{"id":1522,"date":"2022-09-08T14:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T13:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/?p=1522"},"modified":"2022-09-20T12:42:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T11:42:36","slug":"iapr-tc10-newsletter-152-september-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/?p=1522","title":{"rendered":"[IAPR-TC10] Newsletter 152 &#8211; September 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/new_TC10_version3-1024x571.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-312\" width=\"232\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/new_TC10_version3-1024x571.png 1024w, https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/new_TC10_version3-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/new_TC10_version3-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/new_TC10_version3.png 1025w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 49%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10032-021-00386-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"685\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10032_2021_386_Fige_HTML.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1531 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10032_2021_386_Fige_HTML.jpg 685w, https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10032_2021_386_Fige_HTML-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Welcome to the September edition of the TC10 newsletter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this issue, you will find call for competition and journal-track papers for ICDAR 2023, a presentation of the New Technologies Show at ECCV. Also the two last IJDAR issues and two new job offers in Barcelona (Spain) and Rouen (France).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish you a pleasant reading,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christophe Rigaud<br>IAPR-TC10 Communications Officer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Table of content:<\/span><br><br>1) <a href=\"#1\">Upcoming deadlines and events<\/a><br>2) <a href=\"#2\">ICDAR2023 call for competitions<\/a><br>3) <a href=\"#3\">ICDAR-IJDAR journal track<\/a><br>4) <a href=\"#4\">ECCV 2022 new technologies show<\/a><br>5) <a href=\"#5\">IJDAR article alert (vol. 25, issue 2&amp;3)<\/a><br>6) <a href=\"#6\">Job offers &#8211; 2 new<\/a><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call for contributions:<\/strong> feel free to contribute to TC10 newsletters, by sending any relevant news, event, notice, open position, dataset or link to us on  iapr.tc10[at]gmail.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"1\">1) Upcoming deadlines and events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4>2022<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Deadlines:<ul><li><strong>October 28,<\/strong> <em>competition proposition deadline<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/icdar2023.org\/\">ICDAR 2023<\/a><\/li><li><strong>October 31<\/strong>, <em>1st round paper submission<\/em> <em>deadline<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/journal\/10032\/updates\/23440814\">ICDAR-IJDAR Journal Track<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Events:<ul><li><strong>October 16-19<\/strong>, <em>conference<\/em> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/2022.ieeeicip.org\" target=\"_blank\">ICIP 2022<\/a>, Bordeaux, France<\/li><li><strong>October 23-27<\/strong>, <em>conference<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/eccv2022.ecva.net\/\">ECCV 2022<\/a>, Tel Aviv, Isra\u00ebl<\/li><li><strong><strong>December<\/strong> <strong>4-7<\/strong><\/strong>,<strong> <\/strong><em>conference<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/icfhr2022.org\/\">ICFHR 2022<\/a>, Hyderabad, India<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2023 and later<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Deadlines:<ul><li><strong>January 15<\/strong>, <em>paper submission deadline<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/icdar2023.org\/\">ICDAR 2023<\/a>, San Jos\u00e9, California, USA<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Events:<ul><li><strong>August 2023<\/strong>, <em>conference<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/icdar2023.org\/\">ICDAR 2023<\/a>, San Jos\u00e9, California, USA<\/li><li><strong>September 2024<\/strong>, <em>conference<\/em> ICDAR 2024, Athens, Greece<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"2\">2) ICDAR2023 Call for Competitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1526\" width=\"849\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image.png 710w, https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICDAR2023 Organizing Committee invites proposals for competitions that aim at evaluating the performance of algorithms and methods related to areas of document analysis and recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You are cordially invited to submit a proposal, that should contain the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Contest title and abstract<\/li><li>A brief description of the competition, including what the particular task under evaluation is, why this competition is of interest to the ICDAR community, and the expected number of participants<\/li><li>An outline of the competition schedule<\/li><li>Description of the dataset to be used, and the evaluation process and metrics for submitted methods<\/li><li>The names, contact information, and brief CVs of the competition organizers, outlining previous experience in performance evaluation and\/or organizing competitions<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following rules shall apply to the accepted Competitions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>The name of competition must be standardized by starting with \u201cICDAR 2023\u201d e.g. \u201cICDAR 2023 Competition on \u2026\u201d or \u201cICDAR 2023 \u2026 Competition.\u201d<\/li><li>Datasets used in the competitions must be made available after the end of the competitions.&nbsp; Specifically, the training data and ground truth must be publicly released and there must be a way to evaluate performance on a test set. This could take the form of an evaluation server, or the test data, ground truth, and evaluation script could be made publicly available. In principle, the organizers should submit the dataset to IAPR&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fiapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr%2F%3Fpage_id%3D71&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ctensmeye%40adobe.com%7C3bdd436bd53f4588ce6a08da7a315e62%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C637956649712734419%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=J%2Fb1Mm0n08uHXkEXMDz11fpPa503FRvUyfbSirMW3mM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">TC10<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftc11.cvc.uab.es%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Ctensmeye%40adobe.com%7C3bdd436bd53f4588ce6a08da7a315e62%7Cfa7b1b5a7b34438794aed2c178decee1%7C0%7C0%7C637956649712734419%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zsVqkLpenSLUn3lwXcpTm4AbJol1pON8YhCr%2FJoQC88%3D&amp;reserved=0\">TC11<\/a>.<\/li><li>Evaluation methodologies and metrics used must be described in detail so that results can be replicated later.&nbsp; Evaluation scripts must be released afterwards.<\/li><li>Each competition has to be presented with a poster at a prominent place at the conference venue, and selected competitions will get the chance to be presented orally in the dedicated session mentioned above.<\/li><li>Competitions must have a sufficient number of participants to be able to draw meaningful conclusions.<\/li><li>Reports (full papers) on each competition will be reviewed and, if accepted (the competition ran according to plan, attracted a minimum level of participation and is appropriately described), will be published in the ICDAR 2023 conference proceedings.<\/li><li>Participants should not have access to the ground-truthed test dataset until the end of the competition. The evaluation should be done by the organizers.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4>Submission Guidelines &amp; Inquiries<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>All proposals should be submitted by electronic mail to the Competition Chairs (Kenny Davila, Dimosthenis Karatzas, and Chris Tensmeyer) via:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:competitions-chairs@icdar2023.org\">competitions-chairs@icdar2023.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage competitions proposals with a solid plan to remain active and challenging for the community over and above ICDAR 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For any inquiries you may have regarding the competitions, please contact us via above email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4>Important Dates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>October 28, 2022<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Competition Proposal Due<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>November 15, 2022<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Competition Acceptance Notification<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>December 1, 2022<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Individual Competition Websites are Live<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mar 20, 2023<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Suggested deadline for competition participants<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>April 10, 2023<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Initial Submission of Competition Reports Deadline&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 1, 2023<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Camera-Ready Papers Due<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>July 1, 2023<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Communicate Winners to Chairs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>August 21-26 2023<\/strong>:&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Presentation or results at ICDAR Conference<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"3\">3) <strong>ICDAR-IJDAR Journal Track<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>ICDAR-IJDAR Journal Track Call For Papers of the 17th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition August 21-26, 2023 \u2013 San Jos\u00e9, California, USA<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springer.com\/journal\/10032\/updates\/23440814\">https:\/\/www.springer.com\/journal\/10032\/updates\/23440814<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a tradition established at ICDAR 2019 and 2021, ICDAR 2023 will include a journal paper track that offers the rapid turnaround and dissemination times of a conference, while providing the paper length, scientific rigor, and careful review process of an archival journal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ICDAR-IJDAR journal track invites high-quality submissions presenting original research in Document Analysis and Recognition. Journal versions of previously published conference papers or survey papers will not be considered for this special issue; such submissions can be submitted as journal-only papers via the regular IJDAR process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accepted papers will be published in a special issue of IJDAR, and will receive an oral presentation slot at ICDAR 2023. Authors who submit their work to the journal track commit themselves to present their results at the ICDAR conference if their paper is accepted. IJDAR\u2019s publisher, Springer-Nature, will make accepted papers freely available for four weeks around the conference. After this, accepted papers will be available from the archival journal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Format<\/strong>: Journal track papers submissions should follow the format of IJDAR submissions and the standard guidelines for the journal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Procedure and Deadlines<\/strong>: While we permit a second round of submissions for the ICDAR-IJDAR journal track for both new submissions and revised papers from the 1st round of submissions, it must be understood by all authors that the full journal review process will be required for all ICDAR-IJDAR track submissions \u2014 there is no \u201cshort cut.\u201d Papers submitted late in the second round run a risk of the review process not completing in time. In such cases, authors should know that: (1) The submitted paper can still continue under review as an IJDAR paper. (2) The authors always have the option of preparing a shorter version of the paper to submit as a regular ICDAR conference paper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Questions regarding the status of a paper that is under review for the IJDAR- ICDAR journal track should be directed to Ms. Katherine Moretti @Springer (katherine.moretti@springer.com). The guest editors have full authority to determine that the journal review process will not complete in time, and to decline submissions that arrive too late. In which case they will immediately notify the authors who can decide to leave the paper in the standard journal reviewing system or withdraw their manuscript from the journal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>October 31, 2022<br>1st round journal track paper submissions due<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 4, 2023<br>1st round journal track paper notifications<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>January 15, 2023<br>*Regular ICDAR proceedings paper submission deadline<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>March 15, 2023<br>2nd round journal track paper submissions due<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 15, 2023<br>2nd round journal track paper notifications<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Special Issue Guest Editors<\/strong><br>ICDAR 2023 PC Chairs<br>&#8211; Gernot A. Fink<br>&#8211; Rajiv Jain<br>&#8211; Koichi Kise (liaison to IJDAR)<br>&#8211; Richard Zanibbi<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Inquiries<\/strong><br>For additional information, please email one of the editors of this special issue or consult the FAQ that will be posted on the IJDAR website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1527\" width=\"839\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1.png 712w, https:\/\/iapr-tc10.univ-lr.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/image-1-300x47.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"4\">4) <strong>ECCV New Technologies Show<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New Technologies Show @ECCV 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Do you think that your research idea can generate impact?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Pitch it at ECCV!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Research ideas are the fuel for innovation. ECCV 2022 wants to give the stage to researchers to present not only the scientific virtues of their work, but also their ideas about how their research can lead to meaningful innovation, highlighting possible applications enabled by their research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ECCV 2022 will host a \u201cNew Technologies Show\u201d, where researchers are invited to pitch their technologies to a different crowd. A jury comprising entrepreneurs and innovation experts will give feedback to all participating teams, while the most promising technologies will be offered further mentoring post-ECCV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All potential participants to the New Technologies Show, will be offered a short (~1-hour) online seminar prior to ECCV, on how to create a successful pitch. Research teams are invited to express their interest and encouraged to attend the online seminar before finally confirming whether they desire to present their technology in the New Technologies Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New Technologies Show session will take place on-site. All participants to the New Technologies Show will be invited to the industry track reception during the ECCV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please use the online form to express your interest to participate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/vy9fwxaXPj2jC9Ay6\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/vy9fwxaXPj2jC9Ay6<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Important Dates:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expressions of interest: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 10\/9\/2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online Course: &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 20\/9\/2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Confirmation of participation: &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1\/10\/2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Technologies Show session (on-site):&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 26\/10\/2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Organisers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amir Markovitz (Amazon Research), Yair Kittenplon (Amazon Research), Shai Mazor (Amazon Research), Omar Zahr (Tandemlaunch), Dimosthenis Karatzas (Computer Vision Center), Chen Sagiv (SagivTech), Lihi Zelnik-manor (Technion)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For any inquiries, please contact: <a href=\"mailto:industrychairs@ecva.net\">industrychairs@ecva.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Supported By:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TandemLaunch Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;TandemLaunch will provide an hour-long online group workshop on preparing an investment narrative based on their invention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;All applicants will be considered for an invitation into the TandemLaunch Startup Foundry Investment program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;&nbsp;Winners will receive 2 hours of Technology and IP Strategy mentoring and 1 hour of CTO career mentoring with the CTO of TandemLaunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"5\">5) IJDAR article alert (vol. 25, issue 2&amp;3)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Volume 25, Issue 2, June 2022<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/10032\/volumes-and-issues\/25-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/link.springer.com\/journal\/10032\/volumes-and-issues\/25-2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10032-021-00391-3\">Segmentation for document layout analysis: not dead yet<\/a><br>Logan Markewich, Hao Zhang and Seok-Bum Ko<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10032-022-00394-8\">Feature learning and encoding for multi-script writer identification<\/a><br>Abdelillah Semma, Ya\u00e2coub Hannad and Mohamed El Youssfi El Kettani<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10032-022-00395-7\">Robust text line detection in historical documents: learning and evaluation methods<\/a><br>M\u00e9lodie Boillet, Christopher Kermorvant and Thierry Paquet<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10032-022-00396-6\">Arbitrary-shaped scene text detection with keypoint-based shape representation<\/a><br>Shuxin Qin and Lin Chen<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10032-021-00386-0\">Personalizing image enhancement for critical visual tasks: improved legibility of papyri using color processing and visual illusions<\/a><br>Vlad Atanasiu and Isabelle Marthot-Santaniello &#8211; 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