Call for Papers
Welcome !
It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the 4th edition of the ICDAR 2021 Workshop on Arabic and derived Script Analysis and Recognition (ASAR 2021), which will be organized on the 6th of September 2021 in Lausanne, Switzerland, in conjunction with ICDAR (16th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition).
The workshop is organized by REGIM Lab (University of Sfax, Tunisia), in partnership with IEEE Tunisia Section and its IEEE Computer Society chapter.
The ASAR workshop provides an excellent opportunity for researchers and practitioners at all levels of experience to meet colleagues and to share new ideas and knowledge about Arabic and derived script document analysis and recognition methods. The workshop enjoys strong participation from researchers in both industry and academia.
Important dates
Abstract Submission: May 10th, 2021
Full Paper Submission: May 17th, 2021
(11:59 pm Pacific time)
Acceptance Notification: June 21st, 2021
Camera Ready: July 5th, 2021
Relevant topics and technologies
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Printed/Handwritten text recognition
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Word spotting
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Machine and deep learning for script recognition
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Arabic (and derived scripts*) recognition in the context of Big Data
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Multimedia processing
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Forensic Arabic (and derived) document analysis
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Historical Arabic (and derived) document analysis
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Authoring, annotation, and presentation systems
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Pen-based user interface
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Camera-based Arabic (and derived) document image analysis
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Arabic (and derived) Document retrieval systems
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Arabic (and derived) Document analysis for mobile devices, for the internet
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Arabic (and derived) Document databases
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Arabic (and derived) Document understanding
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Arabic (and derived script) recognition for Smart Systems
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Computational Imaging
* Derived languages includes: Pashto, Urdu, Persian, Jawi, Uyghur, Kurdish, etc.
Committee

Adel M. Alimi
University of Sfax
Tunisia

Bidyut Baran Chaudhur
Indian Statistical Institute
Kolkata, India

Amir Hussain
Edinburgh Napier University
Scotland, UK

Imran Razzak
Deakin University
Australia

Fadoua Drira
University of Sfax
Tunisia

John Do
Institute
City, Country

Jane Doe
Institute
City, Country

Tarek M. Hamdani
University of Monastir
Tunisia
Pleanary Speaker
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Program
Monday SEP 6th, 2021
8:45
Meet & Greet
9:00
Plenary Session
10:00
Oral Session 1
11:30
Competition Session
14:30
Oral Session 2
16:00
Poster Session
17:00
Round Table & Closing
The Venue
Beaulieu Convention Center
Avenue des Bergières 10
1004 Lausanne, Switzerland
Located in Lausanne’s city center with a stunning view on the lake and its surrounding mountains, the Beaulieu Convention Center offers a wide range of conference facilities within the same building as well as a large garden. The conference center is easily accessible by plane, public transport, and car.
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