Are Sparse Representation and Dictionary Learning Good for Handwritten Character Recognition? Chi Nhan Duong, Kha Gia Quach, and Tien D. Bui Concordia University, Montréal, Canada Email: {c duon, k_q, bui}@encs.concordia.ca 14th International Conference on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (ICFHR) September 1- 4, 2014 in Crete, Greece.