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Special sessions are very small and specialized events to be held during the conference as a set of oral and poster presentations that are highly specialized in some particular theme or consisting of the works of some particular international project. The goal of special sessions (minimum 4 papers; maximum 9) is to provide a focused discussion on innovative topics. All accepted papers will be published in a special section of the conference proceedings book, under an ISBN reference, and on digital support. All papers presented at the conference venue will be available at the SCITEPRESS Digital Library. SCITEPRESS is a member of CrossRef and every paper is given a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). The proceedings are submitted for indexation by SCOPUS, Google Scholar, DBLP, Semantic Scholar, EI and Web of Science / Conference Proceedings Citation Index.


Symposia proposals are accepted until:

October 2, 2026


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SYMPOSIA/SPECIAL SESSIONS LIST

ACESS 2027Special Session on Affective Computing for Embodied and Social Systems
Chair(s): Joao M.F. Rodrigues and Pedro J. S. Cardoso

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

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


Co-chairs

Joao M.F. Rodrigues
University of the Algarve
Portugal
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Pedro J. S. Cardoso
Universidade do Algarve
Portugal
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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.


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