Weiran Yang

Weiran Yang is a researcher at the German Sport University Cologne, affiliated with the Institute of Exercise Training and Sport Informatics and the Sport Informatics and Sports Games Research department. Their work focuses on applying machine learning techniques to sports analytics and data processing challenges.

• Researcher in Sports Informatics
• Expertise in Machine Learning & Data Mining
• Key collaborations with Daniel Memmert, Henrik Biermann, and others

Recent research explores data sparsity solutions in sports forecasting and turnover risk quantification. Publications from 2024-2025 highlight applications of predictive modeling and statistical frameworks in competitive sports contexts. Collaborations span academic staff and PhD students at the university, with shared focus areas including counterattack metrics and game strategy optimization.