  This paper describes how Large Deformation Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping
(LDDMM) can be coupled with a Fast Multipole (FM) Boundary Element Method (BEM)
to investigate the relationship between morphological changes in the head,
torso, and outer ears and their acoustic filtering (described by Head Related
Transfer Functions, HRTFs). The LDDMM technique provides the ability to study
and implement morphological changes in ear, head and torso shapes. The FM-BEM
technique provides numerical simulations of the acoustic properties of an
individual's head, torso, and outer ears. This paper describes the first
application of LDDMM to the study of the relationship between a listener's
morphology and a listener's HRTFs. To demonstrate some of the new capabilities
provided by the coupling of these powerful tools, we examine the classical
question of what it means to ``listen through another individual's outer
ears.'' This work utilizes the data provided by the Sydney York Morphological
and Acoustic Recordings of Ears (SYMARE) database.
