SkyQI is a citizen-science platform founded by student inventor Suhani Gupta. Its cross-validation algorithm (Indian patent application 202611013909) computes sky brightness from smartphone photos consistently across different camera hardware — validated at 65.4% Bortle accuracy (±1 class) against human-labelled reference photographs.
The Times of India (clipping), 2026-10-03: Where did the stars go? How India's shining cities are dimming the twinkle in our skies
Amar Ujala, 2026-09-29: बालकनी से तारे न दिखने पर छात्रा ने बनाया ‘स्काईक्यूआई’ एप, प्रकाश प्रदूषण मापना हुआ आसान (Unable to see stars from her balcony, a student builds the SkyQI app — measuring light pollution made easy)
Punjab Kesari (print, Jammu edition, p. 6; clipping), 2026-09-29: बालकनी से तारे नहीं दिखे तो सुहानी ने बना दिया प्रकाश प्रदूषण मापने वाला मुफ्त ऐप (When she couldn't see stars from her balcony, Suhani built a free app that measures light pollution)
Dainik Savera Times (print, Jammu edition, p. 3; clipping), 2026-09-29: बालकनी से तारे नहीं दिखे, तो सुहानी ने बना दिया प्रकाश प्रदूषण मापने वाला मुफ्त ऐप (When she couldn't see stars from her balcony, Suhani built a free app that measures light pollution)
