About MIRA

MIRA is an open-source project developed by researchers and engineers at CIRAD, dedicated to improving the efficiency of microbiological analysis through computer vision.

Development Team

Lead Developer

👨‍💻 Sébastien RAVEL

  • Institution: CIRAD (PHIM Unit)

  • Role: Software Architecture, UI/UX Design, Camera Integration, Core Features.

  • Contact: sebastien.ravel@cirad.fr

Co-Developer

👨‍💻 Joffrey MEJIAS

  • Institution: CIRAD (PHIM Unit)

  • Role: UI/UX Design, Detection models training, Data Export.

  • Contact: joffrey.mejias@cirad.fr

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Institution

MIRA is developed and maintained within the following research structures:

🌍 CIRAD

CIRAD (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement) is the French agricultural research and international cooperation organization working for the sustainable development of tropical and subtropical regions.

https://www.cirad.fr/
🔬 UMR PHIM

The Plant Health Institute of Montpellier (PHIM) is a leading research unit dedicated to understanding plant-microorganism interactions to improve crop health and sustainable agriculture.

https://umr-phim.cirad.fr/
🍌 Team Fungal Banana Interactions

The FBI (Fungal Banana Interactions) team, part of the ITEM pole, focuses on the emergence of fungal diseases in banana plants (Pf and Foc). Our research integrates comparative genomics and high-throughput phenotyping, using MIRA to quantify infection levels and evaluate host-pathogen interactions.

https://umr-phim.cirad.fr/en/recherche/interactions-plante-microorganismes-item/equipe-fbi

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Citation

If MIRA has been useful for your research, please cite the software using the following formats:

@software{mira2025,
  title = {MIRA: Microscopy Image Recognition and Analysis},
  author = {Ravel, Sébastien and Mejias, Joffrey},
  year = {2025},
  institution = {CIRAD},
  url = {https://forge.ird.fr/phim/sravel/mira},
  version = {1.0.0}
}

Ravel, S., & Mejias, J. (2025). MIRA: Microscopy Image Recognition and Analysis (Version 1.0.0). CIRAD. https://forge.ird.fr/phim/sravel/mira

Ravel, Sébastien, and Joffrey Mejias. "MIRA: Microscopy Image Recognition and Analysis." Version 1.0.0, CIRAD, 2025.

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License & Support

⚖️ License

This project is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later (GPLv3+).

  • Non-commercial: Free to use, modify, and distribute.

  • Commercial: For commercial licensing, please contact the authors.

🆘 Support

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