6 papers
Paired Image to Image Translation for Strikethrough Removal From Handwritten Words
Raphaela Heil, Ekta Vats, Anders Hast
Transcribing struck-through, handwritten words, for example for the purpose of genetic criticism, can pose a challenge to both humans and machines, due to the obstructive propertie…
TexT - Text Extractor Tool for Handwritten Document Transcription and Annotation
Anders Hast, Per Cullhed, Ekta Vats
This paper presents a framework for semi-automatic transcription of large-scale historical handwritten documents and proposes a simple user-friendly text extractor tool, TexT for t…
Learning Surrogate Models of Document Image Quality Metrics for Automated Document Image Processing
Prashant Singh, Ekta Vats, Anders Hast
Computation of document image quality metrics often depends upon the availability of a ground truth image corresponding to the document. This limits the applicability of quality me…
Automatic Document Image Binarization using Bayesian Optimization
Ekta Vats, Anders Hast, Prashant Singh
Document image binarization is often a challenging task due to various forms of degradation. Although there exist several binarization techniques in literature, the binarized image…
On-the-fly Historical Handwritten Text Annotation
Ekta Vats, Anders Hast
The performance of information retrieval algorithms depends upon the availability of ground truth labels annotated by experts. This is an important prerequisite, and difficulties a…
Radial Line Fourier Descriptor for Historical Handwritten Text Representation
Anders Hast, Ekta Vats
Automatic recognition of historical handwritten manuscripts is a daunting task due to paper degradation over time. Recognition-free retrieval or word spotting is popularly used for…