“From building robots and video games to coding apps that solve a problem in your community, or 3D printing in fashion tech, it is important that we explore different ways to engage girls in STEAM and also ensure that there are many, and different, women role models that will inspire our girls to pursue STEAM careers.”

Egyptian-American computer scientist

Rana el Kaliouby is an Egyptian-American computer scientist and entrepreneur, best known as the co-founder and chief executive of Affectiva, the emotion AI company she started with Rosalind Picard. Her work centers on computers that can recognize and respond to human emotion. As the public face of Affectiva, she has helped shape the conversation around artificial intelligence, affective computing, and how technology interprets facial expressions and other signals of feeling.