2022 IEEE International Workshop on

Sport Technology and Research

6-8 July 2022 Cavalese, Italy

Università di Trento, IEEE Italy Section, IEEE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sport is one of the most dynamic and promising sectors in terms of investment in research and innovation. Grounded on this evidence, the core purpose of the IEEE-STAR workshop is to foster research in technological innovation and excellence in sports equipment, technical materials, training technologies and performance monitoring, fan engagement and healthy lifestyles. By doing this the IEEE-STAR workshop aims to enhance the practice of sport and increase physical activity levels across the population, and highlight the the role of sport as a vehicle for social and economicl development.

Specifically, the event aims to:

  • promote and strengthen relationships, partnerships, alliances and networks between academia and industry in the field of sport innovation;
  • disseminate recent research and technology advancements, discoveries and novel applications to sport;
  • exchange ideas and strengthen cooperation between researchers;
  • increase the public's understanding and awareness of how the practice of sports can positively affect and individual’s quality of life;
  • facilitate the development of new entrepreneurial initiatives in the sportech sector.

The event features a comprehensive technical program including panels, technical sessions, and innovative industrial demonstrations.
Vertical panels will be an essential element of the IEEE-STAR workshop. Panels will bring together leading representatives from academia and industry to facilitate discussion around key topics and trends. Panel sessions will focus on challenging and emerging issues in all the areas of sports research and innovation.

Innovative industrial demonstrations will highlight exciting developmemnts across the field of sport innovation. A central role will be assigned to sport tech startups, whch will be offered a chance to introduce and demonstrate their products and services.

The technical sessions focus on challenging and emerging issues in all the areas of sports research and innovation, covering the full span from basic theories to practical applications. Potential program topics include, but are not limited to: physiological monitoring in sport, internet of things, wearable sensors and measurement systems in sport, training metrics and data analysis, device tracking, augmented reality, virtual reality, multimedia and information technologies, gamification, automatic content creation and distribution, technologies for fraud and match fixing detection, signal analysis and device engineering, data and big data analytics, video analysis, simulations and mathematical modeling, coaching and training support technologies, technology support in sport medicine, technology support in rehabilitation, aI for sport, e-sports and virtual sports, activity tracking & fitness, body parameters monitoring, sport community building, marketplaces, smart clothes, sport in smart cities, applied sport nutrition.

Prospective Authors of papers are invited to submit an abstract of typically 2 pages, consisting of a complete description of the proposed technical contribution and the key scientific and technological contributions. All submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication, should be written in English and formatted according the IEEE two-column Template. Each paper will be blind peer reviewed by the Technical Program Committee members. Review criteria are: fitness to the scope of the Workshop, originality and quality of the technical content, whole organization, and writing style. The paper should also clearly explain the significance of the contribution and it should be properly framed in the state-of-the-art by including a list of key references.
The length of the final papers is from 4 pages to 6 pages, without exceptions.

Submission implies willingness to register at the conference, pay the registration fee and attend the event to present the paper.

Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings only if at least one Author is registered (student fees excluded), no exceptions. Proceedings papers need to be presented at the event to assure their submission for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore digital library.

About Cavalese

Cavalese is in the middle of the beautiful Dolomites region, Unesco cultural heritage

The opening sessions will be held in the palace seat of the Magnificent community of Fiemme

The technical tracks will be held in Val di Fiemme

Authors

Final paper submission

Paper acceptance and preparation of the final paper

When the review process has been completed, authors receive a notification of either acceptance or rejection of the submission. If the paper has been accepted, the authors can prepare a full paper that incorporates the reviewers' suggestions.

The format for the full papers is identical to the format for the extended abstracts except for the number of pages: the full paper has a required minimum length of five (5) pages and a maximum of six (6) pages.

Since the Conference Proceedings are going to be published in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, the file containing the final version of the paper must be converted to .pdf format using the IEEE .pdf eXpress web tool, or if the .pdf file has been generated by another software, it must be checked by the IEEE .pdf eXpress web tool. PDF files not either generated by or approved by IEEE .pdf eXpress are not eligible.

To generate the IEEE Xplore-compatible .pdf file of your paper, follow these steps:

  • Create your IEEE .pdf eXpress account by going to the page IEEE PDF eXpress® Login and using Conference ID: 53492X
  • The first time you access the system, please follow the link to new user.
    Please note that in order to access the service, you need to allow the use of cookies from the .pdf eXpress website. Once you have registered as a new user:

        • upload the source file (containing your paper) for conversion;
        • receive by e-mail the IEEE Xplore-compatible PDF of your paper. Once you've received your .pdf file, upload it to the conference website.


Paper upload and copyright form

To upload your IEEEXplore-compatible .pdf final paper to EDAS:

  • Log in at EDAS;
  • Select the "My Papers" tab;
  • Select the paper title you wish to upload the manuscript for to be directed to the paper record.

Complete the electronic copyright form via EDAS

IEEE is enforcing strict copyright rules. For your convenience, the copyright form is made available electronically through EDAS. To access the copyright form, select the icon in the copyright column within your paper record.

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Registration

Registration Rates

  • IEEE Member: € 400
  • IEEE Student Member: € 150
  • Non Member: € 500

Covering The Expenses For Paper Publication

Please read carefully the following information concerning the registration procedure, especially if you are the prospective presenter of an accepted paper or if you need to guarantee inclusion of your accepted paper in the proceedings. An accepted paper will be published in the proceedings only if the full-fee registration payment (IEEE Member or IEEE non Member) for one of the authors is received and correctly processed by June 10, 2021. In addition, the author must attend the conference and present the paper. Papers that are not presented will not be published.

Only IEEE Member or non-member fees are allowed to cover the publication of an accepted paper. To qualify for member rates, the membership number must be provided in the registration form. Student registration fees do NOT guarantee the publication of an accepted paper. If the author registering to cover the paper publication is a student, he/she has to pay the appropriate member or non-member fee. Members to whom the society bylaws grant special discounts (e.g., Students, Life members of the IEEE) cannot use the discounted rates to cover the publication of an accepted paper, they have to pay the member fee.

One author registration will cover the publication expenses of only ONE accepted paper. For each additional accepted paper associated whit the same registration, a € 50 printing contribution will be charged (maximum ONE extra-paper). In the case that no registration has been received and correctly processed to cover the paper publication, the workshop organizers will contact the authors before the paper is removed from the proceedings.

Refund Policy

Conference registration will not be refunded if it is required to cover the publication expenses of an accepted paper.

The deadline for refunds is 10 June 2022.

Registration problems and further informations

For further information concerning your registration, please, contact only the STAR 2022 Local Arrangement:

Athena srl: athena@athenaconsulting.eu

Registration

Program

Wednesday 6th of July

Venue: Palace Museum Magnifica Comunità di Fiemme, via Scario 1, Cavalese (Trento)

12.30 – 13.00 Institutional greetings from:

  • Flavio Deflorian (University of Trento, Rector)
  • Raffaele Chiulli (ARISF, President)
  • Sandra Damijan (World Business Angels Forum)
  • Donatella Minelli (Scuola dello Sport)

13.00 – 14.00 Welcome Buffet

14.00 – 16.00: Session 1 – Sport performance track

Luca Santoro, Matteo Nardello, Daniele Fontanelli, Davide Brunelli and Dario Petri (University of Trento, Italy)

  • Scalable centimetric tracking system for team sports

João M.O. Passos (ADiT-LAB, Portugal); Sergio Ivan Lopes (Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo & Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal); Pedro Miguel Moreira (ADiT-LAB, Portugal); Filipe Clemente (Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal); Pedro Bezerra (CIDESD, Portugal); Rui Silva (SPRINT, Portugal); Luís Rodrigues (CIDESD, Portugal)

  • An IoT-enabled portable system for field-based endurance run testing

Alessio Serrani (Politecnico di Milano & Kalpa Srl, Italy); Andrea Aliverti (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

  • Feasibility study of an embedded platform for biopotentials acquisition during sports activities

Alessandra Angelucci, Federica Camuncoli, Manuela Galli and Andrea Aliverti (Politecnico di Milano, Italy)

  • A wearable system for respiratory signal filtering based on activity: a preliminary validation

Lai Kecheng (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan)

  • Learning effect of strength training system for beginners using motion capture device

Andrea Zignoli (Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy); Damiano Fruet (University of Trento, Italy)

  • Automatic generation of realistic cardiopulmonary exercise test data with a conditional generative adversarial neural network

16.00 – 16.30 Coffe Break

16.30 – 17.45: Session 2 – Active life style track

Andrea Galli, Filippo Ghisio, Laura Ginestretti and Mirko Salaris (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Marco D Santambrogio (Politecnico di Milano & MIT, Italy)

  • The RALCoach: a virtual coach technology for recreational runners

Chantelle J Rigozzi, Jeremy Cox, Gareth Vio and Philip Poronnik (University of Sydney, Australia)

  • Simultaneous measurement of forearm muscle activity, vibrational transfer and grip strength during the tennis forehand stroke using a novel wearable device- a pilot study

Barbara Pellegrini (University of Verona, Italy); Caterina Russo (Polytechnic of Turin, Italy); Francesco Mocera (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Federico Schena (University of Verona, Italy); Aurelio Somà (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Lorenzo Bortolan (University of Verona, Italy)

  • Nordic walking technique evaluation with sensorized walking poles

Erica Menegatti, Antonino Proto, Gianfranco Paternò, Sergio Gianesini, Anselmo Pagani, Tommaso Piva, Andrea Raisi, Valentina Zerbini, Angelo Taibi, Paolo Zamboni, Gianni Mazzoni, Giovanni Grazzi and Simona Mandini (University of Ferrara, Italy)

  • Assessment of jugular venous pulse during walking by wearable strain-gauge plethysmograph: a pilot study

Thursday 7th of July

Venue: Palafiemme Congress Centre, via Bronzetti 60, Cavalese (Trento)

8.30 – 9.30 Keynote Speech

Ben van Oeveren – Movella, Elisabetta Ribera d’Alcalà

  • Bringing wearable technology to real-world applications.
9.30 – 10.30:  Session 3 – Sport Performance Track

Vincenzo Bonaiuto and Giuseppe Annino (Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy); Paolo Boatto (APLAB, Italy); Nunzio Lanotte, Lucio Caprioli and Elvira Padua (San Raffaele Rome Open University, Italy); Cristian Romagnoli (University of Bologna, Italy)

  • System for performance assessment of K2 crews in flatwater sprint kayak

Colton D Doherty, Jake Little, Jenna Gorlewicz and Jennifer Tennison (Saint Louis University, USA)

  • Don't dampen the fun: acoustic study of a mechanically modified puck for blind ice hockey

Felix Wachholz, Valentin Spörk, Sabrina Scheiber and Martin Schnitzer (University of Innsbruck, Austria)

  • Are non-profit sport clubs ready for digitalization? A case study of Tyrolean soccer teams

Binh Vu (FTK - Research Institute for Telecommunications and Cooperation, Germany); Sebastian Bruchhaus (Fernuniversität Hagen, Germany); Anne Moorhead (Ulster University, United Kingdom (Great 8Britain)); Huiru Zheng (University of Ulster, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Luigi D'Arco (Ulster University, Germany); Louise Lynch (Ulster University, United Kingdom (Great Britain)); Luigia Sica (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Michela Ponticorvo (University of Naples "Federico II", Italy); Federico Diano (University of Naples Federico II, Italy); Haithem Afli (Cork Institute of Technology & ADAPT Centre, Ireland); Praveen Joshi (Munster Technological University, Germany); Andrea Molinari (University of Trento, Italy); Matthias Hemmje (GLOBIT GmbH, Germany)

  • Towards continuous professional monitoring of health status based on energetic balancing

10.30 – 11.00 Coffe Break

11.00 – 12.30: Session 4 – Smart sport facilities and fan engagement track/sport performance track

Kaden Conely (Gannon University, USA); Davide Piovesan (Gannon Univerisity, USA); Xiaoxu Ji (Gannon University, USA)

  • D.O.V.E: Dexterous On-board Vehicle Emulator

Alessandro Polo and Paolo Rocca (University of Trento & ELEDIA Research Center, Italy)

  • Decision support system for mobility and transportation management in large sport events

Marco Tarabini, Stefano Marelli, Manuela Galli, Alex P. Moorhead and Filippo Bertozzi (Politecnico di Milano, Italy); Federico Stella (SCOTT SPORTS SA, Italy)

  • Setup and method for assessing hand vibration and perceived discomfort during road race and gravel bike handlebars vibration

Paolo Bouquet and Andrea Molinari (University of Trento, Italy); Lorenzo Bortolan (University of Verona, Italy); Alfredo Dal Prà, Giulio Bezzi and Sabrina Vettorato (University of Trento, Italy)

  • A cloud-based management system for a data collection and analysis infrastructure on an alpine ski slope

Alberto Orlando (University of Salento, Italy)

  • AI for sport in the EU legal framework

12.30 – 14.00 Buffet

14.00 – 16.00: Session 5 – Sport performance track

Ada Ferri, Marco Barla, Cristian Campagnaro, Francesca Dotti, Martina Dugoni and Guglielmo Marchesa (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Daniele Mozzone (Istituto di Medicina Dello Sport, Italy); Alberto Vallan (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)

  • Design and validation of a Cloth Face Covering (CFC) with low breathing resistance for sports practice

Damiano Fruet (University of Trento, Italy); Andrea Zignoli (Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy); Vigilio Fontanari, Francesco Biral and Sunil Raghavendra (University of Trento, Italy); Mauro Pezzato and Eric Saeter (Selle Royal Group, Italy)

  • Developing a testing protocol to assess the mechanical properties of high-level cycling shoes

Carlo Massaroni and Chiara Romano (Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, Italy); Andrea Nicolò (University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy); Lorenzo Innocenti and Massimo Sacchetti (University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy); Emiliano Schena (University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Italy)

  • Continuous respiratory rate estimation with a wearable temperature sensor during cycling exercise: a feasibility study

Tommaso Piva, Erica Menegatti, Valentina Zerbini, Andrea Raisi, Rosario Lordi and Gianni Mazzoni (University of Ferrara, Italy); Lorenzo Zattoni (University of Milan, Italy); Giovanni Grazzi and Simona Mandini (University of Ferrara, Italy)

  • The "Urban Walking Metro": an innovative tool to face inactivity and facilitate urban mobility. Study protocol

Salvatore Tedesco (Tyndall National Institute, Ireland); Sebastian Scheurer (Insight Centre for Data Analytics & University College Cork, Ireland); Kenneth N Brown (University College Cork, Ireland); Liam Hennessy (Setanta College, Ireland); Brendan O'Flynn (Tyndall National Institude, Ireland)

  • A survey on the use of artificial intelligence for injury prediction in sports

Andrea Zignoli (Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy); Linda Tonelli, Damiano Fruet, Francesco Biral and Vigilio Fontanari (University of Trento, Italy)

  • Biomechanical analysis and modeling of anterior cruciate ligament rupture conditions: focus on female soccer players

16.00 – 16.30 Coffe Break

16.30 – 17.45: Session 6 – Active life style track

Simona Mandini, Erica Menegatti, Valentina Zerbini, Andrea Raisi, Sabrina Masotti and Gianni Mazzoni (University of Ferrara, Italy); Lorenzo Zattoni (University of Milan, Italy); Giovanni Grazzi and Tommaso Piva (University of Ferrara, Italy)

  • A guided walking program in urban environment for an healthy, active community: the experience of the University of Ferrara

Antonio Tessitore (University "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy)

  • Investigation of the attitude and competency toward the use of technology in a cohort of sport science students

Alessandro Sampieri and Antonio Paoli (University of Padua, Italy)

  • E.P.H.E.S.U.S.: E-Bikes Pedalling for Healthy, Ecological and Smart Urban Sustainability

Elisabeth Happ, Anna-Maria Kogler and Martin Schnitzer (University of Innsbruck, Austria)

  • How active are our kids? Interplay between physical activity, individual characteristics and environment

18.30 – 22.30 Tech Tour and Social Dinner

Friday 8th of July

Venue: Palafiemme Congress Centre, via Rossini 2, Cavalese (Trento)

9.30 – 10.30: Session 7 – Sport performance track

Dario Petri (University of Trento, Italy); Paolo Carbone (University of Perugia, Italy); Luca Mari (Università Cattaneo - LIUC, Italy)

  • Quality of measurement information in the context of sports applications

Lorenzo Rum (University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy); Aldo Lazich, Tommaso Sciarra and Nicoletta Balletti (Italian Joint Veteran Center, Italy); Elena Bergamini (University of Rome "Foro Italico", Italy)

  • Automatic event identification of para powerlifting bench press with a single inertial measurement unit

Andrea Zignoli (Università degli Studi di Trento, Italy); Laurent Mourot (EA3920 and EPHI Platform, France); Damiano Fruet (University of Trento, Italy)

  • Estimating running kinematics variability with an IMU sensor placed on the runner's thorax

10.30 – 11.00 Coffe Break

11.00 – 12.30: Session 8 – Sport performance track

Tommaso Di Libero and Chiara Carissimo (University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy); Gianni Cerro (University of Molise, Italy); Alessandro Zagaglia and Luigi Ferrigno (University of Cassino, Italy); Angelo Rodio (University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, Italy)

  • Assessment of coordinative abilities through upper extremity wearable device technology

Lorenzo Zattoni (University of Milan, Italy); Luca Ercolin, Simona Mandini, Tommaso Piva, Valentina Zerbini, Andrea Raisi and Luciana Zaccagni (University of Ferrara, Italy)

  • Video-analysis of "High-Risk" on-field movements biomechanics in amateur male futsal players: preliminary findings

Nicola Conci, Francesco G.B. De Natale, Matteo Dalponte, Simone Bernabè and Niccolò Bisagno (University of Trento, Italy)

  • Accessible video analytics: the use case of basketball

Lorenzo Bortolan, Aldo Savoldelli, Federico Schena and Barbara Pellegrini (University of Verona, Italy)

  • Ski mountaineering boots: a standardized procedure to measure ankle range of motion

Alessandra Galli (University of Padova, Italy); Claudio Narduzzi (Università di Padova, Italy); Giacomo Peruzzi (University of Siena, Italy); Alessandro Pozzebon (University of Padova, Italy)

  • Satellite IoT for monitoring and tracking of athletes in extreme environments

12.30 – 14.00 Buffet
14.30 – 19.00 Dolomites Tour

TRACK 1: smart sport facilities and fan engagement

  • Augmented reality
  • Virtual Reality
  • Multimedia and information technologies
  • Gamification
  • Automatic content creation & distribution
  • e-Sports / virtual sports
  • Sport community building
  • Marketplaces
  • Smart clothes
  • Sport in smart cities

TRACK 2: sport performance

  • Activity tracking & fitness
  • Body parameters monitoring
  • Device tracking
  • Physiological monitoring in sport
  • Internet of Things
  • Wearable sensors and measurement systems in sport
  • Training metrics and data analysis
  • Signal Analysis & Device Engineering
  • Data and big data analytics
  • Video analysis
  • AI for sport

TRACK 3: active life styles

  • Applied sport nutrition
  • Technological Support in Sport Medicine & rehabilitation
  • Computer-based simulation and mathematical modeling
  • Coaching & training support technologies
  • Active Mobility
  • Sport development in communities
  • Innovations of sport and leisure providers
  • Sport community building
  • Sport in smart cities

Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors

IEEE STAR promotes this Call for Sponsorship and Exhibition which invites researchers, practitioners and companies to showcase their innovative results in sport innovation, including software solutions, technical equipment and materials, training technologies, performance monitoring, injury prevention, augmented and virtual reality, fan engagement and healthy lifestyles, metaverse, NFT.

Call for Exhibitors and Sponsors (PDF | 296 KB )

Call for Startups

In parallel to the IEEE scientific conference, IEEE STAR’s Call for Start-ups invites startups to showcase their companies.
The event is intended to initiate and foster direct dialogue and networking opportunities for the startups with their target audience in the sports industry.

Call for startups (PDF | 286 KB )

Committees

General co-chairs

  • Paolo Bouquet, University of Trento, Italy
  • James Skinner, Loughborough University London, UK


Technical program co-chairs

  • Andrea Molinari, University of Trento, Italy
  • Vedran Bilas, University Zagreb, Croatia

Steering committee 

  • Sergio Rapuano, University of Sannio, IEEE Italy Section Chair
  • Tiziana Tambosso, IEEE Italy Section Senior Past-Chair
  • Bernardo Tellini, University of Pisa, IEEE Italy Section Junior Past-Chair

Honorary chair

  • Dario Petri, University of Trento, Italy

Finance chair

  • Pisana Placidi, University of Perugia, Italy

Track co-chairs

Smart Sport Facilities and Fan Engagement

  • Emiliano Schena, Bio-medical Campus University, Rome, Italy
  • Antonio Tessitore, University "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy

Sport Performance

  • Federico Schena, University of Verona, Italy
  • Antonio Paoli, University of Padua, Italy

Active Life Style

  • Martin Schnitzer, University of Innsbruck, Austria
  • Andrea Aliverti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Exhibition Chairs

  • Domenico Formica, Bio-medical Campus University, Rome, Italy
  • Fabian Ulrich, Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V., Germany

 

Contacts

ieee-star2022@unitn.it