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PhD candidate @ Tel-Aviv University
Astronomy & Planetary Sciences
About
I am a PhD candidate at Tel Aviv University, researching astronomy and planetary sciences under the supervision of Prof. Shay Zucker, as part of Prof. Tsevi Mazeh's research group.
My research is focused on advanced astronomical data analysis, mostly for the purpose of exoplanet detection. I am working with spectroscopy, astrometry, and photometry, utilizing state-of-the-art statistical methods and tools.
I am an active member of the Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC) and the TESS Follow-up Observing Program (TFOP).
Research Interests
I work on periodicity detection in astronomical data, mostly spectra, with applications such as binary stars characterization, analysis of stellar pulsation modes, star-planet interactions, and exoplanet detection in the presence of stellar activity.
As a Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC) member, I developed several model-independent tools to analyze the unique Gaia spectroscopic, astrometric, and photometric data.
I am currently focused on applying the tools I have developed and other state-of-the-art methods to exoplanet detection, especially small, Earth-like ones. I also work on bulk exoplanet detection in various survey databases. Furthermore, I am interested in utilizing deep-learning-based tools for astronomical spectrum analysis, with multiple collaborations in the subject.
I am also a TESS Follow-up Observing Program (TFOP) member, working on the Gaia-TESS collaboration, optimizing the ESA-NASA missions data integration to enhance exoplanet detection efforts.
The SPARTA Code Library
Publicly available SPectroscopic vARiabiliTy Analysis python tools
The SPARTA library for SPectroscopic vARiabiliTy Analysis is a collection of tools designed to analyze periodically-variable spectroscopic observations.
The library is written in Python. It is easy to install and includes multiple example notebooks and tutorials.
It includes our user-friendly implementation for the PDC periodograms:
multiple model-independent tool for periodicity detection in photometric, spectroscopic, or astrometric time series.
Developed with Dr. Sahar Shahaf.
News
Press coverage for various projects by our research group at Tel Aviv University
Recorded Presentations
ILASOL 2021 talk: "Overcoming Stellar Activity in Exoplanet Detection".
Heidelberg Exoplanet III talk by my PhD supervisor, Prof. Shay Zucker, covering our joint work on periodicity detection in spectra.
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