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Personal profile
Research interests
Analysis of how human movement, movement coordiantion and their variability relate with performance, motor skills, skills acquisition and injury, carried out through conventional and dynamical systems approaches.
Integrated assessment of neuro-motor skills and motor learning/adaptation to understand injury mechanism and promote injury prevention strategies.
Biomechanics of (sports) movements (e.g. rugby, race walking, jumping, weightlifting) for performance evaluation and injury prevention.
Footwear biomechanics.
Functional assessment of human motion in clinics, ergonomics and sport.
Health technologies.
Other responsibilities
Director of Internationalisation, Department for Health, university of Bath (UK)
Biomechanics Group coordinator, Department for Health, University of Bath (UK)
Willing to supervise doctoral students
I am willing to supervise PhD students in the area of applied biomechanics, movement science and technology, and motor control (e.g., sport technique for performance and/or injury prevention; sport technologies and data science applied to movement analysis; assessment of skills and coordination in relation to training, motor learning, rehabilitation and/or specific pathologies). I welcome ideas for interdisciplinary projects and collaboration.
Education/Academic qualification
Biomedical Engineering, Master of Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
Award Date: 16 Oct 2003
Bioengineering, Doctor of Engineering, Politecnico di Milano
2004 → 2007
External positions
Vice President (Research & Projects) of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (ISBS), International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
Nov 2025 → …
Member of the Board of Directors, International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
Jul 2023 → …
Academic board member of the Technology for Health PhD Programme, University of Brescia
2 Nov 2021 → …
External Examiner in the University of Edinburgh Moray House School of Education and Sport, for the BSc Applied Sport Science , University of Edinburgh
Oct 2021 → Oct 2026
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Global Chair Scheme
Preatoni, E. (PI), Coyle, D. (CoI), Metcalfe, B. (CoI) & Seminati, E. (CoI)
1/09/26 → 31/08/28
Project: Other
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Key International Strategic Partnerships Fund 2025/26 - University of Bath and Politecnico di Milano
Preatoni, E. (PI), Seminati, E. (CoI), Coyle, D. (CoI) & Metcalfe, B. (CoI)
18/03/26 → 31/07/26
Project: Other
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FAL-VITAE Falls and Activity Lexicon: using Video and IMU Technology for remote Assessment and Evaluation
Preatoni, E. (PI)
1/02/25 → 31/10/25
Project: Research council
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The effect of different stud designs on lower limb biomechanical demands in football-specific movements
Preatoni, E. (CoPI) & Fantozzi, S. (CoPI)
24/10/24 → 30/04/25
Project: Other
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A community-based mobile system for gait retraining and assessment (Rehab Technology Network feasibility fund)
Preatoni, E. (PI) & Seminati, E. (CoI)
30/04/24 → 30/04/24
Project: Research council
Research output
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A Small network of Consumer-Based wearable sensors Enables The identification of The neutral- and Tilted-Pelvis running techniques
Rivadulla, A. R., Chen, X., Cazzola, D., Trewartha, G. & Preatoni, E., 30 Sept 2026, In: Journal of Biomechanics. 206, 11 p., 113481.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Clustering analysis across different speeds reveals two distinct running techniques with no differences in running economy
Rivadulla, A. R., Chen, X., Cazzola, D., Trewartha, G. & Preatoni, E., 31 Jan 2026, In: Sports Biomechanics. 25, 1, p. 22-45 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does preferred technique influence how kinematics change during a run to exhaustion?—A cluster based approach
Rivadulla, A. R., Sheehy, Z., Chen, X., Cazzola, D., Trewartha, G. & Preatoni, E., 11 Feb 2026, In: PeerJ. 14, p. 1-24 24 p., e20673.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ear-worn inertial sensors can predict gait metrics and reconstruct vertical ground reaction force curves during running
Stuchbury-Wass, J., Ciliberto, M., Butkow, K.-J., Yang, Q., Liu, Y., Preatoni, E., Ma, D. & Mascolo, C., 1 Oct 2026, In: Journal of Applied Biomechanics. 42, 5, p. 383-392 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect size rules of thumb for one-dimensional functional data with an application to gait analysis
Pataki, T., Pini, A., Preatoni, E. & Schelin, L., 30 Jun 2026, In: Statistics in Medicine. 45, 13-14, e70633.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Full Body Kinematics and Ground Reaction Forces of Fifty Heterogeneous Runners Completing Treadmill Running at Various Speeds and Gradients
Carter, J. (Creator), Chen, X. (Creator), Cazzola, D. (Creator), Trewartha, G. (Creator) & Preatoni, E. (Creator), University of Bath, 30 May 2024
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01341
Dataset
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Data for "Juvenile bovine bone is an appropriate surrogate for normal and reduced density human bone in biomechanical testing"
Fletcher, J. (Creator), Williams, S. (Creator), Whitehouse, M. (Creator), Gill, H. (Creator) & Preatoni, E. (Creator), University of Bath, 5 Jul 2018
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00410
Dataset
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Dataset for "Clustering analysis across different speeds reveals two distinct running techniques with no differences in running economy"
Rodriguez Rivadulla, A. (Creator), Chen, X. (Creator), Cazzola, D. (Creator), Trewartha, G. (Creator) & Preatoni, E. (Creator), University of Bath, 11 Jul 2024
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-01636, https://github.com/adrianrivadulla/clustering_runners
Dataset
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Dataset for "Augmented screwdrivers can increase the performance of orthopaedic surgeons compared with use of normal screwdrivers"
Fletcher, J. (Creator), Neumann, V. (Creator), Silva-Henao, J. (Creator), Burdon, A. (Creator), Mys, K. (Creator), Panagiotopoulou, V. (Creator), Gueorguiev, B. (Creator), Richards, R. G. (Creator), Whitehouse, M. (Creator), Preatoni, E. (Creator) & Gill, R. (Creator), University of Bath, 22 Nov 2022
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00956
Dataset
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Dataset for "Variations in non-locking screw insertion conditions generate unpredictable changes to achieved fixation tightness and stripping rates"
Fletcher, J. (Creator), Neumann, V. (Creator), Wenzel, L. (Creator), Gueorguiev, B. (Creator), Richards, R. G. (Creator), Gill, R. (Creator), Whitehouse, M. R. (Creator) & Preatoni, E. (Creator), University of Bath, 23 Oct 2020
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00929
Dataset
Prizes
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Fellow of International Society of Biomechanics in Sports (FISBS)
Preatoni, E. (Recipient), 16 Jul 2023
Prize: Honorary appointment
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Faculty of Humanity and Social Science Recognising Excellence Award
Preatoni, E. (Recipient), 6 Dec 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Hans Gros New Investigator Award, presented by the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports
Preatoni, E. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: National/international honour
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ISBS New Investigator Award finalist (oral) (co-author)
Muckelt, M. (Nominee), Needham, L. (Nominee), Preatoni, E. (Nominee) & Colyer, S. (Nominee), 20 Jul 2022
Prize: National/international honour
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ISBS New Investigator Award finalist (oral) (co-author)
Carter, J. (Nominee), Rodriguez Rivadulla, A. (Nominee) & Preatoni, E. (Nominee), 7 Sept 2021
Prize: National/international honour
Activities
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Department for Health (Organisational unit)
Preatoni, E. (Chair)
5 Mar 2025 → …Activity: Other contribution to the discipline › Role on a committee, board or panel
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Supervision Mr Ruben Bruna Lazaro (visiting PhD student)
Preatoni, E. (Supervisor), Encarnacion-Martinez, A. (Examiner) & Perez-Soriano, P. (Examiner)
Oct 2025 → Apr 2026Activity: External examination and supervision › External supervision / mentoring
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Supervision Mr Ildebrando Monaci (visiting MSc student)
Preatoni, E. (Supervisor) & Vannozzi, G. (Supervisor)
Apr 2025 → Jul 2025Activity: External examination and supervision › External supervision / mentoring
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IAH Guest Lecture: Prof Cecilia Mascolo
Preatoni, E. (Organiser)
6 Feb 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Other academic event (organisation, presentation, attendance)
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Bath Institute for the Augmented Human (Organisational unit)
Preatoni, E. (No value)
Oct 2024 → …Activity: Other contribution to the discipline › Role on a committee, board or panel