--- title: README emoji: πŸ”₯ colorFrom: yellow colorTo: yellow sdk: static pinned: false --- # AI & Computer Vision Research Hub *Led by Dr. Silvia Cascianelli* Welcome to our research hub, where we explore advanced techniques in **image generation**, **handwriting imitation**, and **document understanding** in a collaborative, mentoring environment. --- ## Projects ### Image Generation - **Merging and Splitting Diffusion Paths for Panoramas** [[arXiv:2408.15660](https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.15660)] - **Alfie: Democratising RGBA Image Generation** [[arXiv:2408.14826](https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.14826)] ### Handwriting Imitation - **VATr++: Handwritten Text Generation** [[arXiv:2402.10798](https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10798)] - **Handwritten Text Generation from Visual Archetypes** [[arXiv:2303.15269](https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.15269)] - **HWD: Evaluation for Handwritten Text Generation** [[arXiv:2310.20316](https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.20316)] - **Pretrained HTR Models for Fine-Tuning** [[arXiv:2305.02593](https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.02593)] ### Document Understanding - **ΞΌgat: Document Parsing with Multi-Page Context** [[arXiv:2408.15646](https://arxiv.org/abs/2408.15646)] - **Volumetric FFC for Ink Detection on Papyri** [[arXiv:2308.05070](https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.05070)] - **Synthetic Pre-Training for Handwriting Processing** [[arXiv:2304.01842](https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.01842)] - **The LAM Dataset for Handwritten Text Recognition** [[arXiv:2208.08109](https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.08109)] - **Boosting HTR with Deformable Convolutions** [[arXiv:2305.02593](https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.02593)] --- ## Our Team - **[Silvia Cascianelli](https://www.silviacascianelli.com)** – Assistant Professor - **[Vittorio Pippi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vittorio-pippi/)** – PhD Student - **[Fabio Quattrini](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabio-quattrini-8b0a18244/)** – PhD Student - **[Carmine Zaccagnino](https://github.com/carzacc)** – Research Intern - **[Pau Torras Coloma](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pau-torras-coloma-69918a1b0/)** – PhD Student - **[Bram Vanherle](https://bvanherle.github.io/)** – CV Engineer --- ## Contact **Email:** scascianelli[at]unimore[dot]it **LinkedIn:** [Silvia Cascianelli](https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-cascianelli-330760104/)