Research

Automated Bacteria Colony Counting Using Hybrid Image Segmentation Algorithm Framework and YOLOv5 Transfer Learning Model

Audrey Carmel Jay J. Nanual•Reznee Mariel R. Galope

thesis adviser: Cherry B. Lisondra, MIT

BS Computer Science•Mapúa Malayan Colleges Mindanao

We built a dataset of E. coli plate photos and a two-step image cleanup method, then trained an AI model to find and count bacteria colonies automatically, instead of counting them by eye.

Later published in IJIRMPS, Special Issue IPMESS-24 (January 2024).