Based on statistics provided by the Kepler space mission and searches performed with Doppler techniques, super-Earth and Earth-like exoplanets (Rp ~ 0.8-2 times the Earth radius) could exist in about 10-20% of the Sun-like stars and potentially in more than 50% of the stars smaller than the Sun. Despite this, we still do not know which stars in the

The objective of this proposal is the development of data analysis tools in preparation for the scientific exploitation of LSST, the largest mapping project of the southern sky that will begin observations in 2023. Specifically, the fundamental objective is the analysis of time series for the search and characterization of variable stars in

The FRIDA instrument is an integral field spectrograph and camera, both designedto work in high spatial resolution, at the diffraction limit of GTC (Gran Telescopio Canarias), in the range of 1 - 2.5 microns. FRIDA is a general purpose instrument for the entire GTC community, its construction approved by the Scientific Advisory Committee of GTC in

The objective of this project is to equip the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) and its Adaptive Optics System (GTCAO) with a Diagnostic system for its Laser Guide Star (LGS) and drastically increase the capacity of the telescope to do high spatial resolution science. GTC is a Spanish Special Scientific-Technical Installation (ICTS), developed with

This project aims to push forward our present understanding on the magnetism and dynamics of the solar atmosphere through the interpretation of observational data with inference methods. We approach the study of the solar atmosphere stressing its connectivity by magnetic fields and dynamical processes. We also emphasise the solar-stellar connection