sound synthesis, sound analysis, sound understanding, sound and music computing
S2S² has the following overall objective: to bring together the state-of-the-art research in the sound domain and in the proper combination of human sciences, technological research and neuropsychological sciences that does relate to sound and sense. Reaching this objective can foster a new generation of research topics such as higher-level sound analysis, the so-called ``engaging'' synthesis, an integrated sound-music research field, etc.