Abstract

Abstract A fusion approach is proposed for improving the efficiency of writer verification systems. A short handwritten sentence is employed for this purpose. Each word of the sentence is used to tackle an individual verification problem. Then, the word-level (local) decisions are fused in order to obtain a more reliable global decision by means of the Neyman–Pearson approach. The correlation of the local decisions is extensively studied and incorporated in the fusion procedure by means of the Bahadur–Lazarsfeld expansion series. A database containing 4800 sentences is employed to validate the performance of the method. The improvement in verification performance is due to both the fusion procedure applied and the full discretion of the writer to choose his own secret word.

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.