Anton Civit received the master's degree in physics (electronics) and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Seville, Spain, in 1984 and 1987, respectively. After working for Hewlett-Packard, he joined the University of Seville, where he is currently a Full Professor of computer architecture and Director of the Robotics and Computer Technology Research Group. He has authored papers and research reports on medical diagnosis aids, rehabilitation technology, neuromorphic engineering and robotics. He has also been a member of the European Commission eAccessibility expert group and responsible for several EU projects in the areas of Health, Neuromorphic Engineering and eAccessibility. He is currently member of the Section Board on 'Computing and Artificial Intelligence' for Applied Sciences and associate editor for Frontiers in Neuroscience. He is also guest editor for the special issues Applications and Trends on Artificial Intelligence-Based Assistive Technology (Electronics), Fighting COVID-19: Emerging Techniques and Aid Systems for Prevention, Forecasting and Diagnosis (Applied Sciences) and Sensors for Medical Data Acquisition and Analysis (Sensors).