Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics
The chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics conducts research in the fields of training and competition. Our main areas of study are the structure of performance in game (team) sports and the development of tools and methods from information technology to support top level sports.
Our range of subjects covers:
We cooperate with top level teams and athletes, clubs and federations, technology and media companies as well as providers and users of sports data.
News
In recent years, data analysis has gained significant importance in professional sports. Modern tracking systems can seamlessly capture movements of players. However, the raw data alone provide relatively few insights – the challenge lies in developing intelligent analytical methods that can create real value for…
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How can machine learning and AI-supported processes help in elite sports? Which playing strategies are helpful in which situations in beach volleyball? And what are the actual benefits of analysing opponents' so-called "key plays" to prepare for badminton competitions?
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At the Football Analytics Hackathon, which was conducted under the direction of Prof. Dr. Daniel Link from the Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics, 50 TUM students and PhD students competed against each other in a total of nine teams in challenges to develop analysis models for soccer using…
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Honours for Steffen Lang (Research Associate) and Yuesen Li (PhD student) of the Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics. Both were honoured for their PhD theses at various specialist conferences with prizes for young researchers. Prof. Dr. Daniel Link, supervisor of the two PhD projects, is delighted with…
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The Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics was represented with several presentations at the conference of the "International Association of Computer Science in Sport" (IACSS) for the "14th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport". The event occurred from September 27 to 30, 2023 at Zhejiang…
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Since 2013, the German Association for Sports Science (dvs) has awarded an annual PostDoc Lecture to two young scientists with doctorates, giving them a forum within the framework of the Sports Science University Day to report on their research to a larger professional audience.
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High honour for the former private lecturer Daniel Link. The Technical University of Munich has appointed Prof. Dr. Daniel Link (with effect from September 18, 2023) as adjunct professors with a certificate dated September 1, 2023.
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Do fans trust decisions made by a technological officiating aid, for example by the Semi-Automated Offside Technology in football? A research question that is currently investigated by a team led by Dr Otto Kolbinger. Results of this study were now presented for the first time at the World Congress on Science and…
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As part of the annual application process for research projects of the Federal Institute of Sport Science, Dr Daniel Link, private lecturer at the Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics, was successful with funding applications to support the German Olympic teams in beach volleyball and badminton. The two…
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On November 8th and 9th, four members of the chair visited the Fakulta tělesné výchovy a sportu (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport) of the Univerzity Karlovy (Charles University) in Prague. The goal was to discuss future collaborations during a bilateral workshop, which was funded by the Bavarian-Czech Academic…
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