He holds a PhD in Economics and is Associate Professor of Applied Economics at the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Ferrara, where he teaches Applied Economics and Advanced Development Economics. He has always been involved in applied field research, with a particular interest in industrial and territorial dynamics and the economy of knowledge and innovation. 
He has coordinated numerous research projects at the Italian and European levels on the topics of innovation, the science-industry relationship, and the dynamics of industrial sectors and sub-sectors. He has published several books on these topics and lectured nationally, Europeanly, and internationally. 
  
Recent publications 
2022: Poma, L., Al Shawwa, H., Nicolli F. and Quaglietti V., “Towards sustainability: The Impact of Environmental Sustainability of Consumer Goods in the Italian Packaging Sector”, Transnational marketing Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp.443–457, London  
2022: Poma, L., Al Shawwa, “A Study on the Impact of the fourth Industrial Revolution and Big Data on human Resources in Italian Companies”, in Nezameddin F. and Amir “Strategic Entrepreneurship. Perspectives on Dynamics, theories and Practices” Springer pp.55–74, New York 
2021: Poma, L., Al Shawwa, H. and Concetta Rau, “Industry 4.0 and internal knowledge management: The case of Corporate Academies in Emilia-Romagna region”, Transnational marketing Journal, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp.33–54, London. 
2020: Poma, L., Al Shawwa, H. and Maini, E., ‘Industry 4.0 and big data: role of government in the advancement of enterprises in Italy and UAE’, International Journal. Business Performance Management, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp.261–289