4 papers
Introducing WARM-VR: Benchmark Dataset for Multimodal Wearable Affect Recognition in Virtual Reality
Karim Alghoul, Faisal Mohd, Fedwa Laamarti +2
With the growing integration of human-computer interaction into everyday life, advances in machine learning have enabled systems to better perceive and respond to users' emotional…
PPG-Based Affect Recognition with Long-Range Deep Models: A Measurement-Driven Comparison of CNN, Transformer, and Mamba Architectures
Karim Alghoul, Hussein Al Osman, Abdulmotaleb El Saddik
Photoplethysmography (PPG) is increasingly used in wearable affective computing due to its low cost and ease of integration into consumer devices. Recent advances in deep learning…
Enhancing Generalization in PPG-Based Emotion Measurement with a CNN-TCN-LSTM Model
Karim Alghoul, Hussein Al Osman, Abdulmotaleb El Saddik
Human computer interaction has become integral to modern life, driven by advancements in machine learning technologies. Affective computing, in particular, has focused on systems t…
The Potential of Olfactory Stimuli in Stress Reduction through Virtual Reality
Yasmin Elsaddik Valdivieso, Mohd Faisal, Karim Alghoul +6
Immersive virtual reality (VR) is a promising tool for stress reduction and relaxation, traditionally relying on visual and auditory stimuli. This study examines the role of olfact…