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Local Chapter project

Detecting Deepfakes in Germany Through Images

Deep learning / Machine LearningGAN
Start date
February 27, 2023
Finish date
March 17, 2023
Project status
completed
Detecting Deepfakes in Germany Through Images

Challenge background

Deepfakes are artificial intelligence generated or manipulated multimedia content (images, videos) that depict real people doing or saying things they never did in reality. Due to the recent advancements in architectures like Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs), deepfake generation became considerably faster and at a lower cost, presenting a significant threat to information media, politics and cyber security through spreading false information, identity theft and manipulating public opinion. Hence the necessity of having effective deepfake detection mechanisms.

The problem

Deepfake generators have been able to produce imitations almost undetectable through human inspection. Per se, deepfake detection is one of the notable challenges of digital forensics and media security. They can be used to:

  • Spread false information and manipulate public opinion.
  • Defame, harass or blackmail individuals.
  • Damage the credibility of media information and undermine trust.
  • Spread fake news, political propaganda, and manipulate elections. An artificial intelligence (AI) solution can help identify deepfake images with accuracy and precision.

Goal of the project

Develop a deep learning model able to detect forgeries in images.

Project timeline

  1. 1

    Week 1

    Research previous work and Data Collection

  2. 2

    Week 2

    Exploratory Data Analysis

  3. 3

    Week 3

    Preprocessing and Augmentation

  4. 4

    Week 4

    Model Development

  5. 5

    Week 5

    Model Training

  6. 6

    Week 6

    Model Analysis and Interpretation

What you'll learn

Deep Learning, GAN, CNN, team work, project management.

Get involved

What to expect from a Local Chapter project

First project

  • Welcomes beginners and experienced practitioners.
  • Focuses on education and collaborative delivery.
  • Produces open-source project work.

Benefits

  • Address a significant real-world problem with your skills.
  • Build your project portfolio.
  • Demonstrate your work to organizations and project partners.

Requirements

  • Working English communication.
  • A learning mindset.
  • Commitment to collaborative project work.