Robots and artificial intelligences are only as good as we train them to be. So why not train them to adept to us, their human counterparts? That’s the vision of affective computing: Incorporating emotional intelligence...
Author - Grit Nickel
Grit Nickel
Anna Chiwona
Why Data is One of the Most Challenging Aspects of Affective Computing
Affective computing has gained momentum in recent years due to the increasing recognition of the importance of emotional intelligence in human-computer interaction and user-experience design. Jaspar Pahl, a computer...
Acquiring Multimodal Data in the EmotionAI Box
When acquiring data for affective computing, we aim for a multimodal mix of data as it allows for a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of human emotions and behaviors. By collecting multimodal data, such as...
Ultimate Guide: 10 Things to Know about the Transformational Impact of Digital Pathology
Digital Pathology is a new data source to transform medicine Medscape – Oct 15, 2014. This was the hook line of a 2014 article in Medscape we stumbled across the other day. Ten years later...
Fast and Furious? — Assessing Cognitive Load in Autonomous Driving
Not only does the future of mobility look autonomous: the present already is. Features like adaptive cruise control and lane centering support drivers and reduce required interactions with the vehicle, thereby...
AI Will Survive: Integrating Artificial Intelligence in the Life Sciences
AI is on the rise in pretty much every scientific field (at least it feels that way). We talked to Nathalie Falk, one of the voices behind the MIKAIA University application notes, molecular biologist with a PhD in...
Volker Bruns
It’s all about Emotion: Emotion Analysis 101
Affective computing, also known as Emotion AI, is an area of artificial intelligence that focuses on developing systems and technologies capable of recognizing, interpreting, and responding to human emotions (read more...
Looking beyond the Surface: Facial Analysis Software
Facial expressions often convey more than words. They are a manifestation of our emotions, both conscious and unconscious, and can either complement or contradict what we are saying verbally. In situations where...
Affective Computing 101
When the human brain is processing information, it takes millions of neurons and an intricate cognitive network to decode whatever it is that we are simultaneously hearing, seeing, feeling. In every day social...
