EEG and ECG Wearable Biosensor-Based Affective State Analysis Using Deep Learning over 6G IoT Healthcare Networks

Physiological signal analysis using wearable biosensors like an electroencephalogram (EEG) and an electrocardiogram (ECG) is widely investigated for affective computing; however, the integration of deep learning-based affective computing within 6G-driven IoT healthcare infrastructures remains limited, with data transmission latency posing a significant challenge. This study proposes a framework for EEG and ECG-based affective state analysis over 6G IoT networks. We utilize an attention-based deep learning model for three-class emotion recognition from EEG signals, and a ResNet50-based convolutional neural network for three-class stress/affective state classification using ECG data. The framework’s communication performance is evaluated through ray tracing simulations in a virtual hospital environment at 7 GHz and 92 GHz bands. Experimental results on SEED and WESAD datasets demonstrate that the EEG model achieved 90.93% classification accuracy, while the ECG model yielded 82.26% validation and 65.64% test accuracy. Wireless analysis showed RMS delay spread values of 6.53 ns (7 GHz) and 3.32 ns (92 GHz), with correlation bandwidths of 30.63 MHz and 60.24 MHz, respectively. These findings demonstrate the feasibility of integrating wearable biosensor-based affective state analysis with 6G-oriented IoT healthcare communication frameworks, providing a robust foundation for future personalized health and human state monitoring applications.