Tristan Barnett PhD
Tennis Statistician
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
- 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
- 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
- 2003 Media training course
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne - 2004 The Leadership and Entrepreneurship Attributes Development program
Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne
Publications
- 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
- 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
- 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 - Barnett T and Clarke SR (2005). Combining player statistics to predict outcomes of tennis matches. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics. 16(2), 113-120
- 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
- Barnett T, Brown A and Pollard G (2006). Reducing the likelihood of long tennis matches. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine. 5(4), 567-574
- 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
- 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
- Barnett T and Cross R (2007). How the tennis scoreboard affects player performance. Medicine and Science in Tennis. 12(2), 6-8
- 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
- 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.
- Barnett T, Brown A and Jackson K (2008). Modelling outcomes in volleyball.
Proceedings of the 9th Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport - Barnett T and Pollard G (2008). Applying match statistics to increase serving
performance. Medicine and Science in Tennis. 13(2), 24-27 - 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
- 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
- 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
- Barnett T (2009). Gambling your way to New York: A story of expectation. CHANCE. 22(3)
- 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
- Barnett T (2010). Using game theory to optimize performance in a best-of-N set match. Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 6(2)
- 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
- Barnett T (2010). Applying the Kelly criterion to lawsuits. Law, Probability & Risk 9(2), 139-147
- 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 - Barnett T (2010). Applying mathematics to poker machine regulations to increase consumer protection. Gaming Law Review and Economics 14(8), 601-607
- 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 - Barnett T (2011). How much to bet on video poker. CHANCE. 24(2)
- Barnett T (2011). Obtaining a fair arbitration outcome. Law, Probability & Risk 10(2), 123-131
- 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
- Barnett T, Bedford A and O’Shaughnessy D (2011). Predicting a tennis match in progress for sports multimedia. OR Insight 24(3), 190-204
- Barnett T and Pollard GH (2011). Devising new Australian Rules football scoring systems Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 7(3)
- Barnett T (2012). Automating online video poker for profit. Gaming Law Review and Economics. 16(1-2), 15-20
- Barnett T, Reid M, McMurtrie D and O’Shaughnessy D (2012). Game theoretic solutions to tennis serving strategies. Coaching & Sport Science Review 56
- Barnett T (2012). Analyzing tennis scoring systems: from the origins to today. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 17(2), 68-77
- Barnett T (2013). Developing a tennis calculator to teach probability and statistics.
Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis. 18(1), 30-34 - Barnett T (2013). Summarizing tennis data to enhance elite performance. Coaching & Sport Science Review 61, 21-24
- 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)
- 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
- 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) - 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 - 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
- Barnett T and Ejov V (2023). A rarity in tennis. Statistics Meets Sports: What We Can Learn from Sports Data. 135-140
- Barnett T and Ejov V (2023). Feel the pressure. Statistics Meets Sports: What We Can Learn from Sports Data. 143-149
- 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
- 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
- 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