On the 20th of October 2022, our former colleague Alice Baird successfully defended her PhD thesis ‘Computer Audition for Emotional Wellbeing’. The examiners were Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Björn Schuller (Alice’s supervisor), Prof. Dr. Elisabeth André, Prof. Dr. Frank Kramer (both University of Augsburg) and PD. Dr.-Ing. habil. Ronald Böck (Genie Enterprise Inc.). Congratulations, Alice!