Modeling the 'Kiss my Ass' -Smile: Appearance and Functions of Smiles in Negative Social Situations

• Published in: International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction and workshops pp. 116 - 124
• Main Authors: Hladky, Mirella, Guerra, Rubia R., Cang, X. Laura, MacLean, Karon E., Gebhard, Patrick, Schneeberger, Tanja
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 15.09.2024
• Subjects: Affective computing; Benchmark testing; Computational modeling; Corpus; Data models; Emotion Modeling; Emotion recognition; Encoding; Face recognition; Facial Coding; Morphology; Recording; Regulation

Computational emotion recognition relies on observable expressions. However, negative situations can evoke regulation mechanisms that obscure and mask emotional experiences, often by smiling. As smiles are typically associated with positive emotions, this mismatch of emotional experience and express...