0) General Area

0.1 History of Acoustics

0.2 Education for Acoustics

0.3 Policy for Acoustics

0.4 Acoustics-related Standards and Regulations

0.5 Others

1) Acoustic Signal Processing

1.1 General Methods and Techniques

1.2 Signal Processing for Acoustics

1.3 Test and Evaluation of Acoustic Signal Apparatus

1.4 Adaptive Filters for Acoustic and Noise Control

1.5 Regeneration of Acoustic Signals

1.6 Instruments and Measurement Methods for Acoustical Signal Processing

1.7 Pattern Recognition for Acoustic and Sound Vibration, Signal Analysis and Diagnosis

2) Speech Signal Processing

2.1 Speech Signal Storage and Transmission

2.2 Speech Signal Coding

2.3 Speech Quality Enhancement and Noise Reduction

2.4 Analysis and Synthesis of Speech Signals

2.5 Speech Recognition

2.6 Speech System Evaluation and Data Base

2.7 Spoken Language Modeling and Processing

3) Electro-Acoustics

3.1 Electro-Acoustic I/O and Transducers

3.2 Audio Coding/Decoding and Psychological Acoustics

3.3 Audio Recording/Editing/Production

3.4 Electro-Acoustic Measurements and Instrumentation Systems

3.5 Broadcasting Acoustics

3.6 Network Audio

4) Ultrasonic and Elastic Waves

4.1 Ultrasonic Transducers

4.2 Propagation and Scattering of Ultrasonic and Elastic Waves

4.3 Measurement of Ultrasonic Wavefields and related Signal Processing

4.4 Ultrasonic Nondestructive Evaluation

4.5 Theory and Applications of Surface Elastic (Acoustic) Waves

4.6 Physical, Chemical, and Biological Phenomena of Ultrasonic        Waves and their Applications

4.7 Medical Ultrasonics

5) Underwater Acoustics

5.1 Underwater Acoustic Propagation

5.2 Underwater Acoustic Scattering

5.3 Ocean Sediment Acoustics

5.4 Underwater Noise

5.5 Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing

5.6 Underwater Transducers and Sonar Systems

5.7 Underwater Acoustic Instruments and Exp-eriment

5.8 Underwater Acoustic Remote Sensing and Navigation

6) Acoustic Communication

6.1 Acoustic Signal Coding

6.2 Channel/Medium Analysis and Modeling of Acoustic Signals

6.3 Transmission/Modulation and Modeling of Acoustic Signals

6.4 Acoustic Signal SNR Improvement

6.5 Acoustics Communication System Measurement and

   Evaluation

7) Architectural Acoustics

7.1 Room Acoustics and Acoustic Modeling

7.2 Auditorium Acoustics

7.3 Control of Noise and Instrument Noise

7.4 Vibration Control in Buildings

7.5 Acoustic Materials

7.6 Electrical Acoustic Instruments in Buildings

7.7 Realistic Acoustics

8) Musical Acoustics and Psychoacoustics

8.1 Analysis of Music and Musical Instruments

8.2 Music Perception and Cognition

8.3 Theory and Model in Psychoacoustics

8.4 Measurement and Analysis in Psycho-acoustics

8.5 Medical Diagnosis via Acoustical Psychology

8.6 Signal Processing of Music and Musical Instruments

8.7 An Application of Subjective Characteristics of Acoustics

9) Physical Acoustics and Photo-acoustics

9.1 General Linear Acoustics

9.2 Nonlinear Acoustics

9.3 Quantum Acoustics

9.4 Physical Effects of Acoustics

9.5 Thermo-acoustics

9.6 Acoustical Measurements

9.7 Photo Acoustics and  Photo-ac Spectroscopy

10) Noise and Aeroacoustics

10.1 Characteristics and Control of Noise Sources

10.2 Measurement, Analysis, and Evaluation of noise

10.3 Noise Control Elements

10.4 Environmental Noise

10.5 Physiological Effects of Noise

10.6 Active Noise Control

10.7 Aeroacoustics

11) Structural Acoustics and Vibration

11.1 Vibration of Structures and Sound Radiation

11.2 Wave Propagation in Solids

11.3 Measurement, Analysis, and Evaluation of Vibration

11.4 Vibration Isolators and Attenuators

11.5 Active Vibration Control

11.6 Impact and Impact Noise

12) Speech Production and Perception

12.1 Speech Production

12.2 Speech Perception

12.3 Laboratory Phonology 

12.4 Vibration Isolators and Attenuators

12.5 Psycholinguistics

12.6 Language Education

12.7 Language Acquisition  

13) New Media

13.1 Internet Audio and Digital Audio Broadcasting

13.2 Music Delivery Service (Management and Distribution)

13.3 Audio Coding/Decoding 

13.4 Audio Contents Protection

14) Acoustical Measurements and Sensors

14.1 Acoustical Measurement Techniques

14.2 Design and Analysis of Acoustic Transducers

14.3 Acoustic Transducer Fabrication Techniques 

15) Biological and Medical Acoustics

15.1 Physiological Acoustics

15.2 Audiological Acoustics

15.3 Biological Effects of Acoustic Wave 

15.4 Diagnostic Acoustics

15.5 Therapeutic Acoustics

15.6 Audiology

15.7 Psychological Acoustics and Musical Therapy  

16) Acoustic Materials

16.1 Sound Absorbing and Insulation Materials

16.2 Design of Sound Absorbing and Insulation Materials

16.3 Wave Phenomena and Modeling of Acoustic Materials

16.4 Measurement of Acoustic Characteristics and Properties of Materials