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Bruno Bonnechère is an Associate Professor at Hasselt University in Belgium, affiliated with the REVAL Rehabilitation Research Center and the Data Science Institute. He is also a Guest Professor at the School of Public Health at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. He holds a PhD in Engineering Sciences (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) and a PhD in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (Université Libre de Bruxelles), as well as a Master in Public Health with a specialization in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. His research focuses on the use of technology - including serious games, virtual reality, mobile health, and digital phenotyping - to improve rehabilitation and patient care across the lifespan. Over the past decade, he has built extensive collaborations with researchers and institutions in low and middle-income countries, including Burundi, Benin, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burkina Faso. He has supervised and mentored numerous doctoral and master's students from these regions, supporting them in designing feasible studies, analyzing data, and navigating the publication process. Dr. Bonnechère has published over 140 peer-reviewed articles in international journals and is the author of several books, including Serious Games in Physical Rehabilitation: From Theory to Practice (Springer, 2018). His recent work has appeared in leading journals such as The Lancet Haematology, JAMAPsychiatry, Scientific Reports, and Frontiers in Public Health, addressing topics ranging from virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation in Ethiopia to mobile health interventions for osteoarthritis in Burundi. He is an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Public Health and a for Sensors, and he coordinates the FWO Scientific Research Network on Technology-Supported Innovative Rehabilitation. His commitment to equitable research partnerships and building scientific capacity in underserved regions is the driving force behind this proposal.