The New York Times: UB researchers developing software to scan Arabic

An Associated Press article that ran in The New York Times reports UB computer scientists are developing software to scan Arabic documents, including handwritten ones, for specific words and phrases, filling a void that became apparent following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The article quotes Venu Govindaraju, professor of computer science and engineering and director of the Center for Unified Biometrics and Sensors. The story was picked up by more than 120 outlets, including the Detroit News, Syracuse Post-Standard, Newsday, Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, Dallas Morning News, Baltimore Sun and Hartford Courant. Go to article.