He is an academic with a significant career and experience in Sports Sciences. After completing his undergraduate education at Kırıkkale University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, he obtained his master's and doctoral degrees at Gazi University. He continued his studies at Indiana University as a postdoctoral researcher.

Throughout his career, he has worked as a researcher and coordinator in European Union projects related to sports. His work and contributions to these projects have contributed to the international recognition and development of sports in different fields.

He has also played an active role in sports management and organization. He successfully served as a board member of the Turkish Sports for All Federation for two terms. He also served as a project board member of the Turkish School Sports Federation for two terms. He has been a member of the Tennis Technical Committee at the World School Sports Federation, and he continues to fulfill this role. In these roles, he emphasized the importance of sports in the education system and developed various projects to encourage young people to engage more with sports.

He continues his academic career as an Associate Professor at Mersin University, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Recreation Department. In this role, he not only teaches his students in the field of sports sciences but also leads research projects and mentors young academics.

His studies are an indication of a successful academic career in the field of Sports Sciences and his willingness to actively participate in different aspects of sports. His work and leadership roles emphasizing the importance of sports have contributed to the development of sports at both national and international levels.

Stevo Popovic is a full professor at University of Montenegro who has 10+ years’ experience with particular focus on planning, conducting, and evaluating research studies dealing with health and exercise, which also include clinical trials. As a sports and exercise scientist he uses knowledge of how the body works to help people improve their health and sporting ability at large. However, he has also profound insight into physical anthropology, and understands the complexity of how physical activity affect the human body and its composition; but, also into social anthropology that helps to understand the social side of the same issues. With a background as a Ph.D. from the University of Novi Sad and postdoc from the University of Ljubljana (ranked 1st in Slovenia, 326th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the top 50% across 228 research topics), as well as a teacher and research at the University of Montenegro, he has achieved the following key competencies: knowledge of teaching and the ability to design courses, project and data management, study design expertise, excellent communication skills, and dissemination skills in both written and oral etc. He currently holds several leading positions in the national and international projects, as well as leading roles and memberships in the governing bodies of professional and scientific organizations. He is a former Dean of Faculty of Sport and Physical Education and Editor-in-Chief of University of Montenegro Press, both in two mandates, former member of HEPA Europe Steering Committee, FIEPS Board of Directors member and member of Montenegrin Academy of Science and Art (Centre for Young Scientists and Artists). On the other hand, among several other positions, he is currently a Co-Director of Balkan Institute of Science and Innovation and Associate Editor in British Journal of Sports Medicine (Physical Activity and Population Health section). Authored 85 articles in peer-reviewed journals indexed by Scopus database (17% as the first, 19% as the last, 55% as the co-author and 9% as the single author; 71.6% of documents co-authored with researchers in other countries/regions; 32.4% of documents in top citation percentiles; 27.4% of documents in the top 25% journals), several books, book chapters and conference papers and abstracts. Cited >7,600 times; H-index = 22; Field Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) = 5.08. As a supervisor or methodological consultant contributed to five PhD dissertations as well as many bachelor and master research theses. In 2020, on the Stanford/Elsevier’s list of top 2% researchers globally.

Residing within the Department of Health & Wellness Design under the umbrella of the Indiana University School of Public Health –Bloomington as an Associate Professor, Dr. Ramos’ research is focused on examining the impact of both built and natural aquatic environments on the human experience. In addition, he also engages in the legal aspects of aquatics in the role of expert consultant. His educational preparation includes a Ph.D. in Leisure Behavior with a minor in Law from Indiana University.
Behind his research is over 30 years of practitioner experience in the field of aquatic management stretching from conventional pools and waterfronts to today’s modern waterparks. His insider exposure to the field of aquatic management has provided the impetus for research questions surrounding issues such as drowning prevention, physical activity, safe engagement, and recreational water illnesses.
Work on drowning prevention has connected him with projects throughout the United States, as well as several countries within Africa, and most recently Vietnam. Dr. Ramos’ current service contributions to the field include appointments to the board of The ZAC foundation, and American Red Cross Scientific Advisory Council as well as a role on the United States Water Safety Action Planning Committee.

Celia Marcen holds a PhD in Sociology of Public Policies and graduated in Political Sciences and Sociology. She also has an MBA in Sports Management and a degree in Physical Education Teaching. She is currently a full-time lecturer on Sociology at the Social Sciences and Education Faculty (University of Zaragoza, Spain). Her research lines are the sociology of sport and health, programme and policy evaluation, and gender.

Dr. C. Sukumaran is a dedicated Director of Physical Education at Government Law College with over two decades of teaching and research experience. He holds a Ph.D. in Physical Education and an M.Sc. in Psychology, alongside certifications in IBM Data Analysis and Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Dr. Sukumaran has authored numerous peer-reviewed research articles on topics such as AI in Sports, Natural Language Processing, and Physical Education. He serves as an Academic Editor for PLOS ONE and as a reviewer for prestigious journals like the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare and Journal of Prevention.

A member of the American Psychological Association (APA), Dr. Sukumaran’s contributions extend to international workshops and conferences, where he has been a valued resource person