He studied high school at Liceo Scientifico Carlo Cafiero, achieving a final grade of 100/100.

He studied civil engineering for his bachelor's degree at Polytechnic University of Bari, graduating in 2010 cum laude.

[8] He was a Research Fellow from 2016 to 2018 at the University of Auckland and then at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA) to study human behavior in earthquakes and wildfires.

[12] He is a member of the editorial board of Fire Safety Journal (Elsevier) and Virtual Reality (Springer).

[13][14] Lovreglio has published over 80 peer-reviewed scientific works[15] and he has led several research projects related to evacuation and safety training including a Marsden project funded by the Royal Society Te Apārangi.