3161

United Kingdom

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

2009Research output 2009: 2Research output 2010: 2Research output 2011: 2Research output 2012: 2Research output 2013: 4Research output 2014: 3Research output 2015: 2Research output 2016: 4Research output 2017: 6Research output 2019: 3Research output 2020: 1Research output 2021: 1Research output 2022: 1Research output 2023: 1Research output 2024: 1Research output 2026: 12026

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Research Interests

I am interested in the perception of sound -- specifically, how we recognise what a sound is. Although this sounds like a trivial question, we don't yet have good answers for it, and this is a limiting factor for our ability to work with sound, whether we are making music, programming a computer to respond to specific sounds, or designing hearing aids and other audioprostheses.

So far, I have shown (using psychoacoustical methods) that our perception of sounds changes rapidly with learning (Agus et al., 2010; 2013) and that our ability to rapidly recognise vocal sounds does not stem from any of their basic acoustical properties independently (Agus et al. 2012).

I have also measured young and elderly listeners' abilities to understand one person when two people are talking, and separated out components related to their ears and their brains. Despite the difficulties reported in more cognitively complex situations (Agus et al., 2008a), elderly listeners seem to be missing out primarily due to their ageing ears -- their auditory neural pathways seemed to be working fine (Agus et al. 2008b).

In collaborations, I work with special populations (deaf participants, dyslexic participants, and native speakers of different languages) to answer related questions, using both psychoacoustical techniques and neural imaging techniques, such as fMRI.

Teaching

I teach technical and scientific aspects of working with sound and enjoy teaching these challenging topics to students from a wide range of educational backgrounds.

My current portfolio of modules includes:

* Fundamentals of Sound (level 1)

* Psychology of Music (level 2)

* Auditory Perception (level 3)

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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Research output

Agus, T. R., Thorpe, S. J. & Pressnitzer, D., 01 May 2010, In: Neuron. 66, 4, p. 610-618 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

164 Citations (Scopus) - ### The threshold of perceptual significance for TV soundtracks

Acheson, R. J. & Agus, T. R., 01 Sept 2023, Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx23). p. 268-272 5 p. (Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Audio Effects, DAFx).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Open Access

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37 Downloads (Pure) - ### Timbre Recognition and Source Identification

Agus, T., Suied, C. & Pressnitzer, D., 15 May 2019, Timbre: Acoustics, Perception, and Cognition. Siedenburg, K., Saitis, C., McAdams, S., Popper, A. & Fay, R. (eds.). Springer, Vol. 69. p. 59-85 27 p. (Springer Handbook of Auditory Research; vol. 69).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

Bastug, B., Rajendran, V. G., Bianco, R., Agus, T., Chait, M. & Pressnitzer, D., Mar 2026, In: Cognition. 268, 11 p., 106350.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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Caprini, F., Zhao, S., Chait, M., Agus, T., Pomper, U., Tierney, A. & Dick, F., 01 Mar 2024, In: Cognition. 244, p. 105696

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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3 Citations (Scopus)

125 Downloads (Pure)

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Activities

Agus, T. (Peer reviewer)

01 May 2024 → 31 May 2024

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review - ### Pitch for life

Agus, T. (Presenter)

17 Apr 2024

Activity: Other activity types › Hosting a school group or open day - ### Proceedings of the Int. Conference on Digital Audio Effects (Journal)

Agus, T. (Peer reviewer)

08 Apr 2024 → 31 May 2024

Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review - ### Jumbles of Sound

Agus, T. (Lecturer)

24 Feb 2024

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar - ### Aethereal Material

Agus, T. (Participant)

20 Feb 2024

Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar

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