Affective Computing in Human-Computer Interaction Applications in Health
A special issue of Electronics (ISSN 2079-9292). This special issue belongs to the section "Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2026
Special Issue Editors
Interests: affective computing; affective games
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue will focus on papers in the area of human–computer interactions and affective computing. This topic can take many forms, ranging from software solutions that people use to interact with each other using affective tones, to interactions with the software itself and its response based on continuous feedback. The purpose of this issue is to have a greater focus on health applications, rather than having a broader collection of research on affective computing and human–computer interactions. This will make it easier for the research community to interact with this issue, and open up new avenues of collaboration where a significant overlap can be observed. Existing publications may feature research aligned with this scope, but few dedicated Special Issues focus exclusively on the intersection of affective computing and human–computer interactions. Additionally, we will focus on the specific area of health.
This Special Issue provides a platform for researchers to share the latest advancements and foster interdisciplinary collaborations. We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Esperanza Johnson
Dr. Luis Cabañero Gómez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- affective computing
- affective games
- human-computer interaction
- embodied conversational agents
- user perception
- engagement
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