Faridabad/Alive News: J.C. Bose University have developed a Speech Clarification Technique to trace missing children using Machine Learning Techniques. To acknowledge the initiative, the Patent Office of the Government of India patent has granted a patent to them for their research titled ‘Rakshak – A Child Identification Software for Recognizing Missing Children using Machine Learning based Speech Clarification’.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Sushil Kumar Tomar applauded the initiative taken by the researchers on the issue of utmost concern and said that missing children is one of the major problems in society and it is elevated in metropolitan cities where both parents are working. He said that the initiative has not only given exposure to the faculty to work on emerging technology like machine learning but also provided solutions to the society which is required and expected from an emerging research University of the State Government.
He hoped that the research would certainly help in enhancing the capability of Police Officials, speed up their work in case of missing children and reduce the overall number of untraced children, he added.
Prof. Ashutosh Dixit highlighted the urgency of the issue, citing statistics on missing children in the country, especially those under the age of 6. When these children are found by police, they are often in a state of panic, unable to clearly articulate their details due to fear-induced stammering or stuttering.
He developed the Speech Clarification Technique aims to address this challenge by enabling scared children to accurately describe themselves, aiding police officials in locating their guardians. Overall, this patent represents a significant advancement in leveraging technology for social good in cases involving missing children and reducing the number of untraced cases.
