About the developer

Dr Andrew Callaway

Principal Academic in Biomechanics and Performance Analysis · Director, Human Performance Laboratory · Bournemouth University

I build free, browser-based biomechanics and performance analysis tools — biomex.studio, OpenTag.Studio, statstoolkit.com and tpattern — alongside my research and teaching at Bournemouth University. My background spans electronics engineering and computing, which is why these tools exist: closing the gap between biomechanical methods and the software to actually run them.

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Background

I trained originally in electronics and computing (BEng Hons, Applied Computing and Electronics, Bournemouth University, 2006), then completed a PhD in Sports Technology on the biomechanics of front crawl swimming, also at Bournemouth. That combination — building the sensor and the analysis pipeline, not just using someone else's — has shaped everything since: validating wearable and sensor-based technologies, assessing movement mechanics and load in the field rather than only in the lab, and analysing performance and injury risk under conditions that actually resemble competition, training, or operational work.

Recent applied work spans elite football (hip strength, player load, change of direction), beach sprint rowing with British Rowing ahead of LA 2028, obstacle course biomechanics with Pentathlon GB, and casualty-handling biomechanics for mountain rescue with Bangor University and Mountain Rescue England and Wales. I supervise PhD, MRes and MSc students across these areas and lead postgraduate provision on the MSc Strength and Conditioning, MSc Sport and Exercise Science, and MSc Sports Performance Analysis programmes.

The free tools on this site — biomex.studio, OpenTag.Studio, statstoolkit.com and tpattern — grew directly out of that research and teaching: things I needed to build for a study or a class, then kept building because students and practitioners kept asking for them.

Research impact

Citation and ranking data, tracked via AD Scientific Index and Google Scholar.

H-index

12 in the last 5 years

i10-index

14 in the last 5 years

697

Citations

467 in the last 5 years

70%

i10 momentum

share of output earned in the last 5 years

Top 42.3% at Bournemouth University (rank 163 of 385 scientists)
Top 37.9% in Biomedical Engineering, worldwide
Top 46.1% in the United Kingdom
Top 30.7% worldwide, all fields

Source: AD Scientific Index and Google Scholar. Figures update over time; check the linked profiles for the current numbers.

Current research

Applied projects currently running, each with an industry or clinical partner.

Cervical spine injury management in mountain rescue

3D motion tracking of simulated casualty extrication and transport, quantifying cervical spine movement during vacuum mattress and stretcher use, to inform training and equipment guidance.

Bangor University · Mountain Rescue England & Wales

Beach sprint rowing performance analysis

Biomechanical and tactical analysis of the sprint and slalom components of beach sprint rowing ahead of its LA 2028 Olympic debut.

British Rowing

Obstacle course biomechanics in modern pentathlon

Biomechanical analysis of obstacle negotiation technique following the format change to the pentathlon's LA 2028 competitive cycle.

Pentathlon GB

Ecological ACL injury risk analysis

Linking in-game movement mechanics with training load exposure to move injury-risk modelling beyond the laboratory and into competition-representative data.

Open tools

Free, browser-based, and built to be cited — each has, or is getting, a persistent identifier.

Selected publications

A representative recent selection. The full list — 30+ journal articles back to 2009 — is on my BU staff profile.

2026

Weekly hip adduction and abduction strength monitoring in elite football players: Group normative data and arbitrary asymmetry thresholds fail to represent the individual player

Callaway, A., Dunne, C., Williams, J. · Nature Scientific Reports · details
2026

Change-of-Direction Profiles in Elite Football: Evidence from the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Callaway, A., Ellis, S., Williams, J. · BU repository
2026

Not All Player Load Equations Are Equivalent: Formula Choice Alters Load Magnitude and Interpretation in Elite Football

Callaway, A., Ellis, S., Williams, J. · BU repository
2026

A Speed-Dependent Assessment of E-Textile-Based Sensor Technology: Validity of the Prevayl Wearable Heart Rate Monitor

Burgess, L.C., Armstrong, M., Beresford, L., Callaway, A.J. · Sensors, 26(11) · BU repository · doi
2025

Towards the Real-World Analysis of Lumbar Spine Standing Posture in Individuals with Low Back Pain

Muñoz-Gómez, E., McClintock, F., Callaway, A., Clark, C., Alqhtani, R., Williams, J. · Sensors, 25(10) · BU repository · doi
2024

Validity and reliability of inertial measurement units used to measure motion of the lumbar spine: a systematic review

McClintock, F.A., Callaway, A.J., Clark, C.J., Williams, J.M. · Medical Engineering & Physics, 126 · BU repository · doi
2024

E-Textiles for Sports and Fitness Sensing: Current State, Challenges, and Future Opportunities

Yang, K., McErlain-Naylor, S.A., Isaia, B., Callaway, A., Beeby, S. · Sensors, 24(4) · BU repository · doi
2015

Measuring Kinematic Variables in Front Crawl Swimming Using Accelerometers: A Validation Study

Callaway, A. · Sensors, 15(5), 11363–11386 · BU repository · doi

Full publication list ↗ Google Scholar ↗

Supervision, roles & recognition

Current doctoral supervision, external roles and professional memberships.

PhD students (in progress)

Andrew Watt Fred McClintock Stephen Rowles Alfie Birks William Oakley Adam Sewell Sophie Thompson

Roles

Editor, International Journal of Strength and Conditioning (2024–) Recognised Research Supervisor, UKCGE (2025) ↗

Memberships

IET ISPAS — Accredited Level 4 BASES CIMSPA ISAK IST — Chartered Scientist (verify ↗) HEA — Fellow ↗