Introduction to the "Best of ACII 2013" Special Section

WE are delighted to introduce this special section featuring expanded versions of the best papers from the 6th Biannual International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2013), held from September 2-5, 2013, in Geneva, Switzerland. The ACII conference series is the flagship conference of the Association for the Advancement of Affective Computing (aaac—formerly the Humaine Association) and is the premier international forum for all areas of affective computing research. The ACII 2013 conference received 175 full-paper submissions, which were rigorously reviewed by members of the Program Committee and further vetted by a Senior Program Committee and the Program Chairs. A total of 55 papers were accepted for oral-presentation at the conference. These 55 papers were ranked based on the scores received during the review process and this special section features enhanced versions of five of the top-ranked papers, which went through additional round(s) of review/revision.