Johannes Eichstaedt

Research Scientist, University of Pennsylvania

 

 

Johannes Eichstaedt is a research scientist and PhD candidate in psychology at the University of Pennsylvania under Martin Seligman. A former physicist, Johannes received a M.S. in the Physical Sciences with a concentration in particle physics from the University of Chicago, and two Masters in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.

 

In 2011 Johannes founded and led the World Well-Being Project which is pioneering methods to measure the psychological states of large populations using social media, text mining and machine learning. This work has resulted in millions of dollars of grant funding and a set of high profile publications which have received media attention around the world.

 

He was elected a 2014 Emerging Leader in Science & Society by the American Association for Advancement of Science, and has served as an expert for the United Nations to advise on the society-wide measurement of well-being.