PathBench-MIL: A Comprehensive AutoML and Benchmarking Framework for Multiple Instance Learning in Histopathology

Abstract

We introduce PathBench-MIL, an open-source AutoML and benchmarking framework for multiple instance learning (MIL) in histopathology. The system automates end-to-end MIL pipeline construction, including preprocessing, feature extraction, and MIL-aggregation, and provides reproducible benchmarking of dozens of MIL models and feature extractors. PathBench-MIL integrates visualization tooling, a unified configuration system, and modular extensibility, enabling rapid experimentation and standardization across datasets and tasks. PathBench-MIL is publicly available at https://github.com/Sbrussee/PathBench-MIL