Football Research II

Editors

• Marcus Dunn , 

  Marcus Dunn

  Dr. Marcus Dunn is an Assistant Professor in Sports Engineering and Biomechanics at Heriot-Watt University. His research focuses on the development of applied measurement systems to advance human movement assessment in representative and real-world settings.

• Johsan Billingham , 

  Johsan Billingham

  Mr. Johsan Billingham is the Research Manager for FIFA's Football Technology & Innovation division. With a decade of experience in Sport Technology & Research, his focus lies in cultivating synergies among academia, technology, and football to drive innovative solutions beneficial to the entire football ecosystem.

• Olivia Greenhalgh , 

  Olivia Greenhalgh

  Dr. Olivia Greenhalgh has worked on several collaborative research projects testing the efficacy and effectiveness of clinical and sports equipment. She was the Associate on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) developing an evidence-base to support a rehabilitation device, currently sold in the elite sport market.

• Katrine Okholm Kryger , 

  Katrine Okholm Kryger

  Dr. Katrine Okholm Kryger is an Associate Professor in Sports Medicine at St Mary's University, Twickenham (UK) and Medical Researcher at FIFA. She also possesses advisory roles within UEFA and works closely with national associations, and clubs to support the growth of women’s football.

• Sam Robertson , 

  Sam Robertson

  Prof. Sam Robertson is a researcher and consultant, focusing on human-technology integration in the sporting context. He has published more than 150 scientific articles on topics spanning sports innovation, skill acquisition, analytics and organisational decision making. Prof. Robertson has worked with professional sporting teams and governing bodies around the world in a range of sports including football, basketball, tennis, golf, baseball and Australian Rules football.

• Steph Forrester , 

  Steph Forrester

  Prof. Steph Forrester is Professor of Sports Engineering and Biomechanics at Loughborough University. Her research focuses on artificial turf sports surfaces, player-surface interactions, and related biomechanics. Her work has had significant impact including: the development of advanced player-surface interaction tests for use in the FIFA standards for football turf; improving and optimising the maintenance processes conducted on artificial turf pitches; and biomechanical input to a commercial running technique sensor.

• Paul Fleming , 

  Paul Fleming

  Prof. Paul Fleming has a background in Geotechnical Engineering with more than 35 years’ experience. Since 2002 he has developed and led the Sports Surface Research Group at Loughborough University, working with colleagues on innovations in pitch base design, sustainable drainage, innovative pitch and materials testing; biomechanical performance, injury risk, player perception of comfort and risk, and optimising maintenance practice and effectiveness.

• Jacqueline Alderson , 

  Jacqueline Alderson

  Prof. Jacqueline Alderson is Co-Director of the UWA Tech & Policy Lab and Professor of Biomechanics at The University of Western Australia. She is a 2023-24 Fulbright Senior Scholar, former Executive Council member of the International Society of Biomechanics, and Fellow, former Director, and 2024 Geoffrey Dyson Award Recipient, of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports.

• Floriane Magera  &

  Floriane Magera

  Ms. Floriane Magera is an Innovation Engineer at EVS Broadcast Equipment. She has worked on a variety of projects related to using deep learning and advanced computer vision techniques for improving live production. She is also a PhD student at the University of Liège, where she is researching the automatic camera calibration of sports images using deep learning.

• John Hart

  John Hart

  Dr. John Hart is a Senior Research Fellow in the Sports Engineering Research Group based at the Advanced Wellbeing Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University. With specialisms in aerodynamics, design, and body morphology, he delivers contract research to the sport and healthcare sectors.