AI4Life Services
AI4Life offers different services to the scientific community to facilitate the adoption of AI-driven methodologies, enhance data accessibility, and streamline complex bioimaging workflows. Below is an overview of our key offerings:
BioImage Model Zoo (BioImage.IO)
The BioImage Model Zoo is a community-driven AI model repository that simplifies adopting AI techniques for bioimaging. By providing easy access to pre-trained AI models, the Model Zoo allows researchers to perform advanced bioimage analysis without needing extensive computational skills.
BioImage Archive (BIA)
The BioImage Archive is a publicly accessible online resource for storing and distributing biological images from various imaging modalities. This archive supports FAIR data-sharing principles and adheres to REMBI guidelines to enhance data reusability. Researchers can submit data associated with peer-reviewed publications or datasets of broad scientific value, ensuring long-term access and preservation of bioimaging data.
BioEngine
BioEngine is a cloud-based infrastructure that facilitates bioimage analysis by powering the BioImage Model Zoo. Users can test-run AI models on their own images without local installations. Developers can leverage BioEngine’s simple API to deploy models in the cloud, ensuring efficient use of resources and ease of scaling.
BioImage.IO Chatbot
The BioImage.IO Chatbot is an AI-powered assistant that helps users navigate the complexities of computational bioimaging. By integrating user-specific data and leveraging large language models, the chatbot provides tailored, accurate responses to inquiries, making bioimaging research more accessible and efficient.
Containers
AI4Life uses a containerized infrastructure for deploying various web services. This includes BinderHub for running Jupyter Notebooks, BioEngine for managing models, and DL4MicEverywhere platform services. The standardized container formats facilitate integrating EOSC resources, ensuring high availability and reliability across all services. More specifically, we offer:
– DL4MicEverywhere Docker Images: These images support running deep learning notebooks from the DL4MicEverywhere project and are available on Docker Hub.
– BioEngine Services Repository: This repository provides maintained services and Docker images for BioEngine, enabling the deployment of bioimage models and applications.