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Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2019-2020)

The widespread usage of social media by children has recently raised problems related to cyberbullying andx000D
other threats to their well-being. VISR.CO has an app that alerts parents to issues their kids are facing online.x000D
They analyze the social interactions kids are experiencing on social networks, and search for over 25 alertx000D
categories, from bullying to mental health. Highly accurately detecting these issues that parents care about is ax000D
difficult Machine Learning (ML) and Natural Language Processing (NLP) challenge, requiring the latestx000D
advancements in computer science. Additionally, when detecting mental health issues, such as anxiety,x000D
depression and self-harm, a clinical expertise is required to understand the underlying conditions and causes.x000D
They are currently able to deliver very rudimentary mental health alerts but require both NLP expertise andx000D
clinical insight.x000D
As of February 12, 2016, VISR.CO has been actively monitoring 9,985 children on behalf of 8,645 parents.x000D
VISR.CO has uncovered 850 confirmed cases of bullying (24% success rate), 452 confirmed mental healthx000D
concerns (21% success rate), and 1,018 confirmed substance use concerns (16% success rate). We propose tox000D
research ways to increase our success rates by using more advanced data-mining techniques. Another challengex000D
that they need to address is to find better ways to deal with the social media texts (such as frequentx000D
misspellings, short-lived idiomatic expressions, and abbreviations) and to account for the dynamic nature ofx000D
linguistic expression across social media platforms.x000D
If these challenges are addressed, the product will have a competitive advantage by staying up to date,x000D
delivering useful alerts to parents, and intelligently framing the unique issues found the online activity of everyx000D
child.x000D