Doctor Habilitatus in Sports Science, Professor Emeritus, Technical University of Munich, Germany
Editor-in-Chief
Martin Lames
Biography
Professional Career
- 1978-1983 Study of Sports, Mathematics, Philosophy at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany
- 1984-1985 Computer Science Department, Degussa AG, Frankfurt/M.
- 1986-1990 Doctoral Studies, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
- 1991-1996 Habilitation Studies, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel
- 1996-2002 Professor for Training Science / Theory and Practice of Sports, Director of Institute for Sports Science, University of Rostock
- 2002-2009 Professor for Movement Science and Training Science, Director of Institute for Sports Science, University of Augsburg
- 2009-2024 Chair of Performance Analysis and Sport Informatics, TU Munich, Germany
- Since 2024 Professor emeritus
Academic Degrees
- Dec. 1983 MA Sports and Mathematics. Mathematical Modelling of Track and Field Performances – Trends, Periodicity, and Limit Performances
- Oct. 1989 PhD, Dr. Sportwiss., Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz Mathematical Modeling of Tennis by Finite Markov Chains. Simulation of Game Behaviour
- Jan. 1997 Habilitation in Sports Science, Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel Health Promotion with Sport – Concepts, Methods, Results
Academic Positions
National Academic Positions:
- Elected Reviewer, German Research Association (DFG) for Sport Informatics and Training Science
- Member of Commission, “Training Science and Movement Science” of German Top-Level Sports Research Funding Agency (Institute for Sports Science, BISp)
- Member of Board, Sections “Sport Informatics” and “Training Science” of German Association for Sports Science (dvs)
- Member, Testing Committee of German Association for Sports Science
- Vice-President, German Association for Sports Science, Responsibility: Top-Level Sports (2003-2007)
- Commission Member, German Top Performance Sports Research Steering Commission, representing German Universities (2011-2017)
- Speaker, Section Sport Informatics of dvs (2012-2018)
International Academic Positions:
International Association for Computer Science in Sport (IACSS):
- Member of Board (2002-2022)
- General Secretary (2011-2013)
- President (2013-2022)
- Honorary President (since 2022)
International Society for Performance Analysis in Sports (ISPAS):
- Member of Board (2014-2018)
Research Projects (selection)
Support of Sports Practice
Game Analysis with German national teams (Beach-Volleyball, Field-Hockey, Handball, Goalball, Paralympic Table Tennis, Wheelchair Rugby)
Game Analysis with German professional clubs (Football, Handball, Basketball)
Projects with German Professional Football League (DFL):
- Accuracy study of video-based position detection
- Reliability study for action recording
- Study on free kicks with vanishing Spray
- Study on the necessity of goal line technology
- Study on Video Assisted Referee
Theoretical Models for Game Sports
Relative Phase in Game Sports (Tennis, Football, Badminton)
Markov Chain Modelling (Tennis, Table Tennis, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball)
Random Walk Modelling (Handball, Table Tennis, Basketball)
New issues in game analysis:
- No-control episodes in football
- Case-by-case analysis of stoppages in football
- Validity of xGoals in football
- Fatigue estimation based on Fourier analysis of trajectories
- Application of recurrence analysis in sports
- Application of social network analysis in game sports
- Application Complex System Theory to football (chaos and emergence)
Position tracking in sports
Video-based position detection (Football, Ultimate Frisbee, Tennis)
Accuracy testing of position detection systems (GPS-, Radar-, Video-based)
FIFA-Project: Comparability of Position Detection Systems
New technologies in position detection:
- Drone-based position detection
- LIDAR-Technology
- Active infrared sensors
Sensor-based diagnostics of sprinting performance:
- Ground contact times via IMU-measurements (fatigue, curve runs)
- Intra-cyclic sprinting speed amplitudes
Talent Research in Sport
Relative Age Effect
Youth Academies in professional football and basketball
Career patterns and development of Management (Controlling) tools
Others
Coach education of German Professional Basketball League (BBL), topics “Talent” and “Sports Science”
Studies on training efficiency (Volleyball)
Enhancement of media reports on football (Google’s Digital News Initiative)
Design of club information systems for top-level sports
Design of scientific support system for national top-level sports (Innovation Management)