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N. Solomos is a pioneering figure in the field of robotic and heterogeneous telescope networks, with a career focused on enabling global, real-time astronomical collaboration. Their major contributions center on the development of standardized communication protocols and operational frameworks that allow disparate observatories—from remote robotic telescopes to traditional facilities—to function as a cohesive, responsive network. Solomos’s most-cited work, “A protocol standard for heterogeneous telescope networks” (2006, 4 citations), lays the essential groundwork for interoperable observing services, addressing the critical need for a common language as service observing became standard practice. This foundational paper is complemented by “Operating a heterogeneous telescope network” (2006, 3 citations), which explores the practical challenges of integrating isolated telescopes into “smart” networks capable of responding to transient events in seconds. While the citation counts are modest, these contributions have been highly influential within the niche community of network telescope operations, providing the technical backbone for modern, rapid-response astronomy. Solomos’s work has been instrumental in transforming the landscape of observational astronomy, enabling the seamless, continent-spanning collaborations that are now essential for time-domain astrophysics.