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For the RCMP investigators working at the Canadian Police Centre for Missing and Exploited Children who face the grim task of sifting through seized pornographic material to identify child victims that are in need of immediate rescue, mental health and wellness are serious concerns, says Sergeant Arnold Guerin. “Often you go home wondering if you […]

Kelowna, BC – Online child sexual exploitation could soon become a thing of the past, thanks in part to a group of unlikely heroes: graduate students at Canadian universities, armed with big data. The offensive comes as part of a new partnership signed between BC-based start-up Two Hat Security and Mitacs, a national not-for-profit research […]

Halifax, NS – More university students will get the experience they need to start their careers in Nova Scotia. Kelly Regan, Minister of Labour and Advanced Education, joined J.P. Deveau, president and CEO of Acadian Seaplants Limited and a member of the ONE Nova Scotia Coalition, in Cornwallis, Annapolis Co., today, Feb. 6, to announce an […]

Two researchers from the University of Manitoba are developing technology aimed at blocking images of child sexual abuse before they have a chance to infiltrate the Internet. Computer engineering students Mehrdad Hosseinzadeh and Binglin Li are working with Two Hat Security Ltd. out of Kelowna, BC to create cutting-edge artificial intelligence software to accurately identify […]

Two computer science students at the University of Manitoba are tasked with developing software to curb the proliferation of child sexual abuse materials online without ever setting eyes on it. “It’s a hard project, but as we go on blindfolded, to some extent, we will find a way to tackle the problem,” Merhdad Hosseinzahed said […]

A Kelowna company is working to help stop the spread of child pornography on the Internet. Two Hat Security Ltd. aims to develop software that will identify and prevent the uploading of photographs and videos that depict the sexual abuse of children. “Of all the issues we’re solving to keep the Internet safe, this is […]

Two student researchers at the University of Manitoba have teamed up with a Kelowna company called Two Hat Security to develop new software aimed at keeping child sexual abuse images off the internet. It’s a growing problem, but with billions of images online, sorting through what’s appropriate and what’s illegal is a huge challenge for […]

U of M students Binglin Li and Mehrdad Hosseinzadah are taking part in a project to develop software that prevents child sexual abuse material from hitting the internet. The project is part of a partnership between Two Hat Security, a Kelowna-based chat filtering technology company, and Mitacs, a national not-for-profit research and training organization. ​

Vancouver, BC — Individuals from Canadian universities and businesses are being affected by Friday’s executive order issued in the United States, which is preventing those from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S. for 90 days. The impact is being described by Universities Canada as “real, immediate, and profound.” As a not-for-profit organization dedicated to innovation, […]

Toronto, ON — Student-founded companies supported by business incubators at universities can now receive funding for collaborative projects with university researchers. The pilot initiative — announced today in partnership with the University of Toronto’s Innovations and Partnerships Office — will see student start-up companies collaborate with university researchers to solve business challenges, and to develop […]

Vancouver, BC — Graduate students in Korea and Canada will soon be able to take part in research exchanges between the two countries. The opportunity comes following the signing of an agreement today between the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea and Mitacs, a Canadian not-for-profit research and training organization. The memorandum of understanding was […]

When more than 1,300 new scientists signed an open letter to the Trudeau government last month, asking it to keep its promise to make policy based on evidence, it was the latest example of a growing movement to respect science in a world that is increasingly skeptical of experts. While the signatories of the letter […]