Task-based biometric differentiator of stress levels to maximize productivity

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• receive, by the processor, a request to assign a plurality of tasks of a project to a group of users located in a plurality of geographic locations;
• access, by the processor, correlated data that correlates characteristics of tasks previously performed by each user in the group of users with their observed productivity and stress levels while performing the previous tasks, each observed stress level either a negative stress level or a positive stress level;
• apply, by the processor, an optimization model to assign the plurality of tasks of the project to users in the group of users in a manner that maximizes a predicted productivity across the project while at the same time minimizes a predicted negative stress level across the project, wherein input to the optimization model includes the correlated data and characteristics of the plurality of tasks;
• assign the plurality of tasks of the project to users in the group of users based at least in part on output from the optimization model;
• receive, by the processor, an observed productivity of a user in the group of users while the user is performing one of the plurality of tasks;
• collect, by a biometric sensor, biometric data for the user in the group of users while the user is performing the one of the plurality of tasks, wherein the receiving the observed productivity of the user and the collecting biometric data for the user overlap in time;
• calculate an observed stress level of the user while performing the one of the plurality of tasks based at least in part on the biometric data;
• and
• update, by the processor, the correlated data for the user based on the observed productivity of the user in performing the one of the plurality of tasks, the observed stress level of the user while performing the one of the plurality of tasks, and at least one characteristic of the one of the plurality of tasks.