New Series: OCR Working Group's Coffee Lectures Begin in June

Eine junge Frau sitzt im Sessel und hat einen Lapop auf dem Schoß.

The AG OCR’s new Coffee Lectures offer concise, informal insights into current OCR projects and methods. Starting in June, speakers will present their work in short online sessions and invite participants to join in the discussion. Anyone interested is warmly invited to attend and take part in the discussion.

The OCR Working Group’s Coffee Lectures mark the launch of a new, concise forum for discussion on topics related to Optical Character Recognition (OCR). In informal, short presentations lasting about 30 minutes, working group members and other interested parties will present their projects, methods, and research questions, followed by a discussion.

The events will take place at 3:00 p.m. via Zoom (the access link remains the same):

https://uni-mannheim.zoom-x.de/j/62185453476?pwd=Pfo5FLctFxSzUZJBOFpbx42aUAtCmw.1

The first dates have already been set:

June 25, 2026 – Daniel Kinitz: Deep learning-based text recognition of Arabic manuscript catalogs – challenges and best practices
July 8, 2026 – Constantin Lehenmeier: From Manuscript to Dataset: Computer-Assisted Cataloging and Processing of Historical Weather Data
July 28, 2026 – Clarissa Kopanitsak: Converting handwritten student registration cards into a structured format using AI

Interested persons are cordially invited to attend and participate in the discussion. You can find more information on the OCR Working Group’s page.

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