About
Matteo Lai is co-founder and CEO of Empatica, an AI and medical devices company with operations in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Milan, Italy. An MIT spin-off, the company developed Embrace, a wearable sensor suite for research, and produced an FDA-cleared smartwatch for use in neurology. Empatica designs AI systems that monitor human health through wearable sensors, providing physiological and behavioral data to patients, clinicians, and researchers.
Founder at Empatica
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Co-founders at Empatica
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Rosalind PicardFounder and Director of the Affective Computing Group at the MIT Media Lab and Faculty Chair, MIT Mind+Hand+Heart Wellbeing Initiative
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Simone TognettiDirector
Experience
- EmpaticaCo-founder and CEOcurrent2011 — presentMilan, Lombardy, Italy
- ShiconCo-founder and IT Director2010 — 2011
- Taaac SrlCo-founder and Creative Director2009 — 2011
- C-Lab AssociationCo-founder2009 — 2011
- Architetto Matteo LaiArchitect and Product Design2009 — 2011
- Innovation Lab - Fondazione Collegio di MilanoCo-founder and Coordinator2008 — 2009
- Carlo Ratti AssociatiLead Architect2007 — 2008
- Pontificia Universidad Católica de ChileExchange Researcher2006 — 2007
- Building Design PartnershipArchitect2006
- Building Design PartnershipArchitectural Assistant2005
Skills & more
Strategy4Web 2.038Architecture34Entrepreneurship62Start-ups46User Experience43Graphic Design8User-centered Design6Interaction Design12User Interface Design11Web Development7Mobile Applications19
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matteo Lai?
- Matteo Lai is co-founder and CEO of Empatica, an AI and medical devices company with operations in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Milan, Italy. An MIT spin-off, the company developed Embrace, a wearable sensor suite for research, and produced an FDA-cleared smartwatch for use in neurology. Empatica designs AI systems that monitor human health through wearable sensors, providing physiological and behavioral data to patients, clinicians, and researchers.
- Where does Matteo Lai work?
- Matteo Lai is Founder of Empatica.
- What companies did Matteo Lai found?
- Matteo Lai founded Empatica.
- Where did Matteo Lai go to school?
- Matteo Lai studied at Goldsmiths, University of London (BSc, Computer Science); Politecnico di Milano (MSc, Architecture); Politecnico di Torino (MSc Civil Architecture, Architecture).
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Also attended Politecnico di Milano133
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Shared employers
Also worked at Empatica2
Also worked at Innovation Lab - Fondazione Collegio di Milano2
Also worked at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile36
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