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October 8th, 2025
Spotlight on Agata Lapedriza
#WomenInELLIS
Meet Agata Lapedriza, Professor / Principal Research Scientist / Research Affiliate at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya 🇪🇸 / Northeastern University / MIT 🇺🇸
She’s an ELLIS Member and part of the ELLIS Unit Barcelona.
Her work sits at the intersection of Computer Vision, Machine Learning, and Affective Computing. In her research, she collaborates with clinical psychologists, cognitive scientists, neuroscientists, and medical doctors to create responsible AI technologies that promote human well-being and enhance human-machine interaction.
Check out her advice for young female scientists and the benefits to her career from working overseas.