ArticleICMI '21 companion : companion publication of the 2021 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction : October 18th-22, 2021, Montreal, Canada. ICMI (Conference) (23rd : 2021 : Montreal, Quebec; Online)2021
Automated Assessment of Pain: Prospects, Progress, and a Path Forward.
Article in ICMI '21 companion : companion publication of the 2021 International Conference on Multimodal Interaction : October 18th-22, 2021, Montreal, Canada. ICMI (Conference) (23rd : 2021 : Montreal, Quebec; Online), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- The Sixth Edition of the Automated Assessment of Pain (AAP 2026).Proceedings of the ... ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction. ICMI (Conference) · 2026Article
- The Fifth Edition of the Automated Assessment of Pain (AAP 2025).Proceedings of the ... ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction. ICMI (Conference) · 2025Article
- Expert consensus on feasibility and application of automatic pain assessment in routine clinical use.Journal of anesthesia, analgesia and critical care · 2025Review
- Automated Assessment of Pain (AAP) and Multimodal Sensing Grand Challenge for Next-Gen Pain Assessment (AI4Pain).International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction Workshops and Demos · 2024Article
- Using AI to Detect Pain through Facial Expressions: A Review.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
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Abstract
Advances in the understanding and control of pain require methods for measuring its presence, intensity, and other qualities. Shortcomings of the main method for evaluating pain-verbal report-have motivated the pursuit of other measures. Measurement of observable pain-related behaviors, such as facial expressions, has provided an alternative, but has seen limited application because available techniques are burdensome. Computer vision and machine learning techniques have been successfully applied to the assessment of painrelated facial expression, suggesting that automated assessment may be feasible. Further development is necessary before such techniques can have more widespread implementation in pain science and clinical practice. Suggestions are made for the dimensions that need to be addressed to facilitate such developments.
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