Robert Gruhl
Bachelors candidate in Computer Science
- Research interests
- Affective computing, wearable computing, intelligent agents, machine vision, and recognition systems
- Advisor: Roz Picard
- Co-Advisor: Marvin Minsky
- Education
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Candidate for S.B., Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1993
- Experience
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MIT AI Lab - Robotics
Lego Robotic Design comp. (TA)
Microsoft Corp. (Program Manager)
Research Description
Affective computing is computing that "relates to, arises from or
deliberately influences emotions," as defined by R. W. Picard in
"Affective Computing," Technical Report #318 (available from tech-reports ). A critical
first step toward realizing affective computing is affect recognition.
My research involves dectecting affect through physiological responses
and creating an intelligent agent to recognize and respond to
affective state.
Wearable computers are a powerful tool for researching affective
computing. Seated at a desktop, usually in a work environment, we do
not often show the full range of our emotional reactions. To
determine a persons response to extreme stress, a computer must be
able to record a person's physiological response over an entire day.
A lightweight, minimally intrusive wearable computer running an affect
recognition agent could continuously monitor and analyze an individual's
response to stress. The could also learn to tailor it's response to
the individual in these situations.
Interests
Juggling, Fifth East, Hacking, Hi-Fi Stereo Equipment
Birthplace
Milwaukee, WI
A favorite book
Sixth Column by Robert Heinlein
Most wishes to have dinner with
Michele Frame (Microsoft Mentor)
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