Foreword

Organizing Committee (PDF)

pp. xii

Program Committee (PDF)

pp. xiii

Invited Talk

Sch?rmann-Polynomials — Roots and Offsprings: Their Impact on Today's Pattern Recognition (Abstract)

Udo Miletzki, Siemens DEMATIC

pp. 3

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Classifier Design

A Fast Algorithm for Finding k-Nearest Neighbors with Non-Metric Dissimilarity (Abstract)

Bin Zhang, State University of New York at Buffalo

Sargur N. Srihari, State University of New York at Buffalo

pp. 13

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Multidimensional Multistage K-NN Classifiers for Handwritten Digit Recognition (Abstract)

I. Soraluze, UPV/EHU

C. Rodriguez, UPV/EHU

F. Boto, UPV/EHU

A. Pérez, UPV/EHU

pp. 19

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Rejection Measures for Handwriting Sentence Recognition (Abstract)

S. Marukatat, LIP6

T. Artières, LIP6

P. Gallinari, LIP6

B. Dorizzi, EPH, Institut National des Télécommunications

pp. 24

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Confidence Modeling for Verification Post-Processing for Handwriting Recognition (Abstract)

John F. Pitrelli, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

Michael P. Perrone, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

pp. 30

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The Effect of Large Training Set Sizes on Online Japanese Kanji and English Cursive Recognizers (Abstract)

Henry A. Rowley, Microsoft Corporation

Manish Goyal, Microsoft Corporation

John Bennett, Microsoft Corporation

pp. 36

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Classifying Isogenous Fields (Abstract)

Sriharsha Veeramachaneni, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Hiromichi Fujisawa, Hitachi Central Research Laboratory

Cheng-Lin Liu, Hitachi Central Research Laboratory

George Nagy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

pp. 41

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On-Line Recognition

On-Line Handwriting Recognition with Support Vector Machines — A Kernel Approach (Abstract)

Claus Bahlmann, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg

Bernard Haasdonk, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg

Hans Burkhardt, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg

pp. 49

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Handprinted Hiragana Recognition Using Support Vector Machines (Abstract)

Ken-ichi Maruyama, Shinshu University

Minoru Maruyama, Shinshu University

Hidetoshi Miyao, Shinshu University

Yasuaki Nakano, Shinshu University

pp. 55

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Minimum Classification Error Training for Online Handwritten Word Recognition (Abstract)

Alain Biem, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

pp. 61

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On-Line Handwriting Recognition Using Character Bigram Match Vectors (Abstract)

Adnan El-Nasan, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Michael Perrone, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

pp. 67

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A Handwritten Character Recognition Method Based on Unconstrained Elastic Matching and Eigen-Deformations (Abstract)

Seiichi Uchida, Kyushu University

Hiroaki Sakoe, Kyushu University

pp. 72

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Context-Dependent Substroke Model for HMM-Based On-Line Handwriting Recognition (Abstract)

Junko Tokuno, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Nobuhito Inami, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Shigeki Matsuda, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Mitsuru Nakai, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Hiroshi Shimodaira, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Shigeki Sagayama, University of Tokyo

pp. 78

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Comparing On-Line Recognition of Japanese and Western Script in Preparation for Recognizing Multi-Language Documents (Abstract)

S. Jaeger, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology

M. Nakagawa, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology

C.-L. Liu, Hitachi Ltd.

pp. 84

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Bigram-Based Post-Processing for On-Line Handwriting Recognition Using Correctness Evaluation (Abstract)

Akira Nakamura, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

Hiromitsu Kawajiri, SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

pp. 90

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Word Recognition

A Hybrid Large Vocabulary Handwritten Word Recognition System Using Neural Networks with Hidden Markov Models (Abstract)

Alessandro L. Koerich, École de Technologie Supérieure

Yann Leydier, I.N.S.A. de Lyon

Robert Sabourin, École de Technologie Supérieure

Ching Y. Suen, Concordia University

pp. 99

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Segmentation and Recognition of Handwritten Dates (Abstract)

M. Morita, Ecole de Technologie Supérieure and Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence

R. Sabourin, Ecole de Technologie Supérieure and Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

F. Bortolozzi, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

C. Y. Suen, Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence

pp. 105

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Recognition of Handwritten Month Words on Bank Cheques (Abstract)

Qizhi Xu, Concordia University

Jin Ho Kim, Kyungil University

Louisa Lam, Hong Kong Institute of Education

C. Y. Suen, Concordia University

pp. 111

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Combination of Multiple Classifiers for Handwritten Word Recognition (Abstract)

Wenwei Wang, Gerhard-Mercator-University Duisburg

Anja Brakensiek, Gerhard-Mercator-University Duisburg

Gerhard Rigoll, Technical University of Munich

pp. 117

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Incorporating Contextual Character Geometry in Word Recognition (Abstract)

Hanhong Xue, State University of New York at Buffalo

Venu Govindaraju, State University of New York at Buffalo

pp. 123

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Combination of Local and Global Vision Modelling for Arabic Handwritten Words Recognition (Abstract)

S. Snoussi Maddouri, National Engineering School of Tunis

H. Amiri, National Engineering School of Tunis

A. Belaïd, LORIA-CNRS

Ch. Choisy, LORIA-CNRS

pp. 128

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Learning Methods

Automating Performance Optimization for Script Word Recognition Systems (Abstract)

Michael Schuessler, Siemens Dematic AG

pp. 139

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Genetical Engineering of Handwriting Representations (Abstract)

Alexandre Lemieux, Université Laval

Christian Gagné, Université Laval

Marc Parizeau, Université Laval

pp. 145

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A Comparative Study on Mirror Image Learning and ALSM (Abstract)

Tetsushi Wakabayashi, Mie University

Meng Shi, Mie University

Wataru Ohyama, Mie University

Fumitaka Kimura, Mie University

pp. 151

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Learning-based Cursive Handwriting Synthesis (Abstract)

Jue Wang, Microsoft Research Asia and Tsinghua University

Chenyu Wu, Microsoft Research Asia and Tsinghua University

Ying-Qing Xu, Microsoft Research Asia

Heung-Yeung Shum, Microsoft Research Asia

Liang Ji, Tsinghua University

pp. 157

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A Learning Algorithm for Structured Character Pattern Representation Ysed in On-Line Recognition of Handwritten Japanese Characters (Abstract)

A. Kitadai, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

M. Nakagawa, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

pp. 163

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Hybrid Adaptation: Integration of Adaptive Classification with Adaptive Context Processing (Abstract)

Naomi Iwayama, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.

Katsuhiko Akiyama, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.

Kazushi Ishigaki, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.

pp. 169

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A New Warping Technique for Normalizing Likelihood of Multiple Classifiers and Its Effectiveness in Combined On-line/Off-line Japanese Character Recognition (Abstract)

Multiple Classifiers

Ondřej Velek, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology

Stefan Jaeger, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology

Masaki Nakagawa, Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology

pp. 177

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Creation of Classifier Ensembles for Handwritten Word Recognition Using Feature Selection Algorithms (Abstract)

Simon Günter, University of Bern

Horst Bunke, University of Bern

pp. 183

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Novel Approaches to Optimized Self-Configuration in High Performance Multiple-Expert Classifiers (Abstract)

A. F. R. Rahman, BCL Technologies Inc.

M. C. Fairhurst, University of Kent

S. Hoque, University of Kent

pp. 189

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An Overview and Comparison of Voting Methods for Pattern Recognition (Abstract)

Merijn van Erp, NICI

Louis Vuurpijl, NICI

Lambert Schomaker, University of Groningen

pp. 195

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Class-Confidence Critic Combining (Abstract)

Matti Aksela, Helsinki University of Technology

Ramūnas Girdziušas, Helsinki University of Technology

Jorma Laaksonen, Helsinki University of Technology

Erkki Oja, Helsinki University of Technology

pp. 201

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Bit Plane Decomposition and the Scanning n-tuple Classifier (Abstract)

S. Hoque, University of Kent

K. Sirlantzis, University of Kent

M. C. Fairhurst, University of Kent

pp. 207

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Pen Computing and Document Applications

TreadMill Ink — Enabling Continuous Pen Input on Small Devices (Abstract)

Giovanni Seni, Motorola Human Interface Labs

pp. 215

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Vind(x): Using the User through Cooperative Annotation (Abstract)

Louis Vuurpijl, NICI and University of Nijmegen

Lambert Schomaker, RUG and University of Groningen

Egon van den Broek, NICI

pp. 221

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Stroke Level HMMs for On-Line Handwriting Recognition (Abstract)

T. Artières, Universit? Paris 6

P. Gallinari, Universit? Paris 6

pp. 227

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Handwritten Document Retrieval (Abstract)

Gregory Russell, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Michael P. Perrone, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Yi-min Chee, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Aiman Ziq, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

pp. 233

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Extraction of Place-Name from Natural Scenes (Abstract)

Takuma Yamaguchi, Shinshu University

Yasuaki Nakano, Shinshu University

pp. 239

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Separating Text and Background in Degraded Document Images — A Comparison of Global Threshholding Techniques for Multi-Stage Threshholding (Abstract)

Graham Leedham, Nanyang Technological University

Saket Varma, Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition

Anish Patankar, Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition

Venu Govindarayu, Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition

pp. 244

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Signature Verification and Writer Identification

On-Line Signature Verification: Fusion of a Hidden Markov Model and a Neural Network via a Support Vector Machine (Abstract)

Marc Fuentes, INT

Sonia Garcia-Salicetti, INT

Bernadette Dorizzi, INT

pp. 253

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Analysis of Stability in Hand-Written Dynamic Signatures (Abstract)

G. Dimauro, Universit? degli Studi di Bari

S. Impedovo, Universit? degli Studi di Bari

R. Modugno, Universit? degli Studi di Bari

G. Pirlo, Universit? degli Studi di Bari

L. Sarcinella, Consorzio Interuniversitario Nazionale per l?Informatica

pp. 259

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Automatic Detection of Handwriting Forgery (Abstract)

Sung-Hyuk Cha, Pace University

Charles C. Tappert, Pace University

pp. 264

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Ink Texture Analysis for Writer Identification (Abstract)

Katrin Franke, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology

Ottmar Bünnemeyer, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology

Thorsten Sy, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology

pp. 268

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Writer Identification By Writer?s Invariants (Abstract)

Ameur Bensefia, Universit? de Rouen

Ali Nosary, Universit? de Rouen

Thierry Paquet, Universit? de Rouen

Laurent Heutte, Universit? de Rouen

pp. 274

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Automatic Handwriting Recognition and Writer Matching on Anthrax-Related Handwritten Mail (Abstract)

Sargur N. Srihari, State University of New York at Buffalo

Sangjik Lee, State University of New York at Buffalo

pp. 280

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Off-Line Recognition

Writer Adaptation Techniques in Off-Line Cursive Word Recognition (Abstract)

Alessandro Vinciarelli, Institut Dalle Molle d?Intelligence Artificielle Perceptive

Samy Bengio, Institut Dalle Molle d?Intelligence Artificielle Perceptive

pp. 287

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Empirical Error based Optimization of SVM Kernels: Application to Digit Image Recognition (Abstract)

N. E. Ayat, École de Technologie Supérieure and Concordia University

M. Cheriet, École de Technologie Supérieure

C. Y. Suen, Concordia University

pp. 292

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Recognition of Courtesy Amounts on Bank Checks Based on a Segmentation Approach (Abstract)

L. Q. Zhang, Concordia University

C. Y. Suen, Concordia University

pp. 298

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Integrated Segmentation and Recognition of Handwritten Numerals: Comparison of Classification Algorithms (Abstract)

Cheng-Lin Liu, Hitachi, Ltd.

Hiroshi Sako, Hitachi, Ltd.

Hiromichi Fujisawa, Hitachi, Ltd.

pp. 303

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Script and Nature Differentiation for Arabic and Latin Text Images (Abstract)

Slim Kanoun, University of Rouen

Adellatif Ennaji, University of Rouen

Yves LeCourtier, University of Rouen

Adel M. Alimi, University of Sfax

pp. 309

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Dynamic Observations and Dynamic State Termination for Off-Line Handwritten Word Recognition Using HMM (Abstract)

Y. Al-Ohali, Concordia University

M. Cheriet, ?cole de Technologie Sup?rieure and University of Qu?bec

C. Y. Suen, Concordia University

pp. 314

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Handwritten Digit Recognition Using State-of-the-Art Techniques (Abstract)

Cheng-Lin Liu, Hitachi, Ltd.

Kazuki Nakashima, Hitachi, Ltd.

Hiroshi Sako, Hitachi, Ltd.

Hiromichi Fujisawa, Hitachi, Ltd.

pp. 320

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Posters 1

An On-Line Signature Verification System Using Hidden Markov Model in Polar Space (Abstract)

H. S. Yoon, Computer Software Technology Laboratory and Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

J. Y. Lee, Computer Software Technology Laboratory

H. S. Yang, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

pp. 329

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A Study On the Use of CDHMM for Large Vocabulary Offline Recognition of Handwritten Chinese Characters (Abstract)

Yong Ge, University of Science and Technology of China

Qiang Huo, University of Hong Kong

pp. 334

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An Algorithm for On-Line Strokes Verification of Chinese Characters Using Discrete Features (Abstract)

Chwee Keng Tan, Temasek Polytechnic

pp. 339

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Clustering Writing Styles with a Self-Organizing Map (Abstract)

Vuokko Vuori, Helsinki University of Technology

pp. 345

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Detecting Dominant Point on On-line Scripts with a Simple Approach (Abstract)

Su Yang, Northwestern Polytechnical University

Guozhong Dai, Northwestern Polytechnical University

pp. 351

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Handwritten Address Recognition with Open Vocabulary Using Character N-Grams (Abstract)

Anja Brakensiek, Gerhard-Mercator-University Duisburg

Jörg Rottland, Siemens Dematic AG

Gerhard Rigoll, Technical University of Munich

pp. 357

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Experiments in Unconstrained Offline Handwritten Text Recognition

Handwritten Text Recognition Through Writer Adaptation (Abstract)

Ali Nosary, Universit? de Rouen

Thierry Paquet, Universit? de Rouen

Laurent Heutte, Universit? de Rouen

Ameur Bensefia, Universit? de Rouen

pp. 363

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Hidden Markov Model Length Optimization for Handwriting Recognition Systems (Abstract)

Matthias Zimmermann, University of Bern

Horst Bunke, University of Bern

pp. 369

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Hidden Loop Recovery for Handwriting Recognition (Abstract)

David Doermann, University of Maryland at College Park

Nathan Intrator, Tel-Aviv University

Ehud Rivlin, Technion

Tal Steinherz, Tel-Aviv University

pp. 375

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Affine Alignment for Stroke Classification (Abstract)

Alberto Ruiz, University of Murcia

pp. 381

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Posters 2

Linguistic Integration Information in the AABATAS Arabic Text Analysis System (Abstract)

Slim Kanoun, University of Rouen

Adellatif Ennaji, University of Rouen

Yves LeCourtier, University of Rouen

Adel M. Alimi, University of Sfax

pp. 389

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Handwritten Numeral String Recognition Using Neural Network Classifier Trained with Negative Data (Abstract)

Ho-Yon Kim, ETRI

Kil-Taek Lim, ETRI

Yun-Seok Nam, ETRI

pp. 395

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Medical Word Recognition Using a Computational Semantic Lexicon (Abstract)

Robert Milewski, State University of New York at Buffalo

Venu Govindaraju, State University of New York at Buffalo

pp. 401

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A Segmentation System for Touching Handwritten Japanese Characters (Abstract)

Teruyuki Yamaguchi, Mie University

Shinji Tsuruoka, Mie University

Tomohiro Yoshikawa, Mie University

Tsuyoshi Shinogi, Mie University

Eiji Makimoto, Hitachi Ltd.

Hisao Ogata, Hitachi Ltd.

Malayappan Shridhar, University of Michigan-Dearborn

pp. 407

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Transcript Mapping for Historic Handwritten Document Images (Abstract)

Catalin I. Tomai, CEDAR

Bin Zhang, CEDAR

Venu Govindaraju, CEDAR

pp. 413

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Automated Assessment: How Confident Are We? (Abstract)

Jonathan Allan, Nottingham Trent University

Tony Allen, Nottingham Trent University

Nasser Sherkat, Nottingham Trent University

pp. 419

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Signature Verification: Benefits of Multiple Tries (Abstract)

Ramanujan Kashi, Avaya Labs Research

Winston Nelson, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies

pp. 424

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Representations and Metrics for Off-Line Handwriting Segmentation (Abstract)

Thomas M. Breuel, PARC

pp. 428

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Writers Authentication and Fractal Compression (Abstract)

A. Seropian, Universit? de Toulon et du Var

Pr. N. Vincent, Universit? de Tours

pp. 434

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Continuous Approach to Segmentation of Handwritten Text (Abstract)

L. M. Mestetskii, Tver State University

I. A. Reyer, Russian Academy of Sciences

T. W. Sederberg, Brigham Young University

pp. 440

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Feature Sets Evaluation for Handwritten Word Recognition (Abstract)

José J. de Oliveira Jr., Federal University of Paraiba

João M. de Carvalho, Federal University of Paraiba

Cinthia O. de A. Freitas, Pont?ficia Universidade Cat?lica do Paran?

Robert Sabourin, ?cole de Technologie Sup?rieure

pp. 446

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Off-Line Handwritten Arabic Character Segmentation Algorithm: ACSA (Abstract)

Toufik Sari, Universit? Badji Mokhtar - Annaba

Labiba Souici, Universit? Badji Mokhtar - Annaba

Mokhtar Sellami, Universit? Badji Mokhtar - Annaba

pp. 452

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Posters 3

MOrpho-LEXical Analysis for Correcting OCR-Generated Arabic Words (MOLEX) (Abstract)

Toufik Sari, Universit? Badji Mokhtar - Annaba

Mokhtar Sellami, Universit? Badji Mokhtar - Annaba

pp. 461

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Slant Correction of Handwritten Strings Based on Structural Properties of Korean Characters (Abstract)

Daekeun You, Sogang University

Gyeonghwan Kim, Sogang University

pp. 467

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From Ligatures to Characters: A Shape-Based Algorithm for Handwriting Segmentation (Abstract)

Claudio De Stefano, Universit? di Cassino

Angelo Marcelli, Universit? di Salerno

pp. 473

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Non Stationary DHMM Based on Line Piece of Arabic Word (PAW) Recognition Network

Baseline Estimation For Arabic Handwritten Words (Abstract)

M. Pechwitz, Technical University Braunschweig

V. Märgner, Technical University Braunschweig

pp. 479

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A Data Base for Arabic Handwritten Text Recognition Research (Abstract)

Somaya Al-Ma?adeed, University of Nottingham

Dave Elliman, University of Nottingham

Colin A. Higgins, University of Nottingham

pp. 485

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On-Line Recognition of Handwritten Arabic Characters Using a Kohonen Neural Network (Abstract)

Neila Mezghani, INRS-Telecommunication

Amar Mitiche, INRS-Telecommunication

Mohamed Cheriet, École de Technologie Supérieure

pp. 490

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Separation of Toching and Overlapping Words in Adjacent Lines of Handwritten Text (Abstract)

Kalyan Takru, Nanyang Technological University

Graham Leedham, Nanyang Technological University

pp. 496

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DP Matching Using Kalman Filter as Pre-Processing in On-Line Signature Verification (Abstract)

Masahiro Tanaka, Konan University

Yumi Ishino, Glory Ltd.

Hironori Shimada, Glory Ltd.

Takashi Inoue, Glory Ltd.

pp. 502

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Confident Assessment of Children's Handwritten Responses (Abstract)

Jonathan Allan, Nottingham Trent University

Tony Allen, Nottingham Trent University

Nasser Sherkat, Nottingham Trent University

pp. 508

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Impact of Lexicon Completeness on City Name Recognition (Abstract)

M. Shridhar, University Michigan-Dearborn

F. Kimura, Mie University

Bart Truijen, Computer Sciences Corporation

Gilles F. Houle, Computer Sciences Corporation

pp. 513

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A Combination Method of Two Classifiers Based on the Information of Confusion Matrix (Abstract)

S. H. Jeong, ETRI

K. T. Lim, ETRI

Y. S. Nam, ETRI

pp. 519

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A New Database for Research on Bank-Check Processing (Abstract)

G. Dimauro, Universit? degli Studi di Bari

S. Impedovo, Universit? degli Studi di Bari

R. Modugno, Universit? degli Studi di Bari

G. Pirlo, Universit? degli Studi di Bari

pp. 524

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Author Index

Author Index (PDF)

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