João Abrantes is a Full Professor at the “Universidade Lusófona”. At the same University, he is a member of the “CICANT” (Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies) and leads “MovLab” (Interaction and Interface Technologies Laboratory). In 2023, he received the “Recognition and Merit Award” of the Universidade Lusófona. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education (1970). After several years as an adviser and coordinator for swimming development in the Portuguese Navy and club coach of swimming, he started his post-graduate studies at Gulbenkian Institute, Department of Biomechanics. He received a PhD in Human Motor Behaviour from the Technical University of Lisbon (1986), “tenure” in 1993, the title of “Professor with aggregate honours” in Biomechanics (1999) and the title of Full Professor (2000). He was “Associate Researcher at the Institute of Mechanics (IDMEC/Lisbon)” and “Provost” of the Technical University of Lisbon. His scientific field of action involves conceptual and methodological developments associated with knowledge of Movement Biomechanics and its interactions with other areas of knowledge. Particularly in human movement, he is interested in studying "The human body as a channel for information and communication" and more specifically, joint stiffness, posture, and gait.