TRISTAN BARNETT'S PROFILE
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

PUBLICATIONS
Barnett TJ and Clarke SR (2002). Using Microsoft Excel to model a tennis match. 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. In proceedings of the eighth Australian conference on mathematics and computers in sport. Coolangatta. J. Hammond and N. de Mestre (eds), 129-140. (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. In proceedings of the eighth Australian conference on mathematics and computers in sport. Coolangatta. J. Hammond and N. de Mestre (eds), 189-198. (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)

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 & science, 2006.

Reducing the likelihood of long tennis matches. The 8th Australian conference on mathematics and computers in sport, 2006.

AWARDS
The Denise Lievesley award to attend the 55th session of the international statistics institute, 2005. (pdf)