Parag Tamhankar

Parag Tamhankar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science within the College of Arts & Sciences at Georgia State University, joining the faculty on August 1, 2023. His research bridges computer vision and natural language processing with a specialized focus on historical Indian scripts.

Education:

• B.Sc. in Computer Science, North Maharashtra University, India (1997)
• M.Sc. in Computer Science, North Maharashtra University, India (1999)
• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Kavayitri Bahinabai Chaudhari North Maharashtra University, India (2021)

Dr. Tamhankar's research centers on developing computational frameworks for processing historical Marathi documents written in the obsolete MODI script. His work integrates deep learning for character segmentation, skew correction, and transliteration into Devanagari script, with current efforts focused on improving document tokenization and creating annotated datasets for NLP training. He aims to extend this research into semantic analysis using advanced NLP techniques.

His publication portfolio demonstrates consistent contributions to document analysis, particularly in solving challenges unique to historical Indian scripts. The research shows progression from fundamental preprocessing techniques (skew correction, line segmentation) to advanced deep learning applications for character recognition.

Scientific Recognition:

• 2nd Prize at University Level Avishkar Conference (2015) for MODI script recognition research

Dr. Tamhankar actively supervises graduate research in document analysis and computational linguistics, with his doctoral work forming the foundation for ongoing projects in historical document digitization. His research has been presented at multiple international conferences including RTIP2R (2020), with publications in Scopus-indexed journals like ELSEVIER Procedia Computer Science.