Offline arabic handwriting recognition using deep machine learning: A review of recent advances

Rami Ahmed, Kia Dashtipour*, Mandar Gogate, Ali Raza, Rui Zhang, Kaizhu Huang, Ahmad Hawalah, Ahsan Adeel, Amir Hussain

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In pattern recognition, automatic handwriting recognition (AHWR) is an area of research that has developed rapidly in the last few years. It can play a significant role in broad-spectrum of applications rending from, bank cheque processing, application forms processing, postal address processing, to text-to-speech conversion. However, most research efforts are devoted to English-language only. This work focuses on developing Offline Arabic Handwriting Recognition (OAHR). The OAHR is a very challenging task due to some unique characteristics of the Arabic script such as cursive nature, ligatures, overlapping, and diacritical marks. In the recent literature, several effective Deep Learning (DL) approaches have been proposed to develop efficient AHWR systems. In this paper, we commission a survey on emerging AHWR technologies with some insight on OAHR background, challenges, opportunities, and future research trends.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems - 10th International Conference, BICS 2019, Proceedings
EditorsJinchang Ren, Amir Hussain, Huimin Zhao, Jun Cai, Rongjun Chen, Yinyin Xiao, Kaizhu Huang, Jiangbin Zheng
PublisherSpringer
Pages457-468
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783030394301
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Event10th International Conference on Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems, BICS 2019 - Guangzhou, China
Duration: 13 Jul 201914 Jul 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11691 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems, BICS 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityGuangzhou
Period13/07/1914/07/19

Keywords

  • Deep Learning
  • Offline Arabic Handwritten Recognition
  • Offline Arabic database

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