From September 27th to 30th, 2023, the College of Education at Zhejiang University became the focal point of the international sports computer science community as it hosted the 14th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport (IACSS 2023) with great fanfare. This grand event brought together nearly a hundred experts, scholars, and students from 35 universities and research institutions in Germany, Austria, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ireland, South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Australia, and China to engage in interdisciplinary research and discussions on sports science and computer science.
The conference featured 67 selected papers covering various interdisciplinary fields such as sports, computer science, and health. The topics included machine learning, computer vision, data mining, pattern recognition, databases, big data, modeling and prediction, sensor technology, as well as data analysis of football and racket sports matches, sports performance analysis, sports physiology, physical education, and health. These studies brought new insights and solutions to the field of sports science.
The conference invited Prof. Martin Lames from the Technical University of Munich in Germany, Prof. Hyongjun Choi from Dankook University in South Korea, Prof. Naoki Suzuki from Tokyo Gakugei University in Japan, Prof. Sam Robertson from Victoria University in Australia, Dr. Xiao Xie from Zhejiang University in China, and Dr. Woo Mei Teng from Republic Polytechnic in Singapore to deliver keynote speeches. This injected new ideas and energy into the conference. Additionally, the conference organized the Dartfish Workshop and the Women in IACSS Workshop, providing participants with more opportunities for academic exchanges and professional training.
To honor the memory of Professor Dr. Jürgen Perl, the co-founder and first President of the International Association of Computer Science in Sport (IACSS), the conference established the Dartfish-Jürgen Perl (IACSS) Award. The first prize was awarded to doctoral students Jiang Wu from Zhejiang University in China and Seiji Hirosawa from Keio University in Japan. Xing Wang, a doctoral student from Madrid Polytechnic University in Spain, and Yuesen Li from the Technical University of Munich in Germany received the second prize. Runqing Ma, a doctoral student from the University of Vienna in Austria, and Wenjin Wang from the German Sport University Cologne were awarded the third prize, in recognition of their outstanding research achievements at the intersection of sports science and computer science.
During the conference, Prof. Sam Robertson from Victoria University in Australia, Prof. Naoki Suzuki from Tokyo Gakugei University in Japan, and Prof. Hyongjun Choi from Dankook University in South Korea were elected as members of the International Association of Computer Science in Sport’s Board of Directors, contributing their wisdom and strength to the future development of IACSS.
The conference received strong support from various organizations, including the College of Education of Zhejiang University, the Shen Shanhong Fund of Zhejiang University Education Foundation, the Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences of Zhejiang University, and the Laboratory for Digital Sports and Health at the College of Education, Zhejiang University. Additionally, it garnered sponsorship from the internationally renowned sports video analysis software company Dartfish SA, as well as Chinese companies such as Nanjing Yunxiangtong Information Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing Dongsport Tianxia Technology Co., Ltd., and INFO.Instruments Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., all of which provided significant support for the successful hosting of the conference.
Finally, the 15th International Symposium on Computer Science in Sport will be held in Tokyo, Japan, in 2025. It will continue to explore the latest interdisciplinary research achievements in sports science and computer science, promoting the continuous development of this field and making greater contributions to global sports science.