def speclab(img):

    # initialize the model
    model = torch.hub.load('Nano1337/SpecLab', 'srdetect', force_reload=True) # for some reasons loads the model in src rather than demo
    model.eval()

    # preprocess image to be used as input
    transforms = A.Compose([
        A.Normalize(mean=(0.5, 0.5, 0.5), std=(0.5, 0.5, 0.5)),
        ToTensorV2()
    ])
    input = transforms(image=img)['image']
    input = input.unsqueeze(0)

    # model prediction
    output = model(input)

    # overlay output onto original image
    img[output==255] = [0, 255, 0]

    return img