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A best in class research collaboration

The Australian Future Hearing Initiative (AFHI) is an ambitious research collaboration between Google Research and world leading organisations in the hearing accessibility space associated with Australian Hearing Hub at Macquarie University in Sydney.

Reimagining the hearing aid with AI

We'll be at Interspeech 2026! Catch us at ICC Sydney, Sept 27 – Oct 1.

Join us at Interspeech 2026

We’re excited that Interspeech 2026 is coming to Sydney this year.

📍 International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney
📅 September 27 – October 1, 2026

Come find us while you’re there — we’d love to connect, share what we’ve been working on, and hear about the work happening across the community.

Click here to learn more about Interspeech 2026