👋 Hi, I’m @Alston-Choong — Assistant Professor in Sports & Exercise Medicine, Performance Science, and Sport Sociology & Anthropology, coffee‑fuelled AI‑for‑Good builder, and dragon‑boat athlete, coach & IRO.
👀 I’m interested in … • Building a Sport‑for‑Good Foundation so every underserved, disabled or LGBTQIA+ athlete can play, excel and thrive. • Researching environment ↔ athlete health, safeguarding, integrity & ethics, and AI/ML in sport governance, performance and health analytics. • Turning messy sport‑health data into open dashboards, lit‑review bots and ethics audits.
🌱 I’m currently learning … • Crafting LLM‑powered pipelines for replicable scoping/systematic reviews with NMA/MA. • Establishing FAIR data standards for multi‑federation injury, illness & mental health registries. • Building privacy‑first AI models that honour GDPR and athlete autonomy. • Fine‑tuning grant‑writing copilots that clinch 🥇 on reviewer scorecards.
💞️ I’m looking to collaborate on … • Sport‑for‑Good pilots → I bring medical expertise, impact evaluation & a DEI lens; seeking private corporations committed to corporate social justice. • Ethical AI in sport → I bring LLM fine‑tuning & clinical validation; looking for data engineers/scientists & sport ethicists. • Sports DEI policy for LGBTQIA+ → I craft inclusive, ethical, evidence‑based gender‑verification policies (esp. for transwomen athletes); seeking transgender athletes & researchers with the same interest. • Global policy briefs → I synthesise evidence & navigate stakeholder diplomacy; keen to co‑author with scholars from under‑represented regions worldwide.
🛠️ Tech & Language Toolbox … • Programming & analysis: R, Python, SPSS, NVivo, GPower, etc • Human languages: English, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Malay, French (intermediate), German (beginner), Spanish (beginner)
📫 How to reach me … 💼 Work: alston@um.edu.my 💌 Personal: info@alstonchoong.com 🌐 Website: https://alstonchoong.com 🤝 Social: LinkedIn:@alstonchoong · Facebook/Instagram/Threads:@dr.alstonchoong · X/ Mastodon:@alstonchoong · Bluesky:@alstonchoong.bsky.social
😄 Pronouns: he/him
⚡ Fun fact: Pitch‑side at three consecutive Olympic and Paralympic Games and still believe the fastest emergency protocol is Ctrl + Z. Multitasking prowess increases with croissant intake.
« Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid » —little by little, the bird builds its nest. Let’s innovate with empathy, inspire through sport, and code humanity into every algorithm—one line and one athlete at a time.