Application Based on Fuzzy Logic to Detect and Prevent Cyberbullying Through Smartphones

摘要

Derived from bullying, cyberbullying is a new problem that is spreading because of the manyadvances in technology, like the Internet and smartphones, affecting especially to the world'syouth population. Currently, there are some studies to investigate their effects on victims orsuggest different solutions to detect it. However, a definitive tool that can detect and prevent thisharassment is no yet available. For this reason, this paper proposes a novel mobile applicationfor smartphones that will allow detecting whether a person is being a victim of cyberbullying.For this, the application is based on a set of data processing techniques and fuzzy logic thatmake up a system for decision making, capable of detecting harassment effectively. In addition,this paper also includes some experimental results obtained by performing cyberbullyingdetection tests with the application.