Dr Jayamini Ranaweera

About Research

Email: jay.ranaweera@stmarys.ac.uk

Biography

Jay joined St Mary's University in October 2022. Before joining the university, he worked with Bath Rugby as a data scientist. Jay also possesses significant experience in the manufacturing industry, where he worked as a research and innovation manager to deliver projects focusing on product development, wearable technology, automation and digitalisation for a leading apparel manufacturer in Asia.

Jay obtained his PhD focusing on Sport Informatics from Leeds Beckett University in 2023. Moreover, he holds an MSc in Electronics and Automation, BEng (Hons) in Electronic Engineering and BSc in Applied Sciences. Additionally, Jay is a chartered engineer in the UK and Australia, a member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a fellow of the Higher Education Academy (Advance HE).

Teaching areas

• Sport data analysis
• Professional project
• Research methods
• Role of the analyst.

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Research

Research profile

Research Interests

• Sports informatics
• Sports analytics and data science
• Wearable technology
• Sports engineering
• Decision-making
• Process improvement and innovation

Journal Articles

• Ranaweera, J., Weaving, D., Zanin, M., & Roe, G. (2023). Evaluating the impact of a digitally implemented subjective standard on professional rugby union player management decision-making. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 17479541231188065.
• Zanin, M., Ranaweera, J., Darrall-Jones, J., & Roe, G. (2023). Differences and variability of physical and technical characteristics among rugby union small-sided games performed within a preseason. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 17479541231153387.
• Zanin, M., Azzalini, A., Ranaweera, J., Weaving, D., Darrall-Jones, J., & Roe, G. (2023). The contributing external load factors to internal load during small-sided games in professional rugby union players. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5, 1-9.
• Zanin, M., Azzalini, A., Ranaweera, J., Till, K., Darrall-Jones, J., & Roe, G. (2022). Designing a small-sided game to elicit attacking tactical behaviour in professional rugby union forwards. Journal of Sports Sciences, 1-11.
• Ranaweera, J., Zanin, M., Weaving, D., & Roe, G. (2022). Using consensus methods to standardise judgement-based guidelines required for player management decision-making processes: A case study in professional rugby union. International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 0(0). 
• Ranaweera, J., Weaving, D., Zanin, M., & Roe, G. (2022). Identifying the Current State and Improvement Opportunities in the Information Flows Necessary to Manage Professional Athletes: A Case Study in Rugby Union . Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (Vol. 4).
• Ranaweera, J., Weaving, D., Zanin, M., Pickard, M. C., & Roe, G. (2022). Digitally Optimizing the Information Flows Necessary to Manage Professional Athletes: A Case Study in Rugby Union. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living (Vol. 4).
• Ranaweera, J., Zanin, M., Weaving, D., Withanage, C., & Roe, G. (2021). Optimising Player Management Processes in Sports: Translating Lessons from Healthcare Process Improvements to Sports. International Journal of Computer Science in Sport, 20(1), 119-146.
• Zanin, M., Ranaweera, J., Darrall-Jones, J., Weaving, D., Till, K., & Roe, G. (2021). A systematic review of small sided games within rugby: Acute and chronic effects of constraints manipulation. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(14),1633–1660.

Conference Proceedings

• Ranaweera, J., & Silva, P. (2019). Analysis of Sensor Locations on Human Body for Wearable Sensor based Activity Classification during Fast Bowling in Cricket. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support Volume 1: icSPORTS, (pp. 21-31). Vienna: ISBN978-989-758-383-4. DOI:10.5220/0008065100210031.
• Ranaweera, J., Silva, P., Deshapriya, A. M., & Gawsalyan, S. (2017). INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT BASED ACTIVITY SEGMENTATION DURING FAST BOWLING IN CRICKET. In abstract book of XXVI Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics, (p. 1056). Brisbane.

Workshops Conducted

• Innovative Technology Needs for Sri Lankan Sports, Workshop on Affordable Motion Capturing for Gait Analysis, Clinical Rehabilitation and Sports, Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), Sri Lanka 2021.

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