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MAHNOB-HCI

multimodal emotion / implicit tagging (face video + physiology)

PPGECGRespEEGVideoMahnob db.euMAHNOB EULA — academic research; commercial/gov/military prohibited (portal EULA)Gated access
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MAHNOB-HCI is a classic multimodal emotion corpus with face video and synchronized physiology, widely used as a remote heart-rate benchmark. Access is through the MAHNOB portal under an academic-research EULA.

License

MAHNOB EULA — academic research; commercial/gov/military prohibited (portal EULA)

At a glance
Type
Dataset
Host
Mahnob db.eu (opens in a new tab)
DOI
Not reported
Licence
MAHNOB EULA — academic research; commercial/gov/military prohibited (portal EULA)
Access
Gated / on request
Subjects
30
Signals
PPGECGRespEEGVideo
PPG sites
Not reported
Setting
Not reported
Wrist
Not reported
Raw waveforms
Not reported
Tasks
Not reported
Updated
Oct 24, 2026
MAHNOB-HCI: ChatPPG research summary card

Key numbers

30
Subjects
2
Reference labels
HR, EMOTION

How it works

Inputs
MAHNOB-HCI
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Outputs / tasks

No model in the hub reports results on this dataset yet.

Reference labels
hr, emotion

Models trained or evaluated on it

No model in the hub reports results on MAHNOB-HCI yet. Be the first: results submitted with a paper are added here.

FAQ

How many subjects are in MAHNOB-HCI?

MAHNOB-HCI has data from 30 subjects, as listed in its research record.

What signals does MAHNOB-HCI include?

MAHNOB-HCI includes video, ECG, PPG, EEG and respiration data.

How do I get MAHNOB-HCI, and what is its licence?

It is available from https://mahnob-db.eu/. Access is controlled by the host (for example registration, credentialing or a data use agreement), so check the source page for the steps. Licence: MAHNOB EULA — academic research; commercial/gov/military prohibited (portal EULA).

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Cite the dated snapshot 2026-10 for a fixed, reproducible version. Please also cite the original publications listed above.

APA

ChatPPG. (2026). MAHNOB-HCI: dataset record (Version 2026-10) [Data set]. ChatPPG Research Hub. https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/mahnob-hci

BibTeX
@misc{chatppg_dataset_mahnob_hci,
  author       = {{ChatPPG}},
  title        = {{MAHNOB-HCI: dataset record}},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = oct,
  version      = {2026-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/mahnob-hci}},
  note         = {ChatPPG Research Hub, Snapshot 2026-10, https://chatppg.com/research/snapshots/2026-10}
}
CITATION.cff
cff-version: 1.2.0
message: "If you use this resource, please cite it as below."
type: dataset
title: "MAHNOB-HCI: dataset record"
authors:
  - name: "ChatPPG"
url: "https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/mahnob-hci"
repository-artifact: "https://chatppg.com/research/snapshots/2026-10"
version: "2026-10"
date-released: "2026-10-24"

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