Learn more about the Challenges

Each of our unique challenges offers you the possibility to be involved with an expert Data Science coach, as well as domain experts from the corresponding Sport.

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Challenge 1: Performance Metrics in Sports Climbing

Using video footage from this year's European Championships in Sports Climbing, show us how performance metrics can be extracted from pose estimation data.

Challenge Topics:
Computer Vision, Bio-mechanics, Climbing

 

Challenge Coaches

Dr. Peter Wolf Follow me on LinkedIn

Biomechanics
ETHZ

Urs Stöcker Follow me on LinkedIn

Climbing Expert
Schweizer Alpen-Club SAC

Cyril Winkler Follow me on LinkedIn

Computer Vision
Hochschule Luzern

Solange Emmenegger Follow me on LinkedIn

Computer Vision
EHSM

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Challenge 2: Find the Playmaker - Ice Hockey Data Analytics Next Level

Using an event data set and The Goal-Scoring Project, show us how you can automatically detect 2-3 goal scoring situations to identify players that create danger #playmakers of the game!

Challenge Topics:
Python

 

Challenge Coaches

Krzysztof Kryszczuk Follow me on LinkedIn

Predictive Analytics
ZHAW

Yuriy Tserkovnyuk Follow me on LinkedIn

Hockey Expert

Christian Bielmann Follow me on LinkedIn

Sports physiology
Bundesamt für Sport

Sebastian Müller Follow me on LinkedIn

Data Scientist
OYM

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Challenge 3: The Physics of Alpine Skiing

Using an anonymous sample of alpine skiers GPS Tracking data (INSIDERS), show us how you can visually describe the race through physical metrics that describe the forces at play. 

Challenge Topics:
Physics, Alpine Skiing, Visualisation
Python, Streamlit

 

Challenge Coaches

Prof. Dr. Martin Bünner Follow me on LinkedIn

Professor AI & Sport-Technology
FHGR

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Challenge 4: Utilise an LLM to improve running event communication

Using a text corpus that contains event information, questions from runners and the associated answers, show us how far an LLM can automate response from runners.

Challenge Coaches

Abena Oforiwaa Amanfo Follow me on LinkedIn

AI/ML Engineer
4th-IR

Jenifer Tabita Ciuciu-Kiss Follow me on LinkedIn

AI & LLMs
UPM
Challenge Topics:
LLM, Running community

 


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Challenge 5: Season Summary

Using an anonymous sample of alpine skiers performance data, show us how you can engage with the athlete with an animated data visualisation that can be shared via social media channels and improve athlete and fan engagement.

Challenge Topics:
Descriptive Statistics, Data Visualisation, Animation
Python, Imageprocessing libraries, DataV

 

Challenge Coaches

Michael Vuilleumier Follow me on LinkedIn

Experience Design
Emphasys
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Challenge 6: Make Run Fun for Everyone

Using real-time geospatial data from a running competition, develop real-time games which can engage runners as well as spectators. 

Challenge Topics:
Geospatial, Real-time processing, experience design, running events

Pascal Hubacher Follow me on LinkedIn

Kafka DevOps Engineer

"We strongly support the vision of establishing Switzerland as a highly innovative nation for the development and application of sports tech. We highly commend leveraging our nation's academic excellence and the opportunities given by the proximity to national and international sports organizations."

Ralph Stöckli, Head of the Department Swiss Olympic Team