The “VoleMetric Pro” project, developed by PhD student Mehmet Onur Savaş under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr Murat Ali Çınar, a faculty member in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Hasan Kalyoncu University’s (HKU) Faculty of Health Sciences, has been awarded TRY 1.35 million in investment support under the first 2026 call of the TÜBİTAK BiGG Investment Programme.
The project, whose business plan was developed with support from the BiGG4Future programme, in which HKU is a consortium partner, brings together artificial intelligence technologies and sports sciences.
WE TRANSFORM SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE INTO INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS
Commenting on the achievement, HKU Rector Prof. Dr Gül Rengin Küçükerdoğan said:
“We attach great importance to encouraging our students to develop projects that transform scientific knowledge into technology and social benefit. It is a source of pride for us that this project, which brings together sports sciences and artificial intelligence, has been deemed worthy of support by TÜBİTAK. We will continue to strengthen the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation at our university. I congratulate our student Mehmet Onur Savaş and his supervisor Assoc. Prof. Dr Murat Ali Çınar and wish them continued success. We will continue to foster entrepreneurship and innovation both at our university and at OSB Technopark,” she said.
AI-POWERED ANALYSIS IN VOLLEYBALL
VoleMetric Pro has been developed as an AI-powered decision support system that analyses volleyball players’ physical characteristics and movement data to help identify the positions best suited to each player. Using three-dimensional camera technologies and computer vision methods, the system aims to objectively monitor player performance development, support data-driven decision-making in position selection and contribute to reducing the risk of injury.
