ICDAR 2021 Competition on Mathematical Formula Detection

Dan Anitei, Joan-Andreu Sánchez, José Manuel Fuentes, Roberto Paredes, José-Miguel Benedí

Abstract: This paper introduces the Competition on Mathematical Formula Detection that was organized for the ICDAR 2021. The main goal of this competition was to provide the researchers and practitioners a common framework to research on this topic. A large dataset was prepared for this contest where the GT was automatically generated and manually reviewed. Fourteen participants submitted their results for this competition and these results show that there is still room for improvement especially for the detection of embedded mathematical expressions.