Dr. Rana el Kalibiouby has been selected as one of Hayat’s Ramadan Top 30 Illuminators for her innovative contributions at the intersection of technology and emotion.
Dr. Rana el Kaliouby, founder and CEO of Affectiva, just released a memoir titled Girl Decoded, chronicling her life and career studying emotion and technology. Her work at MIT and Affectiva fill a crucial gap in artificial intelligence studies, thrusting tech development forward into a future of empathetic, emotionally intelligent technology. Her company’s technology can also help determine if distance-learning students are bored, confused, or excited – opening the door for educators to develop personalized, real-time teaching strategies.
