Vol. 6 No. 5s (2025): SPECIAL ISSUE ON EMOTION-AWARE AI AND DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF VISUAL CULTURE

It is a pleasure to present this special issue of ShodhKosh: Journal of Visual and Performing Arts titled “Emotion-Aware AI and Digital Transformation of Visual Culture.” This issue highlights the growing role of emotion as a core analytical dimension in AI-driven visual arts. As affective computing and intelligent systems increasingly shape artistic creation and media practices, visual culture is undergoing significant transformation. The selected contributions explore creative, pedagogical, and ethical implications of emotion-aware technologies, bringing together perspectives from visual arts, digital humanities, and artificial intelligence. This special issue offers a scholarly platform for artists, educators, researchers, and students engaged with ethics and innovation in contemporary visual culture.

Issue Editor:

Dr. Mithun Baswaraj Patil
Associate Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Nagesh Karajagi Orchid College of Engineering & Technology (NKOCET), Solapur, Maharashtra, India
Email: drmithunbpatil@gmail.com

Dr. Mangala Madankar
Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Artificial Intelligence, G H Raisoni College of Engineering, Nagpur, India
Email: msmadankar@gmail.com

Dr. Tahira Anwar Lashari
Associate Professor, School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, SEECS National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
Email: tahiraa.lashari@gmail.com

Dr. Hamzah Bin Ahmad
Associate Professor, Faculty of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Technology, University Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Pekan Campus, 26600 Pekan, Pahang, Malaysia
Email: hamzah@umpsa.edu.my

Dr. Maheshwar Kumar
Assistant Professor, Birla School of Management, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, India
Email: maheshwar.kumar@bgu.ac.in