Rosalind Picard

Founder and director, Affective Computing research group, MIT Media Lab; faculty member, MIT Center for Neurobiological Engineering. Co-founder, Affectiva and Empatica

Founder and director of the Affective Computing research group at the MIT Media Lab, and a faculty member of the MIT Center for Neurobiological Engineering.  Co-founded two companies: Affectiva providing emotion AI technologies now used by more than 25% of the Global Fortune 500, and Empatica, providing wearable sensors and analytics to improve health.

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MIT scientist Rosalind Picard explains how technology is evolving to decipher emotions, which potentially could benefit treating depression, stress, and anxiety.

How technology is evolving to decode our feelings

MIT scientist Rosalind Picard explains how technology is evolving to decipher emotions, which potentially could benefit treating depression, stress, and anxiety.

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