{"id":177152,"date":"2016-08-23T10:17:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-23T14:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=177152"},"modified":"2017-10-12T08:30:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T12:30:08","slug":"ehsan-hoque-an-mit-innovator-under-35-177152","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/ehsan-hoque-an-mit-innovator-under-35-177152\/","title":{"rendered":"Ehsan Hoque: MIT Technology Review \u2018Innovator under 35\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ehsan Hoque, assistant professor of computer science, is in rare company. The editors of MIT Technology Review<\/em> have named Hoque one of this year\u2019s \u201cinnovators under 35\u201d\u2014an\u00a0 honor that has previously gone to the likes of\u00a0 Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the cofounders of Google; Mark Zuckerberg, the cofounder of Facebook; and Jonathan Ive, the chief designer of Apple.<\/p>\n

Hoque, who is also an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and an assistant director for research outreach at the University\u2019s Goergen Institute for Data Science<\/a><\/strong>, is being recognized for his cutting-edge work in human-computer interaction.<\/p>\n

Hoque is interested in understanding the secret code of human behavior that is, in the words of anthropologist Edward Sapir, \u201cwritten nowhere, known by none, and understood by all.\u201d He applies a computational lens to understand and model the ambiguity that language, facial expressions, gestures, and intonation introduce in human communication. In addition to expanding the understanding of human behavior, Hoque developed new systems that allow individuals to practice and receive feedback on social skills<\/a><\/strong> in a repeatable, objective, and respectful way; help musicians practice singing vowels<\/a><\/strong>; and provide live feedback public speakers<\/a><\/strong>, while they\u2019re engaged with audiences.<\/p>\n