Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition
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The Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and Recognition (CEDAR) 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
. CEDAR was formalized by the United States Postal Service
by Postmaster General Anthony Frank in 1991.The primary goal of CEDAR was to conduct research and development for developing software useful for the automation of postal sorting equipment. Work at CEDAR, with Sargur Srihari
as principal investigator, led to the first handwritten address interpretation system in the world. CEDAR-FOX
, the first system for automatic comparison of handwriting for the purpose of forensic analysis, was developed at CEDAR.
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
. The center was established with funding 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...
and National Institute of Justice
National Institute of Justice
The National Institute of Justice is the research, development and evaluation agency of the United States Department of Justice. NIJ, along with the Bureau of Justice Statistics , Bureau of Justice Assistance , Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention , Office for Victims of Crime ,...
. CEDAR was formalized by 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...
by Postmaster General Anthony Frank in 1991.The primary goal of CEDAR was to conduct research and development for developing software useful for the automation of postal sorting equipment. Work at CEDAR, with Sargur Srihari
Sargur Srihari
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...
as principal investigator, led to the first handwritten address interpretation system in the world. 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...
, the first system for automatic comparison of handwriting for the purpose of forensic analysis, was developed at CEDAR.