Alejandro Pérez Castilla

Alejandro Pérez Castilla serves as Professor and Vice-Dean of Quality, Dissemination and Knowledge Transfer at the University of Almería's Faculty of Education, where he coordinates the Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. With over 800 teaching hours across undergraduate and master's programs at the Universities of Granada and Almería, he specializes in sports training, human movement biomechanics, and physical education pedagogy.

His educational background features a Doctorate in Biomedicine with International Mention from the University of Granada, complemented by research stays at institutions in Serbia and Chile. He maintains active membership in multiple international research networks.

Research focuses on velocity-based strength training methodologies, biomechanical analysis, and sports performance optimization. His 144 JCR-indexed publications (33% as first author) have accumulated over 3,400 citations with an h-index of 30, earning recognition in Expertscape's Weight Lifting rankings and Stanford University's list of world's most influential researchers.

Key scientific honors include:

• VIII National Award for Young Researchers in Sports Science (2023)
• Social Council Award of the University of Almería for young researchers in Social Sciences, Law, Arts and Humanities

He directs funded research projects including technology transfer contracts with public administrations and private enterprises, while leading academic coordination for sports science programs and contributing to national research initiatives in physical performance analysis.