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About Erica Yorga

Erica Yorga is the Principal Intellectual Property manager at Nureva, a Canadian technology company. Her career spans a variety of leadership roles researching, developing, and commercializing a broad spectrum of technologies in markets such as audio/visual, oil and gas, telecommunications, military defense, and Government regulatory. The challenge of solving difficult problems by constantly learning and enabling teams through the application of unique approaches to technology and process is a passion she brings to every endeavor she undertakes.

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Unified Coverage Map - A Radically Better Technology for Today’s Hybrid Environments

February 22, 2023 by Erica Yorga

Unified Coverage Map - A Radically Better Technology for Today’s Hybrid Environments

This article discusses a new patent-pending feature of Nureva’s next-generation technology for audio presentations and conferencing that provides a new perspective on how microphone coverage works in large meeting rooms. Erica Yorga, the Principal Intellectual Property manager at Nureva, details the unique features and benefits of the Unified Coverage Map technology for conference and lecture rooms. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2023.

R&D Stories: The Impact of Acoustic Spatial Resolution in a 3D Space

February 4, 2021 by Erica Yorga

R&D Stories: The Impact of Acoustic Spatial Resolution in a 3D Space

Nureva's Microphone Mist technology is a patented concept of generating thousands of virtual microphones in a 3D space. This article explains why this can be the alternative approach to the status quo of physical microphones and beamformer systems to create perfect audio conferencing solutions in any type of room and with multiple users. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2021.

R&D Stories: Acoustic Echo Canceller Calibration in Real Time

June 17, 2020 by Erica Yorga

R&D Stories: Acoustic Echo Canceller Calibration in Real Time

Is it an understatement to say that echo cancellation has been a kind of “holy grail” ever since the first conference call? Nureva’s patented Microphone Mist technology rethinks that quest in innovative ways. In this article, Erica Yorga shares how the development process of a real-time calibration method for acoustic echo cancellation awarded surprising results. This article was originally published in AudioXpress, June 2020. This article was originally published in AudioXpress, June 2020.

R&D Stories: A Groundbreaking Approach to Gain Control that Cuts Conference Call Annoyance

February 11, 2020 by Erica Yorga

R&D Stories: A Groundbreaking Approach to Gain Control that Cuts Conference Call Annoyance

Nureva was granted three new patents for its Microphone Mist technology, including the ability to focus sound signals in a shared 3D space, and the use of sound source positional information to derive automatic gain control output parameters. In this article, two Nureva’s engineers to explain the thought process that lead to these innovations, which give the company substantial market runway. This article was originally published in audioXpress, February 2020.