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The Grants section includes current ORCA Labs funding opportunities, application materials, and information about awarded grants. It also showcases the researchers, projects, and initiatives supported through the program.
ORCA Labs’ research is available to all hearing healthcare professionals through many publications. For further information and access to specific publications, please contact us.
Our research is currently structured in four areas. Click below to discover each area.
ORCA Labs researchers and partners are spread across the globe but are united in being leaders in their field.
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Principal Scientist
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Denmark
Education
Master of Science in Engineering Physics, Master of Science in Audiology, Ph.D. in Acoustic Signal Processing - Hearing Technology
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About
Karolina has been working in the field of audiology since 1991, as an engineer and as a lecturer in Audiology. She has been active in hearing research since 1996. In 2006, when Widex (now WS Audiology) decided to establish the new ORCA Europe research group in Stockholm, Karolina Smeds was appointed director and served in that capacity for 15 years.Â
Research Interests
Karolina’s main research areas are hearing rehabilitation, people’s auditory ecology, and the design of outcome measures that give results indicative of performance in everyday life. Recently her work has focused on group conversations and social participation.Â
Karolina Smeds Publications
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