Scientist, entrepreneur and author Rana el Kaliouby discusses her journey from Egypt to working on emotion AI at the MIT Media Lab.
She's an AI scientist, co-founder of Affectiva, an investor and author who has spent decades building toward more emotionally intelligent technology.!
Lifetime of Achievement: Rana el Kaliouby
Scientist, entrepreneur, angel investor, author, and AI thought leader Rana el Kaliouby is an Egyptian-American Scientist who co-founded Affectiva, a software company that built AI with an understanding of human emotions, cognitive states, activities and the objects people use.
Dedicated to the ethical development and deployment of AI, el Kaliouby is part of the Partnership of AI and the World Economic Forum’s Council of Young Global Leaders, driven by her passion for advocating for standards that ensure data privacy and mitigate both data and algorithmic bias.
A leader in the field of AI, el Kaliouby was Co-founder and CEO of Affectiva - an MIT spin-off and category-defining AI company - before it was acquired by Smart Eye in June 2021, and created the category of Emotion AI and grew the company to be a leading AI innovator.
Today, she serves as its Deputy CEO.
Prior to founding Affectiva, she was a research scientist at MIT Media La