Élvio Rúbio Gouveia


Biography
Élvio Rúbio Gouveia (ERG) has a degree in Physical Education, a master’s in physical education, and a Ph.D. in Sport Sciences all from the University of Madeira.
Currently, ERG is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Physical Education and Sport at the University of Madeira, and a Member of 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, Switzerland;
ERG has been working on the development and evaluation of strategies to promote physical activity, fitness, and quality of life in children, adults, and older adults. With a focus 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 health fitness.
In the last 5 years, ERG has participated in 5 financed research projects and has several papers published in Q1 and Q2 scientific journals, such as Quality of Life Research, Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal of Public Health, Achieves of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders and Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
Related Projects
Publications
2023
System for Estimation of Human Anthropometric Parameters Based on Data from Kinect v2 Depth Camera Journal Article
In: Sensors, vol. 23, no. 7, pp. 3459, 2023.
Changes in Estimated Body Composition and Physical Fitness of Adolescent Boys after One Year of Soccer Training Journal Article
In: Children, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 391, 2023.
Emerging technologies to promote fans interaction in football events: a systematic review Technical Report
2023.
Virtual Reality Gaming in Rehabilitation after Musculoskeletal Injury—User Experience Pilot Study Journal Article
In: Applied Sciences, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 2523, 2023.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 1799, 2023.
Differential Patterns in Motivations for Practicing Sport and Their Effects on Physical Activity Engagement across the Lifespan Journal Article
In: Healthcare, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 274, 2023.
Weekly External Load Performance Effects on Sports Injuries of Male Professional Football Players Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 1121, 2023.
Sex Differences in Falls: The Mediating Role of Gait Stability Ratio and Body Balance in Vulnerable Older Adults Journal Article
In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 450, 2023.
Relationship between Objective and Subjective Fatigue Monitoring Tests in Professional Soccer Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 1539, 2023.
2022
Body composition variations between injured and non-injured professional soccer players Journal Article
In: Scientific Reports, vol. 12, no. 1, 2022.
Body Composition and Physical Fitness in Madeira Youth Journal Article
In: Children, vol. 9, no. 12, pp. 1833, 2022.
Associations between Age, Body Composition, Balance, and Other Physical Fitness Parameters in Youth Soccer Journal Article
In: Sustainability, vol. 14, no. 20, pp. 13379, 2022.
Sports Injuries of a Portuguese Professional Football Team during Three Consecutive Seasons Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 12582, 2022.
The Role of Physical Function in the Association between Physical Activity and Gait Speed in Older Adults: A Mediation Analysis Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 19, pp. 12581, 2022.
Predictive Modeling of Injury Risk Based on Body Composition and Selected Physical Fitness Tests for Elite Football Players Journal Article
In: Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 11, no. 16, pp. 4923, 2022.
Physical Development Differences between Professional Soccer Players from Different Competitive Levels Journal Article
In: Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 14, pp. 7343, 2022.
The Role of Cognitive Performance and Physical Functions in the Association between Age and Gait Speed: A Mediation Study Journal Article
In: Geriatrics, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 73, 2022.
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 13, pp. 7608, 2022.
A kinematic analysis of the basketball shot performance: impact of distance variation to the basket Journal Article
In: Acta of Bioengineering and Biomechanics, vol. 24, no. 1, 2022.
Caracterização das Lesões numa Equipa do Futebol Profissional Português. Journal Article
In: Journal of Sport Pedagogy and Research, 2022.
The Impact of Mobile Phone Reminders on Perceived Self-Care Levels of Informal Caregivers Journal Article
In: Informatics, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 59, 2022.
A Kinematic Analysis of the Basketball Shot Performed with Different Ball Sizes Journal Article
In: Applied Sciences, vol. 12, no. 13, pp. 6471, 2022.
Speed and Agility Predictors among Adolescent Male Football Players Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 2856, 2022.
2021
The Jump Shot Performance in Youth Basketball: A Systematic Review Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 3283, 2021.
Predictors of Metabolic Syndrome in Adults and Older Adults from Amazonas, Brazil Journal Article
In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 1303, 2021.
Effects of prolonged multidimensional fitness training with exergames on the physical exertion levels of older adults Journal Article
In: Vis. Comput., vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 19–30, 2021.
2019
Custom-made exergames for older people: New inputs for multidimensional physical Inproceedings
In: exp.at, pp. 249–250, IEEE, 2019.
2018
PhysioLab - a multivariate physiological computing toolbox for ECG, EMG and EDA signals: a case of study of cardiorespiratory fitness assessment in the elderly population Journal Article
In: Multim. Tools Appl., vol. 77, no. 9, pp. 11521–11546, 2018.
Closing the Loop in Exergaming - Health Benefits of Biocybernetic Adaptation in Senior Adults Inproceedings
In: CHI PLAY, pp. 329–339, ACM, 2018.
From Body Tracking Interaction in Floor Projection Displays to Elderly Cardiorespiratory Training Through Exergaming Inproceedings
In: PhyCS (Selected Papers), pp. 58–77, Springer, 2018.
Measured and Perceived Physical Responses in Multidimensional Fitness Training through Exergames in Older Adults Inproceedings
In: VS-GAMES, pp. 1–4, IEEE Computer Society, 2018.
2017
The Biocybernetic Loop Engine: an Integrated Tool for Creating Physiologically Adaptive Videogames Conference
4th International Conference in Physiological Computing Systems., 2017.
PhysioLab-a multivariate physiological computing toolbox for ECG, EMG and EDA signals: a case of study of cardiorespiratory fitness assessment in the elderly population Journal Article
In: Multimedia Tools and Applications, pp. 1–26, 2017.
Portuguese Tradition Inspired Exergames for Older People - Strategic Tools to Promote Functional Fitness Conference
icSports, 2017.
Heart Rate Variability in Exergaming - Feasibility and Benefits of Physiological Adaptation for Cardiorespiratory Training in Older Adults by Means of Smartwatches Conference
icSports, 2017.
Heart Rate Variability in Exergaming - Feasibility and Benefits of Physiological Adaptation for Cardiorespiratory Training in Older Adults by Means of Smartwatches Inproceedings
In: icSPORTS, pp. 145–150, SciTePress, 2017.
The Biocybernetic Loop Engine: An Integrated Tool for Creating Physiologically Adaptive Videogames Inproceedings
In: PhyCS, pp. 45–54, SciTePress, 2017.
2016
Modulation of Physiological Responses and Activity Levels During Exergame Experiences Conference
2016 18th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications. IEEE, 2016.
A dataset for the automatic assessment of functional senior fitness tests using kinect and physiological sensors Inproceedings
In: TISHW, pp. 13:1–13:6, IEEE, 2016.
2015
Automating Senior Fitness Testing Through Gesture Detection with Depth Sensors Conference
IET International Conference on Technologies for Active and Assisted Living (TechAAL 2015), INSPEC, IEEE INSPEC, IEEE, 2015.
Visualization of Multivariate Physiological Data for Cardiorespiratory Fitness Assessment through ECG (R-Peak) Analysis Conference
37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, IEEE IEEE, 2015.