Anatomy Of An Algorithm

Bryan Higgins, Motet, Berkeley

Stevenson Hall 1300
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Bryan Higgins was one of the principal developers of OmniPage, the top-sellingoptical character recognition (OCR) program. The talk focuses on one algorithm fromthat program, examining how the hardware constraints of the day influenced thealgorithm's design, and how changing technology and market forces influenced its evolution.