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 University in Hangzhou/China.
The event brought together around one hundred experts, researchers and students from different countries. "We are very pleased that the event was held in Asia again after a long time because we have registered a great interest there in the use of modern informatics methods to support sport," said Prof. Dr. Martin Lames, Head of the Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics and honorary president of the IACSS association.
After the opening ceremony, Lames gave the "Opening Lecture" on "Machine learning in performance analysis": "My lecture deals with a highly topical subject in sports informatics. We are very pleased with the increasing use of machine learning methods in performance analysis. However, we also have to look at the whole thing in a differentiated way. There are areas of application of machine learning that are not useful for sports but rather (exploit) sports data for basic informatics research or are even geared towards other fields of application, such as the betting industry. There's nothing wrong with that, of course, but it shouldn't give the impression that sport can benefit from it."
Lames emphasizes that a "true interdisciplinarity" is necessary for successful applications in sports, as both sports science and information technology knowledge is indispensable. Since there is now "very good quantitative and qualitative data, especially on sporting events" there are very good prospects for interdisciplinary teams to provide valuable support for sports practice in relevant issues.
Both Prof. Lames and Prof. Dr. Daniel Link were also active as moderators of various panels. The following members of the department gave presentations at the conference:
- Patrick Blauberger: "Ground Contact Time in Curve Running - a Sensor-Based Measurement"
- Ruizhi Liu: "Within-match performance fluctuations - assessment and observed vs. expected extent in table tennis"
- Yuesen Li: "Using Machine Learning for identifying soccer in-possession match phases based on their tactical intention"
- Daniel Link: "Short-term event prediction within matches in soccer using machine learning"
- Chenyuyan Yang: "Exploring English Premier League Clubs Performance and Home-Away Differences Based on Passing Network Analysis"
- Takashi Fukushima: "Performance Analysis in Taekwondo using OpenPose"
Patrick Blauberger presents dissertation topic at sports faculty in Beijing
Patrick Blauberger, Research Associate at the Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics, also presented his dissertation project at the Capital University of Physical Education and Sports in Beijing on September 18, 2023: "The courteous reception, as well as the lecture, were an extraordinary experience for me," Blauberger said enthusiastically about the international experience.
Under the title: "IMU-based running diagnostics - from validation to application", the performance diagnostician explained his studies on sensor-based running analysis in sprint athletes. "An exciting result of our studies was that the ground contact time of the inner leg is increased in the corner runs and that higher ground contact times were also shown under fatigue conditions. This means that the collection of the parameter 'ground contact time' with our new technology can have considerable potential for the design of feedback in future training processes," Blauberger explains.
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Contact:
Prof. Dr. Martin Lames
Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics
Georg-Brauchle-Ring 60/62
80992 Munich
phone: 089 289 24500
e-mail: Martin.Lames(at)tum.de
Patrick Blauberger
Chair of Performance Analysis and Sports Informatics
Georg-Brauchle-Ring 60/62
80992 Munich
phone: 089 289 24502
e-mail: Patrick.Blauberger(at)tum.de
Text: Bastian Daneyko
Photos: Xiangtong Chu