Erin Smith is taking technology to the fight against Parkinson’s disease. After noticing that certain expressions seemed emotionally distant in Parkinson’s patients. She set about creating a new algorithm that can track facial expressions over time, creating an early warning system for Parkinson’s. She hopes her algorithm will become a diagnostic tool for the early detection of Parkinson’s through a simple application that can run on a phone. The system has already achieved an 88% accuracy rate compared to a standard of 81.6% The system is in clinical trails at Stanford University, With funding coming from the Michael J Fox Foundation and a Thiel Fellowship, the future of FacePrint seems bright.
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