An understanding of human mental states and emotions can have a strong impact on the design and creation of computational systems. This can be through simulations that model mental states; the automated recognition of mental states, or an understanding of the affective aspects of human computer interaction.

The study of affect in humans is a very diverse field. Emotions and mental states can be studied through cognitive or neuroscientific models or through their bodily expression. They can be studied in fields as diverse as the arts, psychology, neuroscience, computing and cultural studies.

This interdisciplinary symposium will bring together researchers from all these fields to discuss mental states, their bodily expression and their impact on computational systems.