Margaret Tobey
College of Engineering
Works (2)
Updated: April 11th, 2023 10:13
2023 article
Detecting Human Trafficking: Automated Classification of Online Customer Reviews of Massage Businesses
Li, R., Tobey, M., Mayorga, M. E., Caltagirone, S., & Ozaltin, O. Y. (2023, February 22). M&SOM-MANUFACTURING & SERVICE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, Vol. 2.
author keywords: human trafficking; massage businesses; online customer reviews; Natural Language Processing; ensemble learning
TL;DR:
The proposed models can save countless hours in IMB investigations by automatically sorting through large quantities of data to flag potential illicit activity, eliminating the need for manual screening of these reviews by law enforcement and other stakeholders.
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3. Good Health and Well-being
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10. Reduced Inequalities
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16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Added: March 20, 2023
2022 article
Interpretable models for the automated detection of human trafficking in illicit massage businesses
Tobey, M., Li, R., Ozaltin, O. Y., Mayorga, M. E., & Caltagirone, S. (2022, August 28). IISE TRANSACTIONS, Vol. 8.
author keywords: Human trafficking; illicit massage; interpretable machine learning; risk scores; decision trees
TL;DR:
This work uses findings from primary stakeholder interviews with law enforcement, regulatory bodies, legitimate massage practitioners, and subject-matter experts from nonprofit organizations to identify data sources and potential indicators of illicit massage businesses (IMBs).
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UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
3. Good Health and Well-being
(Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: September 26, 2022