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Raul Arellano Colomina
Universidad de Granada
Spain
www.swimsci.com


Brief Bio
Professor Raúl Arellano Colomina has been associated with the University of Granada since the inception of the Faculty of Sport Sciences, where he currently serves as Full Professor (Catedrático de Universidad) and Director of the Aquatics Lab. His academic background includes a Doctorate in Physical Education (University of Granada, 1992) and a Master’s degree in High Performance Sports (Autonomous University of Madrid, 2001). His scientific contributions have substantially advanced aquatic sports research, particularly in swimming technique, competition analysis, propulsive force evaluation, and, more recently, the integration of artificial intelligence and deep learning in aquatic performance studies. He has authored over 100 articles in indexed journals, accumulating more than 3,300 citations and achieving an h-index of 30. His pioneering work, notably in undulatory underwater swimming, has significantly influenced international research agendas. He has directed 14 doctoral theses, all awarded the distinction of “Sobresaliente Cum Laude,” consolidating his role in shaping new generations of researchers. His engagement in elite sport contexts is remarkable: he contributed scientifically to four editions of the Olympic Games (Barcelona 1992, Sydney 2000, London 2012, and Tokyo 2020) and multiple World Swimming Championships (1993, 2003, 2013, 2019, and 2021), providing biomechanical analyses of elite swimming performances. In terms of institutional service, he has held several academic leadership positions, including Director of the Department of Physical and Sport Education, Vice Dean of Academic Organization (Vicedecano de Ordenación Académica), and Coordinator of the Master’s Degree in Research in Physical Activity and Sport. Moreover, he has actively contributed to academic quality assurance processes, serving as commission president for program accreditation at agencies such as ANECA and Madri+d. Professor Arellano’s scientific visibility extends internationally through his membership on the editorial boards of leading journals such as the Journal of Sports Sciences and the International Journal of Sport Science and Coaching, as well as through his service as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous prestigious scientific journals. Furthermore, he has directed multiple nationally competitive research projects (e.g., SWIM I, SWIM II, and SWIM III) and collaborated extensively with industry partners to bridge applied research with technological innovation. ... More >>


Pedro Morouço
Polytechnic University of Leiria
Portugal


Brief Bio
Pedro Gil Frade Morouço holds a PhD in Sports Sciences (2012) from the University of Beira-Interior, a Master's degree in Sports Sciences (2009), in the specialization area of High Performance Sports Training, awarded by the Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto and a degree in Physical Education and Sport (2004), from the Faculty of Sports Sciences and Physical Education of the University of Porto. Currently, he is the Dean of the School of Education and Social Sciences of the Polytechnic University of Leiria and is an integrated researcher at Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD). His research activities focus on product and process engineering, with the aim of minimizing gaps between the laboratory and in vivo applications. In recent years, he has been invited to collaborate in several national and international projects, having been author or co-author of more than 300 scientific papers (e.g. scientific articles, lectures at congresses). He was responsible for the first Physical Activity consultation in the National Health Service (April 2019), as an Exercise Physiologist at USF Santiago, in Leiria. He is a member of the editorial board of several indexed journals (e.g., Sports Biomechanics) and is an invited speaker at several national and international conferences (e.g. icSPORTS 2018). Pedro Morouço belongs to the Board of the Portuguese Swimming Federation and is an Ambassador of Portugal Activo. Above all, he is a humble teacher and researcher who understands the values of teamwork. Natural leader to reinforce strengths and overcome weaknesses, developing new ideas and "out of the box" thinking. Is aware of the role of science in raising awareness in society and has thus developed skills to reach a wider audience (e.g., winner of the American Journal Experts methods publication contest, 2 awards in the National Scholarly Communication Contests), without compromising scientific inputs (e.g., Sports Science Award of the Portuguese Olympic Committee 2019, ISBS Hans Gros Emerging Researcher Award 2017). ... More >>



PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Andrea Aliverti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Luca Paolo Ardigò, Lærerutdanning, NLA Høgskolen Oslo, Norway
Ana Paula da Silva Azevedo, University of Sao Paulo - School of Physical Education and Sport, Brazil
Arnold Baca, University of Vienna, Austria
Boris Bacic, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
Derek Ball, University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Óscar Barquero-Pérez, Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain
Pieter Van Den Berghe, University of Nebraska - Omaha, United States
Glenn Björklund, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Daniel Boullosa, Universidad de León, Spain
Valentina Camomilla, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy
Miguel Correia, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Peter Dabnichki, RMIT University, Australia
Sabrina Demarie, University of Rome Foro Italico, Italy
Gonçalo Dias, Coimbra School of Education, Polytechnic Institute, Portugal
Hugo Celso Dutra de Souza, Department of Health Sciences of Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Mounin EL El Yacoubi, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, France
Jose L. L. Elvira, Miguel Hernández University Elche, Spain
Timothy Andrew Exell, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
José Aurélio Marques Faria, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Federico Formenti, King's College London, United Kingdom
Xavi Garcia-Massó, University of Valencia, Spain
Michael Gilchrist, University College Dublin, Ireland
Bruno Gonçalves, University of Evora, Portugal
Maki Habib, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Nurhan Hali̇sdemi̇r, Firat University, Turkey
Oliver Hummel, Mannheim Technical University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Andreas Jacobsson, Malmö University, Sweden
Jyoti Jaiswal, Rajiv Gandhi University, India
Sezer Kanbul, Near East University, Cyprus
Thomas W Kernozek, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, United States
In Ju Kim, Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Jana Kolářová, Brno University of Technology, Czech Republic
Pui Wah (Veni) Kong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Andrey Koptyug, Mid Sweden University, Sweden
Oleksandr Krasilshchikov, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Beom Chan Lee, University of Houston, United States
Anthony Leicht, James Cook University, Australia
Adam Lepley, University of Michigan, United States
Fernando G. Lobo, University Of The Algarve, Portugal
Rui J. Lopes, ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
Ali Md Nadzalan, Independent Researcher, Malaysia
Chris Mills, University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Joseph Mizrahi, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Israel
Luis Mochizuki, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
Arif Mohammad, National Islamic University, India
Naser Nawayseh, University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Matias Noll, Education Department, Instituto Federal Goiano
Antoine Nordez, University of Nantes, France
Pedro R Olivares, University of Huelva, Spain
Ryohei Orihara, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Toh Yen Pang, RMIT University, Australia
Hugo Paredes, INESC TEC and University of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Gaspare Pavei, University of Milano, Italy
Ratko Pavlovic, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, University of East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
José Miguel Dias Pereira, Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
António Manuel Ramos, Independent Researcher, Portugal
Fernando Ribeiro, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
David Rowlands, Griffith University, Australia
Hashem Salarzadeh Jenatabadi, University of Malaya, Malaysia
Jose Manuel Sarabia Marín, Sport Research Center, Miguel Hernandez University of Elche / Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Spain
Aaron Scanlan, Central Queensland University, Australia
Adérito Seixas, Escola Superior de Saude Fernando Pessoa, Fundacao Fernando Pessoa, Portugal
Chris Snijders, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Andreia S. P. Sousa, Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Alice Sweeting, Victoria University, Australia
Enrico Tam, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, Italy
Rui Torres, North Polytechnic Institute of Health, Paredes, Portugal
Israel Villarrasa Sapiña, Physical and Sports Education Department, University of Valencia, Spain
Anna Volossovitch, Sport and Health Department, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Sheng-Wei Wang, Independent Researcher, Taiwan, Republic of China
Sandy Willmott, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
Slawomir Winiarski, Biomechanics Department, Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences, Poland
Naiquan Zheng, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, United States

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