Few-shot signature verification with Double Siamese Network
摘要
Handwritten signature verification remains a challenging task due to the need for a large number of signature samples. In real-world applications, collecting extensive signatures from each individual for model training is impractical. To address this, we introduce a novel approach to few-shot signature verification using a “Double Siamese Network” model that integrates Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Data-efficient Image Transformers (DeiT). This architecture enables writer-independent verification without requiring individual-specific training while maintaining high performance. Our approach was evaluated on the CEDAR and ICDAR datasets, achieving high accuracies of 0.983 and 0.900, respectively, demonstrating its effectiveness in verifying signatures from familiar sources. A key finding is the impact of sample size on model performance: accuracy improved from 0.843 to 0.900 as the number of signatures per person increased from 5 to 9, emphasizing the crucial role of sample size in few-shot learning. However, cross-domain performance remains a challenge—when tested on the GPDS 1-150 dataset, accuracy significantly declined, indicating difficulties in transferring learned features across datasets.