Mr. Jan Abidgaard Pedersen

Jan Abildgaard Pedersen graduated with a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Aalborg in Denmark in 1993, where he specialized in Acoustics.

Jan have more than 29 years of experience in the audio industry and have worked in both principal engineering roles and management positions in leading audio companies like Bang & Olufsen, AM3D, Steinway Lyngdorf, Dynaudio and Amazon Devices, LAB126, in Sunnyvale California.

In 2022 Jan founded his own Audio Consulting Company: “Jan Abildgaard Pedersen Consult”, where he offers a wide range of consulting within Audio: Sound Tuning, Innovation Process, Audio DSP Algorithms, Solving Impossible Audio Problems, Room Adaptation, Audio System Development, Audio Research, Audio Strategy Advisor, Patents, White Papers, Scientific Papers, PR Events, Audio Seminars, Audio Training Sessions etc.

Jan has been working in many research areas like Low Frequency Sound Field, Loudspeaker/Room Adaptation, Near-Field Acoustic Measurements, Warped Filters, Volterra Series, Subwoofer Requirements, Acoustic Reflectors, 3D Audio and more. Jan is a member of AES and is actively contributing to the continued development of AES, e.g. by organizing International AES Conferences and being a member of several AES Committees.

Jan have received 4 Board of Governors Awards and a Fellowship from the AES. Jan is a Past President of the AES.