Erin Smith (entrepreneur)
Erin Smith is an American entrepreneur, 2019 Thiel Fellow, and founder of FacePrint.[1]
Erin Smith | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | December 26, 1999 Lenexa, KS, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University |
Early life and education
Erin Smith was born in 1999[2] in Lexena, Kansas. The summer before her senior year of high school, she participated in MIT's Research Science Institute.[3][4] While accepted to Stanford University in 2018, Erin Smith deferred her acceptance to become a 2019 Thiel Fellow.[1]
FacePrint
Smith developed FacePrint after observing that patients with Parkinson's tended to have facial expressions that appeared distant.
Awards and honors
- 2019 Wired Top Health Startup[5]
- 2019 Thiel Fellow[6]
- 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30[7]
- 2018 Davidson Fellow[4]
- 2018 Global Teen Leader[4]
References
- Startland Staff (August 17, 2018). "Lenexa teen IDs winning solution with Parkinson's detection tech FacePrint". Startland News. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- "Erin Smith". three dot dash. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- "RSI Welcomes 80 Top Scholars to 2017 Summer STEM Institute | Center for Excellence in Education". www.cee.org. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- "Davidson Fellow - Erin Smith". www.davidsongifted.org. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Katwala, Amit (June 10, 2019). "A YouTube binge helped invent a new way to diagnose Parkinson's". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- "Erin Smith, 18". Forbes. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- Senter, Jay (November 21, 2018). "SM West grad Erin Smith is youngest member of Forbes 30 Under 30 healthcare list". Shawnee Mission Post - Community news and events for northeast Johnson County. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
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