Abstract With the advent of highly advanced optics and imaging system, currently biological research has reached a stage where scientists can study biological entities and processes at molecular and cellular-level in real time. However, a single experiment consists of hundreds and thousands of parameters to be recorded and a large population of microscopic objects to be tracked. Thus, making manual inspection of such events practically impossible. This calls for an approach to computer-vision based automated tracking and monitoring of cells in biological experiments. This technology promises to revolutionize the research in cellular biology and medical science which includes discovery of diseases by tracking the process in cells, development of therapy and drugs and the study of microscopic biological elements. This article surveys the recent literature in the area of computer vision based automated cell tracking. It discusses the latest trends and successes in the development and introduction of automated cell tracking techniques and systems
