[ California Symposium Speaker ]
Prof. Deborah Withington
BIOGRAPHY:
Deborah Withington is a Professor of Auditory Neuroscience at Leeds University.
Her specialist research area is the use of directional sound and the applications
for its use in the real world. Deborah is also Research Director of Sound
Alert Technology. A University of Leeds spin-out Company which floated
on OFEX in March 2000. The Company won the Prince of Wales Award for Innovation
in 1997 for the use of directional sound in many applications and the
ability of this technology to save lives.
Deborah has spoken at many International Conferences, including the NFPA
this year, on the use of directional sound as an evacuation aid in applications
such as buildings and marine environments, as well as aircraft.
Symposium Mission Statement:
To provide a forum for the sharing of knowledge and information,
to meet the challenge of the increasing risk of calamities
in the growing aviation industry.
