Brigitte Schulte-Fortkamp is a Professor (retired) of Psychoacoustics and Noise Effects, Technische Universität Berlin, Germany. Her research and teaching activities include Psychoacoustics, Acoustic Ecology, and Soundscapes. Dr. Schulte-Fortkamp was visiting as research professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston, Osaka University, and Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris. Among others, she was co-chair of the European Committee COST Action TD 082011-201204 “Soundscape of European Cities and Landscapes”. She is not only a member of ISO/TC 43/SC 1/WG 54 -12913-1 “Perceptual assessment of soundscape quality” but also project leader for ISO/TS 12913-2 Soundscape 2018: Data collection and reporting requirements. She is a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America and served for 12 years as Associate Editor in Noise for JASA. Dr. Schulte-Fortkamp’s current activities for ASA include chairing the Committee on International Liaison and being active as a member of several ASA committees. In 2011-2012 she was ASA Vice President. Currently she is Vice-President of the European Acoustics Association (EAA) and since 2013 a member of the board of the German Acoustical Society (DEGA). Dr. Schulte-Fortkamp is a Distinguished International Member of the Institute of Noise Control Engineering (INCE USA). In 2010, she was awarded with the Hear the World Foundation Award and in 2012 she was the recipient of the European Soundscape Award.