28 March 2008 @ 6:23Apple seeks a Handwriting Recognition Engineer

Apple has a job opening for a Handwriting Recognition Engineer.

The Handwriting Recognition team is seeking an engineer who will be responsible for advancing Apple’s handwriting recognition technology for Mac OS X. The ideal candidate will be an expert in the area of pattern recognition, with an excellent understanding of handwriting recognition issues. The person will also assume primary responsibility for maintaining and enhancing existing code and tools. The recognition technology you create may extend beyond Mac OS X to other applications and the iPhone.

Apple is currently using handwriting recognition technology from their now defunct Newton PDA in OS X’s Inkwell.