MIT World Speakers

Alex (Sandy) Pentland PhD '82

Alex (Sandy) Pentland is a pioneer in wearable computers, health systems, smart environments, and technology for developing countries.

He is a co-founder of the Wearable Computing research community, the Autonomous Mental Development research community, the Center for Future Health, and was the founding director of the Media Lab Asia. He was formerly the Academic Head of the MIT Media Laboratory. Pentland was chosen by Newsweek as one of the 100 Americans most likely to shape the next century.