Be there if you are around.

Best Regards, Ishtiaque

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---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ashton Anderson ashton@cs.toronto.edu Date: Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 10:26 AM Subject: Re: Distinguished Lecture Series 2019-20: Dr. Rosalind Picard this Thursday at 11am in BA1210 To: dcsall@cs.toronto.edu

Hi everyone,

Reminder that Rosalind Picard (MIT) is giving a *Distinguished Lecture Series talk *in* Bahen 1210 *at* 11am*, in about 40 minutes. Be there!

Ashton

On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 4:19 PM Ashton Anderson ashton@cs.toronto.edu wrote:

Hi everyone,

This year we have another inspiring lineup of speakers for the C.C. "Kelly" Gotlieb Distinguished Lecture Series. We're kicking things off *this Thursday at 11am in BA1210 *with* Rosalind Picard*, who is a Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT, and is the founder and director of the Affective Computing Research Group there. She is one of the world's most prominent researchers in affective computing and wearable computing. Please come join us this Thursday, October 31 at 11am in BA1210 to hear her talk about AI and emotional intelligence! There will be a student roundtable at 5:15–6pm in BA 5256, you are all invited to join that to meet with her.

Save the 2019-20 DLS dates: Rosalind Picard — Thu Oct 31 Allan Borodin — Tues Nov 5 Barbara Grosz — Thu Dec 5

*How Affective Computing can Change our Future Health*
*Prof. **Rosalind Picard, MIT*

AI – including machine learning providing emotional intelligence - is
becoming embedded in our wearables and smartphones, enabling new insights
and interventions for improving lives for many people, including those with
Autism, Epilepsy, and Depression.  The latter condition, depression, is
growing and forecast to become the #1 disease burden by 2030.  How close
are we to forecasting changes in mood, stress, and physical health before
they happen?  Could AI help us prevent tomorrow’s worsening mood or ill
health, and reduce the likelihood of diseases such as depression, helping
people stay healthy instead of becoming sick?  This talk will show the
latest findings using machine learning and wearable + smartphone sensing,
also highlighting ethical and privacy concerns.

*Bio*: Rosalind Picard, Sc.D., is founder and director of the Affective
Computing Research Group at the MIT Media Laboratory, co-founder of
Affectiva, Inc., delivering Emotion AI technology, and co-founder and chief
scientist of Empatica, Inc., creators of the first FDA-cleared smart watch
used in neurology for detecting seizures.  Picard is author of over three
hundred peer-reviewed scientific articles in signal processing, computer
vision, pattern recognition, machine learning, human-computer interaction,
affective computing, and neurology.  She is known internationally for her
book, Affective Computing, which helped launch the research area by that
name.  She was a founding member of the IEEE Technical Committee on
Wearable Information Systems, helping boot up the field of wearable
computing. Picard is a fellow of the IEEE and an elected member of the
National Academy of Engineering.  She holds a Bachelors in Electrical
Engineering from Georgia Tech and Masters and Doctorate degrees in
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.  Picard leads
research developing AI/machine learning algorithms, analytics, and sensors
for advancing the basic scientific understanding of emotion, stress, and
arousal, advancing both basic research and development to improve human
health and wellbeing.