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== April, 2026 ==
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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* ICDAR 2026 Workshops: Submit and Participate *(repost)*
* DAS 2026 Workshop: Call for Papers
* Virtual ICPR 2027 Inauguration
* Miscellaneous News
** ICPRAI 2026 Updates
** TIPS Workshop of ICPR 2026
** TrustDoc Workshop of ICPR 2026
** SUMAC Workshop of ACMMM 2026
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository

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Dear TC11 members,

This issue is almost all about workshops, with many interesting topics, some focusing directly on document analysis and recognition such as DAS workshop, while others explore related aspects such as trustworthy document understanding, heritage content or text information processing.

Also, find in this issue information about the first '''''virtual''''' ICPR conference, to be held in 2027 between this year’s ICPR 2026 (Lyon, France) and ICPR 2028 (Sydney, Australia).

In other news, IAPR President Prof. Robert Fisher will be a Keynote Speaker in ICPRAI 2026.

DAS 2026 will feature several keynote talks addressing timely and engaging topics in document analysis and recognition—any perceived enthusiasm on my part is, of course, entirely objective.

Happy reading.

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2026'''

* '''May 5''' TIPS workshop paper submission
* '''May 22''' DAS workshop paper submission (hard deadline) 

* '''May 22''' HIP workshop paper submission 

* '''June 29''' DAS workshop short papers / demos submission

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2026'''

* [https://biblissim-ia-26.sciencesconf.org/resource/page?id=1&forward-action=page&forward-controller=resource&lang=en Biblissima+ “ATR and Then?” workshop]. Aubervilliers, Paris, France (June 15-17, 2026) 

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-22, 2026) 

* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2028''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosh (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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The final list of workshops of ICDAR 2026 has been announced, see:

'''''https://icdar2026.org/index.php/workshops/'''''

Including long-standing workshops: DAS, HIP and many other workshops with very interesting topics. Submissions normally stay open till well after the decision on ICDAR papers has been made.

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The 17th IAPR International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (DAS) will take place on 3rd & 4th September, 2026 at TU Wien in Vienna, Austria. It will be held in conjunction with ICDAR 2026.

Website: https://das2026.seecs.edu.pk

DAS is an international IAPR-sponsored workshop dedicated towards state-of-the-art system-level approaches and related challenges in the domain of document analysis and recognition. Previously, DAS was held as a separate event. However, since 2024, DAS has been organized as a premier satellite workshop of the International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR). DAS 2026 provides a platform for researchers, practitioners and enthusiasts to contribute to addressing the critical issues in practical document analysis systems.

'''Topics of Interest:'''

* Document Analysis Systems and Architectures
* Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Foundation Models for DAS
* Document Understanding and Semantic Analysis
* Document Reasoning
* Camera-Based Document Analysis
* Document Analysis for Digital Humanities
* Document Analysis for Libraries and Archives
* Document Analysis for Mobile Devices
* Document Authentication, Forensics, and Security
* Pen-Based Document Systems
* Information Extraction and Document Retrieval
* Layout, Structure, and Graphics Recognition
* Mathematical Expression Recognition
* Historical Document Systems
* Web and Multimedia Document Systems
* DAS in Architectural and Engineering Drawings
* Datasets, Benchmarking, and Performance Evaluation
* Industrial Applications and Case Studies
* Human-in-the-Loop and Interactive Document Systems
* Emerging Challenges, Ethics, and Future Directions

'''Types of Submissions:'''

* Full Papers: Full papers should describe complete works of original research in topics relevant to the workshop and should not exceed 17 pages (including figures and references).
* Short Papers: Short papers provide an opportunity to report on research in progress, to present live applied demos and novel positions on document analysis systems. Accepted short papers must not exceed 8 pages (including figures and references) and will appear in an extra booklet (non-archived), not in the official proceedings.
* Demos: The demos will be aligned with the poster sessions of the workshop, providing adequate time for interaction. In order to participate, interested personnel should submit a short paper not exceeding 6 pages overviewing the detailed technical specifications and practical aspects of the proposed demo.

'''Instructions to Authors:'''

* All papers (full or short) must be formatted according to the instructions and style files provided by [https://www.springer.com/fr/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines Springer]. The LaTeX template for LNCS can be accessed from Springer’s official website in [https://resource-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/7117506/data/v1 Word (.docx)] format or directly through [https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/springer-lecture-notes-in-computer-science/kzwwpvhwnvfj#.WtR5Hy5ua71 Overleaf].
* Length of full papers must not exceed 17 pages (including figures and references), and that of short papers must not exceed 8 pages ''(same inclusion applies)''. Demo papers can be up to 6 pages in length.
* All paper submissions (full/short/demo) will undergo double blind peer review.
* Accepted full or short papers can be accompanied by live demos if authors desire. However, the authors must provide advance notice to make the necessary arrangements. Contact Demo Chair at: ''ajoy.mondal@iiit.ac.in''.
* All papers must be submitted via the workshop’s submission page, which will be published on the [https://das2026.seecs.edu.pk/ workshop’s website].
* At least one author of each accepted paper must register for the workshop in order to present the paper. For further instructions, please refer to the [https://icdar2026.org/index.php/registration/ ICDAR 2026 page].

'''Submission Link:''' https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/DAS2026

For further inquiries, '''''contact: das-2026@googlegroups.com'''''

'''Important Dates''' (all deadlines are AoE time)

* Full Paper submission: Friday, 22 May, 2026
* Full Paper acceptance notification: Monday, 15 June, 2026
* Full Papers camera-ready: Monday, 22 June, 2026
* Short Papers/Demos submission: Monday, 29 June, 2026
* Short Papers/Demos acceptance notification: Monday, 13 July, 2026
* Short Papers camera-ready: Monday, 20 July, 2026
* Workshop Dates: Thursday, 3 September – Friday, 4 September, 2026

DAS 2026 will feature several keynote talks: https://das2026.seecs.edu.pk/keynote.html.

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IAPR’s inaugural '''''VIRTUAL''''' ICPR 2027

The International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) is pleased to introduce '''''the first''''' 
VIRTUAL 29th International Conference on Pattern Recognition 2027 
Conference URL: https://iapr.org/icpr-2027/ 
Detailed CFP: https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/CFPICPRv27vn1.pdf 
Conference dates: October 4,5,6, and 14,15, 2027 
PC Contact: icpr27pc@iapr.org

to occur between the IAPR’s flagship in-person ICPR conferences: 
- 2026 28th ICPR Lyon, France 
- 2028 30th ICPR Sydney, Australia

Papers will have the same length, reviewing, and quality as the in-person ICPRs. We anticipate about 500 papers. They will be published by Springer.

'''Why virtual?''' 
- In-person major international conferences typically cost $3000 to attend - Only one person from a lab typically can attend (due to cost) - Mainly only authors attend (due to cost) - The environmental impact of travel - Visa problems are restricting ability to travel

An online conference reduces accidental face-to-face interactions. However, it does allow new possibilities. Innovations that we are trying are:

* many (50+ depending on the paper topics) smaller thematic sessions that allow easier interactions between and with authors. Delegates can attend as many or as few sessions as they wish.
* Sessions are concentrated over 5 hours, but spread across 5 days and 2 weeks to give delegates space for their normal professional lives
* Extensive recording, so delegates can catch up on sessions they missed due to concurrent sessions or timetable conflicts.
* Open the conference platform 1 week before the conference, to allow browsing of the abstracts, papers, and short and long videos. This will make it easier to identify thematic sessions to attend, and authors to contact (using each paper’s persistent chat interface).
* Low attendance cost. We aim for $400 for authors and $25 for non-authors at this non-profit conference.

'''Conference topics''' 
Same as the traditional ICPR conference topics listed in the PDF CFP: https://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/CFPICPRv27vn1.pdf, we encourage papers on truly novel research problems.

The call for papers in the above link also contains tentative deadlines.

'''Key Organizers:''' 
General Chairs: Robert Fisher, Tin Kam Ho, Larry O’Gorman, Lale Akarun 
Program Chairs: Adel M. Alimi, David Doermann, Albert Ali Salah, Terrence Sim, Vitomir Struc, Guoying Zhao

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== ICPRAI 2026 Updates ==

IAPR President Prof. Robert Fisher will be a Keynote Speaker!

The conference program has been updated: Go to the conference website: https://icprai2026.com/ then click on “Program”.

== TIPS Workshop of ICPR 2026 ==

The workshop on Textual Information Processing & Synthesis in the Wild (TIPS), will be held on August 21st, 2026 in Lyon France (in conjunction with the ICPR 2026 conference).

Website: https://tips2026.midasoc.org/

The workshop focuses on the automated understanding and interpretation of textual and visual patterns in complex document and scene contexts in images and videos. Research papers on different areas of document image and video analysis, document image editing, font analysis and synthesis, natural language processing, text summarization etc are welcome for this workshop.

Check out the full list of topics of interest on the website.

Paper '''''submission deadline is on May 5th, 2026''''', and papers should be submitted via CMT: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/TIPS2026

== TrustDoc Workshop of ICPR 2026 ==

The TrustDoc Workshop (Trustworthy Document Understanding: Privacy, Unlearning, Robustness, and Explainability) will be held in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR 2026), August 17–22, 2026, in Lyon, France.

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/trustdoc/home

The TrustDoc workshop aims to bring together researchers and practitioners from document analysis, computer vision, natural language processing, and machine learning to advance trustworthy, robust, and explainable document intelligence systems. The workshop focuses on addressing reliability, security, fairness, and interpretability challenges in real-world document processing applications.

The topics of interest can be found at the workshop website.

Submissions must follow the ICPR 2026 LNCS formatting guidelines, with maximum length: 15 pages (including references). The submission portal is: https://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/TrustDOC2026/, and the '''''submission deadline is on May 16th, 2026'''''.

== SUMAC Workshop of ACMMM 2026 ==

The 8th ACM International workshop on analySis, Understanding and proMotion of heritAge Contents (SUMAC) will take place on 10 or 14 November, 2026 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in conjunction with ACM Multimedia (ACMMM) 2026.

Website: SUMAC: https://sumac-workshops.github.io/2026/ 
Main conference: https://2026.acmmm.org/

Topics of interest include, but not limited to: 
- Information retrieval for multimedia heritage - Automated archaeology and heritage data processing - NLP and knowledge graphs - Multi-modal deep learning, generative modeling - Time series analysis for heritage data - Heritage visualization, virtualization and narratives - Smart digitization and reconstruction of heritage data - Open heritage data and bench-marking

More information on the scope of targeted applications can be found on the website.

Paper submission deadline: '''July 16, 2026'''

For submission guidelines, please see: https://2026.acmmm.org/site/author-instructions.html.

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

'''Where to share datasets'''

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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= TC-11 Newsletter Archive =

=== 2026 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2026_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2026_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2026_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2026_04.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2025 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( No Newsletter for June )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2024 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2023 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2022 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2021 ===

* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2020 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2019 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_01b|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_01b.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2018 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_01c.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_02b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_3|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_5|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_6|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_7|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_07b.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_8|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_08e.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11__Newsletter_2018_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2017 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_01_29|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_01_29.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_02_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_03_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_05_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_06_e.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_07_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_08_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_09_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* October/November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_10_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/12|web]] )( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_12b.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2016 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_01_26.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_06_27.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_07_21.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_09_21.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_12_23.txt|December]]

=== 2015 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_03_24.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_04_21.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_05_20.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_06_22.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_07_24.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_08_21.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_09_24.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_11_23.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_12_18.txt|December]]

=== 2014 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_01_20.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_03_25.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_04_17.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_06_20.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_07_16.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_08_15.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_09_22.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_10_20.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2013 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_02_20.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_03_20.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_04_23.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_06_26.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_07_23.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_08_19.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_09_19.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2012 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_01_23.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_03_16.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_06_28.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_07_19.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_08_22.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_01.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_11_08.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2011 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_06_16.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_09_30.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_10_31.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2010 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_01_19.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_02_22.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_03_22.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_05_19.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_06_23.txt‎|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_07_20.txt‎|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_08_18.txt‎|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_09_27.txt‎|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_10_20.txt‎|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_11_29.txt‎|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2009 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_03_04.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_04_30.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_05_13.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_06_29.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_08_20.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_09_17.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_10_14.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_11_21.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2008 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2008_02_06.txt|February]]

=== 2007 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_01_11.txt|Jan]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_13.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_16.txt|March (extra)]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_07_12.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_11_07.txt|November]]

=== 2006 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_02_06.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_09_20.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_6.txt|December]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_18.txt|December (extra)]]

=== 2005 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_01_17.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_04_13.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_11_05_extra.txt|May (extra)]]

=== 2004 ===

* [[Media:feb6-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 6]]
* [[Media:feb22-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 22]]
* [[Media:mar1-2004-newsletter.txt|March 01]]
* [[Media:mar16-2004-newsletter.txt|March 16]]
* [[Media:apr08-2004-newsletter.txt|April 08]]
* [[Media:may21-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 21]]
* [[Media:may31-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 31]]
* [[Newsletter Archive - Discussion on quality control & IAPR]]
* [[Media:aug20-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August 20]]
* [[Media:TC11-aug-2004-post-icpr.txt|August (post-ICPR)]]

=== 2003 ===

* [[Media:aug-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August]]
* [[Media:sept-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|September]]
* [[Media:dec-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2002 ===

* [[Media:may-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May]]
* [[Media:jun-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|June]]
* [[Media:nov-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|November]]
* [[Media:dec-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2001 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2001-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-03.txt|March]]

=== 2000 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2000-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-03.txt|March]]

==== TC-11 Newsletter Archive, 2000 title discussion ====

# [[Media:title-discussion-1.txt|TC-11 title/poll feedback]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-2.txt|title issue / food for thought]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-3.txt|title/proposed solution]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-4.txt|TC-11 title request]]

= Presentations at IAPR TC meetings =

* [[Media:TC-11-Report-ICDAR-2001.ppt|TC-11 Report presented at ICDAR'2001, Seattle ''(L. Schomaker)'']]
* [[Media:TC-10+11-ICDAR-hosting-regulations.ppt|Joint TC-10+11 Regulation proposal for ICDAR hosting ''(L. Schomaker/ Y-B. Kwon)'']]
* [[Media:Tc11+biannual-2003.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2003]]
* [[Media:TC11report2004.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2004]]

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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| ''' Chair '''
| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
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| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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| University of La Rochelle, France
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| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
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| MyScript, France
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| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
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| EPITA, France
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| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
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| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
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| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
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TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
The list is hosted at JISC (National Academic Mailing List Service). If you are already a member of this service, you can simply log in to your account, search for the mailing list ("iapt-tc11") and subscribe to it.
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
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[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events
* ICDAR 2026 Workshops: Submit and Participate
* Biblissima+ Workshop: Call for Papers
* ICPRAI 2026 - Call for Participation
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository

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Dear TC11 members,

The list of ICDAR 2026 workshops has been announced. I encourage you to have a look at their interesting topics, then submit your work and participate!.

Biblissima+ in Paris is organizing a workshop on “Automatic Text Recognition - and Then?”, find the call for papers in this issue.

Happy reading.

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2026'''

* '''April 15''' Biblissima+ ATR Workshop submission (hard deadline) 

* '''May 22''' DAS workshop paper submission (hard deadline) 

* '''May 22''' HIP workshop paper submission

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2026'''

* [https://biblissim-ia-26.sciencesconf.org/resource/page?id=1&forward-action=page&forward-controller=resource&lang=en Biblissima+ “ATR and Then?” workshop]. Aubervilliers, Paris, France (June 15-17, 2026) 

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-22, 2026) 

* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2028''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosh (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="ICDAR 2026 Workshops: Submit and Participate ">

The final list of workshops of ICDAR 2026 has been announced, see:

'''''https://icdar2026.org/index.php/workshops/'''''

Including long-standing workshops: DAS, HIP and many other workshops with very interesting topics. Submissions normally stay open till well after the decision on ICDAR papers has been made.

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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="Biblissima+ Workshop: Call for Papers ">

[https://projet.biblissima.fr/en Biblissima+] Cluster 3 (AI) invites submissions for its annual workshop held in Paris, Campus Condorcet between 15-17 June 2026.

Workshop: “'''Automatic Text Recognition - and Then?'''”

Automatic Text Recognition (ATR) works well now. But what can one do with it afterwards? 
Whether you do NER, post-ocr, digital editions, distant reading and automated cataloguing, knowledge graphs, epistemology and ethics, curatorial challenges, …

The full call of papers, topics of interest along with submission guidelines can be found at this link: 
https://biblissim-ia-26.sciencesconf.org/resource/page?id=1&forward-action=page&forward-controller=resource&lang=en

Deadline for proposals of papers, sessions or posters : '''''15 April 2026'''''

Accepted papers will be published (if authors want so) in a special issue of the Journal of Data Mining & Digital Humanities ([https://jdmdh.episciences.org/ JDMDH]), and there is some funding for travel expenses of speakers.

Acknowledgment: 
EN: This event is taking place within the framework of the biblissima+ project, and benefits from state aid managed by the ANR under the “Programme d’investissements d’avenir” within the “France 2030” plan, bearing the reference ANR-21-ESRE-0005.

FR: Cet événement a lieu dans le cadre du projet biblissima+ et bénéficie d’une aide de l’Etat gérée par l’ANR au titre du Programme d’investissements d’avenir intégré à France 2030, portant la référence ANR-21-ESRE-0005.

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Pattern Recognition and AI: 
What’s the core of AI? Come and witness how PR (Pattern Recognition) makes AI work (Artificial Intelligence) at the 5th international conference on PR & AI, Montreal, Canada, June 15-18, 2026.

Website: http://icprai2026.com

or Alternate Website: https://users.encs.concordia.ca/~icprai26/

where authors will present in person 70 state-of-the-art technical papers and 8 Competition papers. World-renowned Keynote Speakers composed of (a) the Editor-in-Chief of the journal of Pattern Recognition, (b) the President of IAPR (International Association for Pattern Recognition) who will talk about automated driving and what we do want from AI, and (c) Experts on deep learning and PR applications and solid-state batteries for Electrical Vehicles and various electrical appliances.

For Competitions, we have 8 discussion-provoking papers on the following topics: 
- Why a lot more people know “AI” than “PR”? 
- What role does “PR” play in “AI” applications? 
- Do “AI” and “PR” really need guardrails? 
- Should students use AI for homework and assignments, and how is AI re-shaping education, particularly higher education?

A panel of experts will share their experience on AI & PR in Scientific, financial, medical, industrial, educational, and other important topics in practical environments.

Also, World Scientific Publishing will exhibit their PRAI books on site.

We invite you to register at our website (above), which includes options for remote attendance and a very low fee for students.

Please encourage your colleagues, friends, and students to attend this exciting conference in person or online.

Thank you, Conference Committee

'''contact:''' icprai26@encs.concordia.ca

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

'''Where to share datasets'''

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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= TC-11 Newsletter Archive =

=== 2026 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2026_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2026_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2026_03.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2025 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( No Newsletter for June )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2024 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2023 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2022 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2021 ===

* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2020 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2019 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_01b|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_01b.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2018 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_01c.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_02b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_3|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_5|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_6|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_7|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_07b.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_8|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_08e.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11__Newsletter_2018_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2017 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_01_29|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_01_29.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_02_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_03_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_05_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_06_e.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_07_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_08_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_09_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* October/November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_10_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/12|web]] )( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_12b.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2016 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_01_26.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_06_27.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_07_21.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_09_21.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_12_23.txt|December]]

=== 2015 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_03_24.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_04_21.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_05_20.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_06_22.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_07_24.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_08_21.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_09_24.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_11_23.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_12_18.txt|December]]

=== 2014 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_01_20.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_03_25.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_04_17.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_06_20.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_07_16.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_08_15.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_09_22.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_10_20.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2013 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_02_20.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_03_20.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_04_23.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_06_26.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_07_23.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_08_19.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_09_19.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2012 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_01_23.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_03_16.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_06_28.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_07_19.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_08_22.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_01.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_11_08.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2011 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_06_16.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_09_30.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_10_31.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2010 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_01_19.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_02_22.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_03_22.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_05_19.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_06_23.txt‎|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_07_20.txt‎|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_08_18.txt‎|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_09_27.txt‎|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_10_20.txt‎|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_11_29.txt‎|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2009 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_03_04.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_04_30.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_05_13.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_06_29.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_08_20.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_09_17.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_10_14.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_11_21.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2008 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2008_02_06.txt|February]]

=== 2007 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_01_11.txt|Jan]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_13.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_16.txt|March (extra)]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_07_12.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_11_07.txt|November]]

=== 2006 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_02_06.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_09_20.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_6.txt|December]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_18.txt|December (extra)]]

=== 2005 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_01_17.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_04_13.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_11_05_extra.txt|May (extra)]]

=== 2004 ===

* [[Media:feb6-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 6]]
* [[Media:feb22-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 22]]
* [[Media:mar1-2004-newsletter.txt|March 01]]
* [[Media:mar16-2004-newsletter.txt|March 16]]
* [[Media:apr08-2004-newsletter.txt|April 08]]
* [[Media:may21-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 21]]
* [[Media:may31-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 31]]
* [[Newsletter Archive - Discussion on quality control & IAPR]]
* [[Media:aug20-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August 20]]
* [[Media:TC11-aug-2004-post-icpr.txt|August (post-ICPR)]]

=== 2003 ===

* [[Media:aug-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August]]
* [[Media:sept-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|September]]
* [[Media:dec-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2002 ===

* [[Media:may-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May]]
* [[Media:jun-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|June]]
* [[Media:nov-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|November]]
* [[Media:dec-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2001 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2001-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-03.txt|March]]

=== 2000 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2000-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-03.txt|March]]

==== TC-11 Newsletter Archive, 2000 title discussion ====

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= Presentations at IAPR TC meetings =

* [[Media:TC-11-Report-ICDAR-2001.ppt|TC-11 Report presented at ICDAR'2001, Seattle ''(L. Schomaker)'']]
* [[Media:TC-10+11-ICDAR-hosting-regulations.ppt|Joint TC-10+11 Regulation proposal for ICDAR hosting ''(L. Schomaker/ Y-B. Kwon)'']]
* [[Media:Tc11+biannual-2003.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2003]]
* [[Media:TC11report2004.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2004]]

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
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In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
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The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
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[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* Summer School on Document Analysis (SSDA 2026) *(repost)*
* Miscellaneous News
** IGS 2025 Proceedings
** ICPR 2026 Workshops related to DAR
** ICPR 2026 Tutorials
** Scientific Competition News *(repost)*
*** ICDAR 2026 Competitions
*** ICDAR 2026 Competition on Multimodal Reasoning over Documents in Multiple Domains (DocVQA2026)
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Dear TC11 members, 
This issue contains various news on workshops, competitions, proceedings that may be of interest to our readers.

I would like once again to encourage junior members of our DAR community to register to participate in the 6th edition of the summer school on document analysis, focusing this year on next generation document understanding.

Enjoy reading!

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2026'''

* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission (today - hard deadline) 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due 

* '''Mar 20''' SSDA registration deadline

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2026'''

* [https://ssdag.cvc.uab.es/ SSDA 2026]. Vall de Núria, Catalonia (May 25-29, 2026) 

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-22, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosh (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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This is a call for participation in the 6th edition of the IAPR TC10/TC11 Summer School on Document Analysis (SSDA).

This year’s SSDA is focused on next-generation Document Understanding, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Vision-Language Models (VLMs), and structured knowledge representation.

The program combines foundational lectures to hands-on practice sessions and solving real-world industry challenges in collaborative teams.

'''''Five days immersed in document analysis in an extraordinary mountain valley!'''''

'''Location:''' Vall de Núria, Catalonia ''(Transport from Barcelona included in registration fee)''

'''Key dates:''' 
- Pre-registration deadline: March 20 
- Acceptance notification: March 28 
- '''Summer School: May 25–29, 2026'''

For more information, and pre-registration: https://ssdag.cvc.uab.es/

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== IGS 2025 Proceedings ==

The proceedings of the 22nd Conference of the International Graphonomics Society (IGS): “Investigating Human Movements; Handwriting and Beyond” are available for free download at: https://pum.umontreal.ca/catalogue/proceedings_igs_2025

The TC11 readers may find some relations to DAR research topics. These proceedings present the extended abstracts of all the papers and posters that were presented during the IGS 2025 conference held at Polytechnique Montréal on June 2-5, 2025.

== ICPR 2026 Workshops related to DAR ==

Here is a few selected [https://icpr2026.org/workshops.html ICPR 2026 workshops] that may be interesting to the TC11 readers:

'''Workshop on Textual Information Processing & Synthesis in the Wild (TIPS 2026)''' 
Website: https://tips2026.midasoc.org/ 
This workshop focuses on the automated understanding and interpretation of textual and visual patterns in complex document and scene contexts in images and videos. Research papers on different areas of document image and video analysis, document image editing, font analysis and synthesis, natural language processing, text summarization etc are welcome for this workshop.

Paper submission: May 05 2026 (All deadlines are strict at 23:59 AOE)

'''Trustworthy Document Understanding: Privacy, Unlearning, Robustness, and Explainability (TrustDoc)''' 
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/trustdoc/home 
Pattern recognition is the foundation of modern document image understanding, supporting progress in document classification, handwritten text recognition, DocVQA, and multimodal modeling of text, layout, and visual structure. As these systems are increasingly deployed in real-world, high-stakes environments, they must meet new expectations for trust, safety, and regulatory compliance. 
Current document image models are required to support machine unlearning, to resist imperceptible document forgeries and membership inference attacks, to preserve the privacy of sensitive handwritten or scanned data, and to offer transparent and interpretable decisions. These demands raise fundamental research questions on how models memorise and forget document-specific features, how handwritten text recognition can remain robust under regime changes, and how multimodal document representations should be evaluated from ethical and trustworthiness perspectives.

Paper submission: May 16 2026 (CET)

'''XAIE4 : 4th workshop on Explainable and Ethical AI''' 
Website: https://xaie4.sciencesconf.org/ 
The problems related to Ethical AI are complex and broad and encompass not only technical issues but also legal, political and ethical ones. One of the key component of Ethical AI systems is explainability or transparency, but other issues like detecting bias, ability to control the outcomes, ability to objectively audit AI systems for ethics are also critical for successful applications and adoption of AI in society.

Many workshops in this field are held at top conferences, and we believe ICPR has to address this topic broadly and focus on its technical aspects. Our proposed workshop aims to address technical aspects of explainable and ethical AI in general, and include related applications and case studies with the aim to address this very important problems from a broad technical perspective.

Paper submission: May 01 2026

'''Workshop on coMics ANalysis, Processing and Understanding (MANPU)''' 
''Website is not available yet.'' 
MANPU deals with research activities about comics. The large variability of comic books and the complexity of their contents make comics analysis a kind of advanced problem of document image understanding or, more generally, knowledge-based scene recognition.

== ICPR 2026 Tutorials ==

'''''Deadline tomorrow 28 Feb. 2026''''' 
This is a reminder to submit your proposals for tutorials in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, which will be held at Lyon, France, during August 17-21, 2026. The full call is available at: 
https://icpr2026.org/callTutorials.html

== Scientific Competition News ''(repost)'' ==

=== ICDAR 2026 Competitions ===

ICDAR competitions are now online and open for participation. Please find the list of competitions and their details here: 
https://icdar2026.org/index.php/competitions/

=== ICDAR 2026 Competition on Multimodal Reasoning over Documents in Multiple Domains (DocVQA2026) ===

Building on the successful DocVQA series of competitions, this new competition aims to test the multi-modal reasoning abilities of state-of-the-art models on 8 different document domains: business reports, scientific papers, slides, scientific posters, maps, comics, infographics, and engineering drawings.

'''Important Dates:''' 
- January 30, 2026: Validation set is published 
- March 3, 2026: Test set available on the evaluation server 
- April 3, 2026: Competition results deadline 
- April 17, 2026: Competition report submission due 
- June 22, 2026: Competition winners announced

For more information and to participate: https://www.docvqa.org/challenges/2026

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

'''Where to share datasets'''

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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=== 2026 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2026_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2026_02.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2025 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( No Newsletter for June )
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* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2024 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2023 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2022 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2021 ===

* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2020 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2019 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_01b|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_01b.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2018 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_01c.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_02b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_3|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_5|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_6|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_7|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_07b.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_8|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_08e.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11__Newsletter_2018_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2017 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_01_29|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_01_29.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_02_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_03_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_05_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_06_e.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_07_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_08_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_09_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* October/November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_10_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/12|web]] )( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_12b.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2016 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_01_26.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_06_27.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_07_21.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_09_21.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_12_23.txt|December]]

=== 2015 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_03_24.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_04_21.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_05_20.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_06_22.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_07_24.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_08_21.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_09_24.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_11_23.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_12_18.txt|December]]

=== 2014 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_01_20.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_03_25.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_04_17.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_06_20.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_07_16.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_08_15.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_09_22.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_10_20.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2013 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_02_20.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_03_20.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_04_23.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_06_26.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_07_23.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_08_19.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_09_19.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2012 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_01_23.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_03_16.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_06_28.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_07_19.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_08_22.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_01.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_11_08.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2011 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_06_16.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_09_30.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_10_31.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2010 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_01_19.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_02_22.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_03_22.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_05_19.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_06_23.txt‎|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_07_20.txt‎|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_08_18.txt‎|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_09_27.txt‎|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_10_20.txt‎|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_11_29.txt‎|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2009 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_03_04.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_04_30.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_05_13.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_06_29.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_08_20.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_09_17.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_10_14.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_11_21.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2008 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2008_02_06.txt|February]]

=== 2007 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_01_11.txt|Jan]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_13.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_16.txt|March (extra)]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_07_12.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_11_07.txt|November]]

=== 2006 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_02_06.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_09_20.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_6.txt|December]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_18.txt|December (extra)]]

=== 2005 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_01_17.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_04_13.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_11_05_extra.txt|May (extra)]]

=== 2004 ===

* [[Media:feb6-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 6]]
* [[Media:feb22-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 22]]
* [[Media:mar1-2004-newsletter.txt|March 01]]
* [[Media:mar16-2004-newsletter.txt|March 16]]
* [[Media:apr08-2004-newsletter.txt|April 08]]
* [[Media:may21-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 21]]
* [[Media:may31-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 31]]
* [[Newsletter Archive - Discussion on quality control & IAPR]]
* [[Media:aug20-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August 20]]
* [[Media:TC11-aug-2004-post-icpr.txt|August (post-ICPR)]]

=== 2003 ===

* [[Media:aug-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August]]
* [[Media:sept-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|September]]
* [[Media:dec-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2002 ===

* [[Media:may-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May]]
* [[Media:jun-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|June]]
* [[Media:nov-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|November]]
* [[Media:dec-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2001 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2001-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-03.txt|March]]

=== 2000 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2000-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-03.txt|March]]

==== TC-11 Newsletter Archive, 2000 title discussion ====

# [[Media:title-discussion-1.txt|TC-11 title/poll feedback]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-2.txt|title issue / food for thought]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-3.txt|title/proposed solution]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-4.txt|TC-11 title request]]

= Presentations at IAPR TC meetings =

* [[Media:TC-11-Report-ICDAR-2001.ppt|TC-11 Report presented at ICDAR'2001, Seattle ''(L. Schomaker)'']]
* [[Media:TC-10+11-ICDAR-hosting-regulations.ppt|Joint TC-10+11 Regulation proposal for ICDAR hosting ''(L. Schomaker/ Y-B. Kwon)'']]
* [[Media:Tc11+biannual-2003.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2003]]
* [[Media:TC11report2004.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2004]]

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IAPR-TC11:Reading Systems

2026-02-27T11:42:03Z

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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| ''' Chair '''
| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
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| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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| University of La Rochelle, France
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| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
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| MyScript, France
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| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
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| EPITA, France
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| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
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| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
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| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
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[[File:ijdar.png|150px|IJDAR book image]] 
[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
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| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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| University of La Rochelle, France
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| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
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| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
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| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
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| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
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| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
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TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
<div class="resource-panel" id="res-accordion">
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Journals">
[[File:ijdar.png|150px|IJDAR book image]] 
[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Conferences and Workshops">

There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Resources: Data, Software, etc.">
TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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IAPR TC11 Newsletter 2026 01

2026-01-30T01:16:12Z

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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* Summer School on Document Analysis (SSDA 2026)
* ICDAR 2026 - Call for Papers
* Scientific Competitions
** ICDAR 2026 Competition on Multimodal Reasoning over Documents in Multiple Domains (DocVQA2026)
** Competition News *(repost)*
*** ICDAR 2026 Competitions
*** ICPR 2026 Competitions
*** ICPRAI 2026 Competition Track
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository

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Dear TC11 members,

In this first newsletter issue of 2026, I would like to encourage junior members of our DAR community to register to participate in the 6th edition of the summer school on document analysis, focusing this year on next generation document understanding.

This issue contains the call for papers for our flagship conference ICDAR 2026 and various news on scientific competitions. Participation in competitions is now open for ICDAR and ICPR. Note also that there is a new “competition track” in ICPRAI, where authors may submit 3-page discussion papers.

Happy reading!

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2026'''

* '''Feb 13''' ICDAR abstracts submission (hard deadline) 

* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission (hard deadline) 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due 

* '''Mar 20''' SSDA registration deadline

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2026'''

* [https://ssdag.cvc.uab.es/ SSDA 2026]. Vall de Núria, Catalonia (May 25-29, 2026) 

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-22, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosh (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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This is a call for participation in the 6th edition of the IAPR TC10/TC11 Summer School on Document Analysis (SSDA).

This year’s SSDA is focused on next-generation Document Understanding, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Vision-Language Models (VLMs), and structured knowledge representation.

The program combines foundational lectures to hands-on practice sessions and solving real-world industry challenges in collaborative teams.

'''''Five days immersed in document analysis in an extraordinary mountain valley!'''''

'''Location:''' Vall de Núria, Catalonia ''(Transport from Barcelona included in registration fee)''

'''Key dates:''' 
- Pre-registration deadline: March 20 
- Acceptance notification: March 28 
- '''Summer School: May 25–29, 2026'''

For more information, and pre-registration: https://ssdag.cvc.uab.es/

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The International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) is the premier scientific venue in the field of document analysis and recognition. This conference brings together international experts from academia and industry to present their latest research results, share their experiences and to promote research and development in all aspects of recognition and analysis of documents, with a particular focus on document image analysis. The 20th edition of this flagship conference will be held as an in person event in Vienna, Austria, from August 30 to September 04, 2026.

'''Topics:''' 
Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to:

Document image processing, Physical and logical layout analysis, Text and symbol recognition, Handwriting recognition, Document analysis systems, Document classification, Indexing and retrieval of documents, Document synthesis, Extracting document semantics, NLP for document image analysis, Office automation, Graphics recognition, Human document interaction, Document Representation Modeling, Private and secure document understanding, Structured document generation, Multimedia document analysis, Mobile text recognition, Pen-based document analysis, Scene text detection and Recognition, Recognition of tables and formulas, Historical document analysis, Signature verification, Document summarization and translation, Document forensics and provenance, Medical document analysis, Document analysis for literature search, Gold-standard benchmarks and datasets, Foundation models for document understanding.

'''Conference Paper Submissions:''' 
Authors are invited to submit full-length papers describing original work of not more than 17 pages including figures and references.

The review of conference papers will be '''''double blind'''''. Authors should not include their names, affiliations, or acknowledgements in submitted manuscripts, and should ensure that their identity is not revealed indirectly by citing their earlier work in the third person. Authors will be given the opportunity to respond to reviews in a rebuttal phase.

Submitted papers must adhere to the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) format (Springer Guidelines/Templates). Detailed submission instructions for authors including the submission link can be found in the paper submission instructions.

ICDAR 2026 will give awards for the best paper, the best student paper, best poster paper, and the best industry paper, all of which will be presented at the conference.

'''''Find here the detailed submission instructions: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/paper-submission-instruction/'''''

'''Important Notes:''' 
Manuscripts not adhering to the page limit (maximum 17 pages all included), the formatting guidelines (Springer Lecture Notes format) or the anonymization requirements will be rejected without review.

Authors wishing to submit their manuscript to a pre-publication service (such as, for example arXiv.org) may do so. Likewise, links to GitHub websites for sharing data and code are permitted. Reviewers will be advised not to attempt to determine the identity of authors by searching for that information within online sources such as this.

The authorship of submitted manuscripts is final. No changes to the list of authors will be allowed once a paper has been submitted!

Dual submissions of manuscripts to other venues in parallel to ICDAR 2026 are prohibited!

'''Important Dates'''

* Abstracts Deadline: 13 February 2026
* Full Paper Deadline: 27 February 2026 

* Reviews to Authors: 17 April 2026 

* Rebuttal Deadline: 24 April 2026 

* Acceptance Notification: 15 May 2026 

* Camera-ready Deadline: 15 June 2026

All deadlines are strict at 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth). '''''There will be NO EXTENSIONS.'''''

'''Publication:''' Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The conference proceedings will be published as part of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Papers need to be presented in person at the conference in order to be included in the published proceedings.

'''Contact:''' pc-chairs@icdar2026.org

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== ICDAR 2026 Competition on Multimodal Reasoning over Documents in Multiple Domains (DocVQA2026) ==

Building on the successful DocVQA series of competitions, this new competition aims to test the multi-modal reasoning abilities of state-of-the-art models on 8 different document domains: business reports, scientific papers, slides, scientific posters, maps, comics, infographics, and engineering drawings.

'''Important Dates:''' 
- January 30, 2026: Validation set is published 
- March 3, 2026: Test set available on the evaluation server 
- April 3, 2026: Competition results deadline 
- April 17, 2026: Competition report submission due 
- June 22, 2026: Competition winners announced

For more information and to participate: https://www.docvqa.org/challenges/2026

== Competition News ''(repost)'' ==

=== ICDAR 2026 Competitions ===

ICDAR competitions are now online and open for participation. Please find the list of competitions and their details here: 
https://icdar2026.org/index.php/competitions/

=== ICPR 2026 Competitions ===

Among the ICPR competitions, there is a competition on '''''“Low-Resolution License Plate Recognition”''''', the challenge focuses on recognizing license plates in surveillance settings where images are often low-resolution. This involves scientific challenges related to our document analysis field such as: super-resolution of document images, robust Optical Character Recognition (OCR) techniques, capable of operating effectively despite low-quality input conditions, document image quality assessment and enhancement.

'''''Competition website''''' (full details, rules, and registration): 
https://icpr26lrlpr.github.io/

The top five teams will be invited to contribute to the competition summary paper to be published in the ICPR 2026 proceedings.

'''''Competition Organizers:''''' 
Rayson Laroca (PPGIa-PUCPR) 
Valfride Nascimento (PPGInf-UFPR) 
David Menotti (PPGInf-UFPR)

'''''Contact:''''' menotti@inf.ufpr.br

=== ICPRAI 2026 Competition Track ===

[https://icprai2026.com/ The 5th ICPRAI] is introducing “Competitions” in its Program with three prizes of CAD$500 each, to bridge classical PR methods and modern AI challenges, to raise the awareness of the general public about the important role of “PR”, and to boost the image and visibility of “PR”.

Participants are invited to submit a '''''3-page discussion paper''''' on one or more of the following topics to our new TRACK “Competition”:

* Why a lot more people know “AI” than “PR”? 

* The important role “PR” plays in “AI” applications 

* Do “AI” and “PR” really need guardrails? And what about remedies when something goes wrong?

All participants are encouraged to submit discussion papers with illustrations to the competition ‘TRACK’ before '''''February 15, 2026'''''.

Authors of the “Best Discussion Papers” will receive cash prizes and their papers will be displayed at a distinct Notice Board at the conference.

When uploading your paper to EasyChair, select the Competition track.

'''''Organizers:''''' ICPRAI 2026 Best Paper Award Committee

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

'''Where to share datasets'''

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* Summer School on Document Analysis (SSDA 2026)
* ICDAR 2026 - Call for Papers
* Scientific Competitions
** ICDAR 2026 Competition on Multimodal Reasoning over Documents in Multiple Domains (DocVQA2026)
** Competition News *(repost)*
*** ICDAR 2026 Competitions
*** ICPR 2026 Competitions
*** ICPRAI 2026 Competition Track
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository

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Dear TC11 members,

In this first newsletter issue of 2025, I would like to encourage junior members of our DAR community to register to participate in the 6th edition of the summer school on document analysis, focusing this year on next generation document understanding.

This issue contains the call for papers for our flagship conference ICDAR 2026 and various news on scientific competitions. Participation in competitions is now open for ICDAR and ICPR. Note also that there is a new “competition track” in ICPRAI, where authors may submit 3-page discussion papers.

Happy reading!

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2026'''

* '''Feb 13''' ICDAR abstracts submission (hard deadline) 

* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission (hard deadline) 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due 

* '''Mar 20''' SSDA registration deadline

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2026'''

* [https://ssdag.cvc.uab.es/ SSDA 2026]. Vall de Núria, Catalonia (May 25-29, 2026) 

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-22, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosh (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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This is a call for participation in the 6th edition of the IAPR TC10/TC11 Summer School on Document Analysis (SSDA).

This year’s SSDA is focused on next-generation Document Understanding, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Vision-Language Models (VLMs), and structured knowledge representation.

The program combines foundational lectures to hands-on practice sessions and solving real-world industry challenges in collaborative teams.

'''''Five days immersed in document analysis in an extraordinary mountain valley!'''''

'''Location:''' Vall de Núria, Catalonia ''(Transport from Barcelona included in registration fee)''

'''Key dates:''' 
- Pre-registration deadline: March 20 
- Acceptance notification: March 28 
- '''Summer School: May 25–29, 2026'''

For more information, and pre-registration: https://ssdag.cvc.uab.es/

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The International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) is the premier scientific venue in the field of document analysis and recognition. This conference brings together international experts from academia and industry to present their latest research results, share their experiences and to promote research and development in all aspects of recognition and analysis of documents, with a particular focus on document image analysis. The 20th edition of this flagship conference will be held as an in person event in Vienna, Austria, from August 30 to September 04, 2026.

'''Topics:''' 
Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to:

Document image processing, Physical and logical layout analysis, Text and symbol recognition, Handwriting recognition, Document analysis systems, Document classification, Indexing and retrieval of documents, Document synthesis, Extracting document semantics, NLP for document image analysis, Office automation, Graphics recognition, Human document interaction, Document Representation Modeling, Private and secure document understanding, Structured document generation, Multimedia document analysis, Mobile text recognition, Pen-based document analysis, Scene text detection and Recognition, Recognition of tables and formulas, Historical document analysis, Signature verification, Document summarization and translation, Document forensics and provenance, Medical document analysis, Document analysis for literature search, Gold-standard benchmarks and datasets, Foundation models for document understanding.

'''Conference Paper Submissions:''' 
Authors are invited to submit full-length papers describing original work of not more than 17 pages including figures and references.

The review of conference papers will be '''''double blind'''''. Authors should not include their names, affiliations, or acknowledgements in submitted manuscripts, and should ensure that their identity is not revealed indirectly by citing their earlier work in the third person. Authors will be given the opportunity to respond to reviews in a rebuttal phase.

Submitted papers must adhere to the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) format (Springer Guidelines/Templates). Detailed submission instructions for authors including the submission link can be found in the paper submission instructions.

ICDAR 2026 will give awards for the best paper, the best student paper, best poster paper, and the best industry paper, all of which will be presented at the conference.

'''''Find here the detailed submission instructions: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/paper-submission-instruction/'''''

'''Important Notes:''' 
Manuscripts not adhering to the page limit (maximum 17 pages all included), the formatting guidelines (Springer Lecture Notes format) or the anonymization requirements will be rejected without review.

Authors wishing to submit their manuscript to a pre-publication service (such as, for example arXiv.org) may do so. Likewise, links to GitHub websites for sharing data and code are permitted. Reviewers will be advised not to attempt to determine the identity of authors by searching for that information within online sources such as this.

The authorship of submitted manuscripts is final. No changes to the list of authors will be allowed once a paper has been submitted!

Dual submissions of manuscripts to other venues in parallel to ICDAR 2026 are prohibited!

'''Important Dates'''

* Abstracts Deadline: 13 February 2026
* Full Paper Deadline: 27 February 2026 

* Reviews to Authors: 17 April 2026 

* Rebuttal Deadline: 24 April 2026 

* Acceptance Notification: 15 May 2026 

* Camera-ready Deadline: 15 June 2026

All deadlines are strict at 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth). '''''There will be NO EXTENSIONS.'''''

'''Publication:''' Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The conference proceedings will be published as part of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Papers need to be presented in person at the conference in order to be included in the published proceedings.

'''Contact:''' pc-chairs@icdar2026.org

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== ICDAR 2026 Competition on Multimodal Reasoning over Documents in Multiple Domains (DocVQA2026) ==

Building on the successful DocVQA series of competitions, this new competition aims to test the multi-modal reasoning abilities of state-of-the-art models on 8 different document domains: business reports, scientific papers, slides, scientific posters, maps, comics, infographics, and engineering drawings.

'''Important Dates:''' 
- January 30, 2026: Validation set is published 
- March 3, 2026: Test set available on the evaluation server 
- April 3, 2026: Competition results deadline 
- April 17, 2026: Competition report submission due 
- June 22, 2026: Competition winners announced

For more information and to participate: https://www.docvqa.org/challenges/2026

== Competition News ''(repost)'' ==

=== ICDAR 2026 Competitions ===

ICDAR competitions are now online and open for participation. Please find the list of competitions and their details here: 
https://icdar2026.org/index.php/competitions/

=== ICPR 2026 Competitions ===

Among the ICPR competitions, there is a competition on '''''“Low-Resolution License Plate Recognition”''''', the challenge focuses on recognizing license plates in surveillance settings where images are often low-resolution. This involves scientific challenges related to our document analysis field such as: super-resolution of document images, robust Optical Character Recognition (OCR) techniques, capable of operating effectively despite low-quality input conditions, document image quality assessment and enhancement.

'''''Competition website''''' (full details, rules, and registration): 
https://icpr26lrlpr.github.io/

The top five teams will be invited to contribute to the competition summary paper to be published in the ICPR 2026 proceedings.

'''''Competition Organizers:''''' 
Rayson Laroca (PPGIa-PUCPR) 
Valfride Nascimento (PPGInf-UFPR) 
David Menotti (PPGInf-UFPR)

'''''Contact:''''' menotti@inf.ufpr.br

=== ICPRAI 2026 Competition Track ===

[https://icprai2026.com/ The 5th ICPRAI] is introducing “Competitions” in its Program with three prizes of CAD$500 each, to bridge classical PR methods and modern AI challenges, to raise the awareness of the general public about the important role of “PR”, and to boost the image and visibility of “PR”.

Participants are invited to submit a '''''3-page discussion paper''''' on one or more of the following topics to our new TRACK “Competition”:

* Why a lot more people know “AI” than “PR”? 

* The important role “PR” plays in “AI” applications 

* Do “AI” and “PR” really need guardrails? And what about remedies when something goes wrong?

All participants are encouraged to submit discussion papers with illustrations to the competition ‘TRACK’ before '''''February 15, 2026'''''.

Authors of the “Best Discussion Papers” will receive cash prizes and their papers will be displayed at a distinct Notice Board at the conference.

When uploading your paper to EasyChair, select the Competition track.

'''''Organizers:''''' ICPRAI 2026 Best Paper Award Committee

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

'''Where to share datasets'''

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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= TC-11 Newsletter Archive =

=== 2026 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2026_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2026_01.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2025 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( No Newsletter for June )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2024 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2023 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2022 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2021 ===

* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2020 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2019 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_01b|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_01b.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2018 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_01c.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_02b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_3|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_5|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_6|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_7|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_07b.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_8|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_08e.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11__Newsletter_2018_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2017 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_01_29|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_01_29.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_02_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_03_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_05_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_06_e.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_07_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_08_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_09_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* October/November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_10_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/12|web]] )( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_12b.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2016 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_01_26.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_06_27.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_07_21.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_09_21.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_12_23.txt|December]]

=== 2015 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_03_24.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_04_21.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_05_20.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_06_22.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_07_24.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_08_21.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_09_24.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_11_23.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_12_18.txt|December]]

=== 2014 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_01_20.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_03_25.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_04_17.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_06_20.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_07_16.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_08_15.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_09_22.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_10_20.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2013 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_02_20.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_03_20.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_04_23.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_06_26.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_07_23.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_08_19.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_09_19.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2012 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_01_23.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_03_16.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_06_28.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_07_19.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_08_22.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_01.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_11_08.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2011 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_06_16.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_09_30.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_10_31.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2010 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_01_19.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_02_22.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_03_22.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_05_19.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_06_23.txt‎|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_07_20.txt‎|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_08_18.txt‎|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_09_27.txt‎|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_10_20.txt‎|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_11_29.txt‎|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2009 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_03_04.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_04_30.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_05_13.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_06_29.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_08_20.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_09_17.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_10_14.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_11_21.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2008 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2008_02_06.txt|February]]

=== 2007 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_01_11.txt|Jan]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_13.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_16.txt|March (extra)]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_07_12.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_11_07.txt|November]]

=== 2006 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_02_06.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_09_20.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_6.txt|December]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_18.txt|December (extra)]]

=== 2005 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_01_17.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_04_13.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_11_05_extra.txt|May (extra)]]

=== 2004 ===

* [[Media:feb6-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 6]]
* [[Media:feb22-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 22]]
* [[Media:mar1-2004-newsletter.txt|March 01]]
* [[Media:mar16-2004-newsletter.txt|March 16]]
* [[Media:apr08-2004-newsletter.txt|April 08]]
* [[Media:may21-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 21]]
* [[Media:may31-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 31]]
* [[Newsletter Archive - Discussion on quality control & IAPR]]
* [[Media:aug20-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August 20]]
* [[Media:TC11-aug-2004-post-icpr.txt|August (post-ICPR)]]

=== 2003 ===

* [[Media:aug-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August]]
* [[Media:sept-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|September]]
* [[Media:dec-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2002 ===

* [[Media:may-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May]]
* [[Media:jun-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|June]]
* [[Media:nov-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|November]]
* [[Media:dec-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2001 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2001-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-03.txt|March]]

=== 2000 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2000-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-03.txt|March]]

==== TC-11 Newsletter Archive, 2000 title discussion ====

# [[Media:title-discussion-1.txt|TC-11 title/poll feedback]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-2.txt|title issue / food for thought]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-3.txt|title/proposed solution]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-4.txt|TC-11 title request]]

= Presentations at IAPR TC meetings =

* [[Media:TC-11-Report-ICDAR-2001.ppt|TC-11 Report presented at ICDAR'2001, Seattle ''(L. Schomaker)'']]
* [[Media:TC-10+11-ICDAR-hosting-regulations.ppt|Joint TC-10+11 Regulation proposal for ICDAR hosting ''(L. Schomaker/ Y-B. Kwon)'']]
* [[Media:Tc11+biannual-2003.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2003]]
* [[Media:TC11report2004.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2004]]

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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{| style="width: 100%"
| ''' Chair '''
| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
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|
| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
|-
| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
|-
|
| University of La Rochelle, France
|-
| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
|-
|
| MyScript, France
|-
| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
|-
|
| EPITA, France
|-
| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
|-
|
| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
|-
| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
|-
|
| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
|}
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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="Newsletters">

TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
The list is hosted at JISC (National Academic Mailing List Service). If you are already a member of this service, you can simply log in to your account, search for the mailing list ("iapt-tc11") and subscribe to it.
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
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[[File:ijdar.png|150px|IJDAR book image]] 
[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Conferences and Workshops">

There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

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IAPR-TC11:Reading Systems

2026-01-30T00:36:21Z

Nibalnayef:

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="TC11 Officers">
<div id="TC11_Officers">
{| style="width: 100%"
| ''' Chair '''
| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
|-
|
| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
|-
| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
|-
|
| University of La Rochelle, France
|-
| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
|-
|
| MyScript, France
|-
| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
|-
|
| EPITA, France
|-
| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
|-
|
| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
|-
| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
|-
|
| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
|}
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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="Newsletters">

TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
The list is hosted at JISC (National Academic Mailing List Service). If you are already a member of this service, you can simply log in to your account, search for the mailing list ("iapt-tc11") and subscribe to it.
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
<div class="resource-panel" id="res-accordion">
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Journals">
[[File:ijdar.png|150px|IJDAR book image]] 
[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Conferences and Workshops">

There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Resources: Data, Software, etc.">
TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="TC10/11 Summer School>
=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
</accordion>
<accordion parent="accordion" heading="Reports and Discussion Groups">
'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Strategic Plan">

Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

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2026-01-30T00:32:15Z

Nibalnayef:

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="About TC11">
'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
</accordion>
<accordion parent="accordion" heading="TC11 Officers">
<div id="TC11_Officers">
{| style="width: 100%"
| ''' Chair '''
| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
|-
|
| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
|-
| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
|-
|
| University of La Rochelle, France
|-
| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
|-
|
| MyScript, France
|-
| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
|-
|
| EPITA, France
|-
| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
|-
|
| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
|-
| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
|-
|
| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
|}
</div>
</accordion>
<accordion parent="accordion" heading="Newsletters">

TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
The list is hosted at JISC (National Academic Mailing List Service). If you are already a member of this service, you can simply log in to your account, search for the mailing list ("iapt-tc11") and subscribe to it.
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==== 2026 ====
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<hr>
== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
<div class="resource-panel" id="res-accordion">
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Journals">
[[File:ijdar.png|150px|IJDAR book image]] 
[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Conferences and Workshops">

There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Resources: Data, Software, etc.">
TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="TC10/11 Summer School>
=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
</accordion>
<accordion parent="accordion" heading="Reports and Discussion Groups">
'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Strategic Plan">

Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

</accordion>

</div>

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IAPR-TC11:Reading Systems

2026-01-30T00:29:35Z

Nibalnayef:

{{#tweekihide:sidebar-right}}
<center>
[[Image:IAPR_logo.gif‎|100px]] [[Image:Tc-11_Logo_v2_72dpi.png|200px]]
</center>

'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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<div class="news-group" id="accordion">
<accordion parent="accordion" heading="About TC11">
'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
</accordion>
<accordion parent="accordion" heading="TC11 Officers">
<div id="TC11_Officers">
{| style="width: 100%"
| ''' Chair '''
| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
|-
|
| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
|-
| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
|-
|
| University of La Rochelle, France
|-
| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
|-
|
| MyScript, France
|-
| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
|-
|
| EPITA, France
|-
| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
|-
|
| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
|-
| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
|-
|
| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
|}
</div>
</accordion>
<accordion parent="accordion" heading="Newsletters">

TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
The list is hosted at JISC (National Academic Mailing List Service). If you are already a member of this service, you can simply log in to your account, search for the mailing list ("iapt-tc11") and subscribe to it.
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=== What's New? ===
==== 2026 ====
{| style="font-size:115%; width: 100%"
|-
| January 30
| [[Newsletter Archive#018|January newsletter]]
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| [[Newsletter Archive#018|January newsletter]]
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| [[Newsletter Archive#018|February newsletter]]
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{| style="font-size:115%; width: 100%"
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| [[Newsletter Archive#018|January newsletter]]
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| December 22
| [[Newsletter Archive#018|December newsletter]]
|}
 
<center>
<btn class="btn-primary">
IAPR-TC11:What's New?|Full history of "What's New?"
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<hr>
== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
<div class="resource-panel" id="res-accordion">
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Journals">
[[File:ijdar.png|150px|IJDAR book image]] 
[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Conferences and Workshops">

There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Resources: Data, Software, etc.">
TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* ICDAR 2026 - Call for Papers *(updated)*
* ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Tutorials *(updated)*
* ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)*
* Scientific Competitions
** Competition News
*** ICDAR 2026 Competitions
*** ICPR 2026 Competitions
*** ICPRAI 2026 Competition Track
* Job Postings
** Two PhD Positions at dprl Lab, RIT, USA *(repost)*
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository

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Dear TC11 members,

The call for papers for our flagship conference ICDAR 2026 is here, and submissions are now open. Find also reposts of calls for papers for ICPR 2026 (extended deadline), ICPRAI 2026 and for ICPR conference tutorials.

Participation in competitions is now open for ICDAR and ICPR. Note also that there is a new “competition track” in ICPRAI, where authors may submit 3-page discussion papers.

This issue also contains a repost of offers for PhD students at dprl Lab, RIT, USA.

With this last newsletter issue of the year 2025, I wish you happy peaceful holidays and a happy new year!

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2026'''

* '''Jan 10''' ICPR paper submission (extended)
* '''Jan 15''' ICPRAI paper submission 

* '''Feb 13''' ICDAR abstracts submission (hard deadline) 

* '''Feb 15''' ICPRAI competition papers (new track)
* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission (hard deadline) 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2026'''

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-22, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (biannually in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosh (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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The International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) is the premier scientific venue in the field of document analysis and recognition. This conference brings together international experts from academia and industry to present their latest research results, share their experiences and to promote research and development in all aspects of recognition and analysis of documents, with a particular focus on document image analysis. The 20th edition of this flagship conference will be held as an in person event in Vienna, Austria, from August 30 to September 04, 2026.

'''''Submissions are now OPEN !'''''

'''Topics:''' 
Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to:

Document image processing, Physical and logical layout analysis, Text and symbol recognition, Handwriting recognition, Document analysis systems, Document classification, Indexing and retrieval of documents, Document synthesis, Extracting document semantics, NLP for document image analysis, Office automation, Graphics recognition, Human document interaction, Document Representation Modeling, Private and secure document understanding, Structured document generation, Multimedia document analysis, Mobile text recognition, Pen-based document analysis, Scene text detection and Recognition, Recognition of tables and formulas, Historical document analysis, Signature verification, Document summarization and translation, Document forensics and provenance, Medical document analysis, Document analysis for literature search, Gold-standard benchmarks and datasets, Foundation models for document understanding.

'''Conference Paper Submissions:''' 
Authors are invited to submit full-length papers describing original work of not more than 17 pages including figures and references.

The review of conference papers will be '''''double blind'''''. Authors should not include their names, affiliations, or acknowledgements in submitted manuscripts, and should ensure that their identity is not revealed indirectly by citing their earlier work in the third person. Authors will be given the opportunity to respond to reviews in a rebuttal phase.

Submitted papers must adhere to the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) format (Springer Guidelines/Templates). Detailed submission instructions for authors including the submission link can be found in the paper submission instructions.

ICDAR 2026 will give awards for the best paper, the best student paper, best poster paper, and the best industry paper, all of which will be presented at the conference.

'''''Find here the detailed submission instructions: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/paper-submission-instruction/'''''

'''Important Notes:''' 
Manuscripts not adhering to the page limit (maximum 17 pages all included), the formatting guidelines (Springer Lecture Notes format) or the anonymization requirements will be rejected without review.

Authors wishing to submit their manuscript to a pre-publication service (such as, for example arXiv.org) may do so. Likewise, links to GitHub websites for sharing data and code are permitted. Reviewers will be advised not to attempt to determine the identity of authors by searching for that information within online sources such as this.

The authorship of submitted manuscripts is final. No changes to the list of authors will be allowed once a paper has been submitted!

Dual submissions of manuscripts to other venues in parallel to ICDAR 2026 are prohibited!

'''Important Dates'''

* Abstracts Deadline: 13 February 2026
* Full Paper Deadline: 27 February 2026 

* Reviews to Authors: 17 April 2026 

* Rebuttal Deadline: 24 April 2026 

* Acceptance Notification: 15 May 2026 

* Camera-ready Deadline: 15 June 2026

All deadlines are strict at 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth). '''''There will be NO EXTENSIONS.'''''

'''Publication:''' Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The conference proceedings will be published as part of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Papers need to be presented in person at the conference in order to be included in the published proceedings.

'''Contact:''' pc-chairs@icdar2026.org

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The International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) is the leading event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition, recognized as a top conference in the field. It encompasses a wide range of topics where Pattern Recognition methods are applied in fields including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Speech and Natural Language Processing, and Sensor Pattern Processing. The 28th ICPR, to be held in 2026, offers an excellent platform for students, academics, and industry researchers to foster new ideas and collaborations.

'''Main topics of interest:'''

* Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 

* Computer and Robot Vision 

* Image, Speech, Signal and Video Processing 

* Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction 

* '''''Document Analysis and Recognition''''' 

* Biomedical Imaging and Bioinformatics

The '''''main call for papers''''' for ICPR 2026 can be found [https://icpr2026.org/calls.html here].

The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, which will be held at Lyon, France, during August 17-21, 2026. In the following, you may find the information on each type of event and links to the full calls.

'''Tutorials''' 
The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee seeks tutorials on emerging research topics, core techniques, and application areas that are of interest within the ICPR community. An effective and informative tutorial should provide a broad introduction to the chosen research area as well as in-depth coverage of selected advanced topics.

Proposals that focus exclusively on the presenters’ own work or commercial presentations are not acceptable.

Submission guidelines and other important information related to tutorials are detailed [https://icpr2026.org/callTutorials.html here].

'''Important Dates''' (AoE (UTC-12))

* Competition proposals Due: November 1, 2025 (passed)
* Workshop proposals due : November 30, 2025 (passed)
* Conference paper submission : January 10, 2026 (extended)
* Tutorial proposals due: February 28, 2026 

* Doctoral consortium submission deadline: May 2, 2026 

* Early bird registration deadline: July 31, 2026 

* Workshop dates: August 21 and 22, 2026 

* ICPR Main Conference dates: August 17-22, 2026

'''Contact:''' contact@icpr2026.org

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The CENPARMI (Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence) of Concordia University is organizing the 5th edition of the international conference on Pattern Recognition & Artificial Intelligence ([https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI]) to be held on June 15-18, 2026 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

'''''Track 1:''''' Recognition of different types of patterns, handwriting, document, text, face, fingerprint, iris, brain, and strategic objects and targets.

'''''Track 2:''''' Computer vision and image processing, biomedical analysis, 2D and 3D images, tomography, graphics, robotics, and multimedia applications.

'''''Track 3:''''' Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, deep learning and classification techniques, speech and language processing semantic analysis, computational linguistics, e-learning and innovative teaching methods.

'''''Track 4:''''' Security and forensic studies, mobile applications, big data, small sample size, data mining and performance evaluation, intelligent systems and various applications.

'''Notes:''' 
1. Best papers will be selected for a Special Issue in the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence., 
2. Papers of general interest will be considered for a new book in the Book Series of Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems (http://www.worldscientific.com/series/scpl). 
3. The conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Scopus-indexed)

'''Important Dates:''' 
Note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-04:00)

* Paper Submission: January 15, 2026 

* Acceptance notification: March 7, 2026 

* Camera ready papers & Copyright Form: March 13, 2026 

* Early Registration: until April 30, 2026 

* Regular Registration: May 1 - June 18, 2026 

* Conference: June 15-18, 2026

'''Important Links:'''

Website: https://icprai2026.com/ 
Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icprai2026 
Contact Secretariat: icprai26@encs.concordia.ca

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== Competition News ==

=== ICDAR 2026 Competitions ===

ICDAR competitions are now online and open for participation. Please find the list of competitions and their details here: 
https://icdar2026.org/index.php/competitions/

=== ICPR 2026 Competitions ===

Among the ICPR competitions, there is a competition on '''''“Low-Resolution License Plate Recognition”''''', the challenge focuses on recognizing license plates in surveillance settings where images are often low-resolution. This involves scientific challenges related to our document analysis field such as: super-resolution of document images, robust Optical Character Recognition (OCR) techniques, capable of operating effectively despite low-quality input conditions, document image quality assessment and enhancement.

'''''Competition website''''' (full details, rules, and registration): 
https://icpr26lrlpr.github.io/

The top five teams will be invited to contribute to the competition summary paper to be published in the ICPR 2026 proceedings.

'''''Competition Organizers:''''' 
Rayson Laroca (PPGIa-PUCPR) 
Valfride Nascimento (PPGInf-UFPR) 
David Menotti (PPGInf-UFPR)

'''''Contact:''''' menotti@inf.ufpr.br

=== ICPRAI 2026 Competition Track ===

[https://icprai2026.com/ The 5th ICPRAI] is introducing “Competitions” in its Program with three prizes of CAD$500 each, to bridge classical PR methods and modern AI challenges, to raise the awareness of the general public about the important role of “PR”, and to boost the image and visibility of “PR”.

Participants are invited to submit a '''''3-page discussion paper''''' on one or more of the following topics to our new TRACK “Competition”:

* Why a lot more people know “AI” than “PR”? 

* The important role “PR” plays in “AI” applications 

* Do “AI” and “PR” really need guardrails? And what about remedies when something goes wrong?

All participants are encouraged to submit discussion papers with illustrations to the competition ‘TRACK’ before February 15, 2026.

Authors of the “Best Discussion Papers” will receive cash prizes and their papers will be displayed at a distinct Notice Board at the conference.

When uploading your paper to EasyChair, select the Competition track.

'''''Organizers:''''' ICPRAI 2026 Best Paper Award Committee

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== Two PhD Positions at dprl Lab, RIT, USA ''(repost)'' ==

'''Description''' 
The Document and Pattern Recognition Lab [https://www.cs.rit.edu/~dprl/index.html (dprl)] at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY, USA, is currently looking to recruit two PhD students to start their studies in Fall 2026. The primary focus of the labs’ work is multi-modal retrieval incorporating graphics and text, with graphics including math notation, chemical diagrams, and music. A summary of past and ongoing projects in the lab can be found [https://www.cs.rit.edu/~dprl/projects.html here].

Members of the lab have gone on to faculty positions at US universities, as well as Research Scientist positions at Apple and Meta. Our work has appeared in a number of top-tier venues including SIGIR, CHI, and CVPR.

'''Qualifications'''

* BSc or MSc in Computer Science 

* Well-developed reading, writing, and communication skills 

* Strong programming skills and experience preferred 

* Solid mathematical foundations (e.g., discrete math, calculus, probability and statistics) 

* Previous experience with experimental design and execution a helpful bonus

'''Applications''' 
Please submit a short resume, (unofficial) transcripts and the names of 3 references to Dr. Richard Zanibbi (rxzvcs@rit.edu).

Please feel free to send any questions that you may have to rxzvcs@rit.edu as well.

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

'''Where to share datasets'''

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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=== 2025 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( No Newsletter for June )
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* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2024 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_02.txt|plaintext]] )
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* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2023 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2022 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2021 ===

* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2020 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2019 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_01b|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_01b.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2018 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_01c.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_02b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_3|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_5|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_6|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_7|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_07b.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_8|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_08e.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11__Newsletter_2018_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2017 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_01_29|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_01_29.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_02_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_03_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_05_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_06_e.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_07_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_08_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_09_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* October/November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_10_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/12|web]] )( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_12b.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2016 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_01_26.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_06_27.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_07_21.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_09_21.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_12_23.txt|December]]

=== 2015 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_03_24.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_04_21.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_05_20.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_06_22.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_07_24.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_08_21.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_09_24.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_11_23.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_12_18.txt|December]]

=== 2014 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_01_20.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_03_25.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_04_17.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_06_20.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_07_16.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_08_15.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_09_22.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_10_20.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2013 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_02_20.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_03_20.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_04_23.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_06_26.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_07_23.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_08_19.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_09_19.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2012 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_01_23.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_03_16.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_06_28.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_07_19.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_08_22.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_01.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_11_08.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2011 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_06_16.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_09_30.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_10_31.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2010 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_01_19.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_02_22.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_03_22.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_05_19.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_06_23.txt‎|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_07_20.txt‎|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_08_18.txt‎|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_09_27.txt‎|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_10_20.txt‎|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_11_29.txt‎|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2009 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_03_04.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_04_30.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_05_13.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_06_29.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_08_20.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_09_17.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_10_14.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_11_21.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2008 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2008_02_06.txt|February]]

=== 2007 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_01_11.txt|Jan]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_13.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_16.txt|March (extra)]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_07_12.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_11_07.txt|November]]

=== 2006 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_02_06.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_09_20.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_6.txt|December]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_18.txt|December (extra)]]

=== 2005 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_01_17.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_04_13.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_11_05_extra.txt|May (extra)]]

=== 2004 ===

* [[Media:feb6-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 6]]
* [[Media:feb22-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 22]]
* [[Media:mar1-2004-newsletter.txt|March 01]]
* [[Media:mar16-2004-newsletter.txt|March 16]]
* [[Media:apr08-2004-newsletter.txt|April 08]]
* [[Media:may21-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 21]]
* [[Media:may31-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 31]]
* [[Newsletter Archive - Discussion on quality control & IAPR]]
* [[Media:aug20-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August 20]]
* [[Media:TC11-aug-2004-post-icpr.txt|August (post-ICPR)]]

=== 2003 ===

* [[Media:aug-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August]]
* [[Media:sept-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|September]]
* [[Media:dec-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2002 ===

* [[Media:may-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May]]
* [[Media:jun-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|June]]
* [[Media:nov-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|November]]
* [[Media:dec-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2001 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2001-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-03.txt|March]]

=== 2000 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2000-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-03.txt|March]]

==== TC-11 Newsletter Archive, 2000 title discussion ====

# [[Media:title-discussion-1.txt|TC-11 title/poll feedback]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-2.txt|title issue / food for thought]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-3.txt|title/proposed solution]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-4.txt|TC-11 title request]]

= Presentations at IAPR TC meetings =

* [[Media:TC-11-Report-ICDAR-2001.ppt|TC-11 Report presented at ICDAR'2001, Seattle ''(L. Schomaker)'']]
* [[Media:TC-10+11-ICDAR-hosting-regulations.ppt|Joint TC-10+11 Regulation proposal for ICDAR hosting ''(L. Schomaker/ Y-B. Kwon)'']]
* [[Media:Tc11+biannual-2003.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2003]]
* [[Media:TC11report2004.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2004]]

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IAPR-TC11:Reading Systems

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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| ''' Chair '''
| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
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| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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| University of La Rochelle, France
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| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
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| MyScript, France
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| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
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| EPITA, France
|-
| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
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|
| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
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| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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|
| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
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TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
The list is hosted at JISC (National Academic Mailing List Service). If you are already a member of this service, you can simply log in to your account, search for the mailing list ("iapt-tc11") and subscribe to it.
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=== What's New? ===
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
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[[File:ijdar.png|150px|IJDAR book image]] 
[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
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| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
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[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* Job Postings
** Two PhD Positions at dprl Lab, RIT, USA
** Postdoctoral Position in Multi-modal Foundation Models for Document Understanding at the CVC, Barcelona *(repost)*
* ICDAR 2026 - Call for Papers
* ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Workshops and Competitions *(updated)*
* Call for Workshops – ICDAR 2026 *(repost)*
* ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)*
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository
*** Where to share datasets

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Dear TC11 members,

Find in this newsletter issue multiple interesting job postings for PhD students and Postdoc researchers.

The call for papers for our flagship conference ICDAR 2026 is there, and submissions are now open. This issue also has reposts of calls for papers for ICPR, ICPRAI conferences, along with calls for proposals for workshops and tutorials.

And as usual, please check the dates and deadlines section. Happy reading!.

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2025'''

* '''Nov 30''' ICPR Workshop proposals due 

* '''Dec 21''' ICPR paper submission 

* '''Dec 22''' ICDAR Workshop proposals due

'''2026'''

* '''Jan 15''' ICPRAI paper submission 

* '''Feb 13''' ICDAR abstracts submission 

* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2026'''

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-22, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (biannually in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosh (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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== Two PhD Positions at dprl Lab, RIT, USA ==

'''Description''' 
The Document and Pattern Recognition Lab [https://www.cs.rit.edu/~dprl/index.html (dprl)] at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY, USA, is currently looking to recruit two PhD students to start their studies in Fall 2026. The primary focus of the labs’ work is multi-modal retrieval incorporating graphics and text, with graphics including math notation, chemical diagrams, and music. A summary of past and ongoing projects in the lab can be found [https://www.cs.rit.edu/~dprl/projects.html here].

Members of the lab have gone on to faculty positions at US universities, as well as Research Scientist positions at Apple and Meta. Our work has appeared in a number of top-tier venues including SIGIR, CHI, and CVPR.

'''Qualifications'''

* BSc or MSc in Computer Science 

* Well-developed reading, writing, and communication skills 

* Strong programming skills and experience preferred 

* Solid mathematical foundations (e.g., discrete math, calculus, probability and statistics) 

* Previous experience with experimental design and execution a helpful bonus

'''Applications''' 
Please submit a short resume, (unofficial) transcripts and the names of 3 references to Dr. Richard Zanibbi (rxzvcs@rit.edu).

Please feel free to send any questions that you may have to rxzvcs@rit.edu as well.

== Postdoctoral Position in Multi-modal Foundation Models for Document Understanding at the CVC, Barcelona ''(repost)'' ==

We are seeking a postdoc to join the Vision, Language and Reading group (http://vlr.cvc.uab.es/) at the Computer Vision Center (CVC), in Barcelona, Spain.

The position is initially for 3 years and linked to the European project “European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models For Robust Generalization On Arbitrary Data Streams” (ELLIOT, https://www.elliot-ai.eu/). The project targets the development of the next generation of open Multimodal Foundation Models and further adapting them for specific downstream tasks.

The successful candidate is expected to participate in large-scale training efforts, research on finetuning methods, and applications on the specific use case of Document Understanding.

'''More information and application:''' https://lnkd.in/dMeTgWZR

'''Application Deadline:''' Until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

'''Contact:''' Dimosthenis Karatzas (dimos@cvc.uab.es) or Ernest Valveny (ernest@cvc.uab.es)

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The International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) is the premier scientific venue in the field of document analysis and recognition. This conference brings together international experts from academia and industry to present their latest research results, share their experiences and to promote research and development in all aspects of recognition and analysis of documents, with a particular focus on document image analysis. The 20th edition of this flagship conference will be held as an in person event in Vienna, Austria, from August 30 to September 04, 2026.

'''Topics:''' 
Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to:

Document image processing, Physical and logical layout analysis, Text and symbol recognition, Handwriting recognition, Document analysis systems, Document classification, Indexing and retrieval of documents, Document synthesis, Extracting document semantics, NLP for document image analysis, Office automation, Graphics recognition, Human document interaction, Document Representation Modeling, Private and secure document understanding, Structured document generation, Multimedia document analysis, Mobile text recognition, Pen-based document analysis, Scene text detection and Recognition, Recognition of tables and formulas, Historical document analysis, Signature verification, Document summarization and translation, Document forensics and provenance, Medical document analysis, Document analysis for literature search, Gold-standard benchmarks and datasets, Foundation models for document understanding.

'''Conference Paper Submissions:''' 
Authors are invited to submit full-length papers describing original work of not more than 17 pages including figures and references.

The review of conference papers will be '''''double blind'''''. Authors should not include their names, affiliations, or acknowledgements in submitted manuscripts, and should ensure that their identity is not revealed indirectly by citing their earlier work in the third person. Authors will be given the opportunity to respond to reviews in a rebuttal phase.

Submitted papers must adhere to the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) format (Springer Guidelines/Templates). Detailed submission instructions for authors including the submission link can be found in the paper submission instructions.

ICDAR 2026 will give awards for the best paper, the best student paper, best poster paper, and the best industry paper, all of which will be presented at the conference.

'''Important Notes:''' 
Manuscripts not adhering to the page limit (maximum 17 pages all included), the formatting guidelines (Springer Lecture Notes format) or the anonymization requirements will be rejected without review.

Authors wishing to submit their manuscript to a pre-publication service (such as, for example arXiv.org) may do so. Likewise, links to GitHub websites for sharing data and code are permitted. Reviewers will be advised not to attempt to determine the identity of authors by searching for that information within online sources such as this.

The authorship of submitted manuscripts is final. No changes to the list of authors will be allowed once a paper has been submitted!

Dual submissions of manuscripts to other venues in parallel to ICDAR 2026 are prohibited!

'''Important Dates'''

* Abstracts Deadline: 13 February 2026
* Full Paper Deadline: 27 February 2026 

* Reviews to Authors: 17 April 2026 

* Rebuttal Deadline: 24 April 2026 

* Acceptance Notification: 15 May 2026 

* Camera-ready Deadline: 15 June 2026

All deadlines are strict at 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth). '''''There will be NO EXTENSIONS.'''''

'''Publication:''' Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The conference proceedings will be published as part of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Papers need to be presented in person at the conference in order to be included in the published proceedings.

'''Contact:''' pc-chairs@icdar2026.org

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The International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) is the leading event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition, recognized as a top conference in the field. It encompasses a wide range of topics where Pattern Recognition methods are applied in fields including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Speech and Natural Language Processing, and Sensor Pattern Processing. The 28th ICPR, to be held in 2026, offers an excellent platform for students, academics, and industry researchers to foster new ideas and collaborations.

'''Main topics of interest:'''

* Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 

* Computer and Robot Vision 

* Image, Speech, Signal and Video Processing 

* Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction 

* '''''Document Analysis and Recognition''''' 

* Biomedical Imaging and Bioinformatics

The '''''main call for papers''''' for ICPR 2026 can be found [https://icpr2026.org/calls.html here].

The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, which will be held at Lyon, France, during August 17-21, 2026. In the following, you may find the information on each type of event and links to the full calls.

'''Workshops:''' 
Members from all segments of the ICPR community are invited to submit workshop proposals on the topics mentioned above. Workshops are expected to provide a forum for the active exchange of ideas and experiences on a specific topic or application. Each proposal will be assessed based on its scientific merit, proposed structure, overall relevance, and how it complements the main conference.

All details related to ICPR workshops and submission guidelines can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callWorkshops.html here].

'''Tutorials''' 
The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee seeks tutorials on emerging research topics, core techniques, and application areas that are of interest within the ICPR community. An effective and informative tutorial should provide a broad introduction to the chosen research area as well as in-depth coverage of selected advanced topics.

Proposals that focus exclusively on the presenters’ own work or commercial presentations are not acceptable.

Submission guidelines and other important information related to tutorials are detailed [https://icpr2026.org/callTutorials.html here].

'''Important Dates''' (AoE (UTC-12))

* Competition proposals Due: November 1, 2025 

* Workshop proposals due : November 30, 2025 

* Conference paper submission : December 21, 2025 

* Tutorial proposals due: February 28, 2026 

* Doctoral consortium submission deadline: May 2, 2026 

* Early bird registration deadline: July 31, 2026 

* Workshop dates: August 21 and 22, 2026 

* ICPR Main Conference dates: August 17-22, 2026

'''Contact:''' contact@icpr2026.org

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The Workshop Chairs of the 20th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2026) invite proposals for affiliated workshops that will take place on September 3–4 (tentative), 2026, following the main conference in Vienna, Austria.

More details about the workshops of ICDAR 2026 can be found here: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/

'''Key Dates'''

* Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: December 22, 2025 

* Workshop Approval Notification: February 13, 2025 

* Tentative Workshop Dates: September 3–4, 2026 (post-conference workshops)

Workshop proceedings, if desired, can be included in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, coordinated by the main conference organizers.

'''Application Instructions''' 
See the [https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/ ICDAR 2026 website] for the full workshop call and details on submission procedure.

Submit your workshop proposal via email to the ICDAR 2026 Workshop Chairs:

Email: workshops-chairs@icdar2026.org

Please include '''''ICDAR 2026 Workshop''''' in the subject line.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to a vibrant workshop program in Vienna! For questions or support, please contact the Workshop Chairs directly.

'''Workshop chairs:''' 
- Jihad El-Sana, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 
- Elisa Barney Smith, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden 
- George Retsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

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The CENPARMI (Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence) of Concordia University is organizing the 5th edition of the international conference on Pattern Recognition & Artificial Intelligence ([https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI]) to be held on June 15-18, 2026 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

'''''Track 1:''''' Recognition of different types of patterns, handwriting, document, text, face, fingerprint, iris, brain, and strategic objects and targets.

'''''Track 2:''''' Computer vision and image processing, biomedical analysis, 2D and 3D images, tomography, graphics, robotics, and multimedia applications.

'''''Track 3:''''' Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, deep learning and classification techniques, speech and language processing semantic analysis, computational linguistics, e-learning and innovative teaching methods.

'''''Track 4:''''' Security and forensic studies, mobile applications, big data, small sample size, data mining and performance evaluation, intelligent systems and various applications.

'''Notes:''' 
1. Best papers will be selected for a Special Issue in the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence., 
2. Papers of general interest will be considered for a new book in the Book Series of Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems (http://www.worldscientific.com/series/scpl). 
3. The conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Scopus-indexed)

'''Important Dates:''' 
Note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-04:00)

* Special Session Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2025
* Special Session Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2025
* Paper Submission: January 15, 2026 

* Acceptance notification: March 7, 2026 

* Camera ready papers & Copyright Form: March 13, 2026 

* Early Registration: until April 30, 2026 

* Regular Registration: May 1 - June 18, 2026 

* Conference: June 15-18, 2026

'''Important Links:'''

Website: https://icprai2026.com/ 
Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icprai2026 
Contact Secretariat: icprai26@encs.concordia.ca

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

=== Where to share datasets ===

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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== November, 2025 ==
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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* Job Postings
** Two PhD Positions at dprl Lab, RIT, USA
** Postdoctoral Position in Multi-modal Foundation Models for Document Understanding at the CVC, Barcelona *(repost)*
* ICDAR 2026 - Call for Papers
* ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Workshops and Competitions *(updated)*
* Call for Workshops – ICDAR 2026 *(repost)*
* ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)*
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Dear TC11 members,

Find in this newsletter issue multiple interesting job postings for PhD students and Postdoc researchers.

The call for papers for our flagship conference ICDAR 2026 is there, and submissions are now open. This issue also has reposts of calls for papers for ICPR, ICPRAI conferences, along with calls for proposals for workshops and tutorials.

And as usual, please check the dates and deadlines section. Happy reading!.

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

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== Deadlines ==

'''2025'''

* '''Nov 30''' ICPR Workshop proposals due 

* '''Dec 21''' ICPR paper submission 

* '''Dec 22''' ICDAR Workshop proposals due

'''2026'''

* '''Jan 15''' ICPRAI paper submission 

* '''Feb 13''' ICDAR abstracts submission 

* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2026'''

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-22, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (biannually in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosg (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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== Two PhD Positions at dprl Lab, RIT, USA ==

'''Description''' 
The Document and Pattern Recognition Lab [https://www.cs.rit.edu/~dprl/index.html (dprl)] at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY, USA, is currently looking to recruit two PhD students to start their studies in Fall 2026. The primary focus of the labs’ work is multi-modal retrieval incorporating graphics and text, with graphics including math notation, chemical diagrams, and music. A summary of past and ongoing projects in the lab can be found [https://www.cs.rit.edu/~dprl/projects.html here].

Members of the lab have gone on to faculty positions at US universities, as well as Research Scientist positions at Apple and Meta. Our work has appeared in a number of top-tier venues including SIGIR, CHI, and CVPR.

'''Qualifications'''

* BSc or MSc in Computer Science 

* Well-developed reading, writing, and communication skills 

* Strong programming skills and experience preferred 

* Solid mathematical foundations (e.g., discrete math, calculus, probability and statistics) 

* Previous experience with experimental design and execution a helpful bonus

'''Applications''' 
Please submit a short resume, (unofficial) transcripts and the names of 3 references to Dr. Richard Zanibbi (rxzvcs@rit.edu).

Please feel free to send any questions that you may have to rxzvcs@rit.edu as well.

== Postdoctoral Position in Multi-modal Foundation Models for Document Understanding at the CVC, Barcelona ''(repost)'' ==

We are seeking a postdoc to join the Vision, Language and Reading group (http://vlr.cvc.uab.es/) at the Computer Vision Center (CVC), in Barcelona, Spain.

The position is initially for 3 years and linked to the European project “European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models For Robust Generalization On Arbitrary Data Streams” (ELLIOT, https://www.elliot-ai.eu/). The project targets the development of the next generation of open Multimodal Foundation Models and further adapting them for specific downstream tasks.

The successful candidate is expected to participate in large-scale training efforts, research on finetuning methods, and applications on the specific use case of Document Understanding.

'''More information and application:''' https://lnkd.in/dMeTgWZR

'''Application Deadline:''' Until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

'''Contact:''' Dimosthenis Karatzas (dimos@cvc.uab.es) or Ernest Valveny (ernest@cvc.uab.es)

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The International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) is the premier scientific venue in the field of document analysis and recognition. This conference brings together international experts from academia and industry to present their latest research results, share their experiences and to promote research and development in all aspects of recognition and analysis of documents, with a particular focus on document image analysis. The 20th edition of this flagship conference will be held as an in person event in Vienna, Austria, from August 30 to September 04, 2026.

'''Topics:''' 
Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to:

Document image processing, Physical and logical layout analysis, Text and symbol recognition, Handwriting recognition, Document analysis systems, Document classification, Indexing and retrieval of documents, Document synthesis, Extracting document semantics, NLP for document image analysis, Office automation, Graphics recognition, Human document interaction, Document Representation Modeling, Private and secure document understanding, Structured document generation, Multimedia document analysis, Mobile text recognition, Pen-based document analysis, Scene text detection and Recognition, Recognition of tables and formulas, Historical document analysis, Signature verification, Document summarization and translation, Document forensics and provenance, Medical document analysis, Document analysis for literature search, Gold-standard benchmarks and datasets, Foundation models for document understanding.

'''Conference Paper Submissions:''' 
Authors are invited to submit full-length papers describing original work of not more than 17 pages including figures and references.

The review of conference papers will be '''''double blind'''''. Authors should not include their names, affiliations, or acknowledgements in submitted manuscripts, and should ensure that their identity is not revealed indirectly by citing their earlier work in the third person. Authors will be given the opportunity to respond to reviews in a rebuttal phase.

Submitted papers must adhere to the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) format (Springer Guidelines/Templates). Detailed submission instructions for authors including the submission link can be found in the paper submission instructions.

ICDAR 2026 will give awards for the best paper, the best student paper, best poster paper, and the best industry paper, all of which will be presented at the conference.

'''Important Notes:''' 
Manuscripts not adhering to the page limit (maximum 17 pages all included), the formatting guidelines (Springer Lecture Notes format) or the anonymization requirements will be rejected without review.

Authors wishing to submit their manuscript to a pre-publication service (such as, for example arXiv.org) may do so. Likewise, links to GitHub websites for sharing data and code are permitted. Reviewers will be advised not to attempt to determine the identity of authors by searching for that information within online sources such as this.

The authorship of submitted manuscripts is final. No changes to the list of authors will be allowed once a paper has been submitted!

Dual submissions of manuscripts to other venues in parallel to ICDAR 2026 are prohibited!

'''Important Dates'''

* Abstracts Deadline: 13 February 2026
* Full Paper Deadline: 27 February 2026 

* Reviews to Authors: 17 April 2026 

* Rebuttal Deadline: 24 April 2026 

* Acceptance Notification: 15 May 2026 

* Camera-ready Deadline: 15 June 2026

All deadlines are strict at 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth). '''''There will be NO EXTENSIONS.'''''

'''Publication:''' Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The conference proceedings will be published as part of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Papers need to be presented in person at the conference in order to be included in the published proceedings.

'''Contact:''' pc-chairs@icdar2026.org

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The International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) is the leading event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition, recognized as a top conference in the field. It encompasses a wide range of topics where Pattern Recognition methods are applied in fields including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Speech and Natural Language Processing, and Sensor Pattern Processing. The 28th ICPR, to be held in 2026, offers an excellent platform for students, academics, and industry researchers to foster new ideas and collaborations.

'''Main topics of interest:'''

* Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 

* Computer and Robot Vision 

* Image, Speech, Signal and Video Processing 

* Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction 

* '''''Document Analysis and Recognition''''' 

* Biomedical Imaging and Bioinformatics

The '''''main call for papers''''' for ICPR 2026 can be found [https://icpr2026.org/calls.html here].

The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, which will be held at Lyon, France, during August 17-21, 2026. In the following, you may find the information on each type of event and links to the full calls.

'''Workshops:''' 
Members from all segments of the ICPR community are invited to submit workshop proposals on the topics mentioned above. Workshops are expected to provide a forum for the active exchange of ideas and experiences on a specific topic or application. Each proposal will be assessed based on its scientific merit, proposed structure, overall relevance, and how it complements the main conference.

All details related to ICPR workshops and submission guidelines can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callWorkshops.html here].

'''Tutorials''' 
The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee seeks tutorials on emerging research topics, core techniques, and application areas that are of interest within the ICPR community. An effective and informative tutorial should provide a broad introduction to the chosen research area as well as in-depth coverage of selected advanced topics.

Proposals that focus exclusively on the presenters’ own work or commercial presentations are not acceptable.

Submission guidelines and other important information related to tutorials are detailed [https://icpr2026.org/callTutorials.html here].

'''Important Dates''' (AoE (UTC-12))

* Competition proposals Due: November 1, 2025 

* Workshop proposals due : November 30, 2025 

* Conference paper submission : December 21, 2025 

* Tutorial proposals due: February 28, 2026 

* Doctoral consortium submission deadline: May 2, 2026 

* Early bird registration deadline: July 31, 2026 

* Workshop dates: August 21 and 22, 2026 

* ICPR Main Conference dates: August 17-22, 2026

'''Contact:''' contact@icpr2026.org

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The Workshop Chairs of the 20th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2026) invite proposals for affiliated workshops that will take place on September 3–4 (tentative), 2026, following the main conference in Vienna, Austria.

More details about the workshops of ICDAR 2026 can be found here: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/

'''Key Dates'''

* Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: December 22, 2025 

* Workshop Approval Notification: February 13, 2025 

* Tentative Workshop Dates: September 3–4, 2026 (post-conference workshops)

Workshop proceedings, if desired, can be included in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, coordinated by the main conference organizers.

'''Application Instructions''' 
See the [https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/ ICDAR 2026 website] for the full workshop call and details on submission procedure.

Submit your workshop proposal via email to the ICDAR 2026 Workshop Chairs:

Email: workshops-chairs@icdar2026.org

Please include '''''ICDAR 2026 Workshop''''' in the subject line.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to a vibrant workshop program in Vienna! For questions or support, please contact the Workshop Chairs directly.

'''Workshop chairs:''' 
- Jihad El-Sana, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 
- Elisa Barney Smith, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden 
- George Retsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

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The CENPARMI (Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence) of Concordia University is organizing the 5th edition of the international conference on Pattern Recognition & Artificial Intelligence ([https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI]) to be held on June 15-18, 2026 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

'''''Track 1:''''' Recognition of different types of patterns, handwriting, document, text, face, fingerprint, iris, brain, and strategic objects and targets.

'''''Track 2:''''' Computer vision and image processing, biomedical analysis, 2D and 3D images, tomography, graphics, robotics, and multimedia applications.

'''''Track 3:''''' Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, deep learning and classification techniques, speech and language processing semantic analysis, computational linguistics, e-learning and innovative teaching methods.

'''''Track 4:''''' Security and forensic studies, mobile applications, big data, small sample size, data mining and performance evaluation, intelligent systems and various applications.

'''Notes:''' 
1. Best papers will be selected for a Special Issue in the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence., 
2. Papers of general interest will be considered for a new book in the Book Series of Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems (http://www.worldscientific.com/series/scpl). 
3. The conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Scopus-indexed)

'''Important Dates:''' 
Note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-04:00)

* Special Session Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2025
* Special Session Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2025
* Paper Submission: January 15, 2026 

* Acceptance notification: March 7, 2026 

* Camera ready papers & Copyright Form: March 13, 2026 

* Early Registration: until April 30, 2026 

* Regular Registration: May 1 - June 18, 2026 

* Conference: June 15-18, 2026

'''Important Links:'''

Website: https://icprai2026.com/ 
Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icprai2026 
Contact Secretariat: icprai26@encs.concordia.ca

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

=== Where to share datasets ===

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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* Message from the Editor
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** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* Job Postings
** Two PhD Positions at dprl Lab, RIT, USA
** Postdoctoral Position in Multi-modal Foundation Models for Document Understanding at the CVC, Barcelona *(repost)*
* ICDAR 2026 - Call for Papers
* ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Workshops and Competitions *(updated)*
* Call for Workshops – ICDAR 2026 *(repost)*
* ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)*
* Datasets
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*** Where to share datasets

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Dear TC11 members,

Find in this newsletter issue multiple interesting job postings for PhD students and Postdoc researchers.

The call for papers for our flagship conference ICDAR 2026 is there, and submissions are now open. This issue also has reposts of calls for papers for ICPR, ICPRAI conferences, along with calls for proposals for workshops and tutorials.

And as usual, please check the dates and deadlines section. Happy reading!.

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2025'''

* '''Nov 30''' ICPR Workshop proposals due 

* '''Dec 21''' ICPR paper submission 

* '''Dec 22''' ICDAR Workshop proposals due

'''2026'''

* '''Jan 15''' ICPRAI paper submission 

* '''Feb 13''' ICDAR abstracts submission 

* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2026'''

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-21, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (biannually in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosg (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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== Two PhD Positions at dprl Lab, RIT, USA ==

'''Description''' 
The Document and Pattern Recognition Lab [https://www.cs.rit.edu/~dprl/index.html (dprl)] at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY, USA, is currently looking to recruit two PhD students to start their studies in Fall 2026. The primary focus of the labs’ work is multi-modal retrieval incorporating graphics and text, with graphics including math notation, chemical diagrams, and music. A summary of past and ongoing projects in the lab can be found [https://www.cs.rit.edu/~dprl/projects.html here].

Members of the lab have gone on to faculty positions at US universities, as well as Research Scientist positions at Apple and Meta. Our work has appeared in a number of top-tier venues including SIGIR, CHI, and CVPR.

'''Qualifications'''

* BSc or MSc in Computer Science 

* Well-developed reading, writing, and communication skills 

* Strong programming skills and experience preferred 

* Solid mathematical foundations (e.g., discrete math, calculus, probability and statistics) 

* Previous experience with experimental design and execution a helpful bonus

'''Applications''' 
Please submit a short resume, (unofficial) transcripts and the names of 3 references to Dr. Richard Zanibbi (rxzvcs@rit.edu).

Please feel free to send any questions that you may have to rxzvcs@rit.edu as well.

== Postdoctoral Position in Multi-modal Foundation Models for Document Understanding at the CVC, Barcelona ''(repost)'' ==

We are seeking a postdoc to join the Vision, Language and Reading group (http://vlr.cvc.uab.es/) at the Computer Vision Center (CVC), in Barcelona, Spain.

The position is initially for 3 years and linked to the European project “European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models For Robust Generalization On Arbitrary Data Streams” (ELLIOT, https://www.elliot-ai.eu/). The project targets the development of the next generation of open Multimodal Foundation Models and further adapting them for specific downstream tasks.

The successful candidate is expected to participate in large-scale training efforts, research on finetuning methods, and applications on the specific use case of Document Understanding.

'''More information and application:''' https://lnkd.in/dMeTgWZR

'''Application Deadline:''' Until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

'''Contact:''' Dimosthenis Karatzas (dimos@cvc.uab.es) or Ernest Valveny (ernest@cvc.uab.es)

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The International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) is the premier scientific venue in the field of document analysis and recognition. This conference brings together international experts from academia and industry to present their latest research results, share their experiences and to promote research and development in all aspects of recognition and analysis of documents, with a particular focus on document image analysis. The 20th edition of this flagship conference will be held as an in person event in Vienna, Austria, from August 30 to September 04, 2026.

'''Topics:''' 
Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to:

Document image processing, Physical and logical layout analysis, Text and symbol recognition, Handwriting recognition, Document analysis systems, Document classification, Indexing and retrieval of documents, Document synthesis, Extracting document semantics, NLP for document image analysis, Office automation, Graphics recognition, Human document interaction, Document Representation Modeling, Private and secure document understanding, Structured document generation, Multimedia document analysis, Mobile text recognition, Pen-based document analysis, Scene text detection and Recognition, Recognition of tables and formulas, Historical document analysis, Signature verification, Document summarization and translation, Document forensics and provenance, Medical document analysis, Document analysis for literature search, Gold-standard benchmarks and datasets, Foundation models for document understanding.

'''Conference Paper Submissions:''' 
Authors are invited to submit full-length papers describing original work of not more than 17 pages including figures and references.

The review of conference papers will be '''''double blind'''''. Authors should not include their names, affiliations, or acknowledgements in submitted manuscripts, and should ensure that their identity is not revealed indirectly by citing their earlier work in the third person. Authors will be given the opportunity to respond to reviews in a rebuttal phase.

Submitted papers must adhere to the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) format (Springer Guidelines/Templates). Detailed submission instructions for authors including the submission link can be found in the paper submission instructions.

ICDAR 2026 will give awards for the best paper, the best student paper, best poster paper, and the best industry paper, all of which will be presented at the conference.

'''Important Notes:''' 
Manuscripts not adhering to the page limit (maximum 17 pages all included), the formatting guidelines (Springer Lecture Notes format) or the anonymization requirements will be rejected without review.

Authors wishing to submit their manuscript to a pre-publication service (such as, for example arXiv.org) may do so. Likewise, links to GitHub websites for sharing data and code are permitted. Reviewers will be advised not to attempt to determine the identity of authors by searching for that information within online sources such as this.

The authorship of submitted manuscripts is final. No changes to the list of authors will be allowed once a paper has been submitted!

Dual submissions of manuscripts to other venues in parallel to ICDAR 2026 are prohibited!

'''Important Dates'''

* Abstracts Deadline: 13 February 2026
* Full Paper Deadline: 27 February 2026 

* Reviews to Authors: 17 April 2026 

* Rebuttal Deadline: 24 April 2026 

* Acceptance Notification: 15 May 2026 

* Camera-ready Deadline: 15 June 2026

All deadlines are strict at 23:59 AOE (Anywhere on Earth). '''''There will be NO EXTENSIONS.'''''

'''Publication:''' Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science. The conference proceedings will be published as part of the Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Papers need to be presented in person at the conference in order to be included in the published proceedings.

'''Contact:''' pc-chairs@icdar2026.org

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The International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) is the leading event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition, recognized as a top conference in the field. It encompasses a wide range of topics where Pattern Recognition methods are applied in fields including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Speech and Natural Language Processing, and Sensor Pattern Processing. The 28th ICPR, to be held in 2026, offers an excellent platform for students, academics, and industry researchers to foster new ideas and collaborations.

'''Main topics of interest:'''

* Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 

* Computer and Robot Vision 

* Image, Speech, Signal and Video Processing 

* Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction 

* '''''Document Analysis and Recognition''''' 

* Biomedical Imaging and Bioinformatics

The '''''main call for papers''''' for ICPR 2026 can be found [https://icpr2026.org/calls.html here].

The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, which will be held at Lyon, France, during August 17-21, 2026. In the following, you may find the information on each type of event and links to the full calls.

'''Workshops:''' 
Members from all segments of the ICPR community are invited to submit workshop proposals on the topics mentioned above. Workshops are expected to provide a forum for the active exchange of ideas and experiences on a specific topic or application. Each proposal will be assessed based on its scientific merit, proposed structure, overall relevance, and how it complements the main conference.

All details related to ICPR workshops and submission guidelines can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callWorkshops.html here].

'''Tutorials''' 
The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee seeks tutorials on emerging research topics, core techniques, and application areas that are of interest within the ICPR community. An effective and informative tutorial should provide a broad introduction to the chosen research area as well as in-depth coverage of selected advanced topics.

Proposals that focus exclusively on the presenters’ own work or commercial presentations are not acceptable.

Submission guidelines and other important information related to tutorials are detailed [https://icpr2026.org/callTutorials.html here].

'''Important Dates''' (AoE (UTC-12))

* Competition proposals Due: November 1, 2025 

* Workshop proposals due : November 30, 2025 

* Conference paper submission : December 21, 2025 

* Tutorial proposals due: February 28, 2026 

* Doctoral consortium submission deadline: May 2, 2026 

* Early bird registration deadline: July 31, 2026 

* Workshop dates: August 21 and 22, 2026 

* ICPR Main Conference dates: August 17-22, 2026

'''Contact:''' contact@icpr2026.org

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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="Call for Workshops – ICDAR 2026 *(repost)* ">

The Workshop Chairs of the 20th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2026) invite proposals for affiliated workshops that will take place on September 3–4 (tentative), 2026, following the main conference in Vienna, Austria.

More details about the workshops of ICDAR 2026 can be found here: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/

'''Key Dates'''

* Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: December 22, 2025 

* Workshop Approval Notification: February 13, 2025 

* Tentative Workshop Dates: September 3–4, 2026 (post-conference workshops)

Workshop proceedings, if desired, can be included in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, coordinated by the main conference organizers.

'''Application Instructions''' 
See the [https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/ ICDAR 2026 website] for the full workshop call and details on submission procedure.

Submit your workshop proposal via email to the ICDAR 2026 Workshop Chairs:

Email: workshops-chairs@icdar2026.org

Please include '''''ICDAR 2026 Workshop''''' in the subject line.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to a vibrant workshop program in Vienna! For questions or support, please contact the Workshop Chairs directly.

'''Workshop chairs:''' 
- Jihad El-Sana, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 
- Elisa Barney Smith, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden 
- George Retsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)* ">

The CENPARMI (Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence) of Concordia University is organizing the 5th edition of the international conference on Pattern Recognition & Artificial Intelligence ([https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI]) to be held on June 15-18, 2026 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

'''''Track 1:''''' Recognition of different types of patterns, handwriting, document, text, face, fingerprint, iris, brain, and strategic objects and targets.

'''''Track 2:''''' Computer vision and image processing, biomedical analysis, 2D and 3D images, tomography, graphics, robotics, and multimedia applications.

'''''Track 3:''''' Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, deep learning and classification techniques, speech and language processing semantic analysis, computational linguistics, e-learning and innovative teaching methods.

'''''Track 4:''''' Security and forensic studies, mobile applications, big data, small sample size, data mining and performance evaluation, intelligent systems and various applications.

'''Notes:''' 
1. Best papers will be selected for a Special Issue in the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence., 
2. Papers of general interest will be considered for a new book in the Book Series of Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems (http://www.worldscientific.com/series/scpl). 
3. The conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Scopus-indexed)

'''Important Dates:''' 
Note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-04:00)

* Special Session Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2025
* Special Session Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2025
* Paper Submission: January 15, 2026 

* Acceptance notification: March 7, 2026 

* Camera ready papers & Copyright Form: March 13, 2026 

* Early Registration: until April 30, 2026 

* Regular Registration: May 1 - June 18, 2026 

* Conference: June 15-18, 2026

'''Important Links:'''

Website: https://icprai2026.com/ 
Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icprai2026 
Contact Secretariat: icprai26@encs.concordia.ca

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

=== Where to share datasets ===

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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= TC-11 Newsletter Archive =

=== 2025 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( No Newsletter for June )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_11.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2024 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2023 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2022 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2021 ===

* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2020 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2019 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_01b|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_01b.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2018 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_01c.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_02b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_3|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_5|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_6|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_7|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_07b.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_8|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_08e.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11__Newsletter_2018_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2017 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_01_29|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_01_29.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_02_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_03_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_05_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_06_e.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_07_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_08_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_09_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* October/November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_10_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/12|web]] )( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_12b.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2016 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_01_26.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_06_27.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_07_21.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_09_21.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_12_23.txt|December]]

=== 2015 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_03_24.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_04_21.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_05_20.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_06_22.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_07_24.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_08_21.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_09_24.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_11_23.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_12_18.txt|December]]

=== 2014 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_01_20.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_03_25.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_04_17.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_06_20.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_07_16.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_08_15.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_09_22.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_10_20.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2013 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_02_20.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_03_20.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_04_23.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_06_26.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_07_23.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_08_19.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_09_19.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2012 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_01_23.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_03_16.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_06_28.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_07_19.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_08_22.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_01.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_11_08.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2011 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_06_16.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_09_30.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_10_31.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2010 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_01_19.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_02_22.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_03_22.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_05_19.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_06_23.txt‎|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_07_20.txt‎|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_08_18.txt‎|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_09_27.txt‎|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_10_20.txt‎|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_11_29.txt‎|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2009 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_03_04.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_04_30.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_05_13.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_06_29.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_08_20.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_09_17.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_10_14.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_11_21.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2008 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2008_02_06.txt|February]]

=== 2007 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_01_11.txt|Jan]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_13.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_16.txt|March (extra)]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_07_12.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_11_07.txt|November]]

=== 2006 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_02_06.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_09_20.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_6.txt|December]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_18.txt|December (extra)]]

=== 2005 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_01_17.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_04_13.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_11_05_extra.txt|May (extra)]]

=== 2004 ===

* [[Media:feb6-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 6]]
* [[Media:feb22-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 22]]
* [[Media:mar1-2004-newsletter.txt|March 01]]
* [[Media:mar16-2004-newsletter.txt|March 16]]
* [[Media:apr08-2004-newsletter.txt|April 08]]
* [[Media:may21-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 21]]
* [[Media:may31-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 31]]
* [[Newsletter Archive - Discussion on quality control & IAPR]]
* [[Media:aug20-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August 20]]
* [[Media:TC11-aug-2004-post-icpr.txt|August (post-ICPR)]]

=== 2003 ===

* [[Media:aug-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August]]
* [[Media:sept-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|September]]
* [[Media:dec-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2002 ===

* [[Media:may-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May]]
* [[Media:jun-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|June]]
* [[Media:nov-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|November]]
* [[Media:dec-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2001 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2001-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-03.txt|March]]

=== 2000 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2000-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-03.txt|March]]

==== TC-11 Newsletter Archive, 2000 title discussion ====

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= Presentations at IAPR TC meetings =

* [[Media:TC-11-Report-ICDAR-2001.ppt|TC-11 Report presented at ICDAR'2001, Seattle ''(L. Schomaker)'']]
* [[Media:TC-10+11-ICDAR-hosting-regulations.ppt|Joint TC-10+11 Regulation proposal for ICDAR hosting ''(L. Schomaker/ Y-B. Kwon)'']]
* [[Media:Tc11+biannual-2003.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2003]]
* [[Media:TC11report2004.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2004]]

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
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| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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| University of La Rochelle, France
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| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
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| MyScript, France
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| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
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| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
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| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
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| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
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[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

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Nibalnayef:

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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* Job Postings
** Postdoctoral Position in Multi-modal Foundation Models for Document Understanding at the CVC, Barcelona
** PhD offer: Scalable Indexing and Retrieval in Multimedia and Geospatial Contents - France
** Postdoctoral Position in Document Analysis at the CVC, Barcelona *(repost)*
* Call for ICDAR-IJDAR Journal Track *(repost)*
* Call for Workshops – ICDAR 2026 *(repost)*
* ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Workshops, Tutorials and Competitions *(repost)*
* ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)*
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository
*** Recently published datasets *(repost)*
*** Where to share datasets

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Dear TC11 members,

Find in this newsletter issue multiple interesting job postings for post-doc and PhD researchers.

This issue also has reposts of calls for papers for the ICDAR-IJDAR journal track (of ICDAR 2026) and ICPR, ICPRAI conferences, along with several important calls for proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials. Have a look at the section of dates and deadlines that may help you plan your submissions and/or trips.

A reminder is posted on the new dataset for handwritten mathematical expression recognition named “CROHME Contextual Dataset”.

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2025'''

* '''Nov 14''' ICDAR-IJDAR journal track (of ICDAR 2026) paper submission 

* '''Nov 28''' ICDAR Tutorial proposals due 

* '''Nov 30''' ICPR Workshop proposals due 

* '''Dec 20''' ICPR paper submission 

* '''Dec 22''' ICDAR Workshop proposals due

'''2026'''

* '''Jan 15''' ICPRAI paper submission 

* '''Feb 13''' ICDAR abstracts submission 

* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2025'''

* [https://acpr2025.com/ ACPR 2025]. Gold Coast, Australia (November 10-13, 2025)

'''2026'''

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-21, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (biannually in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosg (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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== Postdoctoral Position in Multi-modal Foundation Models for Document Understanding at the CVC, Barcelona ==

We are seeking a postdoc to join the Vision, Language and Reading group (http://vlr.cvc.uab.es/) at the Computer Vision Center (CVC), in Barcelona, Spain.

The position is initially for 3 years and linked to the European project “European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models For Robust Generalization On Arbitrary Data Streams” (ELLIOT, https://www.elliot-ai.eu/). The project targets the development of the next generation of open Multimodal Foundation Models and further adapting them for specific downstream tasks.

The successful candidate is expected to participate in large-scale training efforts, research on finetuning methods, and applications on the specific use case of Document Understanding.

'''More information and application:''' https://lnkd.in/dMeTgWZR

'''Application Deadline:''' Until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

'''Contact:''' Dimosthenis Karatzas (dimos@cvc.uab.es) or Ernest Valveny (ernest@cvc.uab.es)

== PhD offer: Scalable Indexing and Retrieval in Multimedia and Geospatial Contents - France ==

* '''PhD Topic:''' Scalable indexing and retrieval in multimedia and geospatial contents 

* '''Affiliation:''' LASTIG Lab / IGN and Gustave Eiffel University 

* '''Location:''' Great Paris area, France 

* '''All the details:''' https://www.umr-lastig.fr/vgouet/News/PhD_Thesis_proposal25-DALEAS.pdf

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'''Keywords''': Information retrieval, Indexing and Retrieval, Machine Learning, Multimodal Large Language Models, 3D Point Clouds, Geolocalization, Big Data, Apache Spark.

'''At a Glance''' 
Within the DALEAS project, the PhD will tackle the core challenge of content-based indexing and retrieval in multimedia contents at large scale. The multimedia contents considered, such as images, text, and 3D point clouds, illustrate or document the territory (a city, street, monument, etc.). The research will consist of designing efficient, flexible representations and indexing strategies that enable fast and accurate retrieval, depending on the data available in the query as well as in the georeferenced database queried. Here, retrieval will enable the identification of documents linked to a common geographical area, with the objective of geolocating the query.

Building on previous work on LiDAR-to-text representations performed in LaSTIG, and on Multimodal Large Language Models in general, the candidate will propose fusion and alignment strategies to integrate heterogeneous data. Embedded in the Apache Spark™ infrastructure, this work will advance large-scale search in multimedia collections, with application to geospatial analysis of social network media in partnership with France Télévisions, for the detection of misinformation.

'''How to apply:''' 
Before '''''November 21th, 2025''''', please send to both contacts, in a single PDF file, the following documents:

* A detailed CV 

* A topic-focused cover letter 

* Grades and ranks over the last 3 years of study 

* The contact details of 2 referents who can recommend you

Candidatures which do not respect these instructions will not be considered. 
Applications will be accepted until November 21st, with interviews conducted from November 24th to December 5th, and the decision released by December 10th.

'''Contacts''' 
Laurent Caraffa – Laurent.Caraffa@ign.fr 
Researcher at LASTIG (PhD thesis supervisor), IGN, Gustave Eiffel University

Valérie Gouet-Brunet – Valerie.Gouet@ign.fr 
Research director at LASTIG (director of the PhD thesis), IGN, Gustave Eiffel University

== Postdoctoral Position in Document Analysis at the CVC, Barcelona ''(repost)'' ==

Postdoctoral position in Document Analysis (Handwriting Recognition) at the Computer Vision Center (CVC), Barcelona, Spain.

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The Document Analysis group is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to collaborate on Handwriting Recognition. The objective is to explore methodologies suitable for historical documents in low resource scenarios (when training data is scarce), such as self-supervised learning, continual learning, synthetic data generation, etc. Architectures can be based on deep learning models and/or Spiking Neural Networks.

This position is linked to the project “DESCRYPT: Echoes of History: Analysis and Decipherment of Historical Writings”, financed by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. More info at: https://www.descrypt.org/

'''Starting date:''' As soon as possible.

'''Info. and Application:'''

The details of the position and how to apply can be found in this webpage:

https://www.cvc.uab.es/blog/2025/07/31/postdoctoral-position-for-the-document-analysis-research-group-at-computer-vision-center/.

'''Application Deadline:''' The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

'''Contact:''' Alicia Fornés, afornes@cvc.uab.es

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Following the tradition of previous ICDARs, ICDAR 2026 will once again feature a Journal Track, combining the rapid turnaround and wide visibility of a conference with the depth, length, and rigorous peer review of an archival journal. The ICDAR–IJDAR Journal Track invites high-quality original submissions in all areas of Document Analysis and Recognition, suitable for both the International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) and the International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR). Accepted papers will be published in a special issue of IJDAR and will be allocated an oral presentation slot at ICDAR 2026.

Please note that journal versions of previously published conference papers, as well as survey papers, will not be considered for this special issue. Such papers should instead be submitted directly to IJDAR through its regular submission process.

Authors submitting to the journal track commit to presenting their work at ICDAR upon acceptance. Springer Nature, the publisher of IJDAR, will make accepted journal track papers freely accessible during a four-week window around the conference, in addition to their publication in the archival journal.

'''Format:''' 
Papers submitted to the journal track should follow the format of IJDAR submissions and all of the standard guidelines.

'''Procedure and deadlines:''' 
All authors must understand that the full journal review process is required for all journal track submissions—there is no “short cut”. Papers submitted by the journal track paper submission deadline will undergo review for the journal track. At the time of the initial journal track decision, any paper requiring major revision can no longer be considered for the journal track. In such cases, authors have two options:

* Transfer the submitted paper to the regular IJDAR track to continue the review process, or
* the submission and prepare a shorter version to be submitted as an ICDAR conference paper. Please refer to the ICDAR 2026 website for details on deadlines and submission procedures.

Questions regarding the status of a paper under review for the IJDAR–ICDAR Journal Track should be directed to the Journal Editorial Office via the Editorial Manager system. The guest editors retain full authority to determine whether the journal review process can be completed in time, and decline submissions that arrive too late. In such cases, the authors will be notified immediately and may choose either to keep the paper in the regular IJDAR review process or to withdraw the manuscript from the journal.

Unlike the main ICDAR conference submission process, which is double blind, the IJDAR journal uses a regular submission process where authors must identify themselves on a paper at the time of submission.

'''Submit here:''' [https://link.springer.com/collections/hfhdadbjga Submission link]

'''Important Dates'''

* Journal track paper submission deadline: 14 November 2025 

* Initial journal track decision announced to authors: 16 January 2026 

* Revised journal track paper submission deadline: 1 April 2026 

* Final journal track decision: 15 May 2026

'''Editors''' 
This special issue is a joint initiative of the IJDAR editors and the ICDAR 2026 PC chairs.

Program Chairs of ICDAR 2026:

* Gernot A. Fink 

* Alicia Fornes 

* Koichi Kise (liaison to IJDAR) 

* Daniel Lopresti

'''Contact:''' 
For any information about this initiative, please email to pc-chairs@icdar2026.org

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The Workshop Chairs of the 20th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2026) invite proposals for affiliated workshops that will take place on September 3–4 (tentative), 2026, following the main conference in Vienna, Austria.

More details about the workshops of ICDAR 2026 can be found here: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/

'''Key Dates'''

* Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: December 22, 2025 

* Workshop Approval Notification: February 13, 2025 

* Tentative Workshop Dates: September 3–4, 2026 (post-conference workshops)

Workshop proceedings, if desired, can be included in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, coordinated by the main conference organizers.

'''Application Instructions''' 
See the [https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/ ICDAR 2026 website] for the full workshop call and details on submission procedure.

Submit your workshop proposal via email to the ICDAR 2026 Workshop Chairs:

Email: workshops-chairs@icdar2026.org

Please include '''''ICDAR 2026 Workshop''''' in the subject line.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to a vibrant workshop program in Vienna! For questions or support, please contact the Workshop Chairs directly.

'''Workshop chairs:''' 
- Jihad El-Sana, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 
- Elisa Barney Smith, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden 
- George Retsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

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The International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) is the leading event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition, recognized as a top conference in the field. It encompasses a wide range of topics where Pattern Recognition methods are applied in fields including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Speech and Natural Language Processing, and Sensor Pattern Processing. The 28th ICPR, to be held in 2026, offers an excellent platform for students, academics, and industry researchers to foster new ideas and collaborations.

'''Main topics of interest:'''

* Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 

* Computer and Robot Vision 

* Image, Speech, Signal and Video Processing 

* Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction 

* '''''Document Analysis and Recognition''''' 

* Biomedical Imaging and Bioinformatics

The '''''main call for papers''''' for ICPR 2026 can be found [https://icpr2026.org/calls.html here].

The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, which will be held at Lyon, France, during August 17-21, 2026. In the following, you may find the information on each type of event and links to the full calls.

'''Workshops:''' 
Members from all segments of the ICPR community are invited to submit workshop proposals on the topics mentioned above. Workshops are expected to provide a forum for the active exchange of ideas and experiences on a specific topic or application. Each proposal will be assessed based on its scientific merit, proposed structure, overall relevance, and how it complements the main conference.

All details related to ICPR workshops and submission guidelines can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callWorkshops.html here].

'''Competitions''' 
You are cordially invited to submit proposals for competitions that aim at evaluating the performance of algorithms and methods related to pattern recognition. The submission guidelines, rules for accepted competitions etc. can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callCompetitions.html here].

'''Tutorials''' 
The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee seeks tutorials on emerging research topics, core techniques, and application areas that are of interest within the ICPR community. An effective and informative tutorial should provide a broad introduction to the chosen research area as well as in-depth coverage of selected advanced topics.

Proposals that focus exclusively on the presenters’ own work or commercial presentations '''''are not acceptable'''''.

Submission guidelines and other important information related to tutorials are detailed [https://icpr2026.org/callTutorials.html here].

'''Important Dates''' (CET times)

* Competition proposals Due: November 1, 2025 

* Workshop proposals due : November 30, 2025 

* Conference paper submission : December 20, 2025 

* Tutorial proposals due: February 28, 2026 

* Early bird registration deadline: July 31, 2026 

* Workshop dates: August 21 and 22, 2026 

* ICPR Main Conference dates: August 17-20, 2026

'''Contacts''' 
ICPR 2026 Workshop Co-Chairs:

* Umapada Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India. Emails: umapada@isical.ac.in, umapada_pal@yahoo.com 

* Lu Shijian, NTU, Singapore, Email: Shijian.Lu@ntu.edu.sg 

* Ida-Maria Sintorn, Uppsala University, Sweden. Email: ida.sintorn@it.uu.se

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The CENPARMI (Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence) of Concordia University is organizing the 5th edition of the international conference on Pattern Recognition & Artificial Intelligence ([https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI]) to be held on June 15-18, 2026 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

'''''Track 1:''''' Recognition of different types of patterns, handwriting, document, text, face, fingerprint, iris, brain, and strategic objects and targets.

'''''Track 2:''''' Computer vision and image processing, biomedical analysis, 2D and 3D images, tomography, graphics, robotics, and multimedia applications.

'''''Track 3:''''' Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, deep learning and classification techniques, speech and language processing semantic analysis, computational linguistics, e-learning and innovative teaching methods.

'''''Track 4:''''' Security and forensic studies, mobile applications, big data, small sample size, data mining and performance evaluation, intelligent systems and various applications.

'''Notes:''' 
1. Best papers will be selected for a Special Issue in the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence., 
2. Papers of general interest will be considered for a new book in the Book Series of Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems (http://www.worldscientific.com/series/scpl). 
3. The conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Scopus-indexed)

'''Important Dates:''' 
Note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-04:00)

* Special Session Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2025
* Special Session Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2025
* Paper Submission: January 15, 2026 

* Acceptance notification: March 7, 2026 

* Camera ready papers & Copyright Form: March 13, 2026 

* Early Registration: until April 30, 2026 

* Regular Registration: May 1 - June 18, 2026 

* Conference: June 15-18, 2026

'''Important Links:'''

Website: https://icprai2026.com/ 
Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icprai2026 
Contact Secretariat: icprai26@encs.concordia.ca

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

=== Recently published datasets ''(repost)'' ===

'''CROHME Contextual Dataset''': This dataset supports CROHME2019 and CROHME2023 Testset with contextual information. It provides aligned LaTeX expressions extracted from source documents, along with surrounding textual context, to facilitate formula recognition experiments. The paper is publised in ICDAR 2025 M3RD Workshop. More details on the dataset can be found at the URL below.

The dataset contains two main components: the original source files and processed JSON data aligned with CROHME test sets.

* Contributed: 2025-09-16 

* Keywords: Handwritten Mathematical Expression Recognition, Mathematical Contextual Reasoning, CROHME datasets
* URL: https://zenodo.org/records/17122781

=== Where to share datasets ===

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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# IAPR TC-11 (Reading Systems) Newsletter

## October, 2025

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### TABLE OF CONTENTS

- Message from the Editor
- Dates and Deadlines
- Deadlines
- Upcoming Conferences and Events
- Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
- Job Postings
- Postdoctoral Position in Multi-modal Foundation Models for Document Understanding at the CVC, Barcelona
- PhD offer: Scalable Indexing and Retrieval in Multimedia and Geospatial Contents - France
- Postdoctoral Position in Document Analysis at the CVC, Barcelona *(repost)*
- Call for ICDAR-IJDAR Journal Track *(repost)*
- Call for Workshops – ICDAR 2026 *(repost)*
- ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Workshops, Tutorials and Competitions *(repost)*
- ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)*
- Datasets
- TC11 Datasets Repository
- Recently published datasets *(repost)*
- Where to share datasets

Message from the Editor
=======================

Dear TC11 members,

Find in this newsletter issue multiple interesting job postings for
post-doc and PhD researchers.

This issue also has reposts of calls for papers for the ICDAR-IJDAR
journal track (of ICDAR 2026) and ICPR, ICPRAI conferences, along with
several important calls for proposals for workshops, competitions and
tutorials. Have a look at the section of dates and deadlines that may
help you plan your submissions and/or trips.

A reminder is posted on the new dataset for handwritten mathematical
expression recognition named "CROHME Contextual Dataset".

**Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer**
( <n.nayef@gmail.com> )

**Join us!** If you are not already a member of the TC11 community,
please consider joining the [TC11 mailing
list](https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1).
**Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr\_tc11):**
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Dates and Deadlines
===================

Deadlines
---------

**2025**

- **Nov 14** ICDAR-IJDAR journal track (of ICDAR 2026) paper
submission
- **Nov 28** ICDAR Tutorial proposals due
- **Nov 30** ICPR Workshop proposals due
- **Dec 20** ICPR paper submission
- **Dec 22** ICDAR Workshop proposals due

**2026**

- **Jan 15** ICPRAI paper submission
- **Feb 13** ICDAR abstracts submission
- **Feb 27** ICDAR full papers submission
- **Feb 28** ICPR Tutorial proposals due

Upcoming Conferences and Events
-------------------------------

**2025**

- [ACPR 2025](https://acpr2025.com/). Gold Coast, Australia (November
10-13, 2025)

**2026**

- [ICPRAI 2026](https://icprai2026.com/). Montréal, Québec, Canada
(June 15-18, 2026)
- [ICPR 2026](https://icpr2026.org/index.html). Lyon, France (August
17-21, 2026)
- [ICDAR 2026](https://icdar2026.org/). Vienna, Austria (August 30 -
September 4, 2026)

Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
==============================================

The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading
systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the
Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR
flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we
encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the
following events:

- **ICDAR**: International Conference on Document Analysis and
Recognition (annually; next possibility in **2029**)
- **DAS**: International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems
(satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in
**2026**)
- **HIP**: International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and
Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in **2026**)
- **GREC**: International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite
event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in **2027**)
- **SSDA**: Summer School on Document Analysis (biannually in odd
years; next possibility in **2027**)

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future
issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce
their interest via email to <kc.santosh@usd.edu> and
<andreas.fischer@unifr.ch>, in order to receive feedback and support for
preparing a proposal.

**KC Santosg (Chair, TC10)**
**Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)**

Job Postings
============

Postdoctoral Position in Multi-modal Foundation Models for Document Understanding at the CVC, Barcelona
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

We are seeking a postdoc to join the Vision, Language and Reading group
(http://vlr.cvc.uab.es/) at the Computer Vision Center (CVC), in
Barcelona, Spain.

The position is initially for 3 years and linked to the European project
"European Large Open Multi-Modal Foundation Models For Robust
Generalization On Arbitrary Data Streams" (ELLIOT,
https://www.elliot-ai.eu/). The project targets the development of the
next generation of open Multimodal Foundation Models and further
adapting them for specific downstream tasks.

The successful candidate is expected to participate in large-scale
training efforts, research on finetuning methods, and applications on
the specific use case of Document Understanding.

**More information and application:** https://lnkd.in/dMeTgWZR

**Application Deadline:** Until a suitable candidate has been hired.
Applications will be regularly reviewed.

**Contact:** Dimosthenis Karatzas (dimos\@cvc.uab.es) or Ernest Valveny
(ernest\@cvc.uab.es)

PhD offer: Scalable Indexing and Retrieval in Multimedia and Geospatial Contents - France
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

- **PhD Topic:** Scalable indexing and retrieval in multimedia and
geospatial contents
- **Affiliation:** LASTIG Lab / IGN and Gustave Eiffel University
- **Location:** Great Paris area, France
- **All the details:**
https://www.umr-lastig.fr/vgouet/News/PhD\_Thesis\_proposal25-DALEAS.pdf

------------------------------------------------------------------------

**Keywords**: Information retrieval, Indexing and Retrieval, Machine
Learning, Multimodal Large Language Models, 3D Point Clouds,
Geolocalization, Big Data, Apache Spark.

**At a Glance**
Within the DALEAS project, the PhD will tackle the core challenge of
content-based indexing and retrieval in multimedia contents at large
scale. The multimedia contents considered, such as images, text, and 3D
point clouds, illustrate or document the territory (a city, street,
monument, etc.). The research will consist of designing efficient,
flexible representations and indexing strategies that enable fast and
accurate retrieval, depending on the data available in the query as well
as in the georeferenced database queried. Here, retrieval will enable
the identification of documents linked to a common geographical area,
with the objective of geolocating the query.

Building on previous work on LiDAR-to-text representations performed in
LaSTIG, and on Multimodal Large Language Models in general, the
candidate will propose fusion and alignment strategies to integrate
heterogeneous data. Embedded in the Apache Spark™ infrastructure, this
work will advance large-scale search in multimedia collections, with
application to geospatial analysis of social network media in
partnership with France Télévisions, for the detection of
misinformation.

**How to apply:**
Before ***November 21th, 2025***, please send to both contacts, in a
single PDF file, the following documents:

- A detailed CV
- A topic-focused cover letter
- Grades and ranks over the last 3 years of study
- The contact details of 2 referents who can recommend you

Candidatures which do not respect these instructions will not be
considered.
Applications will be accepted until November 21st, with interviews
conducted from November 24th to December 5th, and the decision released
by December 10th.

**Contacts**
Laurent Caraffa -- Laurent.Caraffa\@ign.fr
Researcher at LASTIG (PhD thesis supervisor), IGN, Gustave Eiffel
University

Valérie Gouet-Brunet -- Valerie.Gouet\@ign.fr
Research director at LASTIG (director of the PhD thesis), IGN, Gustave
Eiffel University

Postdoctoral Position in Document Analysis at the CVC, Barcelona *(repost)*
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Postdoctoral position in Document Analysis (Handwriting Recognition) at
the Computer Vision Center (CVC), Barcelona, Spain.

------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Document Analysis group is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to
collaborate on Handwriting Recognition. The objective is to explore
methodologies suitable for historical documents in low resource
scenarios (when training data is scarce), such as self-supervised
learning, continual learning, synthetic data generation, etc.
Architectures can be based on deep learning models and/or Spiking Neural
Networks.

This position is linked to the project "DESCRYPT: Echoes of History:
Analysis and Decipherment of Historical Writings", financed by the
Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. More info at: https://www.descrypt.org/

**Starting date:** As soon as possible.

**Info. and Application:**

The details of the position and how to apply can be found in this
webpage:

https://www.cvc.uab.es/blog/2025/07/31/postdoctoral-position-for-the-document-analysis-research-group-at-computer-vision-center/.

**Application Deadline:** The vacancy will remain open until a suitable
candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

**Contact:** Alicia Fornés, afornes\@cvc.uab.es

Call for ICDAR-IJDAR Journal Track *(repost)*
=============================================

Following the tradition of previous ICDARs, ICDAR 2026 will once again
feature a Journal Track, combining the rapid turnaround and wide
visibility of a conference with the depth, length, and rigorous peer
review of an archival journal. The ICDAR--IJDAR Journal Track invites
high-quality original submissions in all areas of Document Analysis and
Recognition, suitable for both the International Conference on Document
Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) and the International Journal on
Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR). Accepted papers will be
published in a special issue of IJDAR and will be allocated an oral
presentation slot at ICDAR 2026.

Please note that journal versions of previously published conference
papers, as well as survey papers, will not be considered for this
special issue. Such papers should instead be submitted directly to IJDAR
through its regular submission process.

Authors submitting to the journal track commit to presenting their work
at ICDAR upon acceptance. Springer Nature, the publisher of IJDAR, will
make accepted journal track papers freely accessible during a four-week
window around the conference, in addition to their publication in the
archival journal.

**Format:**
Papers submitted to the journal track should follow the format of IJDAR
submissions and all of the standard guidelines.

**Procedure and deadlines:**
All authors must understand that the full journal review process is
required for all journal track submissions---there is no "short cut".
Papers submitted by the journal track paper submission deadline will
undergo review for the journal track. At the time of the initial journal
track decision, any paper requiring major revision can no longer be
considered for the journal track. In such cases, authors have two
options:

- Transfer the submitted paper to the regular IJDAR track to continue
the review process, or

- the submission and prepare a shorter version to be submitted as an
ICDAR conference paper. Please refer to the ICDAR 2026 website for
details on deadlines and submission procedures.

Questions regarding the status of a paper under review for the
IJDAR--ICDAR Journal Track should be directed to the Journal Editorial
Office via the Editorial Manager system. The guest editors retain full
authority to determine whether the journal review process can be
completed in time, and decline submissions that arrive too late. In such
cases, the authors will be notified immediately and may choose either to
keep the paper in the regular IJDAR review process or to withdraw the
manuscript from the journal.

Unlike the main ICDAR conference submission process, which is double
blind, the IJDAR journal uses a regular submission process where authors
must identify themselves on a paper at the time of submission.

**Submit here:** [Submission
link](https://link.springer.com/collections/hfhdadbjga)

**Important Dates**

- Journal track paper submission deadline: 14 November 2025
- Initial journal track decision announced to authors: 16 January
2026
- Revised journal track paper submission deadline: 1 April 2026
- Final journal track decision: 15 May 2026

**Editors**
This special issue is a joint initiative of the IJDAR editors and the
ICDAR 2026 PC chairs.

Program Chairs of ICDAR 2026:

- Gernot A. Fink
- Alicia Fornes
- Koichi Kise (liaison to IJDAR)
- Daniel Lopresti

**Contact:**
For any information about this initiative, please email to
pc-chairs\@icdar2026.org

Call for Workshops -- ICDAR 2026 *(repost)*
===========================================

The Workshop Chairs of the 20th International Conference on Document
Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2026) invite proposals for affiliated
workshops that will take place on September 3--4 (tentative), 2026,
following the main conference in Vienna, Austria.

More details about the workshops of ICDAR 2026 can be found here:
https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/

**Key Dates**

- Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: December 22, 2025
- Workshop Approval Notification: February 13, 2025
- Tentative Workshop Dates: September 3--4, 2026 (post-conference
workshops)

Workshop proceedings, if desired, can be included in Springer's Lecture
Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, coordinated by the main
conference organizers.

**Application Instructions**
See the [ICDAR 2026
website](https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/) for the
full workshop call and details on submission procedure.

Submit your workshop proposal via email to the ICDAR 2026 Workshop
Chairs:

Email: workshops-chairs\@icdar2026.org

Please include ***ICDAR 2026 Workshop*** in the subject line.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to a vibrant workshop
program in Vienna! For questions or support, please contact the Workshop
Chairs directly.

**Workshop chairs:**
- Jihad El-Sana, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
- Elisa Barney Smith, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
- George Retsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Workshops, Tutorials and Competitions *(repost)*
============================================================================

The International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) is the
leading event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition,
recognized as a top conference in the field. It encompasses a wide range
of topics where Pattern Recognition methods are applied in fields
including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Speech
and Natural Language Processing, and Sensor Pattern Processing. The 28th
ICPR, to be held in 2026, offers an excellent platform for students,
academics, and industry researchers to foster new ideas and
collaborations.

**Main topics of interest:**

- Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning
- Computer and Robot Vision
- Image, Speech, Signal and Video Processing
- Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction
- ***Document Analysis and Recognition***
- Biomedical Imaging and Bioinformatics

The ***main call for papers*** for ICPR 2026 can be found
[here](https://icpr2026.org/calls.html).

The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops,
competitions and tutorials in conjunction with the 28th International
Conference on Pattern Recognition, which will be held at Lyon, France,
during August 17-21, 2026. In the following, you may find the
information on each type of event and links to the full calls.

**Workshops:**
Members from all segments of the ICPR community are invited to submit
workshop proposals on the topics mentioned above. Workshops are expected
to provide a forum for the active exchange of ideas and experiences on a
specific topic or application. Each proposal will be assessed based on
its scientific merit, proposed structure, overall relevance, and how it
complements the main conference.

All details related to ICPR workshops and submission guidelines can be
found [here](https://icpr2026.org/callWorkshops.html).

**Competitions**
You are cordially invited to submit proposals for competitions that aim
at evaluating the performance of algorithms and methods related to
pattern recognition. The submission guidelines, rules for accepted
competitions etc. can be found
[here](https://icpr2026.org/callCompetitions.html).

**Tutorials**
The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee seeks tutorials on emerging research
topics, core techniques, and application areas that are of interest
within the ICPR community. An effective and informative tutorial should
provide a broad introduction to the chosen research area as well as
in-depth coverage of selected advanced topics.

Proposals that focus exclusively on the presenters' own work or
commercial presentations ***are not acceptable***.

Submission guidelines and other important information related to
tutorials are detailed [here](https://icpr2026.org/callTutorials.html).

**Important Dates** (CET times)

- Competition proposals Due: November 1, 2025
- Workshop proposals due : November 30, 2025
- Conference paper submission : December 20, 2025
- Tutorial proposals due: February 28, 2026
- Early bird registration deadline: July 31, 2026
- Workshop dates: August 21 and 22, 2026
- ICPR Main Conference dates: August 17-20, 2026

**Contacts**
ICPR 2026 Workshop Co-Chairs:

- Umapada Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India. Emails:
umapada\@isical.ac.in, umapada\_pal\@yahoo.com
- Lu Shijian, NTU, Singapore, Email: Shijian.Lu\@ntu.edu.sg
- Ida-Maria Sintorn, Uppsala University, Sweden. Email:
ida.sintorn\@it.uu.se

ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)*
=======================================

The CENPARMI (Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence)
of Concordia University is organizing the 5th edition of the
international conference on Pattern Recognition & Artificial
Intelligence ([ICPRAI](https://icprai2026.com/)) to be held on June
15-18, 2026 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

***Track 1:*** Recognition of different types of patterns, handwriting,
document, text, face, fingerprint, iris, brain, and strategic objects
and targets.

***Track 2:*** Computer vision and image processing, biomedical
analysis, 2D and 3D images, tomography, graphics, robotics, and
multimedia applications.

***Track 3:*** Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural
networks, deep learning and classification techniques, speech and
language processing semantic analysis, computational linguistics,
e-learning and innovative teaching methods.

***Track 4:*** Security and forensic studies, mobile applications, big
data, small sample size, data mining and performance evaluation,
intelligent systems and various applications.

**Notes:**
1. Best papers will be selected for a Special Issue in the International
Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence.,
2. Papers of general interest will be considered for a new book in the
Book Series of Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent
Systems (http://www.worldscientific.com/series/scpl).
3. The conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in
Computer Science (Scopus-indexed)

**Important Dates:**
Note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-04:00)

- Special Session Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2025
- Special Session Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2025
- Paper Submission: January 15, 2026
- Acceptance notification: March 7, 2026
- Camera ready papers & Copyright Form: March 13, 2026
- Early Registration: until April 30, 2026
- Regular Registration: May 1 - June 18, 2026
- Conference: June 15-18, 2026

**Important Links:**

Website: https://icprai2026.com/
Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icprai2026
Contact Secretariat: icprai26\@encs.concordia.ca

Datasets
========

TC11 Datasets Repository
------------------------

### Recently published datasets *(repost)*

**CROHME Contextual Dataset**: This dataset supports CROHME2019 and
CROHME2023 Testset with contextual information. It provides aligned
LaTeX expressions extracted from source documents, along with
surrounding textual context, to facilitate formula recognition
experiments. The paper is publised in ICDAR 2025 M3RD Workshop. More
details on the dataset can be found at the URL below.

The dataset contains two main components: the original source files and
processed JSON data aligned with CROHME test sets.

- Contributed: 2025-09-16
- Keywords: Handwritten Mathematical Expression Recognition,
Mathematical Contextual Reasoning, CROHME datasets
- URL: https://zenodo.org/records/17122781

### Where to share datasets

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets:
- Our historical platform for storage and listing:
http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

- A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there):
https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the
[TC11 Datasets
Repository](http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets).

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to
share with the research community, please use the [online upload
form](http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/). For questions and support, please
contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

**Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)**
( <joseph.chazalon@epita.fr> )

Contributions and Subscriptions
==================================

**Call for Contributions:** To contribute news items, please send a
short email to the editor, [Nibal Nayef](mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com).
Contributions might include conference and workshop announcements or
reports, job opportunities, book reviews, or anything else of interest
to the TC11 community.

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Newsletter Archive

2025-10-30T20:32:25Z

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= TC-11 Newsletter Archive =

=== 2025 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( No Newsletter for June )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_10.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2024 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2023 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2022 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2021 ===

* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2020 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2019 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_01b|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_01b.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2018 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_01c.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_02b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_3|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_5|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_6|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_7|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_07b.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_8|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_08e.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11__Newsletter_2018_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2017 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_01_29|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_01_29.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_02_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_03_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_05_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_06_e.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_07_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_08_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_09_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* October/November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_10_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/12|web]] )( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_12b.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2016 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_01_26.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_06_27.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_07_21.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_09_21.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_12_23.txt|December]]

=== 2015 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_03_24.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_04_21.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_05_20.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_06_22.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_07_24.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_08_21.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_09_24.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_11_23.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_12_18.txt|December]]

=== 2014 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_01_20.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_03_25.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_04_17.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_06_20.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_07_16.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_08_15.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_09_22.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_10_20.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2013 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_02_20.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_03_20.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_04_23.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_06_26.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_07_23.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_08_19.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_09_19.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2012 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_01_23.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_03_16.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_06_28.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_07_19.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_08_22.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_01.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_11_08.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2011 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_06_16.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_09_30.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_10_31.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2010 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_01_19.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_02_22.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_03_22.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_05_19.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_06_23.txt‎|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_07_20.txt‎|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_08_18.txt‎|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_09_27.txt‎|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_10_20.txt‎|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_11_29.txt‎|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2009 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_03_04.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_04_30.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_05_13.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_06_29.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_08_20.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_09_17.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_10_14.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_11_21.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2008 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2008_02_06.txt|February]]

=== 2007 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_01_11.txt|Jan]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_13.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_16.txt|March (extra)]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_07_12.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_11_07.txt|November]]

=== 2006 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_02_06.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_09_20.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_6.txt|December]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_18.txt|December (extra)]]

=== 2005 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_01_17.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_04_13.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_11_05_extra.txt|May (extra)]]

=== 2004 ===

* [[Media:feb6-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 6]]
* [[Media:feb22-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 22]]
* [[Media:mar1-2004-newsletter.txt|March 01]]
* [[Media:mar16-2004-newsletter.txt|March 16]]
* [[Media:apr08-2004-newsletter.txt|April 08]]
* [[Media:may21-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 21]]
* [[Media:may31-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 31]]
* [[Newsletter Archive - Discussion on quality control & IAPR]]
* [[Media:aug20-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August 20]]
* [[Media:TC11-aug-2004-post-icpr.txt|August (post-ICPR)]]

=== 2003 ===

* [[Media:aug-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August]]
* [[Media:sept-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|September]]
* [[Media:dec-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2002 ===

* [[Media:may-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May]]
* [[Media:jun-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|June]]
* [[Media:nov-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|November]]
* [[Media:dec-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2001 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2001-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-03.txt|March]]

=== 2000 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2000-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-03.txt|March]]

==== TC-11 Newsletter Archive, 2000 title discussion ====

# [[Media:title-discussion-1.txt|TC-11 title/poll feedback]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-2.txt|title issue / food for thought]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-3.txt|title/proposed solution]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-4.txt|TC-11 title request]]

= Presentations at IAPR TC meetings =

* [[Media:TC-11-Report-ICDAR-2001.ppt|TC-11 Report presented at ICDAR'2001, Seattle ''(L. Schomaker)'']]
* [[Media:TC-10+11-ICDAR-hosting-regulations.ppt|Joint TC-10+11 Regulation proposal for ICDAR hosting ''(L. Schomaker/ Y-B. Kwon)'']]
* [[Media:Tc11+biannual-2003.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2003]]
* [[Media:TC11report2004.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2004]]

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This page is editable only by [[IAPR-TC11:Reading_Systems#TC11_Officers|TC11 Officers ]].

IAPR-TC11:Reading Systems

2025-10-30T20:31:49Z

Nibalnayef:

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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{| style="width: 100%"
| ''' Chair '''
| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
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| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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|
| University of La Rochelle, France
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| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
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| MyScript, France
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| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
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| EPITA, France
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| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
|-
|
| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
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| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
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TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
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[[File:ijdar.png|150px|IJDAR book image]] 
[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Resources: Data, Software, etc.">
TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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| ''' Chair '''
| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
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| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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| University of La Rochelle, France
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| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
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| MyScript, France
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| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
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| EPITA, France
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| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
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| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
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| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
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TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
<div class="resource-panel" id="res-accordion">
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Journals">
[[File:ijdar.png|150px|IJDAR book image]] 
[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
</accordion>
<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Conferences and Workshops">

There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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<accordion parent="res-accordion" heading="Resources: Data, Software, etc.">
TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

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== September, 2025 ==
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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* ICDAR 2025 Report
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* Call for ICDAR-IJDAR Journal Track
* Call for Workshops – ICDAR 2026
* ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Workshops, Tutorials and Competitions
* ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)*
* Postdoctoral position in Document Analysis at the CVC, Barcelona *(repost)*
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository
*** Recently published datasets
*** Where to share datasets

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Dear TC11 members,

We have a thick newsletter issue (as is usual for September), starting with a brief report on our event of the year that has just concluded: ICDAR 2025.

In this issue, find a call for papers for the ICDAR-IJDAR journal track (of ICDAR 2026), and please pay attention to the submission guidelines for the journal track papers. Find also several important calls for conference papers, and calls for proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials. Please check the section of dates and deadlines that may help you plan your submissions and/or trips.

A new dataset for handwritten mathematical expression recognition named “CROHME Contextual Dataset” has been recently added to our data repository.

Finally, we repost a very interesting job offer for a postdoctoral researcher in document analysis (handwriting recognition) at the CVC, Barcelona.

Happy reading!

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2025'''

* '''Oct 25''' ICDAR Competition proposals due 

* '''Nov 01''' ICPR Competition proposals due 

* '''Nov 14''' ICDAR-IJDAR journal track (of ICDAR 2026) paper submission 

* '''Nov 28''' ICDAR Tutorial proposals due 

* '''Nov 30''' ICPR Workshop proposals due 

* '''Dec 20''' ICPR paper submission 

* '''Dec 22''' ICDAR Workshop proposals due

'''2026'''

* '''Jan 15''' ICPRAI paper submission 

* '''Feb 13''' ICDAR abstracts submission 

* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2025'''

* [https://acpr2025.com/ ACPR 2025]. Gold Coast, Australia (November 10-13, 2025)

'''2026'''

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-21, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The 19th edition of the International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) has successfully concluded. ICDAR 2025 took place in Wuhan, China, between September 16–21, 2025.

ICDAR, sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) and guided by the TC10–TC11 technical committees of IAPR, is the flagship conference for scientists and practitioners in document analysis and recognition.

In addition to a three-day main conference, the pre-and post-conference program featured 4 value-filled tutorials, 7 excellent workshops and a doctoral consortium. Several competitions were presented in 2 parallel sessions before concluding the main conference.

A total of 314 papers were submitted to the main conference (plus 46 papers to the ICDAR–IJDAR journal track), with 40 papers accepted for oral presentation (in addition to 10 IJDAR track papers) and 102 for poster presentation.

Three keynote talks were given by leading scientists in the field: Koichi Kise, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan; Yu Qiao, Shanghai AI Laboratory, China; and Josep Llados, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

During the conference, '''''Koichi Kise received the IAPR–ICDAR Outstanding Achievements Award''''' of 2025. Congratulations!

ICDAR 2025 website has been updated with the conference latest news:

* All awards presented during the conference: [https://www.icdar2025.com/awards here]. 

* Photos [https://www.icdar2025.com/program/conference-photos here] (a treat to those who attended, and a teaser for those who have not attended so that they may attend the next ICDAR editions). 

* And most importantly; the proceedings are available [https://www.icdar2025.com/program/proceedings here], where you may also find detailed information on the conference organization committees, statistics etc.

In an outlook, '''''ICDAR 2028''''' will be in Aberdeen, Scotland, 24-27 September, 2028. During this ICDAR 2025, there was a yes/no vote for that ICDAR 2028 bid and it was accepted.

Thanks to all the organizers and the participants who contributed to the success of this ICDAR, and here is to even more successful ICDAR future editions.

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (biannually in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosg (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="Call for ICDAR-IJDAR Journal Track ">

Following the tradition of previous ICDARs, ICDAR 2026 will once again feature a Journal Track, combining the rapid turnaround and wide visibility of a conference with the depth, length, and rigorous peer review of an archival journal. The ICDAR–IJDAR Journal Track invites high-quality original submissions in all areas of Document Analysis and Recognition, suitable for both the International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) and the International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR). Accepted papers will be published in a special issue of IJDAR and will be allocated an oral presentation slot at ICDAR 2026.

Please note that journal versions of previously published conference papers, as well as survey papers, will not be considered for this special issue. Such papers should instead be submitted directly to IJDAR through its regular submission process.

Authors submitting to the journal track commit to presenting their work at ICDAR upon acceptance. Springer Nature, the publisher of IJDAR, will make accepted journal track papers freely accessible during a four-week window around the conference, in addition to their publication in the archival journal.

'''Format:''' 
Papers submitted to the journal track should follow the format of IJDAR submissions and all of the standard guidelines.

'''Procedure and deadlines:''' 
All authors must understand that the full journal review process is required for all journal track submissions—there is no “short cut”. Papers submitted by the journal track paper submission deadline will undergo review for the journal track. At the time of the initial journal track decision, any paper requiring major revision can no longer be considered for the journal track. In such cases, authors have two options:

* Transfer the submitted paper to the regular IJDAR track to continue the review process, or
* the submission and prepare a shorter version to be submitted as an ICDAR conference paper. Please refer to the ICDAR 2026 website for details on deadlines and submission procedures.

Questions regarding the status of a paper under review for the IJDAR–ICDAR Journal Track should be directed to the Journal Editorial Office via the Editorial Manager system. The guest editors retain full authority to determine whether the journal review process can be completed in time, and decline submissions that arrive too late. In such cases, the authors will be notified immediately and may choose either to keep the paper in the regular IJDAR review process or to withdraw the manuscript from the journal.

Unlike the main ICDAR conference submission process, which is double blind, the IJDAR journal uses a regular submission process where authors must identify themselves on a paper at the time of submission.

'''Submit here:''' [https://link.springer.com/collections/hfhdadbjga Submission link]

'''Important Dates'''

* Journal track paper submission deadline: 14 November 2025 

* Initial journal track decision announced to authors: 16 January 2026 

* Revised journal track paper submission deadline: 1 April 2026 

* Final journal track decision: 15 May 2026

'''Editors''' 
This special issue is a joint initiative of the IJDAR editors and the ICDAR 2026 PC chairs.

Program Chairs of ICDAR 2026:

* Gernot A. Fink 

* Alicia Fornes 

* Koichi Kise (liaison to IJDAR) 

* Daniel Lopresti

'''Contact:''' 
For any information about this initiative, please email to pc-chairs@icdar2026.org

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The Workshop Chairs of the 20th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2026) invite proposals for affiliated workshops that will take place on September 3–4 (tentative), 2026, following the main conference in Vienna, Austria.

More details about the workshops of ICDAR 2026 can be found here: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/

'''Key Dates'''

* Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: December 22, 2025 

* Workshop Approval Notification: February 13, 2025 

* Tentative Workshop Dates: September 3–4, 2026 (post-conference workshops)

Workshop proceedings, if desired, can be included in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, coordinated by the main conference organizers.

'''Application Instructions''' 
See the [https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/ ICDAR 2026 website] for the full workshop call and details on submission procedure.

Submit your workshop proposal via email to the ICDAR 2026 Workshop Chairs:

Email: workshops-chairs@icdar2026.org

Please include '''''ICDAR 2026 Workshop''''' in the subject line.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to a vibrant workshop program in Vienna! For questions or support, please contact the Workshop Chairs directly.

'''Workshop chairs:''' 
- Jihad El-Sana, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 
- Elisa Barney Smith, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden 
- George Retsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

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The International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) is the leading event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition, recognized as a top conference in the field. It encompasses a wide range of topics where Pattern Recognition methods are applied in fields including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Speech and Natural Language Processing, and Sensor Pattern Processing. The 28th ICPR, to be held in 2026, offers an excellent platform for students, academics, and industry researchers to foster new ideas and collaborations.

'''Main topics of interest:'''

* Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 

* Computer and Robot Vision 

* Image, Speech, Signal and Video Processing 

* Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction 

* '''''Document Analysis and Recognition''''' 

* Biomedical Imaging and Bioinformatics

The '''''main call for papers''''' for ICPR 2026 can be found [https://icpr2026.org/calls.html here].

The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, which will be held at Lyon, France, during August 17-21, 2026. In the following, you may find the information on each type of event and links to the full calls.

'''Workshops:''' 
Members from all segments of the ICPR community are invited to submit workshop proposals on the topics mentioned above. Workshops are expected to provide a forum for the active exchange of ideas and experiences on a specific topic or application. Each proposal will be assessed based on its scientific merit, proposed structure, overall relevance, and how it complements the main conference.

All details related to ICPR workshops and submission guidelines can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callWorkshops.html here].

'''Competitions''' 
You are cordially invited to submit proposals for competitions that aim at evaluating the performance of algorithms and methods related to pattern recognition. The submission guidelines, rules for accepted competitions etc. can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callCompetitions.html here].

'''Tutorials''' 
The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee seeks tutorials on emerging research topics, core techniques, and application areas that are of interest within the ICPR community. An effective and informative tutorial should provide a broad introduction to the chosen research area as well as in-depth coverage of selected advanced topics.

Proposals that focus exclusively on the presenters’ own work or commercial presentations '''''are not acceptable'''''.

Submission guidelines and other important information related to tutorials are detailed [https://icpr2026.org/callTutorials.html here].

'''Important Dates''' (CET times)

* Competition proposals Due: November 1, 2025 

* Workshop proposals due : November 30, 2025 

* Conference paper submission : December 20, 2025 

* Tutorial proposals due: February 28, 2026 

* Early bird registration deadline: July 31, 2026 

* Workshop dates: August 21 and 22, 2026 

* ICPR Main Conference dates: August 17-20, 2026

'''Contacts''' 
ICPR 2026 Workshop Co-Chairs:

* Umapada Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India. Emails: umapada@isical.ac.in, umapada_pal@yahoo.com 

* Lu Shijian, NTU, Singapore, Email: Shijian.Lu@ntu.edu.sg 

* Ida-Maria Sintorn, Uppsala University, Sweden. Email: ida.sintorn@it.uu.se

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The CENPARMI (Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence) of Concordia University is organizing the 5th edition of the international conference on Pattern Recognition & Artificial Intelligence ([https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI]) to be held on June 15-18, 2026 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

'''''Track 1:''''' Recognition of different types of patterns, handwriting, document, text, face, fingerprint, iris, brain, and strategic objects and targets.

'''''Track 2:''''' Computer vision and image processing, biomedical analysis, 2D and 3D images, tomography, graphics, robotics, and multimedia applications.

'''''Track 3:''''' Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, deep learning and classification techniques, speech and language processing semantic analysis, computational linguistics, e-learning and innovative teaching methods.

'''''Track 4:''''' Security and forensic studies, mobile applications, big data, small sample size, data mining and performance evaluation, intelligent systems and various applications.

'''Notes:''' 
1. Best papers will be selected for a Special Issue in the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence., 
2. Papers of general interest will be considered for a new book in the Book Series of Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems (http://www.worldscientific.com/series/scpl). 
3. The conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Scopus-indexed)

'''Important Dates:''' 
Note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-04:00)

* Special Session Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2025
* Special Session Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2025
* Paper Submission: January 15, 2026 

* Acceptance notification: March 7, 2026 

* Camera ready papers & Copyright Form: March 13, 2026 

* Early Registration: until April 30, 2026 

* Regular Registration: May 1 - June 18, 2026 

* Conference: June 15-18, 2026

'''Important Links:'''

Website: https://icprai2026.com/ 
Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icprai2026 
Contact Secretariat: icprai26@encs.concordia.ca

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Postdoctoral position in Document Analysis (Handwriting Recognition) at the Computer Vision Center (CVC), Barcelona, Spain.

-----

The Document Analysis group is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to collaborate on Handwriting Recognition. The objective is to explore methodologies suitable for historical documents in low resource scenarios (when training data is scarce), such as self-supervised learning, continual learning, synthetic data generation, etc. Architectures can be based on deep learning models and/or Spiking Neural Networks.

This position is linked to the project “DESCRYPT: Echoes of History: Analysis and Decipherment of Historical Writings”, financed by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. More info at: https://www.descrypt.org/

'''Starting date:''' As soon as possible.

'''Info. and Application:'''

The details of the position and how to apply can be found in this webpage:

https://www.cvc.uab.es/blog/2025/07/31/postdoctoral-position-for-the-document-analysis-research-group-at-computer-vision-center/.

'''Application Deadline:''' The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

'''Contact:''' Alicia Fornés, afornes@cvc.uab.es

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

=== Recently published datasets ===

'''CROHME Contextual Dataset''': This dataset supports CROHME2019 and CROHME2023 Testset with contextual information. It provides aligned LaTeX expressions extracted from source documents, along with surrounding textual context, to facilitate formula recognition experiments. The paper is publised in ICDAR 2025 M3RD Workshop. More details on the dataset can be found at the URL below.

The dataset contains two main components: the original source files and processed JSON data aligned with CROHME test sets.

* Contributed: 2025-09-16 

* Keywords: Handwritten Mathematical Expression Recognition, Mathematical Contextual Reasoning, CROHME datasets
* URL: https://zenodo.org/records/17122781

=== Where to share datasets ===

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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== September, 2025 ==
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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* ICDAR 2025 Report
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* Call for ICDAR-IJDAR Journal Track
* Call for Workshops – ICDAR 2026
* ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Workshops, Tutorials and Competitions
* ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)*
* Postdoctoral position in Document Analysis at the CVC, Barcelona *(repost)*
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository
*** Recently published datasets
*** Where to share datasets

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Dear TC11 members,

We have a thick newsletter issue (as is usual for September), starting with a brief report on our event of the year that has just concluded: ICDAR 2025.

In this issue, find a call for papers for the ICDAR-IJDAR journal track (of ICDAR 2026), and please pay attention to the submission guidelines for the journal track papers. Find also several important calls for conference papers, and calls for proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials. Please check the section of dates and deadlines that may help you plan your submissions and/or trips.

A new dataset for handwritten mathematical expression recognition named “CROHME Contextual Dataset” has been recently added to our data repository.

Finally, we repost a very interesting job offer for a postdoctoral researcher in document analysis (handwriting recognition) at the CVC, Barcelona.

Happy reading!

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2025'''

* '''Oct 25''' ICDAR Competition proposals due 

* '''Nov 01''' ICPR Competition proposals due 

* '''Nov 14''' ICDAR-IJDAR journal track (of ICDAR 2026) paper submission 

* '''Nov 28''' ICDAR Tutorial proposals due 

* '''Nov 30''' ICPR Workshop proposals due 

* '''Dec 20''' ICPR paper submission 

* '''Dec 22''' ICDAR Workshop proposals due

'''2026'''

* '''Jan 15''' ICPRAI paper submission 

* '''Feb 13''' ICDAR abstracts submission 

* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2025'''

* [https://acpr2025.com/ ACPR 2025]. Gold Coast, Australia (November 10-13, 2025)

'''2026'''

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-21, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The 19th edition of the International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) has successfully concluded. ICDAR 2025 took place in Wuhan, China, between September 16–21, 2025.

ICDAR, sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) and guided by the TC10–TC11 technical committees of IAPR, is the flagship conference for scientists and practitioners in document analysis and recognition.

In addition to a three-day main conference, the pre-and post-conference program featured 4 value-filled tutorials, 7 excellent workshops and a doctoral consortium. Several competitions were presented in 2 parallel sessions before concluding the main conference.

A total of 314 papers were submitted to the main conference (plus 46 papers to the ICDAR–IJDAR journal track), with 40 papers accepted for oral presentation (in addition to 10 IJDAR track papers) and 102 for poster presentation.

Three keynote talks were given by leading scientists in the field: Koichi Kise, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan; Yu Qiao, Shanghai AI Laboratory, China; and Josep Llados, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

During the conference, '''''Koichi Kise received the IAPR–ICDAR Outstanding Achievements Award''''' of 2025. Congratulations!

ICDAR 2025 website has been updated with the conference latest news:

* All awards presented during the conference: [https://www.icdar2025.com/awards here]. 

* Photos [https://www.icdar2025.com/program/conference-photos here] (a treat to those who attended, and a teaser for those who have not attended so that they may attend the next ICDAR editions). 

* And most importantly; the proceedings are available [https://www.icdar2025.com/program/proceedings here], where you may also find detailed information on the conference organization committees, statistics etc.

In an outlook, '''''ICDAR 2028''''' will be in Aberdeen, Scotland, 27-30 August, 2028 (main conference). During this ICDAR 2025, there was a yes/no vote for that ICDAR 2028 bid and it was accepted.

Thanks to all the organizers and the participants who contributed to the success of this ICDAR, and here is to even more successful ICDAR future editions.

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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*">

The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (biannually in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosg (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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Following the tradition of previous ICDARs, ICDAR 2026 will once again feature a Journal Track, combining the rapid turnaround and wide visibility of a conference with the depth, length, and rigorous peer review of an archival journal. The ICDAR–IJDAR Journal Track invites high-quality original submissions in all areas of Document Analysis and Recognition, suitable for both the International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) and the International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR). Accepted papers will be published in a special issue of IJDAR and will be allocated an oral presentation slot at ICDAR 2026.

Please note that journal versions of previously published conference papers, as well as survey papers, will not be considered for this special issue. Such papers should instead be submitted directly to IJDAR through its regular submission process.

Authors submitting to the journal track commit to presenting their work at ICDAR upon acceptance. Springer Nature, the publisher of IJDAR, will make accepted journal track papers freely accessible during a four-week window around the conference, in addition to their publication in the archival journal.

'''Format:''' 
Papers submitted to the journal track should follow the format of IJDAR submissions and all of the standard guidelines.

'''Procedure and deadlines:''' 
All authors must understand that the full journal review process is required for all journal track submissions—there is no “short cut”. Papers submitted by the journal track paper submission deadline will undergo review for the journal track. At the time of the initial journal track decision, any paper requiring major revision can no longer be considered for the journal track. In such cases, authors have two options:

* Transfer the submitted paper to the regular IJDAR track to continue the review process, or
* the submission and prepare a shorter version to be submitted as an ICDAR conference paper. Please refer to the ICDAR 2026 website for details on deadlines and submission procedures.

Questions regarding the status of a paper under review for the IJDAR–ICDAR Journal Track should be directed to the Journal Editorial Office via the Editorial Manager system. The guest editors retain full authority to determine whether the journal review process can be completed in time, and decline submissions that arrive too late. In such cases, the authors will be notified immediately and may choose either to keep the paper in the regular IJDAR review process or to withdraw the manuscript from the journal.

Unlike the main ICDAR conference submission process, which is double blind, the IJDAR journal uses a regular submission process where authors must identify themselves on a paper at the time of submission.

'''Submit here:''' [https://link.springer.com/collections/hfhdadbjga Submission link]

'''Important Dates'''

* Journal track paper submission deadline: 14 November 2025 

* Initial journal track decision announced to authors: 16 January 2026 

* Revised journal track paper submission deadline: 1 April 2026 

* Final journal track decision: 15 May 2026

'''Editors''' 
This special issue is a joint initiative of the IJDAR editors and the ICDAR 2026 PC chairs.

Program Chairs of ICDAR 2026:

* Gernot A. Fink 

* Alicia Fornes 

* Koichi Kise (liaison to IJDAR) 

* Daniel Lopresti

'''Contact:''' 
For any information about this initiative, please email to pc-chairs@icdar2026.org

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The Workshop Chairs of the 20th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2026) invite proposals for affiliated workshops that will take place on September 3–4 (tentative), 2026, following the main conference in Vienna, Austria.

More details about the workshops of ICDAR 2026 can be found here: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/

'''Key Dates'''

* Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: December 22, 2025 

* Workshop Approval Notification: February 13, 2025 

* Tentative Workshop Dates: September 3–4, 2026 (post-conference workshops)

Workshop proceedings, if desired, can be included in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, coordinated by the main conference organizers.

'''Application Instructions''' 
See the [https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/ ICDAR 2026 website] for the full workshop call and details on submission procedure.

Submit your workshop proposal via email to the ICDAR 2026 Workshop Chairs:

Email: workshops-chairs@icdar2026.org

Please include '''''ICDAR 2026 Workshop''''' in the subject line.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to a vibrant workshop program in Vienna! For questions or support, please contact the Workshop Chairs directly.

'''Workshop chairs:''' 
- Jihad El-Sana, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 
- Elisa Barney Smith, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden 
- George Retsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

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The International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) is the leading event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition, recognized as a top conference in the field. It encompasses a wide range of topics where Pattern Recognition methods are applied in fields including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Speech and Natural Language Processing, and Sensor Pattern Processing. The 28th ICPR, to be held in 2026, offers an excellent platform for students, academics, and industry researchers to foster new ideas and collaborations.

'''Main topics of interest:'''

* Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 

* Computer and Robot Vision 

* Image, Speech, Signal and Video Processing 

* Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction 

* '''''Document Analysis and Recognition''''' 

* Biomedical Imaging and Bioinformatics

The '''''main call for papers''''' for ICPR 2026 can be found [https://icpr2026.org/calls.html here].

The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, which will be held at Lyon, France, during August 17-21, 2026. In the following, you may find the information on each type of event and links to the full calls.

'''Workshops:''' 
Members from all segments of the ICPR community are invited to submit workshop proposals on the topics mentioned above. Workshops are expected to provide a forum for the active exchange of ideas and experiences on a specific topic or application. Each proposal will be assessed based on its scientific merit, proposed structure, overall relevance, and how it complements the main conference.

All details related to ICPR workshops and submission guidelines can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callWorkshops.html here].

'''Competitions''' 
You are cordially invited to submit proposals for competitions that aim at evaluating the performance of algorithms and methods related to pattern recognition. The submission guidelines, rules for accepted competitions etc. can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callCompetitions.html here].

'''Tutorials''' 
The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee seeks tutorials on emerging research topics, core techniques, and application areas that are of interest within the ICPR community. An effective and informative tutorial should provide a broad introduction to the chosen research area as well as in-depth coverage of selected advanced topics.

Proposals that focus exclusively on the presenters’ own work or commercial presentations '''''are not acceptable'''''.

Submission guidelines and other important information related to tutorials are detailed [https://icpr2026.org/callTutorials.html here].

'''Important Dates''' (CET times)

* Competition proposals Due: November 1, 2025 

* Workshop proposals due : November 30, 2025 

* Conference paper submission : December 20, 2025 

* Tutorial proposals due: February 28, 2026 

* Early bird registration deadline: July 31, 2026 

* Workshop dates: August 21 and 22, 2026 

* ICPR Main Conference dates: August 17-20, 2026

'''Contacts''' 
ICPR 2026 Workshop Co-Chairs:

* Umapada Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India. Emails: umapada@isical.ac.in, umapada_pal@yahoo.com 

* Lu Shijian, NTU, Singapore, Email: Shijian.Lu@ntu.edu.sg 

* Ida-Maria Sintorn, Uppsala University, Sweden. Email: ida.sintorn@it.uu.se

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<accordion parent="accordion" heading="ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)* ">

The CENPARMI (Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence) of Concordia University is organizing the 5th edition of the international conference on Pattern Recognition & Artificial Intelligence ([https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI]) to be held on June 15-18, 2026 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

'''''Track 1:''''' Recognition of different types of patterns, handwriting, document, text, face, fingerprint, iris, brain, and strategic objects and targets.

'''''Track 2:''''' Computer vision and image processing, biomedical analysis, 2D and 3D images, tomography, graphics, robotics, and multimedia applications.

'''''Track 3:''''' Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, deep learning and classification techniques, speech and language processing semantic analysis, computational linguistics, e-learning and innovative teaching methods.

'''''Track 4:''''' Security and forensic studies, mobile applications, big data, small sample size, data mining and performance evaluation, intelligent systems and various applications.

'''Notes:''' 
1. Best papers will be selected for a Special Issue in the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence., 
2. Papers of general interest will be considered for a new book in the Book Series of Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems (http://www.worldscientific.com/series/scpl). 
3. The conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Scopus-indexed)

'''Important Dates:''' 
Note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-04:00)

* Special Session Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2025
* Special Session Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2025
* Paper Submission: January 15, 2026 

* Acceptance notification: March 7, 2026 

* Camera ready papers & Copyright Form: March 13, 2026 

* Early Registration: until April 30, 2026 

* Regular Registration: May 1 - June 18, 2026 

* Conference: June 15-18, 2026

'''Important Links:'''

Website: https://icprai2026.com/ 
Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icprai2026 
Contact Secretariat: icprai26@encs.concordia.ca

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Postdoctoral position in Document Analysis (Handwriting Recognition) at the Computer Vision Center (CVC), Barcelona, Spain.

-----

The Document Analysis group is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to collaborate on Handwriting Recognition. The objective is to explore methodologies suitable for historical documents in low resource scenarios (when training data is scarce), such as self-supervised learning, continual learning, synthetic data generation, etc. Architectures can be based on deep learning models and/or Spiking Neural Networks.

This position is linked to the project “DESCRYPT: Echoes of History: Analysis and Decipherment of Historical Writings”, financed by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. More info at: https://www.descrypt.org/

'''Starting date:''' As soon as possible.

'''Info. and Application:'''

The details of the position and how to apply can be found in this webpage:

https://www.cvc.uab.es/blog/2025/07/31/postdoctoral-position-for-the-document-analysis-research-group-at-computer-vision-center/.

'''Application Deadline:''' The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

'''Contact:''' Alicia Fornés, afornes@cvc.uab.es

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

=== Recently published datasets ===

'''CROHME Contextual Dataset''': This dataset supports CROHME2019 and CROHME2023 Testset with contextual information. It provides aligned LaTeX expressions extracted from source documents, along with surrounding textual context, to facilitate formula recognition experiments. The paper is publised in ICDAR 2025 M3RD Workshop. More details on the dataset can be found at the URL below.

The dataset contains two main components: the original source files and processed JSON data aligned with CROHME test sets.

* Contributed: 2025-09-16 

* Keywords: Handwritten Mathematical Expression Recognition, Mathematical Contextual Reasoning, CROHME datasets
* URL: https://zenodo.org/records/17122781

=== Where to share datasets ===

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* ICDAR 2025 Report
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* Call for ICDAR-IJDAR Journal Track
* Call for Workshops – ICDAR 2026
* ICPR 2026 Calls for Papers, Workshops, Tutorials and Competitions
* ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers *(repost)*
* Postdoctoral position in Document Analysis at the CVC, Barcelona *(repost)*
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository
*** Recently published datasets
*** Where to share datasets

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Dear TC11 members,

We have a thick newsletter issue (as is usual for September), starting with a brief report on our event of the year that has just concluded: ICDAR 2025.

In this issue, find a call for papers for the ICDAR-IJDAR journal track (of ICDAR 2026), and please pay attention to the submission guidelines for the journal track papers. Find also several important calls for conference papers, and calls for proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials. Please check the section of dates and deadlines that may help you plan your submissions and/or trips.

A new dataset for handwritten mathematical expression recognition named “CROHME Contextual Dataset” has been recently added to our data repository.

Finally, we repost a very interesting job offer for a postdoctoral researcher in document analysis (handwriting recognition) at the CVC, Barcelona.

Happy reading!

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2025'''

* '''Oct 25''' ICDAR Competition proposals due 

* '''Nov 01''' ICPR Competition proposals due
* '''Nov 14''' ICDAR-IJDAR journal track (of ICDAR 2026) paper submission 

* '''Nov 28''' ICDAR Tutorial proposals due
* '''Nov 30''' ICPR Workshop proposals due
* '''Dec 20''' ICPR paper submission 

* '''Dec 22''' ICDAR Workshop proposals due

'''2026'''

* '''Jan 15''' ICPRAI paper submission 

* '''Feb 13''' ICDAR abstracts submission 

* '''Feb 27''' ICDAR full papers submission 

* '''Feb 28''' ICPR Tutorial proposals due

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2025'''

* [https://acpr2025.com/ ACPR 2025]. Gold Coast, Australia (November 10-13, 2025)

'''2026'''

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-21, 2026)
* [https://icdar2026.org/ ICDAR 2026]. Vienna, Austria (August 30 - September 4, 2026)

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The 19th edition of the International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) has successfully concluded. ICDAR 2025 took place in Wuhan, China, between September 16–21, 2025.

ICDAR, sponsored by the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) and guided by the TC10–TC11 technical committees of IAPR, is the flagship conference for scientists and practitioners in document analysis and recognition.

In addition to a three-day main conference, the pre-and post-conference program featured 4 value-filled tutorials, 7 excellent workshops and a doctoral consortium. Several competitions were presented in 2 parallel sessions before concluding the main conference.

A total of 314 papers were submitted to the main conference (plus 46 papers to the ICDAR–IJDAR journal track), with 40 papers accepted for oral presentation (in addition to 10 IJDAR track papers) and 102 for poster presentation.

Three keynote talks were given by leading scientists in the field: Koichi Kise, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan; Yu Qiao, Shanghai AI Laboratory, China; and Josep Llados, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain.

During the conference, '''''Koichi Kise received the IAPR–ICDAR Outstanding Achievements Award''''' of 2025. Congratulations!

ICDAR 2025 website has been updated with the conference latest news:

* All awards presented during the conference: [https://www.icdar2025.com/awards here]. 

* Photos [https://www.icdar2025.com/program/conference-photos here] (a treat to those who attended, and a teaser for those who have not attended so that they may attend the next ICDAR editions). 

* And most importantly; the proceedings are available [https://www.icdar2025.com/program/proceedings here], where you may also find detailed information on the conference organization committees, statistics etc.

In an outlook, '''''ICDAR 2028''''' will be in Aberdeen, Scotland, 27-30 August, 2028 (main conference). During this ICDAR 2025, there was a yes/no vote for that ICDAR 2028 bid and it was accepted.

Thanks to all the organizers and the participants who contributed to the success of this ICDAR, and here is to even more successful ICDAR future editions.

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (biannually in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosg (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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Following the tradition of previous ICDARs, ICDAR 2026 will once again feature a Journal Track, combining the rapid turnaround and wide visibility of a conference with the depth, length, and rigorous peer review of an archival journal. The ICDAR–IJDAR Journal Track invites high-quality original submissions in all areas of Document Analysis and Recognition, suitable for both the International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR) and the International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR). Accepted papers will be published in a special issue of IJDAR and will be allocated an oral presentation slot at ICDAR 2026.

Please note that journal versions of previously published conference papers, as well as survey papers, will not be considered for this special issue. Such papers should instead be submitted directly to IJDAR through its regular submission process.

Authors submitting to the journal track commit to presenting their work at ICDAR upon acceptance. Springer Nature, the publisher of IJDAR, will make accepted journal track papers freely accessible during a four-week window around the conference, in addition to their publication in the archival journal.

'''Format:''' 
Papers submitted to the journal track should follow the format of IJDAR submissions and all of the standard guidelines.

'''Procedure and deadlines:''' 
All authors must understand that the full journal review process is required for all journal track submissions—there is no “short cut”. Papers submitted by the journal track paper submission deadline will undergo review for the journal track. At the time of the initial journal track decision, any paper requiring major revision can no longer be considered for the journal track. In such cases, authors have two options:

* Transfer the submitted paper to the regular IJDAR track to continue the review process, or
* the submission and prepare a shorter version to be submitted as an ICDAR conference paper. Please refer to the ICDAR 2026 website for details on deadlines and submission procedures.

Questions regarding the status of a paper under review for the IJDAR–ICDAR Journal Track should be directed to the Journal Editorial Office via the Editorial Manager system. The guest editors retain full authority to determine whether the journal review process can be completed in time, and decline submissions that arrive too late. In such cases, the authors will be notified immediately and may choose either to keep the paper in the regular IJDAR review process or to withdraw the manuscript from the journal.

Unlike the main ICDAR conference submission process, which is double blind, the IJDAR journal uses a regular submission process where authors must identify themselves on a paper at the time of submission.

'''Submit here:''' [https://link.springer.com/collections/hfhdadbjga Submission link]

'''Important Dates'''

* Journal track paper submission deadline: 14 November 2025 

* Initial journal track decision announced to authors: 16 January 2026 

* Revised journal track paper submission deadline: 1 April 2026 

* Final journal track decision: 15 May 2026

'''Editors''' 
This special issue is a joint initiative of the IJDAR editors and the ICDAR 2026 PC chairs.

Program Chairs of ICDAR 2026:

* Gernot A. Fink 

* Alicia Fornes 

* Koichi Kise (liaison to IJDAR) 

* Daniel Lopresti

'''Contact:''' 
For any information about this initiative, please email to pc-chairs@icdar2026.org

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The Workshop Chairs of the 20th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR 2026) invite proposals for affiliated workshops that will take place on September 3–4 (tentative), 2026, following the main conference in Vienna, Austria.

More details about the workshops of ICDAR 2026 can be found here: https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/

'''Key Dates'''

* Workshop Proposal Submission Deadline: December 22, 2025 

* Workshop Approval Notification: February 13, 2025 

* Tentative Workshop Dates: September 3–4, 2026 (post-conference workshops)

Workshop proceedings, if desired, can be included in Springer’s Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, coordinated by the main conference organizers.

'''Application Instructions''' 
See the [https://icdar2026.org/index.php/call-for-workshops/ ICDAR 2026 website] for the full workshop call and details on submission procedure.

Submit your workshop proposal via email to the ICDAR 2026 Workshop Chairs:

Email: workshops-chairs@icdar2026.org

Please include '''''ICDAR 2026 Workshop''''' in the subject line.

We look forward to receiving your proposals and to a vibrant workshop program in Vienna! For questions or support, please contact the Workshop Chairs directly.

'''Workshop chairs:''' 
- Jihad El-Sana, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel 
- Elisa Barney Smith, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden 
- George Retsinas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

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The International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR) is the leading event of the International Association for Pattern Recognition, recognized as a top conference in the field. It encompasses a wide range of topics where Pattern Recognition methods are applied in fields including Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Image Processing, Speech and Natural Language Processing, and Sensor Pattern Processing. The 28th ICPR, to be held in 2026, offers an excellent platform for students, academics, and industry researchers to foster new ideas and collaborations.

'''Main topics of interest:'''

* Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning 

* Computer and Robot Vision 

* Image, Speech, Signal and Video Processing 

* Biometrics and Human Computer Interaction 

* '''''Document Analysis and Recognition''''' 

* Biomedical Imaging and Bioinformatics

The '''''main call for papers''''' for ICPR 2026 can be found [https://icpr2026.org/calls.html here].

The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee invites proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials in conjunction with the 28th International Conference on Pattern Recognition, which will be held at Lyon, France, during August 17-21, 2026. In the following, you may find the information on each type of event and links to the full calls.

'''Workshops:''' 
Members from all segments of the ICPR community are invited to submit workshop proposals on the topics mentioned above. Workshops are expected to provide a forum for the active exchange of ideas and experiences on a specific topic or application. Each proposal will be assessed based on its scientific merit, proposed structure, overall relevance, and how it complements the main conference.

All details related to ICPR workshops and submission guidelines can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callWorkshops.html here].

'''Competitions''' 
You are cordially invited to submit proposals for competitions that aim at evaluating the performance of algorithms and methods related to pattern recognition. The submission guidelines, rules for accepted competitions etc. can be found [https://icpr2026.org/callCompetitions.html here].

'''Tutorials''' 
The ICPR 2026 Organizing Committee seeks tutorials on emerging research topics, core techniques, and application areas that are of interest within the ICPR community. An effective and informative tutorial should provide a broad introduction to the chosen research area as well as in-depth coverage of selected advanced topics.

Proposals that focus exclusively on the presenters’ own work or commercial presentations '''''are not acceptable'''''.

Submission guidelines and other important information related to tutorials are detailed [https://icpr2026.org/callTutorials.html here].

'''Important Dates''' (CET times)

* Competition proposals Due: November 1, 2025 

* Workshop proposals due : November 30, 2025 

* Conference paper submission : December 20, 2025 

* Tutorial proposals due: February 28, 2026 

* Early bird registration deadline: July 31, 2026 

* Workshop dates: August 21 and 22, 2026 

* ICPR Main Conference dates: August 17-20, 2026

'''Contacts''' 
ICPR 2026 Workshop Co-Chairs:

* Umapada Pal, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India. Emails: umapada@isical.ac.in, umapada_pal@yahoo.com 

* Lu Shijian, NTU, Singapore, Email: Shijian.Lu@ntu.edu.sg 

* Ida-Maria Sintorn, Uppsala University, Sweden. Email: ida.sintorn@it.uu.se

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The CENPARMI (Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence) of Concordia University is organizing the 5th edition of the international conference on Pattern Recognition & Artificial Intelligence ([https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI]) to be held on June 15-18, 2026 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

'''''Track 1:''''' Recognition of different types of patterns, handwriting, document, text, face, fingerprint, iris, brain, and strategic objects and targets.

'''''Track 2:''''' Computer vision and image processing, biomedical analysis, 2D and 3D images, tomography, graphics, robotics, and multimedia applications.

'''''Track 3:''''' Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, deep learning and classification techniques, speech and language processing semantic analysis, computational linguistics, e-learning and innovative teaching methods.

'''''Track 4:''''' Security and forensic studies, mobile applications, big data, small sample size, data mining and performance evaluation, intelligent systems and various applications.

'''Notes:''' 
1. Best papers will be selected for a Special Issue in the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence., 
2. Papers of general interest will be considered for a new book in the Book Series of Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems (http://www.worldscientific.com/series/scpl). 
3. The conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Scopus-indexed)

'''Important Dates:''' 
Note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-04:00)

* Special Session Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2025
* Special Session Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2025
* Paper Submission: January 15, 2026 

* Acceptance notification: March 7, 2026 

* Camera ready papers & Copyright Form: March 13, 2026 

* Early Registration: until April 30, 2026 

* Regular Registration: May 1 - June 18, 2026 

* Conference: June 15-18, 2026

'''Important Links:'''

Website: https://icprai2026.com/ 
Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icprai2026 
Contact Secretariat: icprai26@encs.concordia.ca

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Postdoctoral position in Document Analysis (Handwriting Recognition) at the Computer Vision Center (CVC), Barcelona, Spain.

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The Document Analysis group is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to collaborate on Handwriting Recognition. The objective is to explore methodologies suitable for historical documents in low resource scenarios (when training data is scarce), such as self-supervised learning, continual learning, synthetic data generation, etc. Architectures can be based on deep learning models and/or Spiking Neural Networks.

This position is linked to the project “DESCRYPT: Echoes of History: Analysis and Decipherment of Historical Writings”, financed by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. More info at: https://www.descrypt.org/

'''Starting date:''' As soon as possible.

'''Info. and Application:'''

The details of the position and how to apply can be found in this webpage:

https://www.cvc.uab.es/blog/2025/07/31/postdoctoral-position-for-the-document-analysis-research-group-at-computer-vision-center/.

'''Application Deadline:''' The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

'''Contact:''' Alicia Fornés, afornes@cvc.uab.es

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

=== Recently published datasets ===

'''CROHME Contextual Dataset''': This dataset supports CROHME2019 and CROHME2023 Testset with contextual information. It provides aligned LaTeX expressions extracted from source documents, along with surrounding textual context, to facilitate formula recognition experiments. The paper is publised in ICDAR 2025 M3RD Workshop. More details on the dataset can be found at the URL below.

The dataset contains two main components: the original source files and processed JSON data aligned with CROHME test sets.

* Contributed: 2025-09-16 

* Keywords: Handwritten Mathematical Expression Recognition, Mathematical Contextual Reasoning, CROHME datasets
* URL: https://zenodo.org/records/17122781

=== Where to share datasets ===

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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= TC-11 Newsletter Archive =

=== 2025 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( No Newsletter for June )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_09.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2024 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2023 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2022 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2021 ===

* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2020 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2019 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_01b|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_01b.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2018 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_01c.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_02b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_3|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_5|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_6|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_7|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_07b.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_8|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_08e.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11__Newsletter_2018_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2017 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_01_29|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_01_29.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_02_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_03_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_05_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_06_e.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_07_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_08_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_09_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* October/November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_10_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/12|web]] )( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_12b.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2016 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_01_26.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_06_27.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_07_21.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_09_21.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_12_23.txt|December]]

=== 2015 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_03_24.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_04_21.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_05_20.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_06_22.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_07_24.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_08_21.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_09_24.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_11_23.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_12_18.txt|December]]

=== 2014 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_01_20.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_03_25.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_04_17.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_06_20.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_07_16.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_08_15.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_09_22.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_10_20.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2013 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_02_20.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_03_20.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_04_23.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_06_26.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_07_23.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_08_19.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_09_19.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2012 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_01_23.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_03_16.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_06_28.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_07_19.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_08_22.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_01.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_11_08.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2011 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_06_16.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_09_30.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_10_31.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2010 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_01_19.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_02_22.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_03_22.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_05_19.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_06_23.txt‎|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_07_20.txt‎|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_08_18.txt‎|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_09_27.txt‎|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_10_20.txt‎|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_11_29.txt‎|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2009 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_03_04.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_04_30.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_05_13.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_06_29.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_07_22.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_08_20.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_09_17.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_10_14.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_11_21.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2009_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2008 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2008_02_06.txt|February]]

=== 2007 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_01_11.txt|Jan]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_13.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_03_16.txt|March (extra)]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_07_12.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_11_07.txt|November]]

=== 2006 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_02_06.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_09_20.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_6.txt|December]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_12_18.txt|December (extra)]]

=== 2005 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_01_17.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_04_13.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_11_05_extra.txt|May (extra)]]

=== 2004 ===

* [[Media:feb6-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 6]]
* [[Media:feb22-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|February 22]]
* [[Media:mar1-2004-newsletter.txt|March 01]]
* [[Media:mar16-2004-newsletter.txt|March 16]]
* [[Media:apr08-2004-newsletter.txt|April 08]]
* [[Media:may21-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 21]]
* [[Media:may31-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May 31]]
* [[Newsletter Archive - Discussion on quality control & IAPR]]
* [[Media:aug20-2004-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August 20]]
* [[Media:TC11-aug-2004-post-icpr.txt|August (post-ICPR)]]

=== 2003 ===

* [[Media:aug-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|August]]
* [[Media:sept-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|September]]
* [[Media:dec-2003-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2002 ===

* [[Media:may-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|May]]
* [[Media:jun-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|June]]
* [[Media:nov-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|November]]
* [[Media:dec-2002-tc-11-newsletter.txt|December]]

=== 2001 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2001-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2001-03.txt|March]]

=== 2000 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2000-01.txt|January]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-02.txt|February]]
* [[Media:newsletter-2000-03.txt|March]]

==== TC-11 Newsletter Archive, 2000 title discussion ====

# [[Media:title-discussion-1.txt|TC-11 title/poll feedback]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-2.txt|title issue / food for thought]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-3.txt|title/proposed solution]]
# [[Media:title-discussion-4.txt|TC-11 title request]]

= Presentations at IAPR TC meetings =

* [[Media:TC-11-Report-ICDAR-2001.ppt|TC-11 Report presented at ICDAR'2001, Seattle ''(L. Schomaker)'']]
* [[Media:TC-10+11-ICDAR-hosting-regulations.ppt|Joint TC-10+11 Regulation proposal for ICDAR hosting ''(L. Schomaker/ Y-B. Kwon)'']]
* [[Media:Tc11+biannual-2003.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2003]]
* [[Media:TC11report2004.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2004]]

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IAPR-TC11:Reading Systems

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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| ''' Chair '''
| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
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| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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| University of La Rochelle, France
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| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
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| MyScript, France
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| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
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| EPITA, France
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| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
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| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
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| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
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TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
The list is hosted at JISC (National Academic Mailing List Service). If you are already a member of this service, you can simply log in to your account, search for the mailing list ("iapt-tc11") and subscribe to it.
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=== What's New? ===
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
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[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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* Message from the Editor
* Dates and Deadlines
** Deadlines
** Upcoming Conferences and Events
* Open Call for Organizing DAR Events *(repost)*
* ICPRAI 2026: Call for Papers
* Postdoctoral position in Document Analysis at the CVC, Barcelona
* Datasets
** TC11 Datasets Repository
*** Where to share datasets

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Dear TC11 members,

I hope you all have had a nice summer, and for those going to ICDAR 2025 in Wuhan; enjoy your trip and the conference.

In this issue, find a call for papers for the 5th edition of ICPRAI 2026 whose tracks include topics in document analysis, handwriting and language processing.

Please also find and forward; a very interesting job offer for a postdoctoral researcher in document analysis (handwriting recognition) at the CVC, Barcelona.

'''Nibal Nayef, TC11 Communication Officer''' 
( [mailto:n.nayef@gmail.com n.nayef@gmail.com] )

'''Join us!''' If you are not already a member of the TC11 community, please consider joining the [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 TC11 mailing list]. '''Follow us on X (Twitter) (iapr_tc11):''' https://twitter.com/iapr_tc11

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== Deadlines ==

'''2025'''

* '''December''' (tentative) ICPR paper submission

'''2026'''

* '''Jan 15''' ICPRAI paper submission

== Upcoming Conferences and Events ==

'''2025'''

* [https://www.icdar2025.com/ ICDAR 2025]. Wuhan, Hubei, China (September 16-21, 2025) 

* [https://acpr2025.com/ ACPR 2025]. Gold Coast, Australia (November 10-13, 2025)

'''2026'''

* [https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI 2026]. Montréal, Québec, Canada (June 15-18, 2026) 

* [https://icpr2026.org/index.html ICPR 2026]. Lyon, France (August 17-21, 2026)

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The IAPR technical committees on graphics recognition (TC10) and reading systems (TC11) are regularly organizing scientific events for the Document Analysis and Recognition (DAR) community, including the ICDAR flagship conference.

In addition to specific calls for bids to host one of the events, we encourage teams to announce their interest in organizing one of the following events:

* '''ICDAR''': International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (annually; next possibility in '''2029''')
* '''DAS''': International Workshop on Document Analysis Systems (satellite event of ICDAR in even years; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''HIP''': International Workshop on Historical Document Imaging and Processing (satellite event of ICDAR; next possibility in '''2026''')
* '''GREC''': International Workshop on Graphics Recognition (satellite event of ICDAR in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')
* '''SSDA''': Summer School on Document Analysis (biannually in odd years; next possibility in '''2027''')

You may find the details of each specific call in the previous or future issues of this newsletter or in the respective websites of each event.

Anyone interested in hosting one of these events is invited to announce their interest via email to [mailto:kc.santosh@usd.edu kc.santosh@usd.edu] and [mailto:andreas.fischer@unifr.ch andreas.fischer@unifr.ch], in order to receive feedback and support for preparing a proposal.

'''KC Santosg (Chair, TC10)''' 
'''Andreas Fischer (Chair, TC11)'''

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The CENPARMI (Centre for Pattern Recognition and Machine Intelligence) of Concordia University is organizing the 5th edition of the international conference on Pattern Recognition & Artificial Intelligence ([https://icprai2026.com/ ICPRAI]) to be held on June 15-18, 2026 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Topics of interest include, but not limited to:

'''''Track 1:''''' Recognition of different types of patterns, handwriting, document, text, face, fingerprint, iris, brain, and strategic objects and targets.

'''''Track 2:''''' Computer vision and image processing, biomedical analysis, 2D and 3D images, tomography, graphics, robotics, and multimedia applications.

'''''Track 3:''''' Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, neural networks, deep learning and classification techniques, speech and language processing semantic analysis, computational linguistics, e-learning and innovative teaching methods.

'''''Track 4:''''' Security and forensic studies, mobile applications, big data, small sample size, data mining and performance evaluation, intelligent systems and various applications.

'''Notes:''' 
1. Best papers will be selected for a Special Issue in the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence., 
2. Papers of general interest will be considered for a new book in the Book Series of Language Processing, Pattern Recognition, and Intelligent Systems (http://www.worldscientific.com/series/scpl). 
3. The conference proceedings will be published in Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Scopus-indexed)

'''Important Dates:''' 
Note: All times are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT-04:00)

* Special Session Proposal Deadline: October 1, 2025
* Special Session Notification of Acceptance: November 1, 2025
* Paper Submission: January 15, 2026 

* Acceptance notification: March 7, 2026 

* Camera ready papers & Copyright Form: March 13, 2026 

* Early Registration: until April 30, 2026 

* Regular Registration: May 1 - June 18, 2026 

* Conference: June 15-18, 2026

'''Important Links:'''

Website: https://icprai2026.com/ 
Paper Submission: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icprai2026 
Contact Secretariat: icprai26@encs.concordia.ca

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Postdoctoral position in Document Analysis (Handwriting Recognition) at the Computer Vision Center (CVC), Barcelona, Spain.

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The Document Analysis group is looking for a postdoctoral researcher to collaborate on Handwriting Recognition. The objective is to explore methodologies suitable for historical documents in low resource scenarios (when training data is scarce), such as self-supervised learning, continual learning, synthetic data generation, etc. Architectures can be based on deep learning models and/or Spiking Neural Networks.

This position is linked to the project “DESCRYPT: Echoes of History: Analysis and Decipherment of Historical Writings”, financed by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond. More info at: https://www.descrypt.org/

'''Starting date:''' As soon as possible.

'''Info. and Application:'''

The details of the position and how to apply can be found in this webpage:

https://www.cvc.uab.es/blog/2025/07/31/postdoctoral-position-for-the-document-analysis-research-group-at-computer-vision-center/.

'''Application Deadline:''' The vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate has been hired. Applications will be regularly reviewed.

'''Contact:''' Alicia Fornés, afornes@cvc.uab.es

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== TC11 Datasets Repository ==

=== Where to share datasets ===

Did you know it? We have two official places for datasets: 
- Our historical platform for storage and listing: http://datasets.iapr-tc11.org

* A Zenodo community (if you choose to submit your datasets there): https://zenodo.org/communities/iapr-tc11

TC11 maintains a collection of datasets that can be found online in the [http://www.iapr-tc11.org/mediawiki/index.php/Datasets TC11 Datasets Repository].

If you have new datasets (e.g., from competitions) that you wish to share with the research community, please use the [http://tc11.cvc.uab.es/upload/ online upload form]. For questions and support, please contact the TC11 Dataset Curator (contact information is below).

'''Joseph Chazalon (TC11 Dataset Curator)''' 
( [mailto:joseph.chazalon@epita.fr joseph.chazalon@epita.fr] )
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=== 2025 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( No Newsletter for June )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2025_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2025_08.txt|plaintext]] )
=== 2024 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2024_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2024_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2023 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2023_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2023_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2022 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2022_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2022_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2021 ===

* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2021_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2021_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2020 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_01.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2020_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2020_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2019 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_01b|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_01b.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_02.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* April ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_04|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_04.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_07.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_08.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_09.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2019_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2019_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2018 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_01|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_01c.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_02b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_3|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_03.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_5|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_05.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_6|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_06.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_7|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_07b.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_8|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_08e.txt|plaintext]] )
* October ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_10.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2018_11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR_TC11__Newsletter_2018_12|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2018_12.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2017 ===

* January ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_01_29|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_01_29.txt|plaintext]] )
* February ( [[IAPR_TC11_Newsletter_2017_02|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_02_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* March ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/03|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_03_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* May ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/05|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_05_b.txt|plaintext]] )
* June ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/06|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_06_e.txt|plaintext]] )
* July ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/07|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_07_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* August ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/08|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_08_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* September ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/09|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_09_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* October/November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/10|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_10_v2.txt|plaintext]] )
* November ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/11|web]] ) ( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_11.txt|plaintext]] )
* December ( [[IAPR-TC11: Newsletter 2017/12|web]] )( [[Media:Newsletter_2017_12b.txt|plaintext]] )

=== 2016 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_01_26.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_03_17.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_05_25.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_06_27.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_07_21.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_08_24.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_09_21.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2016_12_23.txt|December]]

=== 2015 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_02_24.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_03_24.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_04_21.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_05_20.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_06_22.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_07_24.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_08_21.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_09_24.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_11_23.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2015_12_18.txt|December]]

=== 2014 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_01_20.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_03_25.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_04_17.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_06_20.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_07_16.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_08_15.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_09_22.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_10_20.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_11_24.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2014_12_19.txt|December]]

=== 2013 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_02_20.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_03_20.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_04_23.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_06_26.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_07_23.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_08_19.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_09_19.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_10_22.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_11_25.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2013_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2012 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_01_23.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_03_16.txt|March]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_04_27.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_06_28.txt|June]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_07_19.txt|July]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_08_22.txt|August]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_01.txt|September]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_10_19.txt|October]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_11_08.txt|November]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2012_12_20.txt|December]]

=== 2011 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_01_25.txt|January]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_02_21.txt|February]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_04_20.txt|April]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_05_23.txt|May]]
* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_06_16.txt|June]]
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* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_10_31.txt|October]]
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* [[Media:Newsletter_2011_12_19.txt|December]]

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* [[Media:Newsletter_2010_01_19.txt|January]]
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=== 2007 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2007_01_11.txt|Jan]]
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=== 2006 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2006_02_06.txt|February]]
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=== 2005 ===

* [[Media:Newsletter_2005_01_17.txt|January]]
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* [[Newsletter Archive - Discussion on quality control & IAPR]]
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=== 2003 ===

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=== 2000 ===

* [[Media:newsletter-2000-01.txt|January]]
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==== TC-11 Newsletter Archive, 2000 title discussion ====

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= Presentations at IAPR TC meetings =

* [[Media:TC-11-Report-ICDAR-2001.ppt|TC-11 Report presented at ICDAR'2001, Seattle ''(L. Schomaker)'']]
* [[Media:TC-10+11-ICDAR-hosting-regulations.ppt|Joint TC-10+11 Regulation proposal for ICDAR hosting ''(L. Schomaker/ Y-B. Kwon)'']]
* [[Media:Tc11+biannual-2003.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2003]]
* [[Media:TC11report2004.pdf|Biannual TC-11 report to GB/2004]]

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'''IAPR TC11''' is the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR) Technical Committee number 11. IAPR TC11 is concerned with the theory and applications of Reading Systems. We seek to study and develop systems that recognize character content and structure in handwritten and typeset documents, images, and video. 
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'''Research Areas.''' IAPR's Technical Committee No. 11 (TC11) is concerned with work in document image processing, Optical Character Recognition (OCR), handwriting recognition, and more generally the analysis and recognition of information in documents. For a list of research areas of interest to TC11, please click [ [[Research Areas|here]] ]. These topics cover both recognition of printed texts as well as recognition of handwritten material, both off-line (from images) and on-line (from pen-and touch-based computing devices). Analysis of electronic documents such as web pages and PDF files is also of interest to TC11.

These topics cover all levels of document processing, starting with image or planar coordinates obtained from sensors, through image and signal-processing stages, feature extraction and selection, and algorithms used to segment, classify and parse document contents. Commonly, these algorithms involve some form of statistical and/or syntactic pattern recognition, as well as machine learning techniques.

'''Reading System Applications.''' Applications include digital libraries, pen-based computing, check and mail reading, signature verification, web mining and content repurposing, web security using human interactive proofs, textual content analysis in videos, and historical document preservation and archiving.

'''Logo.''' The [[Logo|current IAPR TC11 Logo]] was designed by Eloisa Alquati.
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| [https://icosys.ch/andreas-fischer Prof. Andreas Fischer]
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| HES-SO and University of Fribourg, Switzerland
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| ''' Vice-Chair '''
| [https://pageperso.univ-lr.fr/mickael.coustaty/en/accueil-home-english/ Prof. Mickaël Coustaty]
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| University of La Rochelle, France
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| ''' Communications'''
| [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nibal-nayef-a1b26419 Dr. Nibal Nayef]
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| MyScript, France
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| ''' Dataset Curator '''
| [https://www.lrde.epita.fr/wiki/User:Chazalon Dr. Joseph Chazalon]
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| EPITA, France
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| ''' Education Officer '''
| [https://www.ltu.se/staff/f/fotsim-1.178503?l=en Prof. Foteini Liwicki]
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| Lulea University of Technology, Sweden
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| ''' Past Chair '''
| [https://tukl.seecs.nust.edu.pk/members/faisal_shafait.html Prof. Faisal Shafait]
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| National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
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TC11 newsletters are published once a month. The '''TC11 Newsletter Archive''' contains all newsletters released since 2000, along with some
other information. To see the archive, click [[Newsletter Archive|here]].

In order to receive the IAPR TC11 newsletters, please join the TC11 mailing list. You can do so by filling in [https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=iapr-tc11&A=1 this form].
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== Activities ==


The TC11 of the IAPR has spawned a number of lively activities in the area of pattern recognition: a journal, three conference series, maintaining collections of data sets and software, numerous workshops, and a project for benchmarking on-line handwriting recognizers.
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[http://www.springer.com/computer/computer+imaging/journal/10032 International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition (IJDAR)]
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There are two conferences and one workshop associated with TC11.

* [[Conferences#International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)|International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (ICDAR)]]
* [[Conferences#International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)|International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR)]]
* [[Conferences#Document Analysis Systems (DAS)|Document Analysis Systems (DAS)]]

'''Winning bids to host conferences may be found below.'''
* [[Media:Icdar2024_hosting_bid_ATHENS_GREECE_v1.0.pdf|Click here]] to view the bid to host ICDAR 204 in Athene, Greece

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TC11 maintains a collection of datasets and software packages, along with projects and forums available from the links below.

* [[Datasets]]
* [[Software]]
* [[Projects]]
* [[Forums]]
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=== [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|TC10/11 Summer School]] ===

Part of the mission of TC11 is to promote high quality educational activities related to Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition. The "TC10/TC11 Summer School" is intended to become the prime educational activity of IAPR TC11 (Reading Systems) and TC10 (Graphics Recognition). The Summer School is meant to be a training activity where participants are exposed to the latest trends and techniques of Reading Systems and Graphics Recognition.

A call for bids to host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School is distributed by TC10 and TC11 about one year before the School should take place.

Any consortium interested in making a proposal to host the TC10/TC11 Summer School must proceed according to the [[Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School|Guidelines for Organising and Bidding to Host the TC10 / TC11 Summer School]].
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'''Reports'''
* TC11 report September 2016 ([[Media:TC11_report_2016.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2016.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 Interim Report - July 2015 ([[Media:TC11_report_2015_v03.pdf|pdf]])
* TC11 report November 2012 ([[Media:TC11_report_2012.docx|docx]], [[Media:TC11_report_2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - TC10 / TC11 Joint Meeting Slides on Nomember 14, 2012 ([[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pptx|pptx]], [[Media:TC-11 joint meeting Nov 2012.pdf|pdf]])
: - See also [http://iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=266:2012-activity-report&catid=51&Itemid=87|the 2012 activity report of TC10].
* [[Media:TC11 Report June 2011.pdf|TC11 report June 2011]]
* [[Media:TC11_report.pdf|TC11 report 2008-2010]]

'''DAS Discussion Groups'''

The [[DAS-Discussion:Index|group discussions]] are held at every DAS workshop. For more detail, click [[DAS-Discussion:Index|here]].
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Please visit the [https://sites.google.com/view/darstrategy Web site dedicated to the Document Analysis and Recognition Strategy].

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