As the Internet is used more and more widely, the application of information technology has deepened in all industries including law. Today, the process for planning a trial in Quebec and Canada (i.e., using a case protocol form) requires original handwritten signatures, which is inefficient and would benefit from the use of e-signatures. As well, emerging cloud application architectures that use serverless technologies carry many advantages, for example, no server management is necessary as applications scale automatically. The law industry could make use of these technological advantages as it automates its processes in the future.
A first step in this research is to understand the state of the art of the electronic signature process. The process of signing a case protocol requires each lawyer involved to individually sign the form, demonstrating their consent. In the case of an electronic signature, without the use of commercial software, each of these signatures could be lifted from the form and applied next to the others on the final document. This operation requires the use of image processing technologies to locate and transfer individual signatures.
Once the challenges of the signature process are studied and image processing technologies are investigated, the research activities aim to design and experiment with an image processing technique pipeline to propose a solution through a case study. This experiment is then implemented in a trial protocol processing prototype to validate its robustness.
| Date | 7 Sept 2023 |
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| Original language | American English |
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| Awarding Institution | - École de technologie supérieure
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| Supervisor | Alain April (Supervisor) |
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Malekabadi, S. (Author),
April (Supervisor),
7 Sept 2023Student thesis: Master's thesis › Master in Engineering: Engineering