Amit Kapadia
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Amit Kapadia is a leading figure in the intersection of citizen science and astrophysics, with a primary focus on gravitational lensing and large-scale astronomical surveys. His most impactful work stems from the **Space Warps** project, where he pioneered the use of crowdsourced classifications to identify rare gravitational lens candidates. In his landmark 2015 study, Kapadia and his team reported the discovery of 29 promising new lens candidates from the Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope Legacy Survey (CFHTLS), leveraging approximately 11 million classifications from citizen scientists. This work, which has garnered over 115 citations, demonstrated the power of distributed human intelligence in tackling data-intensive astronomical challenges. Kapadia’s contributions have not only expanded the known catalog of gravitational lenses—critical for studying dark matter and cosmology—but also established a scalable model for citizen science in astronomy. His achievements highlight a unique ability to bridge computational methods with public engagement, making him a key figure in modern astrophysical discovery.
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