AI

This is the fifty-seventh of Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, sports, science, academia, journalism, and politics, among other areas. Our fifty-seventh pathbreaker is Dana el Kaliouby, an Egyptian American scientist who specializes in “affective computing.” She is a leader in the science of emotions, which brings emotional intelligence to technology. Contributing writer, John Mason, depicts El Kaliouby at the forefront of humanizing technology, one which helps us to connect with one another more effectively.