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Simon Choppin

Simon Choppin
Research Engineer
Sheffield Hallam University

Email: 
s.choppin@shu.ac.uk
Web site: 
http://engineeringsport.co.uk/

Simon Choppin is a sports engineering researcher at the Centre for Sports Engineering Research at Sheffield Hallam University, where he specialises in impact dynamics, high-speed video and data modelling. His PhD at Sheffield University investigated tennis racket dynamics and involved working with the International Tennis Federation.

In 2006 he developed a novel 3D method of racket and ball tracking, which was used at a Wimbledon qualifying tournament. His subsequent paper, presented at the Tennis Science and Technology Conference 2007, was awarded the Howard Brody Award for outstanding academic contribution.

Simon is also a keen science communicator and has taken part in several high-profile events promoting the image of science and technology. He was awarded a British Science Association Media Fellowship in 2009 and worked with the Guardian newspaper for four weeks. As well as pursuing his research interests he works on a large project employing neural network and genetic algorithm optimisation techniques. He edits and contributes to the CSER blog, Engineering Sport.

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Profile last updated: 
April 2012

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Collaborations Workshop 2012: Software, Sharing and Collaboration in Oxford

Simon Choppin reports on a two-day software workshop held at The Queen’s College, Oxford over 21 - 22 March 2012.

issue68 April 2012

 blog, copyright, curation, data, dissemination, framework, genetic algorithm, licence, machine learning, national grid service, open access, open source, repositories, research, sheffield hallam university, software, software sustainability institute, twitter, university of oxford, university of sheffield, video, web 2.0

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