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_research_directions/online-crime.md

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 one-liner: "Developing responsible AI solutions to analyze suspicious patterns in online escort markets to generate evidence for equipping survivors and enabling justice." 
 
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-  - title: "Why should we care?"
-    alt: "Motivation"
-    image_path: /assets/images/research_directions/online-crime/human-trafficking.webp
-    excerpt: "Sex trafficking impacts 4.8 million people globally and is a $99 billion USD industry that often operates undetected, including in Canada. Technology has become a critical tool for traffickers, enabling recruitment and exploitation while making these crimes harder to trace. However, innovative analytics can uncover hidden patterns, identify victims, and provide much-needed support to those impacted. Our interdisciplinary team of AI and criminology experts is dedicated to developing context-aware, human-centered solutions to tackle this issue responsibly. Through advanced techniques like data mining and anomaly detection, we are working to bring a data-driven approach to the fight against human trafficking in Canada."
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+# Why should we care?
 
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+Sex trafficking impacts 4.8 million people globally and is a $99 billion USD industry that often operates undetected, including in Canada. Technology has become a critical tool for traffickers, enabling recruitment and exploitation while making these crimes harder to trace. However, innovative analytics can uncover hidden patterns, identify victims, and provide much-needed support to those impacted. Our interdisciplinary team of AI and criminology experts is dedicated to developing context-aware, human-centered solutions to tackle this issue responsibly. Through advanced techniques like data mining and anomaly detection, we are working to bring a data-driven approach to the fight against human trafficking in Canada.
 
 
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_research_directions/online-toxicity.md

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 one-liner: "Building real-time, human-in-the-loop systems to foster healthier gaming communities, partnering with industry leaders to deploy scalable solutions that adapt to emerging challenges."
 
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-row_intro:
-  - title: "Why should we care?"
-    alt: "Motivation"
-    image_path: /assets/images/research_directions/online-toxicity/slightly-angry-gamer.jpg
-    excerpt: "Toxic and harmful speech online is more than just unpleasant; it has widespread social and economic repercussions, particularly as it permeates social media and gaming platforms. In gaming, where toxicity affects 75% of young players, this behavior harms mental health, alienates communities, and even reduces player engagement and spending, which impacts the industry’s bottom line. Beyond financial losses, unchecked toxicity risks fostering real-world violence and inciting harmful social behaviors. Despite advances in detection methods, including AI-driven moderation, the ever-evolving nature of toxic language poses significant challenges to companies and communities alike. Addressing this problem isn’t just about improving user experience—it’s essential for maintaining safe, inclusive, and healthy online spaces."
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 projects:
   - title: "Game on, Hate off"
     alt: "Game on, Hate off"
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+# Why should we care?"
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+Toxic and harmful speech online is more than just unpleasant; it has widespread social and economic repercussions, particularly as it permeates social media and gaming platforms. In gaming, where toxicity affects 75% of young players, this behavior harms mental health, alienates communities, and even reduces player engagement and spending, which impacts the industry’s bottom line. Beyond financial losses, unchecked toxicity risks fostering real-world violence and inciting harmful social behaviors. Despite advances in detection methods, including AI-driven moderation, the ever-evolving nature of toxic language poses significant challenges to companies and communities alike. Addressing this problem isn’t just about improving user experience—it’s essential for maintaining safe, inclusive, and healthy online spaces.
 
 
 # Projects

_research_directions/poli-sci.md

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 one-liner: "Investigating how digital platforms and emerging AI technologies shape political discourse, social polarization, and information ecosystems through data-driven computational social science"
 
-row_intro:
-  - title: "Why should we care?"
-    alt: "Motivation"
-    image_path: /assets/images/research_directions/poli-sci/motivation_img.webp
-    excerpt: "In the current digital age, the speed and spread of information has equipped individuals with the tools to influence the public agenda. However, the quality of this information varies widely, and can have wide-reaching consequences. As the sophistication and accessibility of AI tools continue to expand, the authenticity of digital content has been increasingly called into question. Thus, our team stands at the forefront of the challenge to safeguard digital space, as we assess the nature of content and how it proliferates online."
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+# Why should we care?
+The current digital age fundamentally changes how we as individuals and a society collect and distribute information. With these changes come powerful new approaches to influence the public agenda. However, the quality of shared information varies widely, and can have wide-reaching consequences. As the sophistication and accessibility of AI tools continue to expand, the authenticity of digital content has been increasingly called into question. Our team stands at the forefront of the challenge to safeguard digital space, as we assess the nature of content and how it proliferates online.
 
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