Introduction To The Special Issue On Affect Analysis In Continuous Input (original) (raw)

This Special Issue focuses on the challenges and advancements in affect analysis of continuous inputs, addressing how human affective behavior is multimodal and continuous. It presents a selection of seven rigorous articles, starting with trends in continuous affect analysis, and includes novel datasets aimed at improving automatic affect detection. The issue culminates in research that connects nonverbal cues to social signal processing, emphasizing the need for diverse and rich data for effective modeling of affective interactions.