{"id":410,"date":"2013-11-19T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/inside_microsoft_research\/2013\/11\/19\/learn-how-microsoft-researchers-are-using-wearable-technology-to-read-your-moods\/"},"modified":"2017-07-18T12:37:52","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T19:37:52","slug":"learn-how-microsoft-researchers-are-using-wearable-technology-to-read-your-moods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/blog\/learn-how-microsoft-researchers-are-using-wearable-technology-to-read-your-moods\/","title":{"rendered":"Learn How Microsoft Researchers Are Using Wearable Technology to Read Your Moods"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"share-icons-top-of-post\">\n<ul class=\"post-social\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul class=\"post-social\"><!-- FACEBOOK LIKE CODE --><\/p>\n<li class=\"post-facebook\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 100px; height: 21px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.technet.com%2Fb%2Finside_microsoft_research%2Farchive%2F2013%2F11%2F19%2Flearn-how-microsoft-researchers-are-using-wearable-technology-to-read-your-moods.aspx&width=100&layout=button_count&action=like&show_faces=true&share=false&height=21&appId=502558646482372\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- TWITTER SHARING CODE --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-social\">\n<li class=\"post-twitter\"><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/share\" data-via=\"msftresearch\" data-count=\"horizontal\">Tweet<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" language=\"JavaScript\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/js\/6811.tweet-this.js\" original-url=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/cfs-file.ashx\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-90-35-js\/6811.tweet_2D00_this.js\"><\/script><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- END SOCIAL SHARING CONTENT --> <!-- ENTER AUTHOR AND BLOG CONTENT BELOW --><\/p>\n<p class=\"posted-by\">Posted by <span class=\"author\">Kelly Berschauer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/8562.Czerwinski_Roseway.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 10px; border: 0px currentColor; float: left;\" title=\"Mary Czerwinski (left) and Asta Roseway\" src=\"https:\/\/msdnshared.blob.core.windows.net\/media\/TNBlogsFS\/prod.evol.blogs.technet.com\/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles\/00\/00\/00\/90\/35\/8562.Czerwinski_Roseway.jpg\" alt=\"Mary Czerwinski (left) and Asta Roseway\" width=\"400\" \/><span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can feel the stress building\u2014you\u2019re on deadline, your computer has stalled to a standstill, you\u2019re pounding keys in frustration, and your blood is boiling. You\u2019re about to explode.<\/p>\n<p>And at that exact moment, your computer tells you to take deep breath and a walk.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to a team of Microsoft researchers within the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" title=\"VIBE\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/um\/redmond\/groups\/vibe\/vibewebpage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIBE<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> group (Visualization and Interaction for Business and Entertainment) within Microsoft Research, the technology that would make that intervention possible is a work in progress focusing on human-computer interaction and clinical psychology. Three years ago, the team started working in the area of affective computing: designing systems\u2014some including wearable computing devices\u2014that attempt to identify your mood and react accordingly, in order to help you reflect on your own state.<\/p>\n<p>On Nov. 20, <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" title=\"Mary Czerwinski\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/people\/marycz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mary Czerwinski<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, principal researcher in the VIBE group, will deliver the closing keynote of the AMIA 2013 Annual Symposium, being held in Washington, D.C., where she\u2019ll share her team\u2019s innovative research to advance the field of affective computing with the health community.<\/p>\n<p>Intrigued? Can&#8217;t be there in person and want to know more? We did too, so we turned to Channel 9 to shine the spotlight in the latest installment of the <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" title=\"Microsoft Research Luminaries\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Series\/Microsoft-Research-Luminaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft Research Luminaries<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> video series on two of the researchers making affective computing a reality, Czerwinski\u00a0and <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" title=\"Asta Roseway\" href=\"http:\/\/research.microsoft.com\/en-us\/people\/astar\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asta Roseway<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a>, principal research designer.<\/p>\n<p>A key tenet of the team\u2019s work is understanding and aiding emotional health to improve the quality of life. Czerwinski says: \u201cOur research goes beyond traditional fitness. It\u2019s about emotional fitness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"height: 270px; width: 480px;\" src=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Series\/Microsoft-Research-Luminaries\/The-Future-of-Affective-Computing\/player?w=480&h=270\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There are all kinds of ways a system could detect what you\u2019re feeling, such as utilizing a variety of sensors that monitor your facial features, how quickly you are typing, the intensity of each keystroke, or the stress in your voice. The combination of machine learning and data analytics could potentially tie together all this data to predict accurately how you are feeling.<\/p>\n<p>Your computer may not be able to read you\u2014yet\u2014but research in affective computing could bring that to a reality soon.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to tune into <a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" title=\"Channel 9\" href=\"https:\/\/channel9.msdn.com\/Series\/Microsoft-Research-Luminaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Channel 9<span class=\"sr-only\"> (opens in new tab)<\/span><\/a> to hear more about the novel ways this research is extending the boundaries of affective computing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet Posted by Kelly Berschauer You can feel the stress building\u2014you\u2019re on deadline, your computer has stalled to a standstill, you\u2019re pounding keys in frustration, and your blood is boiling. 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