ICDAR2003 - Papers

Seventh International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition - ICDAR2003

Preface

Welcome from the Chairs

Conference Committee

Reviewers

Conference Address

Digital Libraries and Document Image Analysis

H. Baird

1A: Multiple Classifiers

A Majority Voting Scheme for Multiresolution Recognition of Handprinted Numerals

U. Bhattacharya and B. Chaudhuri

Combining Multiple Classifiers Based on Third-Order Dependency

H. Kang and D. Doermann

A New Classifier Simulator for Evaluating Parallel Combination Methods

H. Zouari, L. Heutte, Y. Lecourtier, and A. Alimi

Combining Model-Based and Discriminant Classifiers: Application to Handwritten Character Recognition

L. Prevost, A. Moises, C. Michel-Sendis, L. Oudot, and M. Milgram

1B: Feature Analysis

Training on Severely Degraded Text-Line Images

P. Sarkar, H. Baird, and X. Zhang

A Model-Based Line Detection Algorithm in Documents

Y. Zheng, H. Li, and D. Doermann

Skewscope: The Textual Document Skew Detector

B. Yuan and C. Tan

Shape Matching Using GAT Correlation against Nonlinear Distortion and its Application to Handwritten Numeral Recognition

T. Wakahara

1C: Document Understanding I

Discerning Structure from Freeform Handwritten Notes

M. Shilman, Z. Wei, S. Raghupathy, P. Simard, and D. Jones

An Algorithm for Finding Maximal Whitespace Rectangles at Arbitrary Orientations for Document Layout Analysis

T. Breuel

Rectifying the Bound Document Image Captured by the Camera: A Model Based Approach

H. Cao, X. Ding, and C. Liu

An Approach to Extracting the Target Text Line from a Document Image Captured by a Pen Scanner

Z. Bai and Q. Huo

2A: Applications I

A High Accuracy Rate Commercial Flight Coupon Recognition System

S. Zhao and Z. Wang

Towards Automatic Video-Based Whiteboard Reading

M. Wienecke, G. Fink, and G. Sagerer

Archive Image Communication with Improved Compression

X. Yin, M. Fleury, and A. Downton

Correcting the Document Layout: A Machine Learning Approach

D. Malerba, F. Esposito, O. Altamura, M. Ceci, and M. Berardi

2B: Classifiers

A Model Selection Criterion for Classification: Application to HMM Topology Optimization

A. Biem

Model Length Adaptation of an HMM-Based Cursive Word Recognition System

M. Schambach

Discriminative Training for HMM-Based Offline Handwritten Character Recognition

R. Nopsuwanchai and D. Povey

Determination of the Number of Writing Variants with an HMM-Based Cursive Word Recognition System

M. Schambach

2C: Segmentation

Detection and Segmentation of Touching Characters in Mathematical Expressions

A. Nomura, K. Michishita, S. Uchida, and M. Suzuki

Two Approaches for Text Segmentation in Web Images

D. Karatzas and A. Antonacopoulos

A Novel Feature Extraction Technique for the Recognition of Segmented Handwritten Characters

M. Blumenstein, B. Verma, and H. Basli

An Approach for Locating Segmentation Points of Handwritten Digit Strings Using a Neural Network

D. You and G. Kim

Keynote Paper I

Graphics Recognition - >From Re-engineering to Retrieval

K. Tombre and B. Lamiroy

3A: Character Recognition

Character Recognition by Adaptive Statistical Similarity

T. Breuel

Handwritten Character Recognition Using Elastic Matching Based on a Class-Dependent Deformation Model

S. Uchida and H. Sakoe

Off-line Character Recognition Using On-line Character Writing Information

H. Nishimura and T. Timikawa

Probability Table Compression for Handwritten Character Recognition

S. Cho, M. Perrone, and G. Ratzlaff

3B: Graphics Recognition

Symbolic Pruning in a Structural Approach to Engineering Drawing Analysis

T. Henderson and L. Swaminathan

A Retargetable Framework for Interactive Diagram Recognition

E. Lank

Engineering rawings Recognition Using a Case-Based Approach

Y. Luo and W. Liu

Radon Transform for Lineal Symbol Representation

O. Ramos and E. Valveny

3C: Non-Latin Alphabets - Korean/Hangul

Learning a Lexicon from Raw Texts for Open Vocabulary Korean Word Recognition

S. Ryu and J. Kim

Bayesian Network Modeling of Hangul Characters for On-line Handwriting Recognition

S. Cho and J. Kim

Handwritten Hangul Character Recognition with Hierarchical Stochastic Character Representation

K. Kang and J. Kim

4A: Applications II

Features for Word Spotting in Historical Manuscripts

T. Rath and R. Manmatha

Indexing and Retrieval of Words in Old Documents

S. Marinai, E. Marino, and G. Soda

A Generic Recognition System for Making Archives Documents Accessible to Public

B. Coüasnon and I. Leplumey

Just-In-Time Browsing for Digitized Microfilm and Other Similar Image Collections

D. Kennard and W. Barrett

4B: Web Documents

Classification of Web Documents Using a Graph Model

A. Schenker, M. Last, H. Bunke, and A. Kandel

Automatic Discovery of Semantic Structures in HTML Documents

S. Mukherjee, G. Yang, W. Tan, and I. Ramakrishnan

Document Transformation System from Papers to XML Data Based on Pivot XML Document Method

Y. Ishitani

An Architecture for Ink Annotations on Web Documents

S. Ramachandran and R. Kashi

4C: Classifiers

Accelerating Large Character Set Recognition using Pivots

Y. Yang, O. Velek, and M. Nakagawa

A Class-modular GLVQ Ensemble with Outlier Learning for Handwritten Digit Recognition

K. Takahashi and D. Nishiwaki

Improvement of Matching and Evaluation in Handwritten Numeral Recognition Using Flexible Standard Patterns

H. Muramatsu, T. Kobayashi, T. Sugiyama, and K. Abe

Confidence-Scoring Post-Processing for Off-Line Handwritten-Character Recognition Verification

J. Pitrelli and M. Perrone

Posters I: Applications

Impact of Imperfect OCR on Part-of-speech Tagging

X. Lin

String Extraction from Color Airline Coupon Image Using Statistical Approach

Y. Li, Z. Wang, and H. Zeng

Confidence Measures for an Address Reading System

A. Brakensiek, J. Rottland, and G. Rigoll

Recognition of Arrows in Line Drawings Based on the Aggregation of Geometric Criteria Using the Choquet Integral

L. Wendling and S. Tabbone

A Vector Approach for Automatic Interpretation of the French Cadastral Map

J. Viglino and M. Pierrot-Deseilligny

A Scalable Solution for Integrating Illustrated Parts Drawings into a Class IV Interactive Electronic Technical Manual

M. Boose, D. Shema, and L. Baum

On-line Signature Verification Using Local Shape Analysis

M. Zou, J. Tong, C. Liu, and Z. Lou

Photo Time-stamp Detection and Recognition

X. Chen and H. Zhang

Non-similar Candidate Removal Method for Off-line Handwritten Korean Character Recognition

S. Jeong, Y. Nam, and H. Kim

Text-Indicated Writer Verification Using Hidden Markov Models

Y. Yamazaki, T. Nagao, and N. Komatsu

Word Segmentation of Handwritten Dates in Historical Documents by Combining Semantic A-priori-Knowledge with Local Features

M. Feldbach and K. Tönnies

Postal Envelope Segmentation by 2-D Histogram Clustering through Watershed Transform

E. Yonekura and J. Facon

Bank-check Processing System: Modifications Due to the New European Currency

N. Greco, D. Impedovo, M. Lucchese, A. Salzo, and L. Sarcinella

On Machine Understanding of Online Handwritten Mathematical Expressions

U. Garain and B. Chaudhuri

Computerising Natural History Card Archives

A. Downton, S. Lucas, G. Patoulas, G. Beccaloni, M. Scoble, and G. Robinson

Digit Classification on Signboards for Telephone Number Recognition

T. Yamaguchi, Y. Nakano, M. Maruyama, H. Miyao, and T. Hananoi

Improving Chinese/English OCR Performance by Using MCE-Based Character-Pair Modeling and Negative Training

Q. Huo and Z. Feng

Numerical Sequence Extraction in Handwritten Incoming Mail Documents

G. Koch, L. Heutte, and T. Paquet

Detection, Extraction and Representation of Tables

J. Ramel, M. Crucianu, N. Vincent, and C. Faure

Numeral Recognition for Quality Control of Surgical Sachets

E. Valveny and A. López

A Segmentation Method for Bibliographic References by Contextual Tagging of Fields

D. Besagni, A. Belaďd, and N. Benet

Visualizing Multimedia Content on Paper Documents: Components of Key Frame Selection for Video Paper

J. Hull, B. Erol, J. Graham, and D. Lee

Detection of Text Marks on Moving Vehicles

V. Mariano and R. Kasturi

Automated Detection and Segmentation of Table of Contents Page from Document Images

S. Mandal, S. Chowdhury, A. Das, and B. Chanda

Features for Neural Net Based Region Identification of Newspaper Documents

T. Andersen and W. Zhang

A Bilingual OCR for Hindi-Telugu Documents and its Applications

C. Jawahar, S. Kiran, and M. Kumar

Writer Identification Using Innovative Binarised Features of Handwritten Numerals

G. Leedham and S. Chachra

Using Character Recognition and Segmentation to Tell Computer from Humans

P. Simard, R. Szeliski, J. Benaloh, J. Couvreur, and I. Calinov

A Hybrid On/Off-Line Handwritten Signature Verification System

A. Zimmer and L. Ling

Postal Address Block Location by Contour Clustering

S. Tulyakov and V. Govindaraju

Detection of Matrices and Segmentation of Matrix Elements in Scanned Images of Scientific Documents

T. Kanahori and M. Suzuki

An HMM On-line Signature Verifier Incorporating Signature Trajectories

D. Muramatsu and T. Matsumoto

A New On-Line Signature Verification Algorithm Using Variable Length Segmentation and Hidden Markov Models

M. Shafiei and H. Rabiee

Keynote Paper II

Recognition of Cursive Roman Handwriting - Past, Present and Future

H. Bunke

5A: Word Recognition I

Fast Lexicon-Based Word Recognition in Noisy Index Card Images

S. Lucas, G. Patoulas, and A. Downton

Word Searching in CCITT Group 4 Compressed Document Images

Y. Lu and C. Tan

Optimizing the Number of States, Training Iterations and Gaussians in an HMM-Based Handwritten Word Recognizer

S. Günter and H. Bunke

Lexical Post-Processing Optimization for Handwritten Word Recognition

S. Carbonnel and E. Anquetil

A Recognition and Verification Strategy for Handwritten Word Recognition

M. Morita, R. Sabourin, F. Bortolozzi, and C. Suen

5B: Image Processing

Document Image Retrieval Based on 2D Density Distributions of Terms with Pseudo Relevance Feedback

K. Kise, Y. Wuotang, and K. Matsumoto

Automatic Thresholding of Gray-level Using Multi-stage Approach

S. Wu and A. Amin

User-Assisted Archive Document Image Analysis for Digital Library Construction

J. He and A. Downton

Improved Nearest Neighbor Based Approach to Accurate Document Skew Estimation

Y. Lu and C. Tan

Automatic Filter Selection Using Image Quality Assessment

A. Souza, M. Cheriet, S. Naoi, and C. Suen

5C: Non-Latin Alphabets

Generation of Hierarchical Dictionary for Stroke-order Free Kanji Handwriting Recognition Based on Substroke HMM

M. Nakai, H. Shimodaira, and S. Sagayama

On-line Handwritten Japanese Text Recognition Free from Constrains on Line Direction and Character Orientation

M. Nakagawa and M. Onuma

Handwritten Chinese Character Recognition: Alternatives to Nonlinear Normalization

C. Liu, H. Sako, and H. Fujisawa

Feature Extraction by Hierarchical Overlapped Elastic Meshing for Handwritten Chinese Character Recognition

T. Wu and S. Ma

Nonlinear Active Handwriting Models and their Applications to Handwritten Chinese Radical Recognition

D. Shi, G. Ng, S. Gunn, and R. Damper

6A: Applications III

Automatic Understanding of Structures in Printed Mathematical Expressions

J. Mitra, U. Garain, B. Chaudhuri, T. Pal, and H. Swamy

Proper Names Extraction from Fax Images Combining Textual and Image Features

L. Likforman-Sulem, P. Vaillant, and F. Yvon

Recognition of Folding Process from Origami Drill Books

H. Shimanuki, J. Kato, and T. Watanabe

Text Selection by Structured Light Marking for Hand-held Cameras

E. Bertucci, M. Pilu, and M. Mirmehdi

6B: Word Recognition II

Handwritten Word Recognition Based on Structural Characteristics and Lexical Support

E. Kavallieratou, K. Sgarbas , N. Fakotakis, and G. Kokkinakis

Texture Feature Characterization for Logical Pre-labeling

B. Allier, J. Duong, A. Gagneux, P. Mallet, and H. Emptoz

Parsing N-Best Lists of Handwritten Sentences

M. Zimmermann, J. Chappelier, and H. Bunke

Handwriting Recognition Using Position Sensitive Letter N-Gram Matching

A. El-Nasan, S. Veeramachaneni, and G. Nagy

6C: Image Processing II

A Multiscale Approach to Restoring Scanned Color Document Images with Show-Through Effects

H. Nishida and T. Suzuki

Correcting Document Image Warping Based on Regression of Curved Text Lines

Z. Zhang and C. Tan

Using Irregular Pyramid for Text Segmentation and Binarization of Gray Scale Images

P. Loo and C. Tan

Text Identification in Noisy Document Images Using Markov Random Field

Y. Zheng, H. Li, and D. Doermann

Keynote Paper III

Progress in Camera-Based Document Image Analysis

D. Doermann, J. Liang, and H. Li

7A: Evaluation and Datasets

Generation of Synthetic Training Data for an HMM-Based Handwriting Recognition System

T. Varga and H. Bunke

Methods, Report and Survey for the Comparison of Diverse Isolated Character Recognition Results on the UNIPEN Database

E. Ratzlaff

A Matching Scheme to Enhance Performance Evaluation of Raster-to-Vector Conversion Algorithms

X. Hilaire

Evaluating SEE - A Benchmarking System for Document Page Segmentation

S. Agne, A. Dengel, and B. Klein

7B: Web Documents and Video

Identifying Story and Preview Images in News Web Pages

J. Hu and A. Bagga

Video Text Recognition Using Feature Compensation as Category-Dependent Feature Extraction

M. Mori

Caption Text Recognition in Video Frames by MAP Matching

A. Nakamura and K. Yamamoto

Indexing and Retrieval of On-line Handwritten Documents

A. Jain and A. Namboodiri

7C: Feature Selection

Optimizing Binary Feature Vector Similarity Measure Using Genetic Algorithm and Handwritten Character Recognition

S. Cha, C. Tappert, and S. Srihari

Unsupervised Feature Selection Using Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms for Handwritten Word Recognition

M. Morita, R. Sabourin, F. Bortolozzi, and C. Suen

Exploiting Reliability for Dynamic Selection of Classifiers by Means of Genetic Algorithms

C. De Stefano, A. Della Cioppa, and A. Marcelli

Feature Selection for Ensembles: A Hierarchical Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm Approach

L. Oliveira, R. Sabourin, F. Bortolozzi, and C. Suen

8A: Competitions

ICDAR 2003 Robust Reading Competitions

S. Lucas, A. Panaretos, L. Sosa, A. Tang, S. Wong, and R. Young

ICDAR 2003 Page Segmentation Competition

A. Antonacopoulos, B. Gatos, and D. Karatzas

8B: Postal Automation and Cheque Processing

An Image-Based Mail Facing and Orientation System for Enhanced Postal Automation

K. Nitz, W. Cruz, H. Aradhye, G. Myers, and T. Shaham

Segmentation of Postal Envelopes for Address Block Location: An Approach Based on Feature Selection in Wavelet Space

D. Menoti, D. Borges, J. Facon, and A. de Souza Britto Jr.

Automatic Segmentation and Recognition System for Handwritten Dates on Canadian Bank Cheques

Q. Xu, L. Lam, and C. Suen

8C: Image Quality and Style

Estimating Degradation Model Parameters from Character Images

H. Yam and E. Barney Smith

Skew Detection for Complex Document Images Using Fuzzy Runlength

Z. Shi and V. Govindaraju

A Case Restoration Approach to Named Entity Tagging in Degraded Documents

R. Srihari, C. Niu, W. Li, and J. Ding

Posters II: Classifiers/Algorithms

An Evolutionary Algorithm for General Symbol Segmentation

S. Pearce and M. Ahmed

Recognition of Rotated Characters by Eigen-space

H. Hase, T. Shinokawa, M. Yoneda, and C. Suen

Directional Wavelet Approach to Remove Document Image Interference

Q. Wang, T. Xia, C. Tan, and L. Li

A Component-Labeling Algorithm Using Contour Tracing Technique

F. Chang and C. Chen

Rejection Algorithm for Mis-segmented Characters in Multilingual Document Recognition

Z. Chen and X. Ding

Automatic Feature Selection with Applications to Script Identification of Degraded Documents

V. Ablavsky and M. Stevens

Automated Segmentation of Math-Zones from Document Images

S. Chowdhury, S. Mandal, A. Das, and B. Chanda

Confidence Evaluation for Combining Diverse Classifiers

H. Hao, C. Liu, and H. Sako

Comparison of Genetic Algorithm and Sequential Search Methods for Classifier Subset Selection

H. Hao, C. Liu, and H. Sako

Binary Classification Trees for Multi-class Classification Problems

J. Lee and I. Oh

A Text Watermarking Algorithm Based on Word Classification and Inter-word Space Statistics

Y. Kim, K. Moon, and I. Oh

An Improved Parallel Thinning Algorithm

L. Huang, G. Wan, and C. Liu

Enhancing Efficiency and Speed of an Off-line Classifier Employed for On-line Handwriting Recognition of a Large Character Set

O. Velek and M. Nakagawa

Evaluation of the Information-Theoretic Construction of Multiple Classifier Systems

H. Kang and D. Doermann

Directional Pattern Matching for Character Recognition Revisited

H. Fujisawa and C. Liu

Font Type Extraction and Character Prototyping Using Gabor Filters

B. Allier and H. Emptoz

Mirror Image Learning for Autoassociative Neural Networks

S. Shimizu, W. Ohyama, T. Wakabayashi, and F. Kimura

A Multiclass Classification Method Based on Multiple Pairwise Classifiers

T. Hamamura, H. Mizutani, and B. Irie

Spatial Alphanumerical Attributes for Graphical Treatings

J. Lecoq and M. Mainguenaud

Image Segmentation by Learning Approach

H. Legal-Ayala and J. Facon

Intelligent Zoning Design Using Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithm

P. Radtke, L. Oliveira, R. Sabourin, and T. Wong

Using Tree-grammars for Training Set Expansion in Page Classification

S. Baldi, S. Marinai, and G. Soda

A New Chain-code Quantization Approach Enabling High Performance Handwriting Recognition Based on Multi-Classifier Schemes

S. Hoque, K. Sirlantzis, and M. Fairhurst

A Low-Cost Parallel K-Means VQ Algorithm Using Cluster Computing

A. Britto Jr., P. de Souza, R. Sabourin, S. de Souza, and D. Borges

Combining Online and Offline Handwriting Recognition

A. Vinciarelli and M. Perrone

Coupling of a Local Vision by Markov Field and a Global Vision by Neural Network for the Recognition of Handwritten Words

C. Choisy and A. Belaďd

Combination of Type III Digit Recognizers Using the Dempster-Shafer Theory of Evidence

C. Tomai and S. Srihari

Comparison of Some Thresholding Algorithms for Text/Background Segmentation in Difficult Document Images

G. Leedham, C. Yan, K. Takru, J. Tan, and L. Mian

Keynote Paper IV

Analysis and Recognition of Asian Scripts - The State of the Art

C. Suen, S. Mori, S. Kim, and C. Leung

9A: Non-Latin Alphabets - Arabic/Indian

Multi-Script Line Identification from Indian Documents

U. Pal, S. Sinha, and B. Chaudhuri

Devising Interactive Access Techniques for Indian Language Document Images

S. Chaudhury, G. Sethi, A. Vyas, and G. Harit

HMM Based Approach for Handwritten Arabic Word Recognition Using the IFN/ENIT - Database

M. Pechwitz and V. Maergner

Arabic Newspaper Page Segmentation

K. Hadjar and R. Ingold

Combination of Pruned Kohonen Maps for On-line Arabic Characters Recognition

N. Mezghani, M. Cheriet, and A. Mitiche

9B: Forms and Tables

Consensus-Based Table Form Recognition

W. Barrett and H. Nielson

A Constraint-Based Approach to Table Structure Derivation

M. Hurst

Graph Grammar Based Analysis System of Complex Table Form Document

A. Amano and N. Asada

A Prototype of an Active Form System

T. Shimamura, B. Zhu, A. Masuda, M. Onuma, T. Sakurada, Y. Kuronuma, and M. Nakagawa

Form Reading Based on Form-type Identification and Form-data Recognition

H. Sako, M. Seki, N. Furukawa, H. Ikeda, and A. Imaizumi

9C: Writer Identification

Multi-Expert Verification of Hand-Written Signatures

L. Bovino, S. Impedovo, G. Pirlo, and L. Sarcinella

Writer Identification Using Edge-Based Directional Features

M. Bulacu, L. Schomaker, and L. Vuurpijl

Writer Identification Using Directional Element Features and Linear Transform

X. Wang, X. Ding, and H. Liu

Information Retrieval Based Writer Identification

A. Bensefia, T. Paquet, and L. Heutte

Investigation of Off-Line Japanese Signature Verification Using a Pattern Matching

K. Ueda

10A: Classifiers II

Best Practices for Convolutional Neural Networks Applied to Visual Document Analysis

P. Simard, D. Steinkraus, and J. Platt

A Generic Hybrid Classifier Based on Hierarchical Fuzzy Modeling: Experiments on On-line Handwritten Character Recognition

N. Ragot and E. Anquetil

Gabor Filter Based Multi-class Classifier for Scanned Document Images

H. Ma and D. Doermann

Recognition of Container Code Characters through Gray-Level Feature Extraction and Gradient-Based Classifier Optimization

M. Goccia, M. Bruzzo, C. Scagliola, and S. Dellepiane

10B: Graphical On-line Recognition

Recognition of On-line Handwritten Mathematical Formulas in the E-Chalk System

E. Tapia and R. Rojas

Figure-Based Writer Verification by Matching between an Arbitrary Part of Registered Sequence and an Input Sequence Extracted from On-line Handwritten Figures

H. Kameya, S. Mori, and R. Oka

Automatic Classification of Hand Drawn Geometric Shapes Using Constructional Sequence Analysis

R. Guest, S. Chindaro, M. Fairhurst, and J. Potter

Generation of Handwritten Characters with Bayesian Network Based On-line Handwriting Recognizers

H. Choi, S. Cho, and J. Kim

10C: Graphics Recognition II

Symbols Recognition by Global-Local Structural Approaches, Based on the Scenarios Use, and with a XML Representation of Data

M. Delalandre, S. Nicolas, E. Trupin, and J. Ogier

Extraction, Layout Analysis and Classification of Diagrams in PDF Documents

R. Futrelle, M. Shao, C. Cieslik, and A. Grimes

Vectorization with the Voronoi L-diagram

A. Gribov and E. Bodansky

A Line Drawings Degradation Model for Performance Characterization

J. Zhai, W. Liu, D. Dori, and Q. Li

Keynote Paper V

Making Documents Work: Challenges for Document Understanding

A. Dengel

11A: Online Handwriting Recognition

A Neural-Evolutionary Approach for Feature and Architecture Selection in Online Handwriting Recognition

B. Verma and M. Ghosh

On-line Overlaid-Handwriting Recognition Based on Substroke HMMs

H. Shimodaira, T. Sudo, M. Nakai, and S. Sagayama

A Flexible Recognition Engine for Complex On-line Handwritten Character Recognition

S. Marukatat, R. Sicard, T. Artičres, and P. Gallinari

N-Gram and N-Class Models for On-line Handwriting Recognition

F. Perraud, C. Viard-Gaudin, E. Morin, and P. Lallican

11B: Document Understanding II

Towards a Ptolemaic Model for OCR

S. Veeramachaneni and G. Nagy

The Callpaper Concept: Turning Paper into Computer Terminals

S. Jaeger and M. Nakagawa

Numeral Recognition by Weighting Local Decisions

G. Dimauro, S. Impedovo, R. Modugno, and G. Pirlo

Text-mining Based Journal Splitting

X. Lin

Reference Line Extraction from Form Documents with Complicated Backgrounds

D. Xi and S. Lee

11C: Handwriting Features

Individuality of Handwritten Characters

B. Zhang, S. Srihari, and S. Lee

Study of the Consistency of Some Discriminatory Features Used by Document Examiners in the Analysis of Handwritten Letter ‘a’

P. Sutanto, G. Leedham, and V. Pervouchine

Individuality of Numerals

S. Srihari, C. Tomai, S. Lee, and B. Zhang

Offline Recognition of Large Vocabulary Cursive Handwritten Text

A. Vinciarelli, S. Bengio, and H. Bunke

Keynote Paper VI

Document Identity, Authentication and Ownership: The Future of Biometric Verification

M. Fairhurst

Posters III: Handwriting/Document Models/Algorithms

A Format-Driven Handwritten Word Recognition System

X. Liu and Z. Shi

Recovery of Writing Sequence of Static Images of Handwriting Using UWM

K. Lau, P. Yuen, and Y. Tang

Segmentation of Bangla Unconstrained Handwritten Text

U. Pal and S. Datta

Lexical Postcorrection of OCR-Results: The Web as a Dynamic Secondary Dictionary?

C. Strohmaier, C. Ringlstetter, K. Schulz, and S. Mihov

Mathematical Formulas Extraction

J. Jin, X. Han, and Q. Wang

Analysis of Handwriting Individuality Using Handwritten Words

B. Zhang and S. Srihari

Structured and Unstructured Document Summarization: Design of a Commercial Summarizer Using Lexical Chains

H. Alam, A. Kumar, M. Nakamura, F. Rahman, Y. Tarnikova, and C. Wilcox

Web Page Summarization for Handheld Devices: A Natural Language Approach

H. Alam, R. Hartono, A. Kumar, F. Rahman, Y. Tarnikova, and C. Wilcox

Web Site: A Structured Document

A. Gagneux and H. Emptoz

Writer Identification Based on the Fractal Construction of a Reference Base

A. Seropian, M. Grimaldi, and N. Vincent

Writer Identification from Gray Level Distribution

M. Wirotius, A. Seropian, and N. Vincent

A Study on Top-down Word Image Generation for Handwritten Word Recognition

E. Ishidera and D. Nishiwaki

A Fast Multifunctional Approach for Document Image Analysis

A. Gattani, M. Mukerji, and H. Gur

Recognition of Printed Urdu Script

U. Pal and A. Sarkar

Wavelet Diffusion for Document Image Denoising

L. Fan, L. Fan, and C. Tan

Localization, Extraction and Recognition of Text in Telugu Document Images

A. Negi, K. Shanker, and C. Chereddi

A Novel Approach to Separate Handwritten Connected Digits

R. Alhajj and A. Elnagar

A Contour Code Feature Based Segmentation for Handwriting Recognition

B. Verma

Document Page Similarity Based on Layout Visual Saliency: Application to query by Example and Document Classification

V. Eglin and S. Bres

Stippling Data on Backgrounds of Pages - Toward Seamless Integration of Paper and Electronic Documents

K. Kise, Y. Miki, and K. Matsumoto

Understanding Document Analysis and Understanding (through Modeling)

B. Klein, A. Bagdanov, and S. Agne

Markov Model Document Retrieval

M. Perrone and A. Vinciarelli

Handwriting Trajectory Movements Controlled by a Bęta-Elliptic Model

H. Bezine, A. Alimi, and N. Derbel

New Approach for the Skeletonization of Handwritten Characters in Gray-Level Images

A. Dawoud and M. Kamel

A Character Recognizer for Turkish Language

S. Korkmaz, G. Akinci, and V. Atalay

Generalized Hough Transform for Arabic Optical Character Recognition

S. Touj, N. Amara, and H. Amiri

Shock Filters for Character Image Enhancement and Peeling

M. Cheriet

Integration of Contextual Information in Handwriting Recognition Systems

F. Grandidier, R. Sabourin, and C. Suen

SAGENT: A Novel Technique for Document Modeling for Secure Access and Distribution

S. Hoque, H. Selim, M. Fairhurst, F. Deravi, and G. Howells

A Database for Handwriting Recognition Research in Sinhala Language

H. Fernando, N. Kodikara, and S. Hewavitharana

Text-Image Separation in Devanagari Documents

S. Khedekar, V. Ramanaprasad, S. Setlur, and V. Govindaraju

XPEN: An XML Based Format for Distributed Online Handwriting Recognition

A. Lenaghan and R. Malyan

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