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Rosalind Picard

Also Known As Rosalind Wright Picard
Human-Centered Computing

Rosalind Wright Picard (born 1962) is an American electrical engineer and computer scientist who serves as the Grover M. Hermann Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at MIT, where she directs the Affective Computing Research Group at the MIT Media Lab, and who co-founded the startups Affectiva and Empatica. She is credited with establishing the field of affective computing through her 1997 book of the same name, and her research develops systems that measure emotion through wearable technology, computer vision and audio analysis, including devices that help people with autism recognize facial expressions and emotional cues. She was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2019 for her contributions to affective and wearable computing.

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1962 1
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1962-05-17 1
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IEEE Fellow 1
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ACM Fellow 1
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Rosalind Picard's 1995 paper and 1997 book originated the modern field of affective computing.

Source Affective Computing (Wikipedia)

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1. Wikidata: Rosalind Picard
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Affective Computing (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Affective Computing, Introduction section
Quote, Associated With: Affective Computing, Introduction section
the modern idea originated with Rosalind Picard's 1995 paper entitled "Affective Computing" and her 1997 book of the same name
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Rosalind Picard (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: Human-Computer Interaction, Lead section
    founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group
  • In Field: Affective Computing, Lead
    She is the founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group at the MIT Media Lab, and co-founder of the startups Affectiva and Empatica.
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