M. Dominik

About

M. Dominik is a leading figure in the field of gravitational microlensing, whose work has been instrumental in transforming the search for exoplanets—particularly low-mass, rocky worlds—into a fully automated, real-time enterprise. His research focuses on developing the robotic networks and expert systems necessary to detect and characterize planets of Earth mass and below. Dominik’s major contributions include the conception and implementation of the ARTEMiS (Automated Robotic Terrestrial Exoplanet Microlensing Search) system, which provided the first automated real-time detection of a weak microlensing anomaly (OGLE-2008-BLG-510). He also played a key role in the RoboNet-II and RoboNet-1.0 projects, which used a global network of robotic telescopes for high-cadence follow-up observations. His work on a fully-deterministic microlensing observing strategy (88 citations) has been foundational for inferring planet populations. With his most-cited paper on RoboNet-II garnering over 100 citations, Dominik’s impact is clear: he has helped move microlensing from a technique of individual discoveries to a powerful, automated statistical tool for measuring the abundance and distribution of terrestrial exoplanets across the Galaxy.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   RoboNet‐II: Follow‐up observations of microlensing events with a robotic network of telescopes

   100 citations · 2009
2. 2
   Realisation of a fully‐deterministic microlensing observing strategy for inferring planet populations

   88 citations · 2010
3. 3
   An anomaly detector with immediate feedback to hunt for planets of Earth mass and below by microlensing

   79 citations · 2007
4. 4
   ARTEMiS (Automated Robotic Terrestrial Exoplanet Microlensing Search): A possible expert‐system based cooperative effort to hunt for planets of Earth mass and below

   39 citations · 2008
5. 5
   Exoplanet detection via microlensing with RoboNet-1.0

   37 citations · 2006
6. 6
   OGLE-2008-BLG-510: first automated real-time detection of a weak microlensing anomaly - brown dwarf or stellar binary?★

   25 citations · 2012
7. 7
   RoboTAP: Target priorities for robotic microlensing observations

   10 citations · 2018
8. 8
   Inferring statistics of planet populations by means of automated microlensing searches

   6 citations · 2008
9. 9
   A Global Robotic Telescope Network for Time-Domain Science

   5 citations · 2011
10. 10
    ARTEMiS (Automated Robotic Terrestrial Exoplanet Microlensing Search) – Hunting for planets of Earth mass and below

    3 citations · 2007

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