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Combining Local Features for Offline Writer Identification

  • University of Maryland, College Park

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Abstract

Several powerful approaches have recently been proposed for writer identification, which rely on local descriptors that capture the texture, shape and curvature properties of the handwriting. In this paper we use combinations of three of these features (K-Adjacent Segments, SURF, and Contour Gradient Descriptors), to address the writer identification problem. Experiments demonstrate that feature combinations outperform individual features, resulting in state-of-the-art performance on three datasets.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 14th International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition, ICFHR 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages583-588
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479943340
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 9 2014
Event14th International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition, ICFHR 2014 - Hersonissos, Crete Island, Greece
Duration: Sep 1 2014Sep 4 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition, ICFHR
Volume2014-December
ISSN (Print)2167-6445
ISSN (Electronic)2167-6453

Conference

Conference14th International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition, ICFHR 2014
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityHersonissos, Crete Island
Period09/1/1409/4/14

Keywords

  • Feature Combination
  • Handwriting
  • Writer Identification

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