2026 Palaiahnakote Shivakumara: Computer Science Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Computer Science	40	9340	9070	582	574	302	6396

Overview

Palaiahnakote Shivakumara is affiliated with the University of Malaya in Malaysia. Their research primarily spans the field of Computer Science, with a specialized focus on subfields such as Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, Media Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Plant Science, and Information Systems.

Their scholarly output includes a considerable number of publications emphasizing handwritten text recognition, image processing, and video analysis. Main research topics addressed in their work include:

Handwritten Text Recognition Techniques
Vehicle License Plate Recognition
Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction
Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques
Digital Media Forensic Detection
Video Analysis and Summarization

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Shivakumara include:

Graphology based handwritten character analysis for human behaviour identification, 2020, published in CAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology
Adapting a Swin Transformer for License Plate Number and Text Detection in Drone Images, 2023, published in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
An Augmented Reality-Based Approach for Designing Interactive Food Menu of Restaurant Using Android, 2022, published in Artificial Intelligence and Applications
Arbitrarily-Oriented Text Detection in Low Light Natural Scene Images, 2020, published in IEEE Transactions on Multimedia
Fake News Detection Techniques on Social Media: A Survey, 2022, published in Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Shivakumara frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

Umapada Pal
Tong Lü
Michael Blumenstein
Cheng-Lin Liu
Daniel Lopresti

Their work is often published in journals with multiple contributions such as the International Journal of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence and Applications, Expert Systems with Applications, Multimedia Tools and Applications, and SSRN Electronic Journal.

In addition to journal articles, Shivakumara has contributed to academic books published by Springer Science+Business Media and Springer Nature. Titles include Pattern Recognition (two editions in 2020) and Cognitively Inspired Video Text Processing (2021).

Best Publications

A robust arbitrary text detection system for natural scene images

Anhar Risnumawan;Palaiahankote Shivakumara;Chee Seng Chan;Chew Lim Tan

530
Citations
Recognizing Text with Perspective Distortion in Natural Scenes

Trung Quy Phan;Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Shangxuan Tian;Chew Lim Tan

481
Citations
A Laplacian Approach to Multi-Oriented Text Detection in Video

P Shivakumara;Trung Quy Phan;Chew Lim Tan

374
Citations
(2D)2LDA: An efficient approach for face recognition

S. Noushath;G. Hemantha Kumar;P. Shivakumara

204
Citations
A Laplacian Method for Video Text Detection

Trung Quy Phan;Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Chew Lim Tan

144
Citations
Multioriented Video Scene Text Detection Through Bayesian Classification and Boundary Growing

P. Shivakumara;R. P. Sreedhar;Trung Quy Phan;Shijian Lu

137
Citations
A Robust Wavelet Transform Based Technique for Video Text Detection

Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Trung Quy Phan;Chew Lim Tan

121
Citations
Graphology based handwritten character analysis for human behaviour identification

Subhankar Ghosh;Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Prasun Roy;Umapada Pal

101
Citations
An Efficient Edge Based Technique for Text Detection in Video Frames

P. Shivakumara;Weihua Huang;Chew Lim Tan

98
Citations
Exact String Matching Algorithms: Survey, Issues, and Future Research Directions

Saqib Iqbal Hakak;Amirrudin Kamsin;Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Gulshan Amin Gilkar

96
Citations
Accurate video text detection through classification of low and high contrast images

Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Weihua Huang;Trung Quy Phan;Chew Lim Tan

95
Citations
Efficient video text detection using edge features

P. Shivakumara;Weihua Huang;Chew Lim Tan

90
Citations
New Fourier-Statistical Features in RGB Space for Video Text Detection

P Shivakumara;Trung Quy Phan;Chew Lim Tan

88
Citations
Riesz Fractional Based Model for Enhancing License Plate Detection and Recognition

K. S. Raghunandan;Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Hamid A. Jalab;Rabha W. Ibrahim

83
Citations
CNN-RNN based method for license plate recognition

Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Dongqi Tang;Maryam Asadzadehkaljahi;Tong Lu

79
Citations
A New Technique for Multi-Oriented Scene Text Line Detection and Tracking in Video

Liang Wu;Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Tong Lu;Chew Lim Tan

78
Citations
Gradient Vector Flow and Grouping-Based Method for Arbitrarily Oriented Scene Text Detection in Video Images

Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Trung Quy Phan;Shijian Lu;Chew Lim Tan

76
Citations
A Gradient Difference Based Technique for Video Text Detection

Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Trung Quy Phan;Chew Lim Tan

74
Citations
A New Method for Arbitrarily-Oriented Text Detection in Video

Nabin Sharma;Palaiahnakote Shivakumara;Umapada Pal;Michael Blumenstein

66
Citations
Skew detection technique for binary document images based on Hough transform

Manjunath Aradhya V N;Hemantha Kumar G;Shivakumara P

65
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Umapada Pal Indian Statistical Institute

Tong Lu Nanjing University

Chew Lim Tan National University of Singapore

Michael Blumenstein University of Technology Sydney

Daniel P. Lopresti Lehigh University

Hamid A. Jalab Al Ayen University

Shijian Lu Nanyang Technological University

Mohd Yamani Idna Idris University of Malaya

Partha Pratim Roy Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad

Mohammad Hossein Anisi University of Essex

External Links

Personal website of Palaiahnakote Shivakumara Google Scholar page

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