Participants from over 25 countries across the world are undergoing Multimedia Forensics training in India’s Gandhinagar city.
The training is aimed at equipping participants with knowledge in multimedia forensic, a skill that plays an essential role in crime reporting and journalistic investigation, and advocacy for justice.
The training, being held under the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) programme, will run for fourteen days, with the ultimate objective of equipping participants with skills in advanced multimedia forensics and cyber security through specialised education and research.
Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) has sent a participant in the programme being held at the National Forensics Sciences University (NFSU), the world’s first and only university that stands as a pioneering centre of excellence dedicated to advancing cybersecurity through specialised education and research.
The training has drawn participants from different fields among them journalists, scientists and security personnel from different parts of the world who have gathered to learn more on advanced video, audio and image investigation for accurate reporting and investigation processes.
A number of topics have been lined up, among them emerging trends in digital and multimedia related crimes and also facial analysis and recognition from digital photo and video footage or evidence.
The training is also expected to equip different professions with skills on how to identify authentic and non-authentic video and audio footage, considering the emergency of advanced technology such as Artificial Interagency (AI) among others.
Techniques for dictating fake news and deep faked misinformation, including block chains for ensuring integrity in the collection and preservation of digital evidence are some of the sessions to be conducted during the training.
It is also covering topics such as the digital image processing as well as the tools and techniques used for video enhancements and authentication.
Deep fake detections in images and videos, including the legal considerations in cases related to digital and multimedia case investigations, as well as detecting the origin of multimedia files confirming its integrity are some of the topics that are being conducted.
Hands-on lessons are also being conducted where the participants are being taken out to other different schools of excellence within India that are dealing with forensic sciences and cyber security issues for physical experiences.
After the training, participating countries are expected to be equipped with advanced skills for investigating multimedia forensic and help with cartel challenges that come with the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) among others.
