Facial emotional classification: from a discrete perspective to a continuous emotional space

• Published in: Pattern analysis and applications : PAA Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 41 - 54
• Main Authors: Hupont, Isabelle, Baldassarri, Sandra, Cerezo, Eva
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer-Verlag 01.02.2013; Springer
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Artificial intelligence; Computer Science; Computer science; control theory; systems; Computer systems and distributed systems. User interface; Exact sciences and technology; Pattern Recognition; Pattern recognition. Digital image processing. Computational geometry; Software; Theoretical Advances; Affective computing; Algorithms; Intelligent user interfaces; Facial expression analysis; Ethnic origin; Man machine system; Cognition; Emotion emotionality; User interface; Classification; Facies; Database; Age; Facial expression

User emotion detection is a very useful input to develop affective computing strategies in modern human computer interaction. In this paper, an effective system for facial emotional classification is described. The main distinguishing feature of our work is that the system does not simply provide a...