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An Ensemble-Based Machine Learning Model for Emotion and Mental Health Detection

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  • Annapurna Jonnalagadda

    (School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Manan Rajvir

    (School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Shovan Singh

    (School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • S Chandramouliswaran

    (��School of Information Technology and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Joshua George

    (School of Computer Science and Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu, India)

  • Firuz Kamalov

    (��Department of Electrical Engineering, Canadian University Dubai, Dubai, UAE)

Abstract

Recent studies have highlighted several mental health problems in India, caused by factors such as lack of trained counsellors and a stigma associated with discussing mental health. These challenges have raised an increasing need for alternate methods that can be used to detect a person’s emotion and monitor their mental health. Existing research in this field explores several approaches ranging from studying body language to analysing micro-expressions to detect a person’s emotions. However, these solutions often rely on techniques that invade people’s privacy and thus face challenges with mass adoption. The goal is to build a solution that can detect people’s emotions, in a non-invasive manner. This research proposes a journaling web application wherein the users enter their daily reflections. The application extracts the user’s typing patterns (keystroke data) and primary phone usage data. It uses this data to train an ensemble machine learning model, which can then detect the user’s emotions. The proposed solution has various applications in today’s world. People can use it to keep track of their emotions and study their emotional health. Also, any individual family can use this application to detect early signs of anxiety or depression amongst the members.

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  • Annapurna Jonnalagadda & Manan Rajvir & Shovan Singh & S Chandramouliswaran & Joshua George & Firuz Kamalov, 2023. "An Ensemble-Based Machine Learning Model for Emotion and Mental Health Detection," Journal of Information & Knowledge Management (JIKM), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(02), pages 1-24, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jikmxx:v:22:y:2023:i:02:n:s0219649222500757
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219649222500757
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