The paper analytically reviews the methods and algorithms for solving problems arising in
the development of writer identification offline systems. The main applied problems that are …

The identification of a person on the basis of scanned images of handwriting is a useful
biometric modality with application in forensic and historic document analysis and …

This paper presents a texture based approach for identification of writers from offline images
of handwriting. Contrary to the classical texture based techniques which extract texture …

As suggested by modern paleography, the width of ink traces is a powerful source of
information for off-line writer identification, particularly if combined with its direction. Such …

In this paper we present the state of the art in writer identification and verification of
handwritten text. In addition, a special and extensive survey of writer identification and …

The Dead Sea Scrolls are tangible evidence of the Bible's ancient scribal culture. This study
takes an innovative approach to palaeography—the study of ancient handwriting—as a new …

Efficient writer identification systems identify the authorship of an unknown sample of text
with high confidence. This has made automatic writer identification a very important topic of …

In this paper, an off-line, text independent system for writer identification and verification of
handwritten text lines using Hidden Markov Model (HMM) based recognizers is presented …

Offline writer identification plays an important role in forensic document examination and
historical document analysis. Today, challenges still exist in historical writer identification …

The behavioral-biometrics methods of writer identification and verification are currently
enjoying renewed interest, with very promising results. This paper presents a general …