Sargur Srihari
Encyclopedia
S. N. Srihari is an American Computer scientist
and educator who has made contributions to the field of pattern recognition
. The principal impact of his work has been in handwritten address reading systems and in computer forensics
. He is presently a SUNY
Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied
Sciences at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Communication Engineering from the National College of Bangalore University
and the Indian Institute of Science
in Bangalore
respectively. He received Master's and Doctoral degrees in Computer
and Information Science from The Ohio State University, Columbus.
, the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition which was established with support from the United States Postal Service
. Work at CEDAR
led to the first handwritten address interpretation system in the world, versions of which were deployed by the Internal Revenue Service
, USPS, Australia Post
and UK Royal Mail. His subsequent work led to the first handwriting verification and identification system known as CEDAR-FOX
, which was granted a U.S. Patent in 2009. Srihari's work on the individuality of handwriting has been cited in Daubert standard
and Frye standard
hearings in United States courts leading to the admission of handwriting evidence
in those cases. Srihari served on the National Academy of Sciences
Committee on Identifying the needs of the Forensic Science Community which led to a highly influential report entitled "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward" published in April 2009. He has also served on the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Library of Medicine
for six years. Srihari has had a leading role in establishing the international conferences on document analysis and recognition, frontiers of handwriting recognition
and computational forensics
. Srihari is the recipient of the Outstanding Achievements Award of IAPR/ICDAR for 2011.
Computer scientist
A computer scientist is a scientist who has acquired knowledge of computer science, the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and their application in computer systems....
and educator who has made contributions to the field of pattern recognition
Pattern recognition
In machine learning, pattern recognition is the assignment of some sort of output value to a given input value , according to some specific algorithm. An example of pattern recognition is classification, which attempts to assign each input value to one of a given set of classes...
. The principal impact of his work has been in handwritten address reading systems and in computer forensics
Computer forensics
Computer forensics is a branch of digital forensic science pertaining to legal evidence found in computers and digital storage media...
. He is presently a SUNY
Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied
Sciences at the University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
Early life and education
Srihari received undergraduate degrees in Science and in ElectricalCommunication Engineering from the National College of Bangalore University
Bangalore University
Bangalore University is a public university located in Bangalore, Karnataka State, India. The university is one of the oldest in India, dating back to 1886...
and the Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science
Indian Institute of Science is a research institution of higher learning located in Bangalore, India. It was established in 1909.-History:After a chance meeting between Jamsetji N...
in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
respectively. He received Master's and Doctoral degrees in Computer
and Information Science from The Ohio State University, Columbus.
Career
Srihari is the founding director of CEDARCenter of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition
The Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition is a research laboratory at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. The center was established with funding from the United States Postal Service and National Institute of Justice...
, the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition which was established with support from the United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
. Work at CEDAR
Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition
The Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition is a research laboratory at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. The center was established with funding from the United States Postal Service and National Institute of Justice...
led to the first handwritten address interpretation system in the world, versions of which were deployed by the Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue Service
The Internal Revenue Service is the revenue service of the United States federal government. The agency is a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, and is under the immediate direction of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue...
, USPS, Australia Post
Australia Post
Australia Post is the trading name of the Australian Government-owned Australian Postal Corporation .-History:...
and UK Royal Mail. His subsequent work led to the first handwriting verification and identification system known as CEDAR-FOX
CEDAR-FOX
- Introduction :This is a software system for forensic comparison of handwriting. It was developed at CEDAR, the Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition at the University at Buffalo...
, which was granted a U.S. Patent in 2009. Srihari's work on the individuality of handwriting has been cited in Daubert standard
Daubert Standard
The Daubert standard is a rule of evidence regarding the admissibility of expert witnesses' testimony during United States federal legal proceedings. Pursuant to this standard, a party may raise a Daubert motion, which is a special case of motion in limine raised before or during trial to exclude...
and Frye standard
Frye Standard
The Frye standard, Frye test, or general acceptance test is a test to determine the admissibility of scientific evidence. It provides that expert opinion based on a scientific technique is admissible only where the technique is generally accepted as reliable in the relevant scientific community. In...
hearings in United States courts leading to the admission of handwriting evidence
Questioned document examination
Questioned document examination is the forensic science discipline pertaining to documents that are in dispute in a court of law...
in those cases. Srihari served on the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
Committee on Identifying the needs of the Forensic Science Community which led to a highly influential report entitled "Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward" published in April 2009. He has also served on the Board of Scientific Counselors of the National Library of Medicine
for six years. Srihari has had a leading role in establishing the international conferences on document analysis and recognition, frontiers of handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition is the ability of a computer to receive and interpret intelligible handwritten input from sources such as paper documents, photographs, touch-screens and other devices. The image of the written text may be sensed "off line" from a piece of paper by optical scanning or...
and computational forensics
Computational forensics
Computational forensics is a quantitative approach to the methodology of the forensic sciences. It involves computer-based modeling, computer simulation, analysis, and recognition in studying and solving problems posed in various forensic disciplines...
. Srihari is the recipient of the Outstanding Achievements Award of IAPR/ICDAR for 2011.