Neuroscience Findings Related to Emotion

Emotion and Perception, Decision-making, and Creativity

Emotion and Learning

Physiology of Emotion

Affect Recognition by Machines (incl. wearable systems)

Measuring Frustration/Stress for Usability Feedback

Responding to User Emotion to Reduce User Frustration

Inducing Emotion

Robots/Agents that "have" Emotion

Emotion and Behavior

Expression of Emotion by Machines/Agents/Synthetic characters

Philosophical, Social, Ethical Implications of Affective Computing

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