About the Audio Product Education Institute

The Audio Product Education Institute (APEI) is an initiative of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) that is committed to furthering the knowledge and skills of professionals involved in the development of audio products. APEI will focus on promoting methodologies, practices and technologies involved in developing and bringing audio products to market.

APEI was originally created by the Audio Engineering Society to expand the reach of the Product Development Track of the AES Conventions. The PD Track began in 2014 in Los Angeles at the 137th AES Convention and has continued to grow to become one of the most attended tracks during AES conventions. Scott Leslie, AES Convention Product Development Track Chair, is also leading the APEI Committee and initiatives.

APEI’s Committee is composed of long-term professionals in the audio product development area who saw the dramatic increase in voice interactive audio products market, and a new generation of wireless, network, signal processing technologies, and other advanced technologies, creating a huge demand for development professionals with multidisciplinary and highly specialized skills. APEI aims to offer the audio-specific and hands-on development skills that developers, manufacturers and supply chain partners need to advance at the demanding pace of new audio application segments. As Audio has entered as a major component into many new product areas, APEI will also offer specific audio training and the opportunity to learn best practices to new and seasoned professionals from any product areas.