Research interests
My research interests are focussed on the measurement, analysis and prediction of performance in sport.
There is an old adage that if you can't measure something, you can't manage it. This concept can't be applied everywhere, but I do believe that it applies to the performance enhancement process in elite sport. Advances in technology provide new opportunities to measure the activity of athletes including their training load and their performance in competition. Many of these advances take the form of wearable technology (e.g. GPS-based athlete tracking) and computer vision.
It is often the case that when you use technology to measure something, it can be semi-automated and scalable, so you end up with a huge amount of data. This presents an opportunity and a challenge, in terms of analysis. Modern data science ca be applied to interrogate large databases in order to identify patterns, relationships and trends. One of the most useful applications is the creation of models that explain the complex relationships between the characteristics of the performance of an athlete (e.g. activity and performance in the first half) and the outcome of their performance (e.g. win/loss or finishing place). Models can be used to classify or predict performance, which can assist the strategic decision making of athletes and coaches.
Teaching interests
Applied Sport Science, Sport Performance Analysis
Conferences
See Publications below.
Publications
M Aarons, W Vickery, L Bruce, C Young, D Dwyer
(2024), Vol. 19, pp. 41-52, International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, C1
Factors that affect handball execution in Australian Football
Alicia Walker, Dan Dwyer, Chris Young, Lyndell Bruce
(2024), pp. 1-6, Journal of Sports Sciences, London, Eng., C1
Enthusiasm versus reality: A job analysis of Chinese sport scientists
Y Zhong, A Weldon, D Dwyer, C Bishop, Y Li
(2024), International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, Thousand Oaks, CA., C1
Shots at goal in Australian Football: Historical trends, determinants of accuracy and common strategies
D Dwyer, C Young
(2024), pp. 1-6, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
Force-velocity profiles of track cyclists differ between seated and non-seated positions
D Dwyer, C Molaro, D Rouffet
(2023), Vol. 22, pp. 621-632, Sports Biomechanics, Abingdon, Eng., C1
A framework to explain the in-match decision-making of elite Australian football coaches
M Aarons, W Vickery, L Bruce, C Young, D Dwyer
(2023), Vol. 67, Psychology of Sport and Exercise, C1
Real time prediction of match outcomes in Australian football
M Aarons, C Young, L Bruce, D Dwyer
(2023), Vol. 41, pp. 1115-1125, Journal of Sports Sciences, C1
Understanding passing network characteristics and their link to match outcome in elite Netball
Christopher Young, Lyndell Bruce, Dan Dwyer, Isaiah Di Domenico, Aaron Fox
(2023), pp. 1-9, Journal of Sports Sciences, London, Eng., C1
The effect of team formation on defensive performance in Australian football
M Aarons, C Young, L Bruce, D Dwyer
(2022), Vol. 25, pp. 178-182, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1
D Dwyer, I Di Domenico, C Young
(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 29-37, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, London, Eng., C1
D Bhardwaj, D Dwyer
(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 277-290, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, London, Eng., C1
The Physical Differences Between Faster and Slower Elite Male and Female Pace Bowlers
R Letter, D Dwyer, E Drinkwater, S Feros
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 879-885, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, Champaign, Ill., C1
Understanding load in netball - An analysis of multiple seasons, phases, and teams
L Bruce, T Bardzinski, D Dwyer
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1-9, PLoS One, Calif, U.S., C1
Teamwork and performance in professional women's football: A network-based analysis
L de Jong, P Gastin, L Bruce, D Dwyer
(2022), pp. 1-10, International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, London, Eng., C1
Reliability of live and video-based coding in netball using the NetballStats application
L Bruce, D Dwyer, A Fox
(2022), Vol. 17, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
Identifying the optimal characteristics of ball possession and movement in elite women's soccer
J Dipple, L Bruce, D Dwyer
(2022), Vol. 22, pp. 594-603, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, C1
R Letter, D Dwyer, E Drinkwater, S Feros
(2022), Vol. 17, pp. 1691-1697, International journal of sports physiology and performance, United States, C1
Load variations in high-performance netballers across seasons and competition levels
T Bardzinski, D Dwyer, C Young, L Piromalli, L Bruce
(2021), Vol. 21, pp. 589-599, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, C1
Team technical performance characteristics and their association with match outcome in elite netball
B Ofoghi, M Chenaghlou, M Mooney, D Dwyer, L Bruce
(2021), Vol. 21, pp. 700-712, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, C1
D Hoffman, D Dwyer, S Bowe, P Clifton, P Gastin
(2020), Vol. 54, pp. 475-479, British Journal of Sports Medicine, England, C1
Christopher Young, Wei Luo, Paul Gastin, Daniel Dwyer
(2020), Vol. 38, pp. 676-681, Journal of sports sciences, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Machine Learning Enabled Team Performance Analysis in the Dynamical Environment of Soccer
S Kusmakar, S Shelyag, Y Zhu, D Dwyer, P Gastin, M Angelova
(2020), Vol. 8, pp. 90266-90279, IEEE Access, C1
L De Jong, P Gastin, M Angelova, L Bruce, D Dwyer
(2020), Vol. 15, PLoS ONE, United States, C1
The influence of match characteristics and experience on decision-making performance in AFL umpires
S Corrigan, D Dwyer, B Harvey, P Gastin
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 112-116, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Australia, C1
The Australian high performance and sport science workforce: A national profile
D Dwyer, K Bellesini, P Gastin, P Kremer, A Dawson
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 227-231, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Australia, C1
The relationship between match performance indicators and outcome in Australian Football
C Young, W Luo, P Gastin, J Tran, D Dwyer
(2019), Vol. 22, pp. 467-471, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, C1
Understanding effective tactics in Australian football using network analysis
C Young, W Luo, P Gastin, J Lai, D Dwyer
(2019), Vol. 19, pp. 331-341, International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, C1
D Hoffman, D Dwyer, J Tran, P Clifton, P Gastin
(2019), Vol. 7, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, C1
Modelling match outcome in Australian football: improved accuracy with large databases
C Young, W Luo, P Gastin, J Tran, D Dwyer
(2019), Vol. 18, pp. 80-92, International journal of computer science in sport, Warsaw, Poland, C1
Ryan Worn, Dan Dwyer
(2019), Vol. 8, pp. 26-31, Journal of Science and Cycling, Pulianas, Spain, C1
The cis-Regulatory Atlas of the Mouse Immune System
Hideyuki Yoshida, Caleb Lareau, Ricardo Ramirez, Samuel Rose, Barbara Maier, Aleksandra Wroblewska, Fiona Desland, Aleksey Chudnovskiy, Arthur Mortha, Claudia Dominguez, Julie Tellier, Edy Kim, Dan Dwyer, Susan Shinton, Tsukasa Nabekura, YiLin Qi, Bingfei Yu, Michelle Robinette, Ki-Wook Kim, Amy Wagers, Andrew Rhoads, Stephen Nutt, Brian Brown, Sara Mostafavi, Jason Buenrostro, Christophe Benoist
(2019), Vol. 176, pp. 897-912, CELL, United States, C1-1
P Gastin, C Cayzer, D Dwyer, S Robertson
(2018), Vol. 21, pp. 291-295, Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Australia, C1
The player load associated with typical activities in elite netball
J Bailey, P Gastin, L Mackey, D Dwyer
(2017), Vol. 12, pp. 1218-1223, International journal of sports physiology and performance, Champaign, Ill., C1
Jesse Claypoole, Steve Novak, Mark Altwerger, Dan Dwyer, Pradeep Haldar, Matt Eisaman, Harry Efstathiadis
(2017), Vol. 696, pp. 808-813, JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, C1-1
Performance analysis and prediction in triathlon
B Ofoghi, J Zeleznikow, C Macmahon, J Rehula, D Dwyer
(2016), Vol. 34, pp. 607-612, Journal of sports sciences, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Modeling Intermittent Cycling Performance in Hypoxia Using the Critical Power Concept
S Shearman, D Dwyer, P Skiba, N Townsend
(2016), Vol. 48, pp. 527-535, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, United States, C1
Short duration heat acclimation in Australian football players
M Kelly, P Gastin, D Dwyer, S Sostaric, R Snow
(2016), Vol. 15, pp. 118-125, Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, Turkey, C1
Player load in elite netball: Match, training, and positional comparisons
C Young, P Gastin, N Sanders, L Mackey, D Dwyer
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1074-1079, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, C1
D Brown, D Dwyer, S Robertson, P Gastin
(2016), Vol. 11, pp. 1067-1073, International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, United States, C1
C Urwin, D Dwyer, A Carr
(2016), Vol. 26, pp. 542-548, International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, United States, C1
Characterization of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS) films with varying gallium ratios
Bernadette Peace, Jesse Claypoole, Neville Sun, Dan Dwyer, Matthew Eisaman, Pradeep Haldar, Harry Efstathiadis
(2016), Vol. 657, pp. 873-877, JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, C1-1
T Gabbett, C Polley, D Dwyer, S Kearnet, A Corvo
(2014), Vol. 17, pp. 556-561, Journal of science and medicine in sport, Chatswood, N.S.W., C1
The effect of environmental conditions on performance in timed cycling events
D Dwyer
(2014), Vol. 3, pp. 17-22, Journal of Science and Cycling, Pulianas, Granada, C1
B Ofoghi, J Zeleznikow, C MacMahon, D Dwyer
(2013), Vol. 233, pp. 200-213, Information Sciences, Philadelphia, PA, C1
B Ofoghi, J Zeleznikow, D Dwyer, C MacMahon
(2013), Vol. 31, pp. 954-962, Journal of sports sciences, Oxon, England, C1
The elimination race in track cycling : patterns and predictors of performance
D Dwyer, B Ofoghi, E Huntsman, D Rossitto, C McMahon, J Zeleznikow
(2013), Vol. 2, pp. 6-12, Journal of science and cycling, Granada, Spain, C1
D Dwyer, T Gabbett
(2012), Vol. 26, pp. 818-824, Journal of strength & conditioning research, Philadelphia, P.A., C1-1
Recommendations for improved data processing from expired gas analysis indirect calorimetry
R Robergs, D Dwyer, T Astorino
(2010), Vol. 40, pp. 95-111, Sports medicine, Aukland, New Zealand, C1-1
Considerations for the use of salivary IgA for monitoring mucosal immune function
D Dwyer, C Booth, P Pacque, M Ball
(2010), Vol. 81, pp. 581-584, Aviation, space, and environmental medicine, Alexandria, Va., C1-1
A Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Winning Patterns in Track Cycling Omnium.
Bahador Ofoghi, Bahador Ofoghi, John Zeleznikow, John Zeleznikow, Claire MacMahon, Claire MacMahon, Dan Dwyer, Dan Dwyer
(2010), Vol. 331, pp. 67-76, IFIP IA 2010 : Proceedings of the 3rd IFIP International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Theory and Practice 2010, Brisbane, Qld., E1-1
C Booth, D Dwyer, P Pacque, M Ball
(2009), Vol. 46, pp. 401-406, Annals of clinical biochemistry, London, England, C1-1
The effect of an ultra-endurance running race on mucosal and humoral immune function
P Pacque, C Booth, M Ball, D Dwyer
(2007), Vol. 47, pp. 496-501, Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, Torino, Italy, C1-1
Review of the fitness and physical aptitude assessments for potential firefighters
D Dwyer, R Brooker
(2005), Hobart, Tasmania, A6-1
Report on the physical activity and health status of Qantas (Hobart) call centre employees
P Cooley, D Dwyer, R Brooker
(2005), Hobart, Tasmania, A6-1
Pedometers may not provide a positive effect on walking activity
L Butler, D Dwyer
(2004), Vol. 15, pp. 134-136, Health promotion journal of Australia, Camperdown, NSW, C1-1
Cardiac adaptation to endurance exercise in rats
A Fenning, G Harrison, D Dwyer, R Rose'Meyer, L Brown
(2003), Vol. 251, pp. 51-59, Molecular and cellular biochemistry, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, C1-1
D Dwyer, J Flynn
(2002), Vol. 87, pp. 83-89, Experimental physiology, London, England, C1-1
P Pacque, C Booth, D Dwyer
(2002), Melbourne, Vic., A6-1
Endurance training in Wistar rats decreases receptor sensitivity to a serotonin agonist
D Dwyer, J Browning
(2000), Vol. 170, pp. 211-216, Acta physiologica Scandinavica, Chichester, England, C1-1
The reliability of muscle biopsies taken from vastus lateralis
D Dwyer, J Browning, S Weinstein
(1999), Vol. 2, pp. 333-340, Journal of science and medicine in sport, Chatswood, N.S.W., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Public Sector Funding
Intelligent Sensor processing for Enhancing Defence Decision Support.
Prof Maia Angelova Turkedjieva, Dr Ye Zhu, A/Prof Tim Wilkin, Dr Dan Dwyer, Dr Alex Kalloniatsis, Prof Paul Gastin
Defence Science Institute
- 2019: $30,000
- 2018: $20,000
Industry and Other Funding
Profiling the Australian High Performance and Sports Science Workforce
Dr Andrew Dawson, A/Prof Paul Gastin, Dr Dan Dwyer, Dr Peter Kremer
Exercise and Sport Science Australia Ltd
- 2014: $26,071
- 2013: $34,298
Research and innovation in elite Australian football
A/Prof Paul Gastin, Dr Jacqueline Tran, Dr Dan Dwyer
GFCL Grant - Research - Geelong Footbal Club Ltd
- 2017: $118,424
Netball Australia Deakin Performance Insights Project.
Dr Lyndell Bruce, Dr Dan Dwyer, Dr Bahadorreza Ofoghi
Netball Australia Limited
- 2019: $30,000
Supervisions
Laura de Jong
Thesis entitled: Technical and tactical determinants of success in elite women's football
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Jared Bailey
Thesis entitled: Heart Rate On-kinetics as an Indicator of Athlete Readiness
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Ryan Laurence Worn
Thesis entitled: Pedalling technique and performance in timed endurance cycling events
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Daniel Hoffman
Thesis entitled: Australian football injury patterns, risk factors and association with performance
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (Low Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Christopher Young
Thesis entitled: Identifying Optimal Technical and Tactical Performance Characteristics in Australian Football
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Ryan Letter
Thesis entitled: Physical determinants and development of elite pace bowling performance
Doctor of Philosophy (Nutrition & Exercise) (High Cost), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences