Forensic Acoustics

• Assist in criminal investigations by analyzing sound recordings
• Investigate accidents
• Provide expert witness
• Identify audio forgery
• Surveillance
• Threat analysis

• Audio enhancement
• Interpreting acoustic signals
• Investigate Noise reduction
• Voice identification and authentication
• Gunshot and explosion analysis
• Sound localization
• Environmental analysis
• Preparing forensic reports
• Testifying in court
• Research new forensic audio technologies

• Working with multilingual populations
• Working with lawyer and investigative agencies
• Legal terminology
• Interpreting speech signals
• Forensic analysis
• Experiment design
• Data collection
• Data analysis

• Forensic linguist in investigating agencies such as universities and research institutes
• Multilingual services

• Police stations
• Private Practice
• University and Research Institutions
• Law enforcement offices
• FBI
• CIA
• AI research and development
• Biology firms

• Select a major that will provide a strong background: linguistics, phonetics, criminology, biology 
• Pursue some projects related to forensic phonetics investigations 
• Take courses on acoustic phonetics, speech and hearing sciences and phonology courses – a good understanding of different types of accents is useful
• Get internships and work with experienced forensic acousticians

After college: Can pursue a Masters degree.

• Focus on key subjects: computer science, physics, math
• Seek opportunities for hands-on experience with technology
• Start learning programming
• Explore online resources to learn about acoustics and signal processing
• Try out summer camps on forensics or acoustics