Roadmap on deep learning for microscopy
Reviewartikel, 2026

Through digital imaging, microscopy has evolved from primarily being a means for visual observation of life at the micro- and nano-scale, to a quantitative tool with ever-increasing resolution and throughput. Artificial intelligence, deep neural networks, and machine learning (ML) are all niche terms describing computational methods that have gained a pivotal role in microscopy-based research over the past decade. This Roadmap encompasses key aspects of how ML is applied to microscopy image data, with the aim of gaining scientific knowledge by improved image quality, automated detection, segmentation, classification and tracking of objects, and efficient merging of information from multiple imaging modalities. We aim to give the reader an overview of the key developments and an understanding of possibilities and limitations of ML for microscopy. It will be of interest to a wide cross-disciplinary audience in the physical sciences and life sciences.

microscopy

deep learning

AI

imaging

Författare

Giovanni Volpe

Göteborgs universitet

Carolina Wahlby

Uppsala universitet

Lei Tian

Boston University

Michael Hecht

CASUS

Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren

Uniwersytet Wrocławski

Artur Yakimovich

Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren

CASUS

Roche Diagnostics

University College London (UCL)

Artificial Intelligence for Life Sciences (CIC)

Uniwersytet Wrocławski

Kristina Monakhova

University of California

Laura Waller

University of California

Ivo F. Sbalzarini

Technische Universität Dresden

Christopher A. Metzler

University of Maryland

Mingyang Xie

University of Maryland

Kevin Zhang

University of Maryland

Isaac C. D. Lenton

University of Queensland

IST Austria (ISTA)

Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop

University of Queensland

ARC Centre of Excellence in Quantum Biotechnology

Daniel Brunner

Université de Franche-Comté

Bijie Bai

University of California

Aydogan Ozcan

University of California

Daniel Midtvedt

Göteborgs universitet

Hao Wang

Boston University

Tongyu Li

Boston University

Natasa Sladoje

Uppsala universitet

Joakim Lindblad

Uppsala universitet

Jason T. Smith

ECS Federal

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Marien Ochoa

University of Wisconsin Madison

Uppsala universitet

Margarida Barroso

Albany Medical College

Xavier Intes

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tong Qiu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Li-Yu Yu

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Sixian You

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Yongtao Liu

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Maxim A. Ziatdinov

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Kalinin

University of Tennessee

Arlo Sheridan

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Uri Manor

University of California

Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Elias Nehme

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Ofri Goldenberg

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Yoav Shechtman

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Henrik Klein Moberg

Chalmers, Fysik, Kemisk fysik

Christoph Langhammer

Chalmers, Fysik, Kemisk fysik

Barbora Spackova

Czech Academy of Sciences

Saga Helgadottir

Uppsala universitet

Stockholms universitet

Benjamin Midtvedt

Göteborgs universitet

Aykut Argun

Göteborgs universitet

Tobias Thalheim

Universität Leipzig

Frank Cichos

Universität Leipzig

Stefano Bo

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

King's College London

Lars Hubatsch

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Jesus Pineda

Göteborgs universitet

Carlo Manzo

Centro Tecnológic Forestal de Catalunya

Harshith Bachimanchi

Göteborgs universitet

Erik Selander

Lunds universitet

Antoni Homs-Corbera

SAS

OWL Lifesciences

Martin Franzl

Universität Leipzig

Kevin De Haan

University of California

Yair Rivenson

University of California

Zofia Korczak

Göteborgs universitet

Caroline Beck Adiels

Göteborgs universitet

Mite Mijalkov

Karolinska Institutet

Daniel Vereb

Karolinska Institutet

Yu-Wei Chang

Göteborgs universitet

Joana B. Pereira

Karolinska Institutet

Damian Matuszewski

Uppsala universitet

Gustaf Kylberg

VINNOVA

Ida-Maria Sintorn

VINNOVA

Uppsala universitet

Juan C. Caicedo

University of Wisconsin Madison

Beth A. Cimini

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Muyinatu A. Lediju Bell

Johns Hopkins University

Bruno M. Saraiva

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)

Guillaume Jacquemet

Turun Yliopisto

Åbo Akademi

Ricardo Henriques

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)

University College London (UCL)

Wei Ouyang

Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH)

Trang Le

Stanford University

Estibaliz Gomez-de-Mariscal

Universidade NOVA de Lisboa

Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC)

Daniel Sage

Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)

Arrate Munoz-Barrutia

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Gregorio Maranon Health Research Institute

Ebba Josefson Lindqvist

AI Sweden

Johanna Bergman

AI Sweden

JPhys Photonics

25157647 (eISSN)

Vol. 8 1 012501

Ämneskategorier (SSIF 2025)

Medicinsk bildvetenskap

DOI

10.1088/2515-7647/ae0fd1

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Senast uppdaterat

2026-06-01