Document Analysis Research in the Year 2021

The original publication is available at www.springerlink.comInternational audienceDespite tremendous advances in computer software and hardware, certain key aspects of experimental research in document analysis, and pattern recognition in general, have not changed much over the past 50 years. This paper describes a vision of the future where community-created and managed resources make possible fundamental changes in the way science is conducted in such fields. We also discuss current developments that are helping to lead us in this direction