Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide an image analytics platform that follows a microservice-based architecture. The platform provides a set of algorithms implemented as microservices to design knowledge-based models. The image analytics platform is deployed in the cloud for management and storage of images. In order to facilitate the design, composition and integration of the algorithms, a web application facilitates design of the knowledge models by the use of directed graphs. The web application allows physicians to design specific knowledge models and share with others; developers can easily add and test new image processing algorithms; and physicians can design and test different algorithms and evaluate selected results in a more efficient way.