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Dr. Yuna Takahashi
Dr. Yuna Takahashi4-DELTA
Head of Signal Archaeology & Archival Audio
Specialization: Non-Contact Optical Audio Extraction & Media Reconstruction
FACILITY ASSIGNMENT
Studio C (Signal Archaeology & Archival Audio Lab)
ACTIVE PROTOTYPES
9 Projects
JOINED INSTITUTE
2022
CURRICULUM & BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Takahashi develops optical and computational techniques for reading fragile, damaged, or unplayable sound recordings. Using laser triangulation, high-resolution confocal microscopy, and artifact-removal algorithms, her lab reconstructs historical soundscapes from decaying media.
SELECTED SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
- Takahashi, Y., 'Optical Scanning of Historical Lacquer and Wax Cylinders,' Journal of Audio Engineering, 2023.
- Takahashi, Y. & Brody, M., 'Non-Contact Audio Reconstruction of Fragile Grooved Discs,' Heritage Science, 2025.
- Takahashi, Y., 'Machine Learning Approaches to Groove De-noising in Optical Audio Extraction,' Archival Studies Quarterly, 2026.
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