Rana el Kaliouby

Affectiva's creator and CEO, Rana el Kaliouby, is a pioneer in the field of artificial intelligence. Her business, a spinoff from an MIT media lab, strives to incorporate emotional intelligence into every user's digital experience. She is the leader of the team that developed the algorithms for emotion detection. In addition, they have compiled 12 billion data points from the videos of 2.9 million volunteers distributed across 75 nations, using the world's largest database on emotions. Several eminent businesses utilize the platform to get statistics on consumer participation. They are setting the bar for emotion-based digital apps in entertainment, business, video communication, and online education.

Rana joined the MIT Media Labs as a research scientist after receiving her Doctorate from Cambridge University. She had a significant role in the use of emotion detection technologies in a variety of industries, including mental health. She left MIT to co-found Affectiva, a leader in the Emotion AI space. It currently collaborates with 25% of the Fortune 500 firms as a domain leader in AI.

Rana was listed by Forbes as one of the top 50 women in IT in the country, and Fortune featured her on their list of the 40 under 40. Rana regularly talks on the subject of ethics in AI and eliminating prejudices. Her goal is to "humanize technology" by integrating artificial emotional intelligence. She has developed deep learning platforms for a variety of emotional elements, such as facial expressions and speech tones, to help technology comprehend how people are feeling.