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Special Session on
Affective Computing for Embodied and Social Systems - ACESS 2027

26 - 28 February, 2027 - Valletta, Malta

Within the 22nd International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - VISAPP 2027


CO-CHAIRS

Joao M.F. Rodrigues
University of the Algarve
Portugal
https://sites.google.com/view/jrodrig/
 
Short Bio
João Rodrigues is a Full Professor at the University of the Algarve's (UAlg) Institute of Engineering, holds a PhD and a Habilitation in Electrical and Computer Engineering, and has taught Computer Science and Computer Vision since 1994. He is an integrated member of NOVA LINCS - UAlg research centre and served as UAlg Pro- and Vice-Rector for Transference, Innovation and Digital University (2017-2025). Rodrigues has participated in over 50 funded projects, several as Principal Investigator, and he has co-authored more than 250 scientific publications. His research focuses on Computer Vision, Affective Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, and Human-Centred AI.
Pedro J. S. Cardoso
Universidade do Algarve
Portugal
https://sites.google.com/view/pedrojscardoso
 
Short Bio
Pedro J. S. Cardoso is a Coordinator Professor at the University of the Algarve’s (UAlg) Institute of Engineering and a researcher at NOVA LINCS. He holds a PhD in Mathematics/Operations Research from the University of Seville and has been active in teaching and research since the late 1990s. He has participated in numerous projects, (co-)authored over 100 publications, and edited more than 10 books. His research focuses on Operational Research, Machine Learning, Affective Computing, and Data Science.

SCOPE

Affective computing has evolved from a research frontier into a foundational pillar of intelligent systems. Driven by multimodal sensing, foundation models, and human-centred design principles, this Special Session showcases cutting-edge research on computational modelling of affective states through visual cues, facial expressions, body posture, gaze, etc., alongside multimodal fusion, context-aware interaction, and adaptive interfaces. A particular emphasis is placed on the affective perception-action loop in humanoid robots, covering real-time emotion recognition and socially congruent response generation. Health applications span mental health monitoring, stress detection, and assistive technologies, all enabled by privacy-preserving edge inference. Generative AI and affective agents further broaden the scope. Throughout the session, fairness, transparency, consent, and accountability are foregrounded as non-negotiable standards for responsible affective AI.

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
  • Computer Vision
  • Affective Computing
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Human-Centred AI
  • Human-Senses Modelling

IMPORTANT DATES

Paper Submission: December 3, 2026
Authors Notification: December 21, 2026
Camera Ready and Registration: January 8, 2027

SPECIAL SESSION PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Parama Bagchi, Institute of Information Technology, Kolkata, India
Marta Chinnici, Enea, Italy
João Dias, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias, Universidade do Algarve, Portugal
Peter Janku, Department of informatics and artificial intelligence, Faculty of Applied Informatics, Tomas Bata University, Czechia
Riccardo Landi, Innoida S.r.l., Italy
Javier Quero, University of Granada, Spain
Aurora Rodriguez, University of Granada, Spain
Ramana Kumar Vinjamuri, University of Maryland, United States

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PAPER SUBMISSION

Prospective authors are invited to submit papers in any of the topics listed above.
Instructions for preparing the manuscript (in Word and Latex formats) are available at: Paper Templates
Please also check the Guidelines.
Papers must be submitted electronically via the web-based submission system using the appropriated button on this page.

PUBLICATIONS

After thorough reviewing by the special session program committee, all accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book - under an ISBN reference and on digital support - and submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.
SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef (http://www.crossref.org/) and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library

SECRETARIAT CONTACTS

VISAPP Special Sessions - ACESS 2027
e-mail: visapp.secretariat@insticc.org
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