PU researchers come up with AI-based model to identify forged signatures

Researchers from the Department of Anthropology and Institute of Forensic Science at Panjab University have been granted a copyright registration from the Government of India for developing an artificial intelligence (AI)-based model for identifying real and forged signatures. The model can be used to identify the frauds such as counterfeit signature on important documents.

The AI model was developed by Prof Kewal Krishan, a forensic scientist, and his research team members Rakesh Meena, Damini Siwan, Peehul Krishan, Ankita Guleria, Nandini Chitara, Ritika Verma, Akansha Rana and Ayushi Srivastava.

Prof Abhik Ghosh and Dr Vishal Sharma guided the scholars in creating the model.

The AI model received an accuracy of 90% in classifying 1,400 handwritten signatures as real and forged.

“There is a direct utility of the model in identifying signatures on forms, cheques, drafts, treasury documents, registration of property, bank documents, etc. This will definitely save the precious time of forensic scientists and document examiners,” Dr Kewal Krishan said.