Writer Accent

We are exploring two hypotheses with respect to analysis of an individual’s handwriting: (i) analogous to speech, accent is a trait that is also present in handwriting and can potentially be used as a novel soft biometric, (ii) an individual’s handwriting is a mixture of writing style influences (right to left versus left to right, short strokes with rapid pen lifts, curves, etc.) and can be decomposed into the constituents.