The Sixth Edition of the Automated Assessment of Pain (AAP 2026).

A growing body of literature highlights measurable indices of pain through facial expressions, vocalizations, body movements, as well as physiological and neural responses. To enhance the reliability of pain monitoring, automated pain assessment has emerged as a promising approach. Although available multimodal pain datasets remain limited, they are steadily increasing, helping to drive research forward. Despite notable progress, this field is still in its early stages. The 6th edition of the AAP workshop continues to seek to highlight current research and foster interdisciplinary collaborations and discussions to accelerate progress in this important area.