Title
Semi-Automated Knowledge Discovery: Identifying And Profiling Human Trafficking
Abstract
We propose an iterative and human-centred knowledge discovery methodology based on formal concept analysis. The proposed approach recognizes the important role of the domain expert in mining real-world enterprise applications and makes use of specific domain knowledge, including human intelligence and domain-specific constraints. Our approach was empirically validated at the Amsterdam-Amstelland police to identify suspects and victims of human trafficking in 266,157 suspicious activity reports. Based on guidelines of the Attorney Generals of the Netherlands, we first defined multiple early warning indicators that were used to index the police reports. Using concept lattices, we revealed numerous unknown human trafficking and loverboy suspects. In-depth investigation by the police resulted in a confirmation of their involvement in illegal activities resulting in actual arrestments been made. Our human-centred approach was embedded into operational policing practice and is now successfully used on a daily basis to cope with the vastly growing amount of unstructured information.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1080/03081079.2012.721662
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL SYSTEMS
Keywords
Field
DocType
formal concept analysis, semi-automated knowledge discovery, human trafficking
Data science,Warning system,Profiling (computer programming),Subject-matter expert,Computer security,Human factors and ergonomics,Artificial intelligence,Domain knowledge,Human intelligence,Knowledge extraction,Formal concept analysis,Machine learning,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
41
8
0308-1079
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
4
0.39
31
Authors
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jonas Poelmans127719.28
Paul Elzinga21229.14
Dmitry I. Ignatov323929.53
Sergei O. Kuznetsov41630121.46