The IEEE conference series on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition is the premier international forum for research in image and video-based face, gesture, and body movement recognition. Its broad scope includes advances in fundamental computer vision, pattern recognition, and computer graphics; machine learning techniques relevant to face, gesture, and body motion; interdisciplinary research on behavioral analysis; new algorithms and applications. For this year, our conference theme is on privacy and ethical issues of FG research. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

• Face recognition & biometrics
• Face analysis and synthesis
• Body action and activity recognition
• Gesture recognition, analysis, and synthesis
• Affective computing and multi-modal interaction
• Psychological and behavioral analysis
• Perceptual and cognitive aspects of non-verbal interaction
• Databases and tools for FG
• Technologies and applications related to FG
• Privacy and ethical issues of FG