Matthias Kempe
Dr. Matthias Kempe is an Assistant Professor of Data Science in Sports at the University of Groningen. He received his PhD in Sport Science at the German Sport University Cologne form the Faculty of Exercise Training and Sport Informatics. His research interests include performance optimization and decision making in team sports as well as sports analytics. He cooperates with different sports federations in Germany and the Netherlands, especially in Handball, Ice-Skating, and Football. Besides that he worked together with Barca Innovation Hub and is a regular mentor for Hackathons (e.g. world data league). This work has resulted in publications in journals such as Big Data, Journal of Sport Science, European Journal of Sport Science, and Experimental Aging Research
Sessions
Through single-camera tennis match footage, via a YOLO-driven computer vision system, and culminating in actionable insights for strength and conditioning coaches, the Dutch Tennis Federation offers a pathway for creating tennis data and insights. In our presentation, we will delve into technical specifications and algorithms of our system, navigate through the challenges of working with tennis video footage, and elaborate on our approach to actively engage coaches in our co-creation approach. After the presentation, you will have a deeper understanding of the intricate workings behind implementing such system in a competitive tennis environment. All output of the project will be presented on Github.