DR TRISTAN BARNETT
Tennis Statistician
Gaming Mathematician
QUALIFICATIONS
1995-1999 Bachelor of Science: Information and
Communication
Sciences
Macquarie
University
,
Sydney
2001 Graduate Diploma in Operations Research: Mathematical
Sciences
University
of Technology
Sydney
, Sydney
2002-2005 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
2008-2011 Adjunct Lecturer: Faculty of Business and Law
Victoria University of Technology, Melbourne
COURSES
Media training course
Swinburne
University
of Technology,
Melbourne
The Leadership and Entrepreneurship Attributes Development program
Swinburne
University
of Technology,
Melbourne
PUBLICATIONS
Barnett TJ and Clarke SR (2002). Using Microsoft Excel to model a tennis match. In Proceedings of the Sixth Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport.
Bond
University
. Cohen G (eds), 63-68.
(pdf)
Barnett TJ and Clarke SR (2004). Optimizing returns in the gaming industry for players and operators of video poker machines. Proceeding of the International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology.
National
University
of
Singapore
, 212-216. (pdf)
Barnett T, Brown A and Clarke SR (2004). Optimal use of tennis resources. In Proceedings of the Seventh Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport.
Massey
University
. H. Morton (eds), 57-65. (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 (2006). Mathematical modelling in hierarchical games with specific reference to tennis, PhD thesis, Swinburne University of Technology,
Melbourne
. (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)
Barnett T, Brown A and Clarke S (2006). Developing a tennis model that reflects outcomes of tennis matches. In Proceedings of the Eighth Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport. Coolangatta. J. Hammond and N. de Mestre (eds), 178-188. (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. (html)
Barnett T and Cross R (2007). How the tennis scoreboard affects player performance. Medicine and Science in Tennis. 12 (2), 6-8. (html)
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. (html)
Pollard GH, Barnett T, Brown A and 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, Meyer D 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)
Pollard GN, Pollard GH, Barnett T and Zeleznikow J (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. (html)
Barnett T (2009). Gambling your way to New York: A story of expectation. CHANCE. 22(3) (pdf)
Barnett T, Zeleznikow J and MacMahon C (2010). Using game theory to optimize performance in a best-of-N set match. Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports 6(2). (html)
Pollard GN, Pollard GH, Barnett T and Zeleznikow J (2010). Applying strategies to the tennis challenge system. Journal of Medicine and Science in Tennis 15(1), 12-15. (html)
Barnett T (2010). Applying the Kelly criterion to lawsuits. Law, Probability and Risk. (html)
Bedford A, Barnett T and Ladds M (2010). Risk taking in badminton to optimize in-the-run performance. In proceedings of the Tenth Australian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport. (pdf)
Bedford A, Barnett T, 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 (pdf).
Barnett T (2010). How much to bet on video poker. To appear in CHANCE.
Barnett T (2010). Applying mathematics to poker machine regulations to increase consumer protection. To appear in Gaming Law Review and Economics.
Barnett T (2010). Applying risk theory to game theory. In proceedings of the 2nd Brazilian Workshop of the Game Theory Society. (pdf)
MEDIA
February 2000. Tristan's studies come up aces.
North
Shore
Times.
(jpg)
February 2003. Serving up bold predictions. Jewish News.
(jpg)
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 2008. How to beat heat delays at the Australian Open. (html)
January 2009. Line calls still a challenge for players says VU academic. (html)
January 2009. 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)
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)
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)
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 risk theory to game theory. Second Brazilian Workshop of the Game Theory Society, 2010.
Risk taking in badminton to optimize in-the-run performance. The 10th Australian Conference on Mathematics & Computers in Sport, 2010.
SOCIETIES
The Australian Mathematical Society (html)
MathSport (html)
Society for Tennis Medicine and Science (html)
Tennis Science and Technology (html)
Australian Society for Operations Research (html)
Australian and New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics (html)
International Association of Computer Science in Sport . (html)
National Association for Gambling Studies(html)
COMMITTEES
2005-2006 Statistical Society of Australia - Victoria Branch. (html)
2008-2010 Australian Society for Operations Research - Melbourne Chapter. (html)
AWARDS
The Denise Lievesley award to attend the 55th session of the international statistics institute, 2005. (pdf)
ARC Linkage Project: A/Prof David L Dowe, Dr Tristan J Barnett, Mr Arun Khanna. Rating and ranking sports players and teams using minimum message length, 2010. (html)
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