{"id":21143,"date":"2020-05-12T11:01:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T18:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=21143"},"modified":"2023-03-08T09:00:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T17:00:20","slug":"women-in-stem-rana-el-kaliouby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/women-in-stem-rana-el-kaliouby\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in STEM: Rana el Kaliouby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Women in STEM: Rana el Kaliouby<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientist Rana el Kaliouby has just released her first book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Girl-Decoded-Scientists-Intelligence-Technology-ebook\/dp\/B07VF1SKPV\">Girl Decoded<\/a>, her compelling memoir following her journey from Egypt to America in <em>a quest<\/em> <em>to reclaim our humanity by bringing emotional intelligence to technology<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And what an incredible and inspiring journey it&#8217;s been! From getting her Masters in Science at the American University in Cairo to England where she earned her PhD from Cambridge University and then to Massachusetts for her Post Doctorate from MIT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it was time to get to work, Rana landed at the prestigious MIT Lab, focusing on how to improve human-computer interaction. However, she soon began applying this technology to improve human-human communication, especially for people on the autism spectrum who struggle to convey their emotions.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2009, she co-founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.affectiva.com\/?__hstc=89836932.f22841ea8a88da5e1469e451ecb6209d.1588634051872.1588972027857.1588977870235.7&amp;__hssc=89836932.3.1588977870235&amp;__hsfp=1733750196\">Affectiva<\/a>, an MIT Media Lab startup with the purpose of bringing \u201cemotional intelligence to our devices and digital experiences.\u201d Considered a pioneer of artificial emotional intelligence, or Emotion AI, Rana believes it\u2019s the next frontier, a merger of cognitive and emotional intelligence in technology.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/2e9oMvvcIxB3dpmKVmSVGiZjDjnAiwPMtR0or2FmOrrzXZd5ypkQx9JEQeWyN0Pyq72_rGCFvmtx4ope4p5acMmPrQDYkCM4G4F9o0jGDWAoqoFpsVfUfaNuemOXH5l-sdhMDmsZ\" alt=\"\" width=\"119\" height=\"120\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Rana\u2019s goal for Affectiva is to become the leading provider of AI software that can detect complex nuanced human emotions and cognitive states, which can allow businesses to incorporate emotion data and analytics in their development and marketing.&nbsp;<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To carry out her plan, she took the company reins, becoming CEO in 2016. 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