Rosalind Picard’s research is dedicated to making intangible emotions measureable through “wearable technology” and novel techniques—with applications from autism communication to human-computer ...

Another affective computing incentive is high insurance costs for health-care organizations and companies, according to Picard. “As we have fewer and fewer medical people to care for more and more ...

Like many health conscious Americans, Dr. Rosalind Picard wears a fitness tracker on her wrist. But hers doesn't just track steps, it has an extra sensor that gathers medical information. Picard hopes ...