The mission of the research group is to advance knowledge related to the analysis, management, and making sense of large and complex visual data, and to contribute to the society through dissemination of research findings, developing innovative solutions to real-world problems that impact society and improve people’s lives, and education of future leaders in this field. Our current research spans a wide array of topics, including affective computing, biomedical informatics, emotion modeling, and the analysis of visual artworks.