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Alfaz, Nazia and Sarwar, Talha and Farid, Fahmid Al and Miah, Md Saef Ullah and Afrin, Sadia and Rahman, Shakila and Uddin, Jia and Abdul Karim, Hezerul (2026) CompoundDenseNet: a novel approach for accurate recognition of Bangla handwritten compound characters. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence, 9. ISSN 2624-8212

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Abstract

Bangla, one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, presents major challenges in handwritten character recognition because of its complex compound characters with intricate shapes, diverse writing styles, and structural similarities. These features make Bangla a representative example of complex scripts that remain difficult for conventional Optical Character Recognition (OCR) systems. This study focuses on improving the recognition of Bangla handwritten compound characters using a modified DenseNet architecture named CompoundDenseNet. The architecture enhances feature extraction and reuse to better capture the visual variations and fine structural details that existing models often struggle to handle. Its performance was evaluated on three benchmark datasets, BanglaLekha Isolated, Ekush, and CMATERdb, achieving recognition accuracies of 98.5%, 98%, and 96.2% respectively, surpassing previously reported methods. Misclassification analysis using a confusion matrix revealed that the Adam optimizer produced the most stable and accurate results with faster convergence compared to other optimizers tested. While the results demonstrate significant progress, the study also highlights the need for larger and more diverse datasets. Overall, CompoundDenseNet contributes to advancing Bangla handwritten compound character recognition and has the potential to enhance real-world applications such as education, legal documentation, and digital accessibility in Bangla language technologies.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Adaptive Gradient Algorithm (Adagrad), Adaptive Moment Estimation (Adam)
Subjects:	T Technology > T Technology (General) > T351 Mechanical drawing. Engineering graphics
Divisions:	Faculty of Artificial Intelligence & Engineering (FAIE)
Depositing User:	Ms Rosnani Abd Wahab
Date Deposited:	05 Jun 2026 01:35
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2026 01:35
URII:	http://shdl.mmu.edu.my/id/eprint/15971

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