--- title: "Manikanta SSB (@ssb0931) | Hashnode" description: "Manikanta SSB (@ssb0931) writes on Hashnode. Read their latest articles and follow their work." url: "https://hashnode.com/@ssb0931" --- @ssb0931 # Manikanta SSB @ssb0931 · Joined March 2025 [Website](https://ssb0031.github.io/ssb-portfolio/) ### [From Navigation to Reading: How I Built an Explainable Braille Recognition Pipeline](https://ssbb7.hashnode.dev/from-navigation-to-reading-how-i-built-an-explainable-braille-recognition-pipeline?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A research journey from Braille detection to explainable AI, structural verification, language correction, and speech synthesis. 9 min read · [ssbb7.hashnode.dev](https://ssbb7.hashnode.dev/from-navigation-to-reading-how-i-built-an-explainable-braille-recognition-pipeline?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 23](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-navigation-to-reading-how-i-built-an-explainable-braille-recognition-pipeline/6a3abfad592feceaed34d50a) ### [I Spent Weeks Fighting OCR Before Realizing I Was Solving the Wrong Problem](https://ssbb7.hashnode.dev/i-spent-weeks-fighting-ocr-before-realizing-i-was-solving-the-wrong-problem?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) A real-world computer vision case study on why OCR failed and how object detection solved handwritten character extraction. 7 min read · [ssbb7.hashnode.dev](https://ssbb7.hashnode.dev/i-spent-weeks-fighting-ocr-before-realizing-i-was-solving-the-wrong-problem?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/i-spent-weeks-fighting-ocr-before-realizing-i-was-solving-the-wrong-problem/6a28405e27af63a827362bae) ### [The Journey Behind My Handwriting Generation Pipeline-2](https://ssbb3.hashnode.dev/the-journey-behind-my-handwriting-generation-pipeline-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) So, as a continuation of my previous blog... https://ssbb3.hashnode.dev/ssbb4 After submitting my document with its 240 FID and 50 Inception score to multiple journals, I started getting rejections—one after another, all without any comments. That'... 3 min read · [ssbb3.hashnode.dev](https://ssbb3.hashnode.dev/the-journey-behind-my-handwriting-generation-pipeline-2?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 10](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-journey-behind-my-handwriting-generation-pipeline-2/6962a5cec220af479064224e) ### [A Bitter Start, Yet a Better Year](https://ssbb5.hashnode.dev/a-bitter-start-yet-a-better-year?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I wanted to write about how my 2025 went-a year that started with confusion and disappointment, but slowly turned into something meaningful. For context, here’s my timeline: 2020–2024: B.Tech 2024–2026: M.Tech Choosing My Own Path After B.Tech I comp... 5 min read · [ssbb5.hashnode.dev](https://ssbb5.hashnode.dev/a-bitter-start-yet-a-better-year?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 31, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-bitter-start-yet-a-better-year/69554c26e6d864055a70e925) ### [The Journey Behind My Handwriting Generation Pipeline](https://ssbb3.hashnode.dev/ssbb4?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Warning: This post is long, messy, and built on curiosity. But it’s real this is how I built my first handwritten generation pipeline from scratch. Hey guys, it's Manikanta. I'm genuinely proud to share my recent publication on Synthetic Handwritten... 5 min read · [ssbb3.hashnode.dev](https://ssbb3.hashnode.dev/ssbb4?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 19, 2025](https://hashnode.com/posts/ssbb4/68f4a04bab89151a1c1e2343)