MINED Approach Current Practice Applications Material specimen library Experimental datasets of various materials systems High-throughput microstructure characterization for PSP linkages Various microstructure imaging techniques (Optical, SEM, TEM, CT, etc.) Selected ongoing/past projects: Ni superalloy (400+ images) Steels (100+ images) Fiber composites (CT images) Additive manufacturing etc. Microstructure characterization Microstructure characterization Microstructure features scale Mechanical test considerations Ad hoc image acquisition Little consideration for segmentation & microstr. quantification Image parameters Pre-processing Inconsistent image acquisition results Consistent image quality Image processing Batch image processing Black box software image processing Segmentation workflow Discretized microstructure Discretized microstructure Possible high variance in segmentation results Error propagation to downstream processes Consistent high-quality results High-throughput workflow for data-driven processes