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Binaural Localization Model for Speech in Noise
Vikas Tokala, Eric Grinstein, Rory Brooks, Mike Brookes, Simon Doclo, Jesper Jensen, Patrick A. Naylor
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.20027

Binaural Localization Model for Speech in Noise
Binaural acoustic source localization is important to human listeners for spatial awareness, communication and safety. In this paper, an end-to-end binaural localization model for speech in noise is presented. A lightweight convolutional recurrent network that localizes sound in the frontal azimuthal plane for noisy reverberant binaural signals is introduced. The model incorporates additive internal ear noise to represent the frequency-dependent hearing threshold of a typical listener. The loca…