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ArticleExpert systems with applications2025

Deep video anomaly detection in automated laboratory setting.

Ali Dabouei, Jishnu Parayil Shibu, Vibhu Dalal, Chengzhi Cao, Andy MacWilliams, Joshua Kangas, Min Xu

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Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ali DaboueiCarnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, 15102, PA, USA.
Jishnu Parayil ShibuSri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, No. 9, Marine Street, White Town, Puducherry, 605002, India.ORCID 0009-0003-0077-2801
Vibhu DalalSri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, No. 9, Marine Street, White Town, Puducherry, 605002, India.
Chengzhi CaoCarnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, 15102, PA, USA.
Andy MacWilliamsCarnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, 15102, PA, USA.
Joshua KangasCarnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, 15102, PA, USA.
Min XuCarnegie Mellon University, 5000 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, 15102, PA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0881-5891

Funding

TrainingP41GM103712 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI FAEDER, JAMES · 2012 to 2021
$16.3M
Novel machine learning approaches for improving structural discrimination in cryo-electron tomography-Administrative SupplementR01GM134020 · NIGMS · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI XU, MIN · 2020 to 2023
$1.4M
Cryo-Electron Tomography derived cell population analysis through novel high-throughput machine learning approachesR35GM158094 · NIGMS · CARNEGIE-MELLON UNIVERSITY · PI Min Xu · 2025 to 2026
$743k
NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM103712NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM134020NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM158094
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Laboratory automation integrates robotics, machine learning, and computer vision to enhance precision and efficiency while reducing costs. Despite its pivotal importance in fully automated experimentation, automatic monitoring of procedures is an overlooked task. In this paper, we aim to address this shortcoming by developing a learning method for detecting anomalies in the laboratory setting. To formalize the problem, we focus on the liquid transfer task as a major task in laboratory automation, given the frequent need for reagent mixing and solution preparation. We introduce a novel video anomaly detection framework that leverages the robust CLIP features in conjunction with a transformer encoder. Through an array of experiments and ablation studies, we demonstrate that our proposed method surpasses current state-of-the-art anomaly detection techniques adapted to laboratory automation by a notable margin of over 11%, achieving an impressive AUC of 98.79% for video-level anomaly detection.

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Anomaly detectionDeep learningLaboratory automationLiquid transferTransformerVideo analysis

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PMID41660580
PMCPMC12878570

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