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E. Bachelet is a leading figure in the field of gravitational microlensing, with a particular focus on the development of autonomous systems for time-domain astronomy. Their most influential work, "RoboTAP: Target priorities for robotic microlensing observations" (2018, 10 citations), addresses a critical bottleneck in modern astrophysics: the need to automatically prioritize and respond to transient events from vast alert streams. This contribution is foundational for the next generation of robotic follow-up observatories, enabling efficient, real-time science. Bachelet further demonstrated their expertise in binary microlensing with the detailed analysis of event OGLE-2015-BLG-0060 (2019, 5 citations), a study that leveraged data from 13 telescopes, including automated robotic facilities. This work showcases their ability to coordinate complex, multi-observatory campaigns to extract precise physical parameters from rare stellar alignments. By bridging the gap between theoretical event detection and practical, automated observation, Bachelet’s research is paving the way for scalable, intelligent survey operations in the era of LSST and beyond.