Rosalind W Picard

schoolMassachusetts Institute of Technologybar_chart#3200 Global Rank

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#3200

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Designing an Affective Mobile Probe to Measure Smile Dynamics in Depression

Depression is a complex disorder for which there is growing interest in identifying objective behavioral markers that measure precise symptoms, such as anhedonia and blunted emotional reactivity. This study explores the feasibility of using smile and smirk expression dynamics, captured through our novel stimulus-based…

CSCW '25CorrespondingTrauma & Abuse

Connecting through Comics: Design and Evaluation of Cube, an Arts-Based Digital Platform for Trauma-Impacted Youth

This paper explores the design, development and evaluation of a digital platform that aims to assist young people who have experienced trauma in understanding and expressing their emotions and fostering social connections. Integrating principles from expressive arts and narrative-based therapies, we collaborate with l…

HRI '234th AuthorMental Health Apps & Online Support Communities +1

A Robotic Companion for Psychological Well-being: A Long-term Investigation of Companionship and Therapeutic Alliance

Social support plays a crucial role in managing and enhancing one’s mental health and well-being. In order to explore the role of a robot’s companion-like behavior on its therapeutic interventions, we conducted an eight-week-long deployment study with seventy participants to compare the impact of (1) a control robot w…

CHI '18CorrespondingSleep & Stress Monitoring +2

A Trip to the Moon: Personalized Animated Movies for Self-reflection

Self-tracking physiological and psychological data poses the challenge of presentation and interpretation. Insightful narratives for self-tracking data can motivate the user towards constructive self-reflection. One powerful form of narrative that engages audience across various culture and age groups is animated movi…

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