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B. Scott Gaudi is an astronomer whose research centers on the detection and characterization of exoplanets, with particular expertise in transit photometry and wide-field survey instrumentation. He is closely associated with the development of innovative, cost-effective robotic telescope systems designed to monitor bright stars hosting transiting planets. Most notably, Gaudi has been a driving force behind the DEMONEX (DEdicated MONitor of EXotransits) project, a 0.5-meter robotic telescope built largely from commercially available components to deliver homogeneous, precise photometric datasets of exoplanetary transits. This work evolved into the upgraded DEMONEXT system, developed collaboratively between The Ohio State University and Vanderbilt University, broadening the scope to include transient astronomical events. Gaudi has also contributed to the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope (KELT) survey, a wide-field robotic system capable of monitoring roughly 40% of the Northern sky for transiting planets around bright stars. His research demonstrates that high-quality exoplanet science need not require enormous observatory budgets, making significant contributions to the accessibility and scalability of exoplanet discovery. His papers have collectively garnered dozens of citations, reflecting steady influence within the observational exoplanet community.