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.
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
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
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
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
Challenge Topics:
LLM, Running community
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
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"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."