Rana el Kaliouby

AI Thought Leader, Machine Learning Scientist, Co-founder and CEO of Affectiva, Author

Rana el Kaliouby, PhD, is co-founder and CEO of Affectiva, Rana is the pioneer of artificial emotional intelligence—Emotion AI. The next frontier of Artificial Intelligence, Emotion AI is projected to become a multi-billion dollar industry. Rana led the innovation of the company’s award winning technology, which uses deep learning and massive amounts of data to analyze complex and nuanced emotions and cognitive states from face and voice. And, she raised over $50 million in venture capital for Affectiva.

In her new book, “Girl Decoded,” El Kaliouby’s shares her  journey from being a “nice Egyptian girl” to becoming a woman, carving her own path as she revolutionizes technology. But decoding herself—learning to express and act on her own emotions—would prove to be the biggest challenge of all.