NIST 2013 Open Handwriting Recognition and Translation (Open HaRT'13) Evaluation

Abstract

This paper describes the NIST 2013 Open Handwriting Recognition and Translation evaluation (OpenHaRT'13). A short background leading to the start of OpenHaRT is included. The test designs pertaining to the tasks, the data used, the performance measurements, and the protocols are presented. The participants and their submissions are mentioned followed by the evaluation results and some preliminary analyses. The paper concludes with some thoughts toward future evaluations.