Giacomo Vairetti

Introduction

My name is Giacomo Vairetti. I am an acoustical and electrical engineer. In recent years, I have worked in academia at various European universities, after which I obtained a PhD in acoustic digital signal processing at KU Leuven, Belgium. Since 2018, I have been working at ABT as a specialist in acoustics.

What I do at ABT

As an acoustical engineer, I specialize in optimizing sound environments for room, building, and urban acoustics. In room acoustics, I design spaces with optimal sound quality and clarity using acoustic modeling and material selection. In building acoustics, I ensure sound insulation and control within structures, addressing issues such as sound transmission between rooms and installation noise. In urban acoustics, I focus on reducing noise pollution from traffic through environmental noise assessments and implementing noise reduction strategies.

My main interests are advanced numerical simulations for urban, building, and room acoustics, acoustics in wooden buildings, electro-acoustics and speech intelligibility, and acoustic virtual reality.

My dream for the future

My goal is to demonstrate the importance of sound and acoustics in determining the comfort of our built environment. I believe that with the help of new technologies such as numerical simulation software, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence, we can integrate acoustics into the design process. This can help architects and building engineers make optimal decisions about architectural forms and surfaces, to design buildings that not only look beautiful but also have excellent acoustics.