PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS

ARTICLES/PROCEEDINGS

• Naseer, S., Azad, H., 2025. “Analysis of acoustic questionnaires across building types enhancing the quality of life in residential care facilities: A review”, Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics (POMA) (https://doi.org/10.1121/2.0002012).

• Azad, H., Shojaei, A., Ly, R., Naseer, S., Heller, L., 2024. “Assessment of annoyance from traffic noise in a school and a hospital”, INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings, INTER-NOISE24, Nantes, France, Pages 9000 - 9994, pp. 9557-9565(9) (https://doi.org/10.3397/IN_2024_4264).

• Azad, H., Meyer, J., Siebein, G., Lokki, T., 2019. “The Effects of Adding Pyramidal and Convex Diffusers on Room Acoustic Parameters in a Small Non-diffuse Room”, MDPI Journal - Acoustics (https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics1030037).

• Azad, H., Siebein, G., Gold, M., 2019.“The effect of scattered reflections on reverberation time in a small non-diffuse room”, 48th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, Inter-Noise 2019, Madrid, Spain (https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/ince/incecp/2019).

• Azad, H., Ketabi, R., Siebein, G., 2018. “A Study of Diffusivity in Concert Halls Using Large Scale Acoustic Wave-Based Modeling and Simulation”, 47th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, Inter-Noise 2018, Chicago, Illinois (https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/ince/incecp/2018).

• Azad, H. 2008. “Ali Qapu: Persian historical music room”, Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 7th Auditorium Acoustics, Oslo, Norway (https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/ALI-QAPU).

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

• Azad, H., Shojaei, A., Heller, L., 2025. “Remote Monitoring of Environmental Noise - A Review Paper”, 54th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, Inter-Noise 2025, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

• Azad, H., Shojaei, A., Heller, L., 2024. “Assessment of Annoyance from Traffic Noise Inside a School and a Hospital”, 53rd International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering, Inter-Noise 2024, Nantes, France.

• Azad, H., 2023. “Designing an IoT platform for scientific research: Architecture and Built Environment”, a workshop of the NSF S&CC program, sponsored by NSF and the University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

• Azad, H., Naseer, S., 2022. “An overview on the impact of nursing homes’ acoustic characteristics on the elderly’s quality of life”, 182nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Denver, Colorado.

• Selugar, P., Azad, H. 2021. “Optimizing well-depth sequences for Schroeder diffusers using machine learning”, 180th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, a virtual conference.

• Kania, C., Azad, H. 2020. “An architectural investigation of mitigating noise to improve speech intelligibility in an open studio environment”, 179th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, a virtual conference.

• DeGrandis, J., Azad, H., Sauro, R., 2018. “Using laboratory measurement data to improve acoustic simulations and evaluate performance”, 176th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Victoria, Canada.

• Azad, H., Siebein, G., 2018. “On the Prediction of Sound Diffusion Coefficient”, 175th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

• Azad, H., Siebein, G., 2016. “Designing of variable Schroeder diffusers using digital architecture techniques”, 172nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America, Honolulu, Hawaii.

• Azad, H. 2015. “500-seat theater in the city of Qom; Computer simulation vs. acoustics measurements”, Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 9th Auditorium Acoustics, Paris, France.

SEMINAR & SYMPOSIUM PRESENTATIONS

• Azad, H., Ian Flood, 2022. “Application of Machine Learning in the Prediction and Modeling of Environmental Noise”, DCP Research Symposium, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida. Gainesville, FL.

• Azad, H. 2021. “Remote Sensing and Prediction of Environmental Noise Using WSN”, DCP Research Seminar Series, College of Design, Construction, and Planning, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

• Azad, H. 2021. “Application of Machine Learning in the Modeling and Prediction of Environmental Noise”, HiPerGator Symposium, University of Florida. Gainesville, FL.

• Azad, H. 2020. “Application of numerical modeling and machine learning in the Prediction of Sound Diffusion Coefficient”, DCP Research Symposium, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida. Gainesville, FL.

• Azad, H. 2020. “An overview of wave-based room acoustics modeling and its application on sound diffusion”, Fall Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the Acoustical Society of America, Gainesville, Florida.

• Azad, H. 2019. “The effects of geometrical diffusers on room acoustic parameters of small rooms”, DCP Research Seminar Series, College of Design, Construction, and Planning, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

• Azad, H. 2018. “A Presentation of Multiple Research Projects on the Role of Acoustics in Building Sciences”, SBSE 2018 Summer Retreat, Society of Building Science Educators, Moravia, Iowa.

• Azad, H. 2018. “On the Simulation and Calculation of the Sound Diffusion and Scattering Coefficients”, ASA 2018 Summer School, Acoustical Society of America, Chaska, Minnesota.

• Azad, H. 2017. “Computational Design of Variable Sound Diffusers Using Micro Controllers”, DCP Research Seminar Series, College of Design, Construction, and Planning, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

• Azad, H. 2015. “Computer Modeling of Sound Diffusion Coefficient”, DCP Research Symposium, College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida. Gainesville, FL.