To use strong gravitational lenses as an astrophysical or cosmological probe,
models of their mass distributions are often needed. We present a new,
time-efficient automation code for uniform modeling of strongly lensed quasars
with GLEE, a lens modeling software, for high-resolution multi-band data. By
using the observed positions of the lensed quasars and the spatially extended
surface brightness distribution of the lensed quasar host galaxy, we obtain a
model of the mass distribution of the lens galaxy. We apply this uniform
modeling pipeline to a sample of nine strongly lensed quasars with HST WFC 3
images. The models show in most cases well reconstructed light components and a
good alignment between mass and light centroids. We find that the automated
modeling code significantly reduces the user input time during the modeling
process. The preparation time of required input files is reduced significantly.
This automated modeling pipeline can efficiently produce uniform models of
extensive lens system samples which can be used for further cosmological
analysis. A blind test through a comparison with the results of an independent
automated modeling pipeline based on the modeling software Lenstronomy reveals
important lessons. Quantities such as Einstein radius, astrometry, mass
flattening and position angle are generally robustly determined. Other
quantities depend crucially on the quality of the data and the accuracy of the
PSF reconstruction. Better data and/or more detailed analysis will be necessary
to elevate our automated models to cosmography grade. Nevertheless, our
pipeline enables the quick selection of lenses for follow-up monitoring and
further modeling, significantly speeding up the construction of
cosmography-grade models. This is an important step forward to take advantage
of the orders of magnitude increase in the number of lenses expected in the
coming decade.Comment: 36 pages, 13 figures, submitted to A&