New Delhi: BITS Pilani in Goa has developed a pathbreaking solution to screen radical content online, and the Union Home Ministry has lauded the institute’s efforts, which can help security agencies in the country.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who was recently shown a presentation on the implementation of newly enacted criminal laws (BNS and BNSS), was impressed with BITS Pilani’s project, which the Goa police have adopted.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was present for the presentation.
Dr Hemant Rathore, a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science at the institute’s Goa campus, said students developed two innovative solutions — radical content detection and fake URL detection — as part of its outreach programme.
He said, “Security agencies can use the radical content detection solution to identify radical videos, and the general public can use the fake website detection solution to distinguish between malicious or fake websites and original ones.”
Rathore said Union Minister Shah acknowledged the solution during a meeting.
