anmol at mit dot edu
Selected Media Coverage
Modeling Diffusion of Behaviors Using Mobile Phone Datasets
NYT
MIT Tech
Harvard Crimson
Modeling Non-Lingusitic Vocal Tone and Prosody
BBC National Channel 1, Scotland "VibeFones for Tourists around Loch Ness", 8th May 2006 (video)
Jerk-O-Meter Television Interviews / Appearances: German RDE 9 o'clock news, US News Channels.
Jerk-O-Meter Radio Interviews: BBC World Service UK, CNN, ABC, CBS, Irish RTE, Boston's WRKO, various global radio stations (listen)
National Public Radio: "MIT Device Calls Phone Users on Their Conduct", September 2005 (listen)
CNET News: "Software Helps You Stop Being a Jerk", August 2005 (link)
National Geographic: "Jerk-O-Meter measures Phone Rudeness", August 2005 (link)
The Chronicles of Higher Education: "Hey Jerk, I'm talking to you", September 2005
Slashdot (interesting comments): "Jerk-O-Meter Rates Phone Chatter", August 2005
Wired News: "Jerk-O-Meter Rates Phone Chatter", August 2005 (link)
ITWeek UK: "Boffins Develop phone call boredom spotter", August 2005
Australian IT: "Can't Tell If You're a Jerk?", August 2005
Stars & Stripes, Middle East Edition (delivered to US Troops in combat in Afghanistan), "Bored on the Phone? Beware Jerk-O-Meter", August 2005.
Yahoo News: "Bored on the Phone? Beware Jerk-O-Meter", August 2005.
BusinessWeek, Washington Post, USA Today, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, Forbes, MSNBC : "Bored on the Phone? Beware Jerk-O-Meter", AP August 2005.(link)
The Washington Times: "How Rude! Jerk-O-Meter rates quality of phone-chatter", AP August 2005 (link)
CNN Tech Cover Story: "Bored on the Phone? Beware Jerk-O-Meter", Associated Press, Micheal Kunzelman August 2005. According to Google News, reproduced in about 300 media sources worldwide, including Chicago Tribune, ZDNet, Gizmodo.com, Engadget, Herald UK, etc. (cnn-tech-cover) (cnn-full-story)
MIT Technology Insider "Sociometrics" Video documentary about socially-intelligent wearables (QuickTime video)
BBC Radio Channel 4 "All in the Mind" radio interview with Dr.Raj Persaud about using speech features to predict Speed Dating outcomes, 19th April 2005 (link)
Make magazine, premiere issue "Welcome to the Fab Lab" coverage for work done in MAS 863, for the Interest Networks prototype, 1st Jan 2005 (link, subscription required)
New Scientist magazine "Rules of Attraction" coverage for speed dating experiment, 18th Dec 2004 (link, subscription required)
Start-Up Related
Mass High Tech:
Boston Business Journal: "Semifinalists vie for share of $50,000 prize pool", 9th May 2005 (link)
Indian Media
CNN-IBN hourly news: "Mobile Social Software" January 2006 (link)
Time of India: "Software rings in Cell phone Psycology " January 2006 (link) India Abroad, Times of India, Hundustan Times and Rediff.com: "Bored on the Phone, Beware of the Jerk-O-Meter", August 2005 (link) (another link)
Times of India: "An Anmol contribution to wearable computing", By Pradeep Akkunoor, Times News Network, July 2003
Times of India: "Its Projects Time in Engineering", By Neil Pate, Times News Network, Mar. 11th 2003 (coverage for senior year project, Pune University)
Concept Car Design (with SmartCities, Frank O' Gehry and GM)
Boston Globe, Robert Weisman: "MIT Media Lab drives car design into the future", 2003. (coverage for work in MAS 966, Concept Car Class) (link)
Popular Science, Jessie Scanlon: "The Guru of Impossible Engineering Creates a Car" 2004.(coverage for work in MAS 966, Concept Car Class) (link)
MSNBC News, Victoria Griffith: "MIT mulls the car of the future", (coverage for work in MAS 966, Concept Car Class) (link)
WIRED magazine: "MIT Aims for the Bottom Line" May 2004. (coverage for work in MAS 966, Concept Car Class)