Meet the editors

Élvio Rúbio Gouveia (ERG) has a degree in Physical Education, a Master in Physical Education, and a PhD in Sport Sciences. ERG is an Assistant Professor at the University of Madeira and Vice President of the Interactive Technologies Institute, a research unit from the Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems. ERG also collaborates with the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Gerontology and Vulnerability, University

of Geneva. ERG has been developing and evaluating strategies to promote physical activity, fitness, and quality of life. Focusing on the physiological assessment of human fitness and the promotion of healthy ageing, his research is grounded on a multidisciplinary approach to several issues that affect healthy fitness.

Adilson Marques is a professor at the University of Lisbon. He was a physical education teacher for several years and a coach in scholar sports programs. His main research interest is the study of health promotion and physical activity, and mental health. He has published several international peer-reviewed original articles and has been an investigator in several research projects. He is a reviewer for several scientific journals in sports sci-

ence and health promotion. For six years, he was a Portuguese Society of Physical Education board member. He is a team member of the National Physical Activity Promotion Program at the Portuguese Ministry of Health.

Bruna Raquel Gouveia (BRG) is an Adjunct Professor at the Saint Joseph of Cluny Higher School of Nursing, where she coordinates the Master's Program in Rehabilitation Nursing. She is a researcher at ITI – LARSyS and CIGEV - Geneva University, and a full European Academy of Nursing Sciences member. She has been the Deputy Director of Health of the Autonomous Region of Madeira since 2020. She coordinates the Department

of Strategic Planning and Global Health, supporting the design, coordination, and implementation of the region's health politics. Her research has focused on studying human development and aging and the evaluation of complex interventions in rehabilitation and health. Currently, BRG is working in epidemiological research and developing and using innovative technologies for health. One example is the use of smart information systems for the epidemiological surveillance of COVID-19 in Madeira.

Andreas Ihle is a professor at the University of Geneva, Switzerland. He received his MSc in Psychology from the University of Dresden, Germany, and his PhD in Psychology from the University of Geneva. His interdisciplinary research focuses on better understanding human development across the lifespan, such as explaining the enormous inter- and intraindividual differences in cognitive functioning, health, well-being, activity

engagement, reserve accumulation, and vulnerabilities from early childhood to

late adulthood. On these topics, he has published several international peer-reviewed journal articles. He is a reviewer for a broad variety of scientific journals and funding agencies.

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