I remember, once I was stressed, with an upcoming paper deadline. That little Microsoft Word clippy guy would show up in my face, jumping around and asking if I needed help. It had no understanding of my emotions and had zero empathy. That got me interested in this idea of tech being responsive to our emotions.

My Ph.D. is in computer vision and machine learning. I developed software that can read your emotions from your face as part of my doctorate work.

I am often asked how does being a woman affect my work at Affectiva. Honestly, I don't think it does.

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