Multimodal Affective Computing: Affective Information Representation, Modelling, and Analysis

Author(s): ​Gyanendra K. Verma * .

DOI: 10.2174/9789815124453123010005

Affective Information Representation

Pp: 13-29 (17)

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SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

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This chapter presents a brief overview of Affective computing and a formal definition of emotion given by various researchers. Human-computer interaction aims to enhance communication between man and machine so that machines can acquire, analyze, interpret and act on par with human beings. At the same time, Affective human-computer interaction focuses on enhancing communication between man and machines using affective information. Moreover, this chapter deals with Human emotional expression and perception through various modalities such as speech, facial expressions, physiological signals, etc. It also detailed the overview of Action Units and Techniques for classifying facial expressions as reported in the literature.

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