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Machine learning is frequently used in affective computing, but presents challenges due the opacity of state-of-the-art machine learning methods. Because of the impact affective machine learning systems may have on an individual's life, it…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-10-07 David S. Johnson , Olya Hakobyan , Hanna Drimalla

Recent advances in neurosciences and psychology have provided evidence that affective phenomena pervade intelligence at many levels, being inseparable from the cognitionaction loop. Perception, attention, memory, learning, decisionmaking,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2008-09-30 Luis Paulo Reis , Daria Barteneva , Nuno Lau

Affective Computing (AC) integrates computer science, psychology, and cognitive science to enable machines to recognize, interpret, and simulate human emotions across domains such as social media, finance, healthcare, and education. AC…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-09-09 Yiqun Zhang , Xiaocui Yang , Xingle Xu , Zeran Gao , Yijie Huang , Shiyi Mu , Shi Feng , Daling Wang , Yifei Zhang , Kaisong Song , Ge Yu

This paper surveys the current state of the art in affective computing principles, methods and tools as applied to games. We review this emerging field, namely affective game computing, through the lens of the four core phases of the…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-09-26 Georgios N. Yannakakis , David Melhart

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of affective computing and human-computer interaction technologies. It begins with the historical development and basic concepts of human-computer interaction, delving into the technical…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-06-19 Changzeng Fu

Emotions play a critical role in our everyday lives by altering how we perceive, process and respond to our environment. Affective computing aims to instill in computers the ability to detect and act on the emotions of human actors. A core…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2020-08-31 Connor T. Heaton , David M. Schwartz

In recent decades, the field of affective computing has made substantial progress in advancing the ability of AI systems to recognize and express affective phenomena, such as affect and emotions, during human-human and human-machine…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-05-19 Leena Mathur , Maja J Matarić , Louis-Philippe Morency

The integration of emotional intelligence in machines is an important step in advancing human-computer interaction. This demands the development of reliable end-to-end emotion recognition systems. However, the scarcity of public affective…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-06-07 Alireza F. Nia , Vanessa Tang , Gonzalo Maso Talou , Mark Billinghurst

With the rapid advancements in multimodal generative technology, Affective Computing research has provoked discussion about the potential consequences of AI systems equipped with emotional intelligence. Affective Computing involves the…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-12 Shreya Ghosh , Zhixi Cai , Abhinav Dhall , Dimitrios Kollias , Roland Goecke , Tom Gedeon

Emotion recognition is a classic field of research with a typical setup extracting features and feeding them through a classifier for prediction. On the other hand, generative models jointly capture the distributional relationship between…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-11-16 Saurabh Sahu , Rahul Gupta , Carol Espy-Wilson

In the field of affective computing, where research continually advances at a rapid pace, the demand for user-friendly tools has become increasingly apparent. In this paper, we present the AffectToolbox, a novel software system that aims to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-02-26 Silvan Mertes , Dominik Schiller , Michael Dietz , Elisabeth André , Florian Lingenfelser

Understanding emotions is fundamental to human interaction and experience. Humans easily infer emotions from situations or facial expressions, situations from emotions, and do a variety of other affective cognition. How adept is modern AI…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2026-02-18 Kanishk Gandhi , Zoe Lynch , Jan-Philipp Fränken , Kayla Patterson , Sharon Wambu , Tobias Gerstenberg , Desmond C. Ong , Noah D. Goodman

People come to social media to satisfy a variety of needs, such as being informed, entertained and inspired, or connected to their friends and community. Hence, to design a ranking function that gives useful and personalized post…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2022-06-27 Jane Dwivedi-Yu , Yi-Chia Wang , Lijing Qin , Cristian Canton-Ferrer , Alon Y. Halevy

The emergence of artificial emotional intelligence technology is revolutionizing the fields of computers and robotics, allowing for a new level of communication and understanding of human behavior that was once thought impossible. While…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-07-26 James Z. Wang , Sicheng Zhao , Chenyan Wu , Reginald B. Adams , Michelle G. Newman , Tal Shafir , Rachelle Tsachor

This paper explores public perceptions around the role of affective computing in the workplace. It uses a series of design fictions with 46 UK based participants, unpacking their perspectives on the advantages and disadvantages of tracking…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2022-05-18 Lachlan Urquhart , Alex Laffer , Diana Miranda

Affect recognition based on subjects' facial expressions has been a topic of major research in the attempt to generate machines that can understand the way subjects feel, act and react. In the past, due to the unavailability of large…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-03-30 Dimitrios Kollias , Stefanos Zafeiriou

This paper examines the integration of emotional intelligence into artificial intelligence systems, with a focus on affective computing and the growing capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT and Claude, to recognize…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-09-26 Nicola Fabiano

This paper introduces a novel method for generating artistic images that express particular affective states. Leveraging state-of-the-art deep learning methods for visual generation (through generative adversarial networks), semantic models…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-10-01 Theodoros Galanos , Antonios Liapis , Georgios N. Yannakakis

This paper explores the growing presence of emotionally responsive artificial intelligence through a critical and interdisciplinary lens. Bringing together the voices of early-career researchers from multiple fields, it explores how AI…

Applications of an efficient emotion recognition system can be found in several domains such as medicine, driver fatigue surveillance, social robotics, and human-computer interaction. Appraising human emotional states, behaviors, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-26 Savinay Nagendra , Prapti Panigrahi