TRISTAN BARNETT
CONTACT
strategicgames@hotmail.com
www.strategicgames.com.au
JOB EXPERIENCE
2009-2012 Infoplum: predictive modelling using Excel in tennis, cricket, football codes, basketball. Project management skills
2012 Tennis Australia: consulting work in sports performance modelling
2008 Centrebet: predicting live outcomes in tennis, football, basketball
2003-2007 Ladbrokes: predicting live outcomes in tennis
2002-2005 Tutor/Lecturer: 'Chance and Gaming' statistics subject
REFERENCE
Arun Khanna. CEO Infoplum. (03)98078222
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
COURSES
Media training course
Swinburne University of Technology,
Melbourne
The Leadership and Entrepreneurship Attributes Development program
Swinburne University of Technology,
Melbourne
THESIS
Barnett T (2006). Mathematical modelling in hierarchical games with specific reference to tennis, PhD thesis, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne. (pdf)
BOOKS
Barnett T and Brown (2012). The Mathematics of Tennis. Strategic Games. (pdf)
PUBLICATIONS
Barnett TJ 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. (pdf)
Barnett T and Clarke SR (2005). Combining player statistics to predict outcomes of tennis matches. IMA Journal of Management Mathematics. 16(2), 113-120. (pdf)
Barnett T, Brown A and Pollard G (2006). Reducing the likelihood of long tennis matches. Journal of Sports Science & Medicine. 5(4), 567-574. (pdf)
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. (pdf)
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. (pdf)
Barnett T and Cross R (2007). How the tennis scoreboard affects player performance. Medicine and Science in Tennis. 12(2), 6-8. (pdf)
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. (pdf)
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. (pdf)
Barnett T, Brown A and Jackson K (2008). Modelling outcomes in volleyball. In proceedings of the Ninth Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport. (pdf)
Barnett T and Pollard G (2008). Applying match statistics to increase serving performance. Medicine and Science in Tennis. 13(2), 24-27. (pdf)
Brown A, Barnett T, Pollard GH, Lisle I and Pollard GN (2008). The characteristics of various men's tennis doubles scoring systems. In proceedings of the Ninth Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport. (pdf)
Brown A, Barnett T and Pollard G (2008). A recursion method for evaluating the moments of a nested scoring system. In proceedings of the Ninth Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport. (pdf)
Barnett T (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. (pdf)
Barnett T (2009). Gambling your way to New York: A story of expectation. CHANCE. 22(3) (pdf)
Barnett T (2010). Using game theory to optimize performance in a best-of-N set match. Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 6(2). (pdf)
Barnett T (2010). Applying strategies to the tennis challenge system. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 15(1), 12-15. (pdf)
Barnett T (2010). Applying the Kelly criterion to lawsuits. Law, Probability & Risk 9(2), 139-147. (pdf)
Barnett (2010). How the interpretation of match statistics affects player performance. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 15(2), 23-27. (pdf)
Barnett T (2010). Applying mathematics to poker machine regulations to increase consumer protection. Gaming Law Review and Economics 14(8), 601-607. (pdf)
Barnett T (2010). How the court surface is affecting serve-and-volley. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 15(3), 26-28. (pdf)
Barnett T (2011). How much to bet on video poker. CHANCE. 24(2). (pdf)
Barnett T (2011). Obtaining a fair arbitration outcome. Law, Probability & Risk 10(2), 123-131. (pdf)
Barnett T (2011). Who are the best tennis players? Significance - web exclusive. (html)
Barnett T (2011). Improving the Australian Open extreme heat policy. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 16(1), 5-9. (pdf)
Barnett T (2011). Predicting a tennis match in progress for sports multimedia. OR Insight 24(3), 190-204. (pdf)
Barnett T (2011). Devising a World Cup in tennis. Significance - web exclusive. (html)
Barnett T (2011). Devising new Australian Rules football scoring systems. Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 7(3). (pdf)
Barnett T (2011). Challenges with the tennis challenge system. Significance - web exclusive. (html)
Barnett T (2011). Is Blackjack the solution to problem gambling? Significance - web exclusive. (html)
Barnett T (2012). Automating online video poker for profit. Gaming Law Review and Economics. 16(1-2), 15-20. (pdf)
Barnett T (2012). Game theoretic solutions to tennis serving strategies. Coaching & Sport Science Review 56. (pdf)
Barnett T (2012). Analyzing tennis scoring systems: from the origins to today. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 17(2), 68-77. (pdf)
Barnett T (2012). Does publicity resolve disputes? Significance - web exclusive. (html)
Barnett T (2012). Safer gambling. Significance - web exclusive. (html)
Barnett T (2012). Kelly strikes again. Significance - web exclusive. (html)
Barnett T (2013). Developing a tennis calculator to teach probability and statistics. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis. 18(1), 30-34. (pdf)
Barnett T (2013). Summarizing tennis data to enhance elite performance. Coaching & Sport Science Review 61, 21-24. (pdf)
Barnett T (2013). Teaching probability theory through tennis. Strategic Games. (pdf)
Barnett T (2014). A recursive approach to modelling the amount of time played in a tennis match. Strategic Games. (pdf)
Barnett T (2014). Some alternative men's grand slam singles scoring systems. Strategic Games. (pdf)
Barnett T (2014). Creating a data design model for sports multimedia. Strategic Games. (pdf)
Barnett T (2014). Modelling outcomes in badminton. Strategic Games. (pdf)
Barnett T (2014). Modelling outcomes in volleyball 2. Strategic Games. (pdf)
Barnett T (2014). Applying the Normal Power approximation to a tennis set. Strategic Games. (pdf)
MEDIA
February 2000. Tristan's studies come up aces.
North
Shore
Times.
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February 2003. Serving up bold predictions. Jewish News.
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February 2003. All those extra points are pointless. Australian Financial Review.
(doc)
May 2003. Run like you stole something. 102.7 FM radio.
June 2003. Australian tennis has to outgrow grass roots. Australian Financial Review.
(doc)
February 2004. Getting the most points is not always enough. Australian Financial Review.
(doc)
November 2004. Fairer go for idols. Progress Leader.
(doc)
January 2005. Game, set, stats.
North
Shore
Times.
(doc)
January 2005. Aussie Open surface hinders an Australian winner: research backs Hewitt's claim - SEN Sports radio 1116 AM
January 2005. The speed of the court surface used at the Australian Open can be misleading. Australian Financial Review.
(doc)
May 2005. A statistical challenge to what's really exciting about tennis. Australian Financial Review.
(doc)
June 2005. Formula that says Federer will win. The
London
Sunday Times. (html)
January 2006. Mathematicians can play a role in tennis medicine - 774 ABC radio. (mp3)
April 2006. Tennis future under scrutiny.
North
Shore
Times. (jpg)
August 2006. Federer v Nadal: It's all about the court. Almanac. (jpg)
August 2007. Beating the Odds. UTS: Stay Connected. (html)
January 2009. How to beat heat delays at the Australian Open. (html)
January 2010. Line calls still a challenge for players says VU academic. (html)
January 2010. Late starts at Australian Open can be prevented says Victoria University academic. (html)
June 2010. A fair deal in law is on the cards. (html)
September 2010. Save the heartache and crown a golden goal hero. (html)
October 2010. Odds are there's a safer way to play pokies. (mp3)
June 2011. Probable improbabilities. UTS Tower Magazine - Issue 4 Autumn 2011. (html)
June 2012. No humbling a great gambler. Australian Financial Review. (html)
PRESENTATIONS
Using Microsoft Excel to model a tennis match. The Sixth Australian conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 2002.
Forecasting a tennis match at the 2003 Australian Open. The Fifth International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2003.
Optimal use of tennis resources. The Seventh Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport, 2004.
(ppt)
Forecasting a tennis match at the 2003 Australian Open. The 24th International Symposium of Forecasting, 2004.
(ppt)
Optimal use of tennis resources. Australian Postgraduate Workshop on Stochastic Processes and Modelling, 2005.
Reducing the likelihood of long tennis matches. Australian Postgraduate Workshop on Stochastic Processes and Modelling, 2006.
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. (ppt)
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. (ppt)
Some alternative men's doubles scoring systems. 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.
Applying the Kelly criterion to video poker machines. 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.
Applying strategies to the tennis challenge system. The 16th ITF Worldwide Coaches Conference, 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, 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.
Game theoretic solutions to tennis serving strategies. The 17th ITF Worldwide Coaches Conference, 2011.
Developing a tennis calculator to teach probability and statistics. The 11th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport, 2012.
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
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
2005-2006 Statistical Society of Australia - Victoria Branch. (html)
2008-2010 Australian Society for Operations Research - Melbourne Chapter. (html)
PROGRAM COMMITTEES
2006 The 8th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport. (html)
2008 The 9th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport. (html)
2010 The 10th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport. (html)
2011 Conference for the International Federation of Operational Research Societies. (html)
2012 1st International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems. (html)
2012 The Seventh International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology. (html)
2012 The 11th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport. (html)
2013 2nd International Conference on Operations Research and Enterprise Systems. (html)
REVIEW PANEL
2010-2012 Journal of the Operational Research Society. (html)
2010-2012 Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports. (html)
2010-2012 International Gambling Studies. (html)
AWARDS
The Denise Lievesley award to attend the 55th session of the International Statistics Institute, 2005. (pdf)
ARC Linkage Project: David Dowe and Tristan Barnett. Rating and ranking sports players and teams using minimum message length, 2010. (html)
CONTENT
Sports calculators to estimate match outcomes (pdf):
Tennis1 (xlsx)
Tennis2 (xlsx)
Australian Rules football (xlsx)
Rugby League (xlsx)
Rugby Union (xlsx)
Soccer (xlsx)
Badminton, Table Tennis, Volleyball, Beach Volleyball and Squash (xlsx)
Tennis calculators with alternate scoring systems to estimate match outcomes (pdf):
50-40 games (xlsx)
60-50 games (xlsx)
50-40* games (xlsx)
No-Ad games (xlsx)
Performance tennis calculator on when to challenge a line call (xlsx)
Gambling calculators to obtain expected losses and risk profiles (pdf):
Roulette (xlsx)
Big Wheel (xlsx)
Poker Machine (xlsx)
Outline of a tertiary level tennis statistics course (pdf)
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