JADS student Bakermans’ AI model strengthens detection on the darkweb
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Ingmar Bakermans, master’s student at JADS, in collaboration with the NFI, has developed an AI model that helps investigative agencies monitor criminal activity on the dark web more quickly and effectively.
This model, which analyzes trends and price movements and can even identify sellers and buyers, represents an important step in the fight against cybercrime. Dr. Giuseppe Cascaville of JADS underlines the importance of this innovation: “Bakermans’ work provides law enforcement officials with actionable insights to tackle crime in these hidden areas.”
What Ingmar did
Ingmar developed and trained three AI models to analyze criminal activity on the darkweb. By collecting 7,000 pages from notorious marketplaces such as Silk Road and Dark Market, he created a model that recognizes patterns in sellers, prices, and products. One of the models proved particularly effective and can now help investigative agencies uncover hidden information on the darkweb more quickly.
AI models valuable in fight against crime
Bakermans worked under the guidance of Dr. Giuseppe Cascavilla from JADS and Professor Zeno Geradts from the NFI, who is also a professor at the AI4forensics lab within the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI) at the University of Amsterdam. Geradts sees Bakermans’ model as a breakthrough: “This research demonstrates that by applying deep learning and language models to the darkweb, we’re building powerful tools that enable investigative agencies to combat cybercrime more effectively.”
> Read the full post, in Dutch, on the website of the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI)
Ingmar Bakermans, graduated at JADS Master Data Science in Business & Entrepreneurship with his research
