Charles Darwin highlighted the importance of emotional expression as part of human communication. Advances in computer technology now allow machines to recognise and express emotions, paving the way for improved human-computer and human-human communications.

This meeting will present recent advances in neuroscience, theories of emotion and affect, their embodiment in computational systems, the implications for general communications, and broader applications.

Invited speakers include: Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor Amy Baylor, Professor Cynthia Breazeal, Professor Jeffrey Cohn, Professor Roddy Cowie, Dr Paul Ekman, Professor Chris Frith FRS, Professor Bill Gaver, Dr Beatrice de Gelder, Professor Ursula Hess, Professor Kristina Hook, Dr Maja Pantic, Professor Catherine Pelachaud, Professor Rosalind Picard, Professor Klaus Scherer, Professor Mel Slater.

The discussion meeting runs from 9am to 5pm on each day. The registration desk will open at 8.30am on each day.