GSOC 2026 Project #35 : ImageJ Active Segmentation platform: Real-Time Filter Preview

The Active Segmentation platform for ImageJ (ASP/IJ) [2] was developed in the scope of GSOC 2016 – 2025. The plugin provides a general-purpose environment that allows biologists and other domain experts to transparently use state-of-the-art techniques in machine learning to achieve excellent image segmentation and classification. ImageJ [1] is a public-domain Java image processing program extensively used in life and material sciences. The program was designed with an open architecture and is extensible via plugins.

The project idea: Users can tweak filter parameters via sliders/spinners and immediately see the effect on the image.

Tasks

• Fix existing issues and bugs

• UI implementation and testing

Minimal set of deliverables

• Requirement specification - Prepared by the candidate after understanding the functionality.

• System Design - Detailed plan for development of the plugin and test cases.

• Implementation and testing - Details of implementation and testing of the platform.

Desired skills: Java

Mentors: Dimiter Prodanov (dimiterpp@gmail.com) IICT-BAS; Rikas Ilamdeen (rikasilamdeen@gmail.com)

Hello everyone,

My name is Astha Gogoi, and I’m interested in the “ImageJ Active Segmentation platform: Real-time Filter Preview” project for GSoC 2026.

I recently came across this project idea and would like to explore it further. I’m currently starting to learn more about the ImageJ ecosystem and the Active Segmentation platform.

If there are any recommended resources or starting points for someone who wants to understand the project better, I would really appreciate the guidance.

Best regards,
Astha Gogoi

Hello,

I am preparing my GSoC proposal for this project and noticed that the proposal form asks for the project size (Small / Medium / Large). The instructions mention that the project size should be listed in the project description, but I could not find it here.

Could you please confirm which project size is intended for this project?

Thank you.