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Tristan-Barnett

Tristan Barnett PhD

Tennis Statistician

job-experience

Job Experience

  • 2002-2005 Swinburne University: Tutor/Lecturer for ‘Chance and Gaming’ statistics subject.
  • 2003-2007 Ladbrokes: Predicting live outcomes in tennis using analytic methods in Excel.
  • 2008 Centrebet: Predicting live outcomes in tennis, AFL, NBA, ice hockey, soccer,
    NFL using analytic methods in Excel.
  • 2009-2010 Western Bulldogs Football Club (AFL): Decision support software in player drafting.
  • 2009-2012 Infoplum: Live predictive modelling in tennis, football codes, basketball,
    netball using analytic methods in Excel. Live predictive modelling in T20, One-Day
    and Test cricket using simulation. Project management skills.
  • 2012 Tennis Australia: Analyzing match statistics data as a decision support tool to increase performance.
qualifications

Qualifications

  • 1999 Bachelor of Science: Information and Communication Sciences Macquarie
    University, Sydney
  • 2002 Graduate Diploma in Operations Research: Mathematical Sciences University of Technology, Sydney
  • 2006 Doctor of Philosophy: Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
    Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
appointments

Appointments

  • 2007-2008 Adjunct Research Fellow: Faculty of Life and Social Sciences
    Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
  • 2009-2010 Adjunct Lecturer: Faculty of Business and Law
    Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne
  • 2011-2012 Adjunct Research Fellow: School of Mathematics and Statistics
    University of South Australia, Adelaide
  • 2020-2023 Adjunct Senior Lecturer: College of Science and Engineering
    Flinders University, Adelaide
courses

Courses

  • 2003 Media training course
    Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
  • 2004 The Leadership and Entrepreneurship Attributes Development program
    Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
thesis

Thesis

  • Barnett T (2006). Mathematical modelling in hierarchical games
    with specific reference to tennis, PhD thesis, Swinburne University
    of Technology, Melbourne (PhD pdf)
books

Books

  • Barnett T and Brown A (2012). The Mathematics of Tennis (book pdf)
publications

Publications

 

  1. Barnett T and Clarke SR (2002). Using Microsoft Excel to model a tennis match. Proceedings of the 6th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport
  2. Barnett T, Brown A and Clarke SR (2004). Optimal use of tennis resources. Proceedings of the 7th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport    
  3. Barnett T and Clarke SR (2004). Optimizing returns in the gaming industry for players
    and operators of video poker machines. Proceedings of the International Conference on
    Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology. National University of Singapore, 212-216
  4. Barnett T and Clarke SR (2005). Combining player statistics to predict outcomes of tennis matches. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics. 16(2), 113-120
  5. Barnett T, Brown A and Clarke SR (2006). Developing a model that reflects outcomes of tennis matches. Proceedings of the 8th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport 
  6. Barnett T, Brown A and Pollard G (2006). Reducing the likelihood of long tennis matches. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine. 5(4), 567-574
  7. Pollard G and Barnett T (2006). Fairer service exchange mechanisms for tennis when some psychological factors exist. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine. 5(4), 548-555
  8. Barnett T and Pollard G (2006). Reducing injuries by substantially decreasing the likelihood of long tennis matches. Medicine and Science in Tennis. 11(2), 10-11
  9. Barnett T and Cross R (2007). How the tennis scoreboard affects player performance. Medicine and Science in Tennis. 12(2), 6-8
  10. Barnett T and Pollard G (2007). How the tennis court surface affects player performance and injuries. Medicine and Science in Tennis. 12(1), 34-37
  11. Pollard GH, Barnett T, Brown A & Pollard GN (2007). Some alternative men’s doubles scoring systems. Tennis Science and Technology 3. Roehampton. S. Miller and J. Capel-Davies (eds), 301-309.
  12. Barnett T, Brown A and Jackson K (2008). Modelling outcomes in volleyball.
    Proceedings of the 9th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport
  13. Barnett T and Pollard G (2008). Applying match statistics to increase serving
    performance. Medicine and Science in Tennis. 13(2), 24-27
  14. Brown A, Barnett T, Pollard GH, Lisle I and Pollard GN (2008). The characteristics of various men’s tennis doubles scoring systems. Proceedings of the 9th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport
  15. Brown A, Barnett T and Pollard G (2008). A recursion method for evaluating the moments of a nested scoring system. Proceedings of the 9th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport
  16. Barnett T, Pollard GH and Pollard GN (2009). Applying tennis match statistics to increase serving performance during a match in progress. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis. 14(3), 16-19
  17. Barnett T (2009). Gambling your way to New York: A story of expectation. CHANCE. 22(3)
  18. Bedford A, Barnett T and Ladds M (2010). Risk taking in badminton to optimize in-the-run performance. Proceedings of the 10th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport
  19. Barnett T (2010). Using game theory to optimize performance in a best-of-N set match. Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 6(2)
  20. Barnett T, Pollard GH and Pollard GN (2010). Applying strategies to the tennis challenge system. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 15(1), 12-15
  21. Barnett T (2010). Applying the Kelly criterion to lawsuits. Law, Probability & Risk 9(2), 139-147
  22. Barnett T, Bedford A, Pollard GH and Pollard GN (2010). How the interpretation of match
    statistics affects player performance. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 15(2), 23-27
  23. Barnett T (2010). Applying mathematics to poker machine regulations to increase consumer protection. Gaming Law Review and Economics 14(8), 601-607
  24. Barnett T and Pollard GN (2010). How the court surface is affecting serve-and-volley.
    Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 15(3), 26-28
  25. Barnett T (2011). How much to bet on video poker. CHANCE. 24(2)
  26. Barnett T (2011). Obtaining a fair arbitration outcome. Law, Probability & Risk 10(2), 123-131
  27. Barnett T, Pollard GH and Pollard GN (2011). Improving the Australian Open extreme heat policy. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 16(1), 5-9
  28. Barnett T, Bedford A and O’Shaughnessy D (2011). Predicting a tennis match in progress for sports multimedia. OR Insight 24(3), 190-204
  29. Barnett T and Pollard GH (2011). Devising new Australian Rules football scoring systems Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 7(3)
  30. Barnett T (2012). Automating online video poker for profit. Gaming Law Review and Economics. 16(1-2), 15-20
  31. Barnett T, Reid M, McMurtrie D and O’Shaughnessy D (2012). Game theoretic solutions to tennis serving strategies. Coaching & Sport Science Review 56
  32. Barnett T (2012). Analyzing tennis scoring systems: from the origins to today. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 17(2), 68-77
  33. Barnett T (2013). Developing a tennis calculator to teach probability and statistics.
    Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis. 18(1), 30-34
  34. Barnett T (2013). Summarizing tennis data to enhance elite performance. Coaching & Sport Science Review 61, 21-24
  35. Barnett T (2016). A recursive approach to modelling the amount of time played in a tennis match. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis, 21(2)
  36. Pollard GH and Barnett T (2018). Some new ‘short’ games within a set of tennis. International Journal of Computer Science in Sport, 17(1), 67-76
  37. Byrnes T and Barnett T (2018). Generalized framework for applying the Kelly criterion
    to stock markets. International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance, 21(5)
  38. Barnett T, Ejov V and Pollard GH (2022). An improvement to the tennis challenge
    system. Proceedings of the 16th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport
  39. Brown A, Barnett T, Pollard GH, Pollard GN and Ejov V (2022). No-Ad game scoring within a best of 5 sets tennis matches. Proceedings of the 16th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport 
  40. Barnett T and Ejov V (2023). A rarity in tennis. Statistics Meets Sports: What We Can Learn from Sports Data. 135-140
  41. Barnett T and Ejov V (2023). Feel the pressure. Statistics Meets Sports: What We Can Learn from Sports Data. 143-149
  42. Barnett T, Pollard GH, Bedford A and Robertson S (2024). Methods to encourage elite male singles players to compete in doubles and/or mixed doubles in grand slam tournaments. Proceedings of the 17th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport
  43. Pollard GH and Barnett T (2024). An analysis of a test cricket series. Proceedings of  the 17th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport 
  44. Barnett T, Byrnes T and Bedford A (2024). Teaching differential calculus to high school students using a game of tennis. Proceedings of the 15th International Congress on Mathematics Education
media

Media

 

  • February 2003. All those extra points are pointless. Australian Financial Review
  • June 2003. Australian tennis has to outgrow grass roots. Australian Financial Review
  • February 2004. Getting the most points is not always enough. Australian Financial Review
  • January 2005. The speed of the court surface used at the Australian Open can be
    misleading. Australian Financial Review
  • May 2005. A statistical challenge to what’s really exciting about tennis.
    Australian Financial Review
  • June 2005. Formula that says Federer will win. The London Sunday Times
  • January 2006. Mathematicians can play a role in tennis medicine
  • August 2006. Federer v Nadal: It’s all about the court. Almanac
  • October 2010. Odds are there’s a safer way to play pokies
presentations

Presentations

 

  • Using Microsoft Excel to model a tennis match. The 6th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 2002
  • Forecasting a tennis match at the 2003 Australian Open. The 5th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2003
  • Forecasting a tennis match at the 2003 Australian Open. The 24th International
    Symposium of Forecasting, 2004
  • Optimal use of tennis resources. The 7th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 2004
  • Reducing injuries by substantially decreasing the likelihood of long tennis matches. The 8th International Congress of the Society for Tennis Medicine  and Science, 2006
  • Reducing the likelihood of long tennis matches. The 8th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 2006
  • Applying the cumulant generating function to tennis. 50th Annual Meeting of the Australian Mathematical Society, 2006
  • Some alternative men’s doubles scoring systems. Tennis Science and Technology 3, 2007
  • Modelling outcomes in volleyball. The 19th National Conference of the Australian Society for Operations Research, 2007
  • Modelling outcomes in volleyball. The 9th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 2008
  • Applying match statistics to increase serving performance during a match in progress. The 10th International Congress of the Society for Tennis Medicine and Science, 2008
  • Generalizing the ‘Kelly’ betting strategy to allow for multiple payouts.
    The 14th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, 2009
  • Using game theory to optimize performance in a best-of-N set match. The 7th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport, 2009
  • Applying mathematics to poker machine regulations to increase consumer protection. The 19th Annual Conference for the National Association for Gambling Studies, 2009
  • Risk taking in badminton to optimize in-the-run performance. The 10th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport, 2010
  • Applying risk theory to game theory. Second Brazilian Workshop of the Game
    Theory Society, in honor of John Nash, on the occasion of the 60th anniversary
    of Nash equilibrium, 2010
  • Obtaining a fair arbitration outcome. The Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics conference, 2011
  • Analyzing tennis scoring systems: from the origins to today. Conference for the
    International Federation of Operational Research Societies, 2011
  • Developing a tennis calculator to teach probability and statistics. The 11th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport, 2012
  • The mathematics of tennis. The 13th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport, 2016
  • An improvement to the tennis challenge system. The 16th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport, 2022
  • Applying the Kelly criterion to lawsuits and game theory. The 18th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, 2023
  • Could Roger Federer have won more grand slams by following a yoga process? The 23rd ITF World Coaches Conference, 2023

  • Methods to encourage elite male singles players to compete in doubles and/or mixed doubles in grand slam tournaments. The 17th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport, 2024

  • An analysis of a test cricket series. The 17th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport, 2024
  • Teaching differential calculus to high school students using a game of tennis. The 15th International Congress on Mathematics Education, 2024 
invited-talks

Invited talks

  • Some alternative men’s doubles scoring systems. Australian Society for Operations
    Research: Melbourne Chapter, 2007
  • Applying mathematics to poker machine regulations to increase consumer protection. Centre for Gambling Education & Research: Southern Cross University, 2009
  • Generalizing the ‘Kelly’ betting strategy to allow for multiple payouts.
    Applied Mathematics Seminars: Swinburne University, 2009
  • Applying the Kelly criterion to lawsuits. Operations Research Seminars: University of Melbourne, 2010
  • Obtaining a fair arbitration outcome. Centre for Industrial and Applied
    Mathematics: University of South Australia, 2011
  • Mathematics in sport. Careers Evening: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute, 2011
  • Mathematics for life. Festival of Innovation: University of South Australia, 2011
workshops

Workshops

  • Analysis of Hierarchical Games: Defence Science and Technology Organization.
    Mathematics in Industry Study Group. University of South Australia, 2003
  • Influence Diagrams to Support Decision Making: Defence Science and Technology
    Organization. Mathematics in Industry Study Group. RMIT, 2010
executive-committees

Executive Committees

  • 2005-2006 Statistical Society of Australia – Victoria Branch
  • 2008-2010 Australian Society for Operations Research – Melbourne Chapter
program-committees

Program Committees

  • 2006-2012 The Australian Conferences on Mathematics & Computers in Sport
  • 2011 Conference for the International Federation of Operational Research Societies
  • 2012-2013 International Conferences on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems
  • 2012 The 7th International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology
review-panel

Review Panel

  • 2010-2012 Journal of the Operational Research Society
  • 2010-2012 Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports
  • 2010-2012 International Gambling Studies
awards

Awards

  • 2005 The Denise Lievesley award to attend the 55th session of the International Statistics Institute