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S. Torres-Flores is a leading figure in optical time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy, with a focus on the dynamic southern sky. Their core research centers on the design and execution of large-scale photometric surveys and the rapid optical follow-up of gravitational-wave events. As a key member of the Southern Photometric Local Universe Survey (S-PLUS), Torres-Flores has been instrumental in producing high-quality, 12-filter photometry, SEDs, and morphologies for millions of galaxies, with the foundational 2019 paper garnering nearly 200 citations. Their most impactful work, however, lies in multi-messenger astrophysics. As part of the TOROS Collaboration, they were directly involved in the first-ever optical detection of an electromagnetic counterpart to a gravitational-wave source (GW170817), a landmark discovery published in 2017 with over 130 citations. This work demonstrated the critical role of wide-field robotic telescopes in pinpointing the kilonova associated with a neutron star merger. More recently, Torres-Flores has contributed to the fourth S-PLUS data release, further expanding the survey’s coverage to over 3,000 square degrees. Their contributions are vital for understanding galaxy evolution and the transient universe, bridging the gap between static surveys and the dynamic alerts from gravitational-wave observatories.