Simple Emotion

Communication Made Simple

Welcome.

Thank you for visiting Simple Emotion. We are a three person start-up based out of Portland, OR, comprised of recent high school and college graduates. Our emotion recognition technology currently recognizes anger, fear, sadness and happiness with superior accuracy. With the aid of the local developmental disability community, we are refining a product that can simplify and improve communication skills for all.

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Coming Soon!

Simple Emotion is excited to present our Simple Games Suite! Check back soon or contact us for more information.

The Simple Games Suite

We are excited to offer three classic games with a twist! The games use our Simple Emotion Technology, which recognizes emotion in voice. We hope you will give them a try!

About us.

Akash Krishnan and Matthew Fernandez researched the topic of emotion recognition for over two years, participating in numerous prestigious science competitions around the world. Throughout their experiences, they learned that their research could be applied to solve many current day problems, such as Autism. These founders met with Reed College students at the Reed College Startup Lab to start working on the beginnings of Simple Emotion. Our current product focuses on helping people on the autism spectrum to better understand and communicate with others. People who are on the autism spectrum can have difficulty recognizing and understanding human emotions. We believe our research and product can provide support.

The Founders

Akash Krishnan, who attends MIT, and Matthew Fernandez, who attends Stanford University, are the founders of Simple Emotion. Their research started during their high school days at Oregon Episcopal School, which has now evolved into this company.

Our Mission

We at Simple Emotion believe that innovation belongs to everyone. We also believe that successful communication and the ability to build communities are foundational to fulfilling social, personal, and professional lives. This is true whether communicating over the Internet or in person; whether forming digital communities or communities in your neighborhood. We are committed to creating technology that bridges gaps both between and among people with and without disabilities.

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