Lorenzo Romano

Early Career Researcher (M-EDF/01) at the University of Bologna since 2025, conducting research in the field of sport and exercise science at the Department of Life Quality Studies. Research interests focus particularly on sports biomechanics, gait analysis, and human movement kinematic analysis. Currently concentrating research on the development of AFA protocols based on plantar pressure distribution analysis in athletes and individuals affected by chronic non-communicable diseases.

Graduated in Preventive and Adapted Motor Activity Sciences (LM-67) at Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna in 2024; currently a first-year student in the PhD program in "Sport, Health and Wellbeing" (XLI cycle).

Currently participating in numerous national and international research programs.

2024 - Call for internships in Europe under the "Giovani Cittadini d'Europa" initiative, Erasmus+ Mobility Consortium No. 2021-1-IT02-KA130-HED-000004115 – Scholarship enabling a 4-month post-graduate internship in the European Union. This scholarship facilitated a training internship aimed at enhancing research skills at the Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación Física y del Deporte at Universidad de Sevilla, under the supervision of Professor Francisco de Borja Sanudo Corrales.

2024 - Immersive Virtual Reality as a way to promote the practice of Physical Exercise in University Students - Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal - BIP Erasmus+ Scholarship – Scholarship for participation in the BIP (Blended Intensive Program) Erasmus+ project "Virtual reality as a way to promote physical exercise". Activities included physical exercise sessions conducted both in-person (real life) and using virtual reality (VR) technologies, with the aim of exploring the impact of such tools on adherence, effectiveness, and personalization of physical activity programs. The experience enabled analysis of VR potential as an innovative tool for promoting movement in clinical and preventive settings.