“Ecotect” for 1st and 2nd UG of the Sheffield School of Architecture as part of a teaching module “CAAD project work”.

Acoustics for 1st Year UG

Teaching and technical support for PhD and Masters students from the Architecture and Civil and Structural Engineering Engineering departments, University of Sheffield. Supervising internship Master students.

My research interest is in sustainable design of indoor and outdoor spaces, architectural, environmental and room acoustics, noise control and sound perception. I also keen of exploring acoustic challenges in Green Buildings such as acoustic benefit and challenges of thermally high-performing buildings; acoustics and use of sustainable materials and phase-changing materials. Other research interests cover computer simulation of room acoustics and environmental acoustics, auralisation, psychological aspects of sounds, acoustic environment for hearing impaired people, speech intelligibility, and acoustic properties of vegetation.

2012 – SEED (Sheffield Engineering Enterprise Development). The funding provides resources to buy around 10 days worth of your time to help develop your engagement with industry or enterprise.

2009 - EPSRC (Through Bridging The Gaps) grant for interdisciplinary research between Architecture and Computer Sciences department, University of Sheffield. (Joined with prof. Jian Kang) The objective of the research was to integrate acoustic simulation and auralisation with interactive visual animation of urban environment and to determine a simplification algorithm for delivering aural perception in real-time audiovisual interactive modeling of urban spaces.

2005 - Student Support Award of the Committee on International Research and Education (CIRE), Acoustical Society of America.

Contribution to book chapters

Kang, J. Hornikx, M., Forssen, J., Botteldooren, D., Van Renterghem, T., Yang, H., Smyrnova, Y., Cheal, C. and Mandon A. (2011) Vegetation in urban streets, squares and courtyards. In: Nilsson, M. and Klæboe, R. (ed.) Environmental Methods for Transport Noise Reduction, Taylor & Francis, London, Chapter 7 [Invited contribution].

Journal papers:

K. Veisten, Y. Smyrnova, R. Klæboe, M. Honikx, M. Mosslemi & J.Kang, (2012) Valuation of green walls and green roofs as soundscape measures: Including monetised amenity values together with noise-attenuation values in a cost-benefit analysis of a green wall affecting a quiet area. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Special issue: The Protection of Quiet Areas as a Public Health Aim Towards Sustainable Health: Approaches, Case Studies and Implementation.
http://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues/quiet_areas/

E. Walerian, R. Janczur, M. Czechowicz, & Y. Smyrnova, (2010) Possible improvement of acoustic climate. Part I: Measurements and theoretical description. ARCHIVES OF ACOUSTICS J. 35 (3), 307 – 332.

E. Walerian, R. Janczur, M. Czechowicz, & Y. Smyrnova, (2010) Possible improvement of acoustic climate. Part II: Possible solutions. ARCHIVES OF ACOUSTICS J. 35 (4), 595 – 618.

Y. Smyrnova, & J. Kang, (2010) Determination of perceptual auditory attributes for the auralization of urban soundscapes. Noise Control Eng. J. 58, 508 – 523.

Y. Smyrnova & A. Ossowski, (2005) A method for optimising absorptive configurations in classrooms. Acta Acustica/Acustica, 91, 103 – 109.

Conference papers:

Y. Smyrnova, J. Kang, C. Blackford & C. Chea, (2012) Diffusion coefficient of vegetation:
measurements and simulation, Proceedings of Acoustics 2012. Nantes, France.

K. Horoshenkov, A. Khan, H. Yang, C. Cheal, Y. Smyrnova & J. Kang, (2012) In-situ characterization of hedges with a parametric acoustic transducer. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. Volume 131, Issue 4, pp. 3462.

Y. Smyrnova, J. Kang, M. Hornikx & J. Forssén (2012) Effect of vegetation on noise propagation in streets and squares. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics. Vol.34. Pt.1. 2012.

Ali M. S. Kashkooli, Y. Smyrnova, H. Altan, & J. Kang, (2011) Multi-disciplinary performance assessment of a building unit using a new semiquantitative method of building life cycle assessment, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Temporal Design, Sheffield, UK.

Y. Smyrnova &J. Kang, (2011) Vegetation in urban square: numerical simulations, Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Temporal Design, Sheffield, UK.

Y. Smyrnova, J. Kang, C. Cheal, and H. Yang, (2011) Numerical simulation of the effects of vegetation on sound fields in urban spaces, Proceedings of the Forum Acousticum 2011, Aalborg, Denmark.

Y. Smyrnova, J. Kang, C. Cheal, Emiel Tijs, & Hans-Elias de Bree, (2010) Laboratory Test of Sound Absorption of Vegetation, Proceedings of the 1st EAA-EuroRegio 2010 Congress on Sound and Vibration, Ljubliana, Slovenia.

J. Kang, Y.Smyrnova, P.Richmond, & S.Maddock, (2010) Integration of Acoustic Simulation with Interactive Visual Animation of Urban Environment, Proceedings of the 1st EAA-EuroRegio 2010 Congress on Sound and Vibration, Ljubliana, Slovenia.

Richmond, P., Y. Smyrnova, S. Maddock, & J. Kang, (2010) Audio-Visual Animation of Urban Space, Proceedings of The Eighth Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics 2010 Conference (TP.CG.2010), Sheffield, Sep 6-8, 2010, pp.183-190.

Y. Smyrnova & J. Kang, (2009) Determination of perceptual auditory attributes for the auralisation of urban spaces. Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Noise Control – Euronoise 2009, Edinburgh, UK.

Y. Smyrnova & J. Kang, (2009) Acoustic comfort and sound preferences of hearing impaired students in indoor spaces. Proceeding of the 16th International Conference on Sound and Vibration (ICSV16), Krakow, Poland.

Y. Meng, J. Kang & Y. Smyrnova, (2008) Numerical modelling of sound fields with mixed specular and diffuse boundaries using combined ray tracing and radiosity method. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 30(2).

Y. Smyrnova, Y. Meng & J. Kang, (2008) Subjective evaluation of urban soundscape auralisation based on combined ray-tracing and radiosity (CRR) model. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics (IOA) (UK), 30(2).

Y. Smyrnova, M. Yang & J. Kang, (2008) Objective and Subjective Evaluation of Urban Acoustic Modelling and Auralisation. Proceeding of the Audio Engineering Society, the 124nd AES Convention, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

N. Prodi, A. Farnetani, Y. Smyrnova, & J. Fels, (2007) Investigating Classroom Acoustics by means of Advanced Reproduction Techniques. Proceeding of the Audio Engineering Society, the 122nd AES Convention, Vienna, Austria.

Y. Smyrnova, (2006) A procedure to improve acoustical conditions in classrooms. Proceeding of the 6th European Conference on Noise Control - EURONOISE 2006, Tampere, Finland.

Y. Smyrnova & A. Ossowski, (2006) Numerical Estimation of the Student-Activity noise and its impact on acoustical characteristics of classrooms. Proceeding of the 6th European Conference on Noise Control - EURONOISE 2006, Tampere, Finland.

Y. Smyrnova, (2005) Modification of the acoustical climate in the typical Polish school classroom. Proceeding of the LII Open Seminar on Acoustics (OSA2005), Wągrowiec, Poland.

A. Ossowski & Y. Smyrnova, (2005) On the problem of speech transmission quality in classrooms. Proceeding of the LII Open Seminar on Acoustics (OSA2005), Wągrowiec, Poland.

A. Ossowski & Y. Smyrnova, (2004) Methodology of psychometric studies in psychoacoustics. Proceeding of the LI Open Seminar on Acoustics (OSA2004), Gdańsk – Sobieszewo, Poland.

A. Ossowski & Y. Smyrnova, (2004) Conception of the acoustic climate in classrooms. Proceeding of the LI Open Seminar on Acoustics (OSA2004), Gdańsk – Sobieszewo, Poland.

A. Ossowski & Y. Smyrnova, (2004) Computer modeling and analysis of the student-activity noise in classrooms. Proceeding of the Subjective and Objective Assessment of Sound, Poznań, Poland.

Y. Smyrnova & A. Ossowski, (2004) Computer analysis of the noise field in classrooms. Proceeding of the Subjective and Objective Assessment of Sound, Poznań, Poland

M. Meissner, R. Janczur, E. Walerian, M. Czechowicz, & Y. Smyrnova, (2003) Experimental verification of simulation program predicting sound level in built-up area. Proceeding of the XLX Open Seminar on Acoustics (OSA2003), Szczyrk, Poland.

Y. Smyrnova & A. Ossowski, (2003) Application of objective indices of sound quality in small room acoustics. Proceeding of the XLX Open Seminar on Acoustics (OSA2003), Szczyrk, Poland.

A. Ossowski & Y. Smyrnova, (2003) Conceptions of fuzziness in psychoacoustics. Proceeding of the XLX Open Seminar on Acoustics (OSA2003), Szczyrk, Poland.

Y. Smyrnova & A. Ossowski, (2003) Room acoustical quality in modern buildings. Theoretical Foundations of Civil Engineering – XI, Warszawa, Poland, 589 - 596.

A. Ossowski & Y. Smyrnova, (2003) Psychoacoustical properties of external train noise. Structures – Waves – Human Health, Poznań, Poland, vol. XII, NO.1, 85 – 90.

A. Ossowski & Y. Smyrnova, (2003) Analysis and modeling of external train noise. Structures – Waves – Human Health, Poznań,Poland, vol. XII, NO.1, 75 – 84.

A. Ossowski & Y. Smyrnova, (2002) Computer investigations of sound perception and noise annoyance. Journal of Medical Informatics & Technologies, The University of Silesia, Poland, vol. II, SN-27-32.

Y. Smyrnova & P.Pękala, (2002) Classroom acoustics – preliminary research. Proceeding of the XLIX Open Seminar on Acoustics (OSA2002), Stare Jabłonki, Poland.