There is provided an information processing apparatus including a sensor control unit that controls light emission intensity of a light source included in a pulse wave sensor based on a state of a user to be detected by the pulse wave sensor. [Selection] Figure 3脈波センサによる検出対象のユーザの状態に基づいて、脈波センサが備える光源の発光強度を制御するセンサ制御部を備える、情報処理装置が提供される。【選択図】図3