This paper presents the results of the ICFHR2016 Competition on the Classification of Medieval Handwritings in Latin Script (CLaMM), jointly organized by Computer Scientists and Humanists (paleographers). This work aims at providing a rich database of European medieval manuscripts to the community on Handwriting Analysis and Recognition. At this competition, we proposed two independent classifi...

Handwriting is an integral part of every child's school experience. In order to provide the best program to children both with and without handwriting problems, elementary educators need to understand the factors underlying the skill of handwriting. This study investigated the relationship between the cognitive understanding of locatives (e.g., words used for spatial and temporal concepts, such...

Recent results of forgery detection by implementing biometric signature verification methods are promising. At present, forensic signature verification in daily casework is performed through visual examination by trained forensic handwriting experts, without reliance on computerassisted methods. With this competition on onand offline skilled forgery detection, our objective is to make a first s...

The process of automatic handwriting investigation in forensic science is described. The general scheme of a computer-based handwriting analysis system is used to point out at the basic problems of image enhancement and segmentation, feature extraction and decision-making. Factors that may compromise the accuracy of expert’s conclusion are underlined and directions for future investigations are...

This work shows how a Self-Organizing Map (SOM) can be applied in the analysis of di erent handwriting styles. Handwriting styles are represented with vectors whose components re ect the tendencies of the writers to use certain prototypical styles for isolated alphanumeric characters. The study shows that the correlations between di erent writing styles congruent with prior human knowledge can ...

Increased use of mobile phones and associated services in China highlights the need for effective Chinese input methods for mobile devices. Mapping thousands of characters to a standard telephone keypad is a significant challenge. Structure-based methods provide an appealing known-character/known-code solution, but assigning multiple strokes to each key forces users to learn new, often unfamili...

We present a very straightforward approach to the problem of handwriting synthesis. A writer provides once a set of handwritten samples of the most frequent groups of letters found in natural text (glyphs). Our program can then translate typed notes into natural looking handwritten notes from that writer. The method consists in assembling glyphs in a way that minimizes the total number of glyph...

E nergy analysts sometimes speak of oil’s “golden era,” that 100-year stretch between 1874 and 1974 when the real price was relatively stable within a range from $10 to $20 per barrel (BP, 2008) in 2007 dollars. Figure 1 shows that in recent decades, that stability has ended. In October 1973, several Arabic members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced that i...

Purpose of this research paper is to identify a person through written handwriting authentication this thesis focuses on the written handwriting authentication. Biometry offers potential for automatic personal verification and differently from other means for personal verification; biometric means are not based on the possession of anything or the knowledge of some information. Of the various b...

Handwritten texts carry significant information, extending beyond the meaning of their words. Modern neurology, for example, benefits from the interpretation of the graphic features of writing and drawing for the diagnosis and monitoring of diseases and disorders. This article examines how handwriting analysis can be used, and has been used historically, as a methodological tool for the assessm...