Abstract:
Cyber bullying is a growing concern in today's digital age, particularly on social media platforms. While there have been numerous studies on cyber bullying detection in English, research on Sinhala cyber bullying detection is limited. In this thesis, the author proposes a deep learning based approach for detecting and categorizing different types of cyber bullying in Sinhala language text comments and text written in images. The proposed system aims to improve the accuracy and effectiveness of cyber bullying detection, which is crucial given the negative impact cyber bullying can have on mental health. The system utilizes essential text preprocessing tasks, as identified through literature review, to process social media data. Evaluation of the system is conducted through both subjective and objective measures to ensure its quality and effectiveness.
