Jesús Soret Medel (1968, Quart de Poblet, Valencia) obtained his BSc in Physics (1991), BSc in Electronic Engineering (1996), and PhD (2000) from the University of Valencia. From 1996 to 1998, he worked under an FPI fellowship in the R&D Department of Fermax Electrónica, where he led the design of a multimedia, multichannel inter-building intercommunication system. From 1998 onwards, he successively held several Assistant Professor positions. From 2006 to 2016, he was an Associate Professor (Contratado Doctor). He is currently a Senior Lecturer (Profesor Titular) at the University of Valencia. His research activity in the field of Electronic Technology is carried out within the research group "Digital and Communication Systems Design". Specifically, his work focuses on hardware/firmware for embedded computing, reconfigurable logic, and high-performance electronics for applications mainly in medicine, high-energy physics, and ambient intelligence (IoT). As a result of this work, he has contributed to more than 50 journal articles and 70 national and international conference papers, 3 patents, and 30 publicly and privately funded contracts and research projects. He has co-supervised three PhD theses. He has undertaken several research stays, notably in 2005 at UPC Barcelona Tech, Spain, and in 2007 at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland. He has received positive evaluations for six five-year teaching periods (quinquenios, 1996-2025) and four six-year research periods (sexenios, 1996-2019). He is actively involved in academic management and currently serves as Delegate of the Rector for Internships and Employment, Coordinator of Internship Programs at the School of Engineering (ETSE-UV), member of the Standing Committee of the Department of Electronic Engineering, member of the Academic Committee of the Bachelor's Degree in Telecommunication Electronic Engineering, and Secretary of the Academic Committee of the PhD Program "Electronic Engineering", among other responsibilities.

María Roncero Sanchis holds a Degree in Psychology from the University of Valencia (2006) and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Valencia (2011) with a mention of “European Doctorate” and an extraordinary doctoral award. She is currently a senior lecturer in the Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatments at the University of Valencia. She is part of the research and treatment group for obsessions and compulsions (I'TOC). She has focused her research career on the study of eating disorders, including obesity and orthorexia, and the spectrum of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Since beginning her research career, she has participated in more than 17 competitive R&D&I research projects at the national and regional level, leading four of them. In addition, she has collaborated on various international studies, mainly with Dr Janet Treasure (King's College, London) and Dr Guy Doron (Interdisciplinary Centre, IDC, Herzliya). She has more than 60 national and international publications in scientific journals, 15 book chapters, and more than 100 conference presentations. She has been teaching at various universities since 2008, including the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló and the University of Zaragoza. She has collaborated on more than 10 educational innovation projects, leading four of them, and has published various teaching materials. Since 2018, she has been the coordinator of the Training Area of the University of Valencia's employment service, UVocupació. She is currently the principal investigator, together with Gemma García-Soriano, of the Ministry of Science and Innovation's Knowledge Generation 2024 project ‘Increasing awareness and reducing barriers in the Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum: Designing eHealth interventions for families, professionals and society’ (Ref. PID2024-157543OB-I00).

Máximo Cobos is Full Professor in the area of Signal Theory and Communications at the University of Valencia, where he has been developing his teaching and research activity since 2011. He holds a PhD in Telecommunication Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València (2009), where he received the highest distinction, Cum Laude with International Mention, after completing his degrees in Telecommunication Engineering (2006) and Technical Engineering in Telecommunications at the University of Alicante (2003), both awarded with Honours. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Technologies, Systems and Networks of Telecommunications and a University Specialist Diploma in Business Management, both from the Universitat Politècnica de València.

His research career has been internationally recognized in the fields of signal processing and artificial intelligence applied to acoustic engineering and multimedia technologies, with contributions that have become reference points in areas such as acoustic source localization and separation, as well as spatial audio. His PhD thesis was awarded by the Spanish Official College of Telecommunication Engineers (COIT) and highlighted by EURASIP (European Association for Signal Processing) as one of the most downloaded from its repository. Among his most influential contributions is the “Modified SRP-PHAT” algorithm, widely cited and adopted as a reference method in the technical literature on sound source localization. He has carried out research stays at leading institutions such as TU Berlin, TU Wien and Politecnico di Milano—where he was also a visiting professor—and has collaborated closely with top international researchers in the field of audio and signal processing. His scientific impact has led him to serve on prestigious technical committees such as those of EURASIP, IEEE and the European Acoustics Association, where he has been an elected member and currently sits on the Board of Directors.

Throughout his career, Dr. Cobos has participated in numerous competitive research projects, acting as principal investigator and coordinator in several of them, and fostering collaborations with both academic institutions and technology companies. His work has also resulted in industrial applications, particularly in the field of acoustic accessibility. On the editorial front, he has played a prominent role as associate editor and senior area editor for high-impact scientific journals in his field. In addition, he has served as reviewer and panel member for scientific evaluation committees at national and international levels, collaborating with research agencies in countries such as Spain, Italy, Ireland, Argentina, and the Czech Republic.

At the University of Valencia, Dr. Cobos has been one of the driving forces behind the creation of the Signal Theory and Communications area, leading from its inception the SPAT (Signal Processing and Acoustic Technology) research group, which is part of the HiPIS (High-Performance and Intelligent Systems) collective. He directed the Master’s Degree in Telecommunication Engineering (2014–2023), served as Coordinator of the Degree in Telematics Engineering (2018–2020), and currently serves as Head of UVOcupació at the University-Business Foundation ADEIT, where he promotes employability and engagement between the university and the professional environment. Additionally, from 2012 to 2023, he was a member of the Regional Board of the Official College of Telecommunication Engineers of the Valencian Community, actively contributing to strengthening ties between the academic, professional and institutional spheres.

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