Past Conferences

The 19th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 7

Mar 8, 2025

Hynes Convention Center

Top Speakers

2025

Top Events

2025

'The Deal' featuring David Blitzer hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly

The NCAA’s Newest Power Players: The Rise of the GM

Building Sports Empires with an Entrepreneurial Edge: Michele Kang and Gerry Cardinale

Top Papers

2025

2024

The 18th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 1

Mar 2, 2024

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Top Speakers

2024

Top Events

2024

Beyond the Pitch: Transforming Soccer Through Advanced Analytics

Winning With AI: The Future of AI in Sports

Evolution of Basketball Analytics: 20 Years of Nerds, Data, & Efficiency

Top Papers

2024

2023

The 17th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 3

Mar 4, 2023

Hynes Convention Center

Top Speakers

2023

Top Events

2023

The Chess Renaissance: Modern Challenges for an Ancient Game

Player Power - Building Businesses by Empowering Athletes presented by Wasserman Foundation

Performance Under Pressure

Top Papers

2023

2022

The 16th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 4

Mar 5, 2022

Hynes Convention Center

Top Speakers

2022

Top Events

2022

Transgender Athletes: A Conversation led by Malcolm Gladwell on Data and Participation Policy

Disrupting, Reimagining, & Crushing It!: A Conversation with Michael Rubin and Gary V

How to Win at Sports Betting: Building Models and Pricing Odds with Data Science Presented by FanDuel

Workshops

Top Papers

2022

2021

The 15th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Apr 8

Apr 9, 2021

Virtual

Top Speakers

2021

Top Events

2021

Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: Survivor Analytics

A conversation with Andrew Yang and Nate Silver

A Conversation with Mark Cuban and Andy Slavitt

Top Papers

2021

2020

The 14th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 6

Mar 7, 2020

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Top Speakers

2020

Top Events

2020

Game (Show) Theory: An Omnibus Conversation with Jeopardy GOAT Ken Jennings and Nate Silver

Moneyball To Homerball With Bill James and Tom Tango

A New Arena: Careers After Sports

Top Papers

2020

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Las Vegas Aces Forward, Entrepreneur, Author – Dear Black Girls

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Christine Dorfler

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of the NFL

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2025-conference

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CEO of Canopy Team

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David Stearns

President of Baseball Operations, New York Mets

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Andrew Luck

General Manager of Stanford Football

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Bela Bajaria

Chief Content Officer of Netflix

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David Blitzer

Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment

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Mike McCarley

Founder of TMRW Sports

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Sendhil Mullainathan

Peter de Florez Professor, MIT

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Paul "Triple H" Levesque

Chief Content Officer, WWE

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Li Li Leung

President and CEO of USA Gymnastics

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Michele Kang

Multi-Team Owner including Washington Spirit & Olympique Lyonnais, Entrepreneur, Philanthropist

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Alex Edelman

Emmy and Tony Award-Winning Comedian

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Alexandra Botez

Co-Host and Co-Founder of BotezLive

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Mark Jackson

Athletic Director of Northwestern University

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Ashton Mullinix

Senior Vice President, Strategy and Analytics, Detroit Lions

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2024-conference

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Carlos Peña

14-year Major League Baseball Veteran | Producer and On-Air Baseball Analyst

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2024-conference

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Ali Anderson

Director of Business Strategy, Orlando Magic

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2024-conference

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Chris Solomon

Co-Founder, No Laying Up

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2024-conference

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Erin Kelly

Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions & Strategy, KAGR (Kraft Analytics Group)

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Jake Burns

Chief Strategy and Development Officer, Tepper Sports & Entertainment

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2024-conference

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Andre Iguodala

Executive Director, National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)

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2024-conference

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Megan Rapinoe

Soccer Legend, Activist, New York Times Best-Selling Author

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Levy Rozman

International Chess Master, Content Creator, and New York Times Best Selling Author

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Allison Katz-Mayfield

Senior Vice President, Games Delivery Revenue, LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games

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Contessa Brewer

Correspondent, CNBC

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Marie Donoghue

Chief Business and Growth Officer of DraftKings

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Amy Howe

CEO of FanDuel Group

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Amy Reinhard

President of Advertising, Netflix

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2024-conference

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Allison Feaster

Vice President of Team Operations & Organizational Growth, Boston Celtics

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2020-conference,2022-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

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Alexis Ohanian

Founder of Seven Seven Six, Founding Investor of Angel City FC

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2020-conference,2021-conference

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Jason Robins

Co-Founder, CEO and Board Chairman of DraftKings

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2019-conference,2020-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

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Sue Bird

WNBA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, Co-Founder of A Touch More and Togethxr

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2019-conference,2020-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

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Shane Battier

2X NBA Champion, Founder of the Take Charge Foundation, Executive

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2020-conference,2021-conference,2023-conference,2025-conference

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Adrian Wojnarowski

General Manager of St. Bonaventure Men’s Basketball

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2021-conference,2025-conference,2017-conference

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John Hollinger

Senior NBA Columnist at The Athletic

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2025-conference,2018-conference,2014-conference,2012-conference

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Daryl Morey

President of Basketball Operations, Philadelphia 76ers

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Alex Rodriguez

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A-Rod Corp

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2021-conference,2025-conference,2018-conference

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Brad Stevens

President of Basketball Operations, Boston Celtics

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2023-conference,2014-conference

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Meghan Chayka

Co-Founder and CEO of Stathletes

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2020-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

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Billy Beane

EVP of Baseball Operations, Oakland A's

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2021-conference,2017-conference,2016-conference

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Jeff Van Gundy

Senior Consultant, Boston Celtics

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2024-conference,2016-conference,2015-conference,2012-conference

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Brian Rolapp

Chief Media and Business Officer, NFL

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2025-conference,2012-conference

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Nate Silver

Statistician, Author, and Founder of Silver Bulletin

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2020-conference,2019-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference,2018-conference,2017-conference,2016-conference,2015-conference,2014-conference,2013-conference

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Scott Pioli

Former Super Bowl-Winning NFL Executive

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2020-conference,2025-conference

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Adam Schefter

NFL Insider, ESPN

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2017-conference

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Barack Obama

44th President of the United States

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2018-conference

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Brian Bilello

President, New England Revolution

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2019-conference,2024-conference

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Chris Bosh

Power Forward, NBA

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2018-conference

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Monte McNair

General Manager, Sacramento Kings

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2020-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

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Nick Caserio

Executive Vice President and General Manager, Houston Texans

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2021-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference,2018-conference,2016-conference,2015-conference

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speakers

Buster Olney

Senior Writer/Baseball Analyst, ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com

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2013-conference

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speakers

Gerry Cardinale

Founder and Managing Partner of RedBird Capital Partners

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2020-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2018-conference,2025-conference

panels

speakers

Jessica Gelman

CEO, Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR)

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panels

speakers

Mike Zarren

VP of Basketball Operations and Team Counsel, Boston Celtics

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2019-conference,2020-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

Evan Wasch

Executive Vice President of Basketball Strategy & Analytics at NBA

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2019-conference,2020-conference,2022-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

Jonathan Kraft

President of The Kraft Group

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2019-conference,2020-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

panels

speakers

Charlie Baker

NCAA President, Governor of Massachusetts (2015-2023)

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2019-conference

panels

speakers

Maverick Carter

Co-CEO of Fulwell Entertainment

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2025-conference,2018-conference,2017-conference

panels

speakers

Elizabeth Lindsey

President, Brands and Properties, Wasserman

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2023-conference,2024-conference,2018-conference,2017-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Abe Madkour

Publisher & Executive Editor, Sports Business Journal

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2019-conference,2020-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

panels

speakers

George Pyne

Founder and CEO of Bruin Sports Capital

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2025-conference,2017-conference,2016-conference

panels

speakers

Dawn Aponte

Chief Football Administrative Officer, NFL

dawn-aponte

2022-conference,2024-conference,2014-conference

panels

speakers

Bill Barnwell

Staff Writer, ESPN

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2017-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Bomani Jones

Host and Commentator, ESPN

bomani-jones

2018-conference

panels

speakers

Casey Wasserman

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Wasserman

casey-wasserman

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Jeff Ma

Chief Digital Officer (Troon), Co-host of “Bet the Process"

jeff-ma

2019-conference,2020-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

panels

speakers

Danny Rensch

Chief Chess Officer of Chess.com

danny-rensch

2019-conference,2020-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

panels,interactive-events

speakers

Michael Lewis

Author and Journalist

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2019-conference,2021-conference,2023-conference,2025-conference

panels

speakers

Carolyn Tisch Blodgett

CEO and Founder, Next 3 | Governor and Lead Owner, NJ/NY Gotham FC

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2019-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

panels

speakers

Ben Alamar

Sports Analytics Author & Consultant

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2013-conference,2014-conference,2015-conference,2017-conference,2018-conference,2019-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

workshops,panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

Amy Latimer

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Delaware North

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2019-conference,2020-conference,2024-conference

panels

speakers

Carlie Irsay-Gordon

Vice Chair/Owner, Indianapolis Colts

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2018-conference

speakers

Pablo Torre

Host and Executive Producer of Pablo Torre Finds Out

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2019-conference,2022-conference,2025-conference

panels

speakers

Carlie Irsay-Gordon

Vice Chair/Owner, Indianapolis Colts

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2019-conference

panels

speakers

Riley Martin

Founder & CEO, Chameleon Visual Company Creator, @_Sportsball on Instagram (268k Followers)

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2025-conference

workshops

speakers

Emelie Eldracher

2024 Paralympic Silver Medalist

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2025-conference

competitive-advantages

otherolympic

speakers

John Wagle

Pat & Jana Eilers Sr. Associate Athletics Director, Sports Performance, Notre Dame Athletics

john-wagle

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Margaret Cunniff

Data Scientist, Carolina Hurricanes Hockey Club

margaret-cunniff

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

hockey

speakers

Chris Groer

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Fastbreak.ai

chris-groer

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Michael Beuoy

Creator of inpredictable.com and Co-creator of evollve.net

michael-beuoy

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

volleyball

speakers

Bryan Lodigiani

Vice President of Business Strategy & Analytics, Tepper Sports & Entertainment

bryan-lodigiani

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Eben Novy-Williams

Deputy Editor, Sportico

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2025-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Charlotte Eisenberg

Data Developer, Sports Reference

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2025-conference

competitive-advantages

basketball

speakers

Tom Huggins

Group Director (Digital and Data), Wasserman

tom-huggins

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Jason Feldman

Senior Manager of Pricing Strategy and Innovation at FanDuel

jason-feldman

2025-conference

workshops

football

speakers

Tobias J. Moskowitz

Dean Takahashi Professor of Finance, Yale University School of Management

tobias-j-moskowitz

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

tennis

speakers

Ken Regan

Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo

ken-regan

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

chess

speakers

Shaun Meredith

CTO and Co-Founder, Omnic.AI

shaun-meredith

2025-conference

workshops

esports

speakers

Matt Harmon

Football Analyst for Yahoo Sports and Creator of Reception Perception

matt-harmon

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

football

speakers

Matt Gaudry

Director of Client Marketing at Ticketmaster

matt-gaudry

2025-conference

careers

speakers

Rebecca Dyer

Director of Business Development & Sales, Genius Sports

rebecca-dyer

2025-conference

panels

speakers

Nick Picadura

VP of Global Pricing & Distribution for Ticketmaster

nick-picadura

2025-conference

competitions

speakers

Jenna Kurath

Vice President of Startup Partnerships and Head of Comcast NBCU SportsTech

jenna-kurath

2025-conference

competitions

speakers

Sarah Bailey

Director of Football Research & Development, Tennessee Titans

sarah-bailey

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Lindsey Mortenson

Chief Mental Health Officer, UHC Executive Director, University of Michigan

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2025-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Keegan Fiertl

Associate Vice President, Performance & Insights at Wasserman

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2025-conference

workshops

speakers

Brady Ulloa

Business Intelligence Manager, Real Salt Lake & Utah Royals

brady-ulloa

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

soccer

speakers

Curran Raclin

Head of Data & Analytics, National Hockey League

curran-raclin

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

hockey

speakers

Do Athletes Need The Media?

Dan Webb

Director of Performance Analytics, United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)

dan-webb

2025-conference

competitive-advantages

otherolympic

speakers

Day 2

Mar 1, 2019

Panels

Don't Be A Square: Winning Super Bowl Squares with Data Science

panels

jack-mccallum,larry-fitzgerald,michele-roberts,adam-hansmann,katie-nolan

mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Workshops

Workshop Room (311)

workshops

jason-feldman,keith-goldner

football

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Don't Call Them Non-Revenue Sports: The case for an accounting revolution to protect cash-flow-positive "non-revenue" sports

competitive-advantages

andy-schwarz

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,policygovernance

events

Day 1

Panels

Downstream: Future of OTT in Sports

panels

burke-magnus,ed-desser,laura-froelich,john-ourand

mediacontent

events

Day 1

Panels

Draft Day Analytics

panels

austin-ainge,jonathan-givony,gersson-rosas,bobby-webster,cristina-daglas

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Dreams Never Die

competitive-advantages

cj-anderson

business

events

Day 1

Panels

Driving Business Decisions With Sports Analytics presented by ESPN

panels

doris-daif,paul-sabin,vikram-somaya,seth-walder

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Driving Growth Through Audience Understanding

competitive-advantages

shelley-pisarra,thomas-mathew

business

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Driving Inclusion of Women in Sports – Tools and Solutions to Enable Impact

competitive-advantages

amy-johnson

womenssports

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Panels

ESPN Daily: Maximizing Competitive Meaning

Pat Summitt Room

panels

evan-wasch,sam-schwartzstein,pablo-torre,brad-pursel

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

ESPN’s Use of Analytics in Storytelling

panels

tom-haberstroh,dean-oliver

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2024

Competitive Advantages

Elevating Young Athletes at Scale

competitive-advantages

sarah-schell

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Emerging Sports Betting and Health Data from the Front Lines of a Power 4 University

Enhancing Valorant Performance: Computer Vision and Data Science in Esports

competitive-advantages

lindsey-mortenson

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth,pokergambling

events

Day 2

Panels

Engaging the Modern Fan

panels

mike-bernstein,camila-franco,sarah-hirshland,elisa-padilla,link-simpson,ben-shields

fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Workshops

Workshop Room (311)

workshops

shaun-meredith

esports

events

Ongoing

Competitive Advantages

Enhancing the NFL Fan Experience Through Real Time Analytics

competitive-advantages

ashton-mullinix

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

football

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2023

Workshops

Ensembling & Wisdom of Crowds

Workshop Room (312)

workshops

yael-grushka-cockayne,michael-albert

events

Day 1

Panels

Entering a New Reality: The Future of Live Events

panels

allison-katz-mayfield,elizabeth-lindsey,paul-caine,robert-thacker,peter-murphy

business,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Entrepreneurship for Impact: Athletes Making a Mark

Entrepreneurship, Fundraising, Investing: Approaches to Success

panels

michele-steele,sue-bird,brian-westbrook,lindsay-colas

innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,careerseducation

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

Pat Summitt Room

panels

meredith-mcpherron,kelly-laferriere,jeff-ma,corbin-petro,bruce-smith

innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

Equity Analytics and the NFL's Rooney Rule

Esports Analytics for League of Legends

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

philip-maymin

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

esports

events

Day 1

Panels

Esports Analytics: Searching for Faker

panels

brett-lautenbach,ryan-edens,sebastian-park,tim-sevenhuysen,jeremy-lin,saira-mueller

innovationtechnologydatascience

esports

events

Day 1

Panels

Esports For The Win

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Esports Ownership: A New Challenger Approaches

panels

carlos-rodriguez,chris-chaney,jennifer-ferron,kirk-lacob,ryan-garfat

business

esports

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Every Shot Counts: Using Analytis to Improve Your Golf Performance

competitive-advantages

mark-broadie,sean-foley

on-field

golf

events

Day 2

Panels

Evolution Of Sports Journalism

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Evolution of Basketball Analytics: 20 Years of Nerds, Data, & Efficiency

panels

ben-alamar,dean-oliver,brittni-donaldson,mike-zarren,allison-feaster

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

basketball

events

Day 1

Panels

Evolution of the Draft: Lessons from Fantasy

panels

matthew-berry,evan-silva,kevin-negandhi,tony-khan

business,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

Evolving Sports Through Technology: How Data is Changing the Way We Innovate in Sports (Presented by AWS)

panels

ben-fischer,rob-smedley,jennifer-langton,priya-ponnapalli,will-lopes

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Exit Velo Competition

Auditorium

interactive-events

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

FC Barcelona: Pioneering a New Field of Analytics

competitive-advantages

raul-pelaez-blanco

innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

FIFA World Cup 2022: A Data Journey Into the Future

Facebook: The World’s Largest Community of Sports Fans

competitive-advantages

juan-busso

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

soccer

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

kevin-cote

sportsinsociety,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

Fact or Fiction: Basketball Mythbusting

panels

kirk-goldsberry,elton-brand,sonia-raman,mike-zarren

mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

events

Day 2

Panels

Fan Data Deluge

panels

john-forese,jessica-gelman,michal-lorenc,jeff-ma,shira-springer

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Fan Engagement in the time of COVID

competitive-advantages

tom-duncan

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Fan Engagement, Player Performance, Prevent Injuries: VERT Wearable for Athletes

competitive-advantages

martin-matak

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 1

Panels

Fanalytics

panels

bill-simmons,john-walsh,jonathan-kraft,mark-cuban,nathan-hubbard,tim-brosnan

business

events

Day 1

Panels

Fanalytics

panels

bob-bowman,stephanie-bauer-marshall,darren-rovell,neil-glat,jared-smith

business

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Fanalytics 2.0

Fanalytics: Fan Engagement in a Virtual and Global World

panels

jessica-gelman,jason-robins,alison-overholt,rich-gotham,rob-king

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Fantasy Sports Analytics

panels

jeff-ma,joe-bryant,jonah-keri,matthew-berry,peter-schoenke

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

Faster, Higher, Stronger: Science and Elite Performance with Mark McClusky

panels

mark-mcclusky

on-field

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

FemTech or "Bro"Tech: Are Data from Wearables Missing the Mark for Female Athletes?

Filling the Seats: Perception Versus Reality

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stacy-sims

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,womenssports,realestateinfrastructure

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

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mike-bernstein

business,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Panels

Finding A New Home: Sports Teams in Transition

panels

brian-byrnes,kevin-demoff,george-mcphee,peter-king

business

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Finding Expected + Unexpected Goals in the NHL

Competitive Advantage Room South

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Finding the Digital Fan

panels

amy-brooks,mike-derezin,john-forese,jennifer-van-dijk,ben-shields

fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Finding the Favorite: Engaging Fans and Bettors

Bill Walsh Room

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Competitive Advantages

Finding the Modern Day Fan Presented by Ticketmaster

Firewall: Protecting Sports Analytics and Data through the Law

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karlis-kezbers

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

michael-mccann,roger-ford

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 2

Panels

First And Goal: Football Analytics

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Activities

First Pitch Case Competition Presented by SponsorPulse

Careers and Competitions Room

activities

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

First Service: The Advent of Actionable Tennis Analytics

competitive-advantages

events

Ongoing

Workshops

FoMO is Real: How Recent Breakthroughs in A.I. are Supercharging Your Opponent

workshops

brian-hall

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Football & CTE: How New Data Can Save the NFL

Competitive Advantage Room South

panels

chris-nowinski

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

football

events

Day 1

Panels

Football Analytics

panels

andrea-kremer,bill-barnwell,eric-mangini,paraag-marathe

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 1

Panels

Football Analytics

panels

kevin-demoff,scott-pioli,andrea-kremer,paraag-marathe,aaron-schatz

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 2

Panels

Football Analytics: A Game of Inches

panels

dawn-aponte,kevin-kelley,julian-edelman,paraag-marathe,suzy-kolber

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 1

Panels

Football Analytics: Please Stop Punting

panels

mike-lombardi,chase-stuart,john-urschel,sandy-weil,bill-barnwell

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Ongoing

Workshops

Ford Field Analytics War Room with Detroit Lions and Trace3 – Improving Fan Experience

workshops

nate-ronsse

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Formula 1 and the True Value of Sponsorship

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max-metral

fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Formula 1 x Sustainability: Launching the Sport’s First-Ever Sustainability Strategy

Competitive Advantage North

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Fostering Fanatics: 1-on-1 with Michael Rubin

panels

jessica-gelman,michael-rubin

business,sportsinsociety

events

Day 1

Panels

Franchises in Transition

panels

brian-burke,daryl-morey,george-postolos,paraag-marathe,rita-benson-leblanc,tony-reali

business

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

From Click to Tip-Off: Modernizing Sports Ticketing

Sue Bird Room

panels

erin-kelly,mike-shane-2,jeff-heaton,emily-johnson,kari-gritton

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

From Engagement to Activation in the NHL

From Idea to Revenue: The Lifecycle of Analytics

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curran-raclin

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

hockey

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

keith-goldner,nik-bonaddio

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

From NBA 75 to Basketball 100: The Future of the Game

From Probability to Profit: The Evolution of Poker Strategy

panels

events

Day 2

Panels

panels

jeff-ma,nate-silver,xuan-liu,jennifer-shahade,andrew-lichtenberger

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,pokergambling

events

Day 2

Panels

From the Classroom to the Locker Room: Teaching the Next Generation of Sports Analysts

panels

jeremy-abramson,jeff-ohlmann,nils-rudi

business,careerseducation

events

Day 2

Mar 2, 2019

Panels

From the Martial Arts to the Art of Negotiation – Sport, Science, Art, or Philosophy?

Finals Room

panels

deepak-malhotra,nick-theodorou

on-field,business

combatsports

events

Day 2

Panels

Future Of Sports Media

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Future Of The Fan Experience

panels

jonathan-kraft,jared-smith,andrea-kremer,michael-rubin

fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Panels

Future Of The Front Office

panels

nick-caserio,bob-myers,jeff-luhnow,daryl-morey,jackie-macmullan

business

events

Day 1

Panels

Future of Football: Innovation on the Gridiron

panels

michele-steele,paul-tudor-jones-ii,jonathan-kraft

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

football

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

Future of the Fan

Gaining the Upper Hand: Analytical Advances in Sports Betting

panels

jessica-gelman,paul-caine,tom-garfinkel,kim-pegula,abe-madkour

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,careerseducation

events

Day 2

Panels

panels

david-frohardt-lane,jay-kornegay,chad-millman,jeff-ma

business,pokergambling

events

Day 2

Panels

Gambling on Mainstream Appeal: The Future of Sports Betting

panels

joe-brennan-jr,kip-levin,jeff-ma,jake-williams,chad-millman

business,pokergambling

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Game (Show) Theory: An Omnibus Conversation with Jeopardy GOAT Ken Jennings and Nate Silver

Pat Summitt Room

panels

ken-jennings,nate-silver

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Game Changer or Digital Doorstop? Be Smart about Virtual Reality for Sports Training

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peter-fadde

on-field

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2024

Competitive Advantages

Game On: Elevating NBA Referee Performance with REPS

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matthew-futterman

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2024

Competitive Advantages

Generative AI: Strategic Optimization for Teams, Coaches & Players

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carlos-pena

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Getting Information from a Haystack: Finding Value in New Data

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benjamin-alamar,ben-alamar

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Getting Real with Real-Time Data presented by AXS

Competitive Advantage North

panels

mike-conley

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

Getting a Handle on Social Media: How Data is Engaging GenZ without Losing GenX

panels

jordan-solomon,omar-raja,blake-stuchin,matthew-nadeshot-haag,christine-wixted

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Panels

Getting in the Game: Launching a Career in Sports

panels

jennifer-cabalquinto,john-hollinger,russell-scibetti,matt-sebal,robert-gallo,debbie-knowlan

careerseducation

events

Day 2

Panels

Getting the Scoop

panels

nik-bonaddio,ken-rosenthal,adam-schefter,adrian-wojnarowski,kristie-blasi

business

events

Day 2

Panels

Global Games: The Economics of Major Sporting Competitions

panels

tim-mcmanus,tom-grilk,angela-ruggiero

business

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Golden State Warriors Global Fan Engagement & Growth Strategy

Golf: Taking a New Approach

competitive-advantages

jen-millet

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

jason-gore,jeff-price,sal-syed,blake-wooster,david-dusek

business

golf

events

Day 2

Panels

Governance of International Sport

panels

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Greater Than The Sum: Creating A Sports & Entertainment Platform

competitive-advantages

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 2

Panels

Green is Good: The Role of Sustainability in Sports

panels

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Greening in Pro Sports – Why the NHL is Concerned About Environmental Sustainability

competitive-advantages

omar-mitchell

realestateinfrastructure

hockey

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Growing Profitability through Improved NBA Team Business Operations

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Panels

Growing the Game: How to Cultivate and Strengthen Golf Fandom

panels

krista-olson,travis-trembath,fahad-zahid,chris-solomon,claire-rogers

mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

golf

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Gymnastics' Rebalancing Act: AI Judging, Analytics, and Economics

Sue Bird Room

panels

jessica-obeirne,mohini-bhardwaj,brody-malone,josh-dixon,li-li-leung

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

otherolympic

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

HIVE: How AI-Powered Measurement Can Increase the Value of Your Sponsorships by 30% or More

(batter|pitcher)2vec: Statistic-Free Talent Modeling With Neural Player Embeddings

competitive-advantages

dan-calpin

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent

events

A Cluster Analysis of NBA Players

papers

A Data Driven Goalkeeper Evaluation Framework

papers

A Data-driven Method for In-game Decision Making in MLB

papers

A Game Theoretical Approach to Optimal Pitch Sequencing

papers

A Game-theoretic Approach to the Football Endgame: When Should the "2-Minute Drill" Begin?

papers

A Graph Neural Network deep-dive into successful counterattacks

papers

A Machine Learning Approach to Player Value and Decision Making in Professional Ultimate Frisbee

papers

A Markov Approach to Untangling Intention Versus Execution in Tennis

papers

A New Framework to Estimate Return on Investment for Player Salaries in the National Basketball Association

papers

A No-Tanking Draft Allocation Policy

papers

A Poisson Betting Model with a Kelly Criterion Element for European Soccer

papers

A model-based risk-impact analysis of dribble actions in women's soccer

papers

A switching dynamic generalized linear model to detect abnormal performances in Major League Baseball

papers

Acceleration in the NBA: Towards an Algorithmic Taxonomy of Basketball Plays

papers

Accounting for Complementary Skill Sets When Evaluating NBA Players’ Values to a Speci􏰀ic Team

papers

Accuracy and National Bias of Figure Skating Judges: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

papers

Alleviating Competitive Imbalance in NFL Schedules: An Integer-Programming Approach

papers

An Extensive Investigation of Strategies in Baseball

papers

An Open-Sourced Optical Tracking and Advanced eSports Analytics Platform for League of Legends

papers

Analytics for the Front Office: Valuing Protections on NBA Draft Picks

papers

Analyzing NBA Player Positions and Interactions with Density-Functional Fluctuation Theory

papers

Approaching In-Venue Quality Tracking from Broadcast Video using Generative AI

papers

Arsenal/Zone Rating: A PitchF/X based pitcher projection system

papers

Assessing the offensive productivity of NHL players using in-game win probabilities

papers

Automatically Recognizing On-Ball Screens

papers

Baseball Predictions and Strategies Using Explainable AI

papers

Bettor Up: Assess, Analyze, and Achieve

papers

Beyond Pythagorean expectation: How run distributions affect win percentage

papers

Beyond action valuation: A deep reinforcement learning framework for optimizing player decisions in soccer

papers

Beyond the Box Score: Using Psychological Metrics to Forecast NBA Success

papers

Bhostgusters: Realtime Interactive Play Sketching with Synthesized NBA Defenses

papers

Bullpen Strategies for Major League Baseball

papers

Buying Tickets: Capturing the dynamic factors that drive consumer purchase decisions for sporting events

papers

Call to the Pen: Maximizing pitcher effectiveness via topic modeled cluster centroid distances

papers

Can’t Buy Much Love: Why money is not baseball’s most valuable currency

papers

Causal Impact of Offensive Linemen on Pass Plays

papers

Changing the Major League Baseball: A Whole New Ballgame

papers

Characterization of Space and Time-Dependence of 3-Point Shots in Basketball

papers

Choke or Shine? Quantifying Soccer Players' Abilities to Perform Under Mental Pressure

papers

Chuckers: Measuring Lineup Shot Distribution Optimality Using Spatial Allocative Efficiency Models

papers

CoachAI+ Badminton Environment: Realistic Badminton Game Simulator for Enhancing Player Performance

papers

Competitive Balance in Professional Sports: A Multidimensional Perspective

papers

Correcting for preferential bias in NFL fourth-down decision making

papers

CourtVision: New Visual and Spatial Analytics for the NBA

papers

DIGR: A Defense Independent Rating of NHL Goaltenders using Spatially Smoothed Save Percentage Maps

papers

Data-Driven Ghosting using Deep Imitation Learning

papers

Data-driven lowlight and highlight reel creation based on explainable temporal game models

papers

Decoding MLB Pitch Sequencing Strategies via Directed Graph Embeddings

papers

Decomposing the Immeasurable Sport: A deep learning expected possession value framework for soccer

papers

Deconstructing the Rebound with Optical Tracking Data

papers

DeepQB: Deep Learning with Player Tracking to Quantify Quarterback Decision-Making & Performance

papers

Detection of tactical patterns using semi-supervised graph neural networks

papers

Diamonds on the Line: Profits through Investment Gaming

papers

Dissecting the Tennis Rally: Valuing Decision Making and Shot Execution in Tennis

papers

Do Behavioral Considerations Cloud Penalty-Kick Location Optimization in Professional Soccer: Game Theory & Empirical Testing using Polynomial Regression and ML Gradient Boosting

papers

Doinkalytics: A New Paradigm in National Football League (NFL) Placekicking Evaluation

papers

Effort vs. Concentration: The Asymmetric Impact of Pressure on NBA Performance

papers

Enhancing NBA True Shot Charts: A Probabilistic Spatial Approach to Rebounding and Possession Value

papers

Estimating NBA Team Shot Selection Efficiency from Aggregations of True, Continuous Shot Charts: A Generalized Additive Model Approach

papers

Estimating Positional Plus-Minus in the NBA

papers

Evaluating Player Actions in Professional Counter Strike using Temporal Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks

papers

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Dynamic Pricing Strategies on MLB Single-Game Ticket Revenue

papers

Explainable Defense Coverage Classification in NFL Games using Deep Neural Networks

papers

Extracting Player Tracking Data from Video Using Non-Stationary Cameras and a Combination of Computer Vision Techniques

papers

Eye on the Ball: The Relationship Between Sensorimotor Abilities and On-Field Performance in Professional Baseball

papers

Fair and Efficient Ranking in Incomplete Tournaments

papers

Feeling the Pressure: A Unified Framework for Automating Pass Rushing Statistics in NFL Games

papers

Finding the Open Receiver: A Quantitative Geospatial Analysis of Quarterback Decision-Making

papers

Flipping Coins in the War Room: Skill and Chance in the NFL Draft

papers

From 5 to 13: Redefining the Positions in Basketball

papers

From Markov models to Poisson point processes: Modeling movement in the NBA

papers

From Sports to Science: Using Basketball Analytics to Broaden the Appeal of Math and Science Among Youth

papers

Going for Three: Predicting the Likelihood of Field Goal Success with Logistic Regression

papers

Graphical Model for Baskeball Match Simulation

papers

High School Poster: A STARTING POINT FOR PREDICTING TEAM SUCCESS IN VOLLEYBALL

papers

High School Poster: HOW THE “COLOMBIAN CANNONBALL” FINALLY BROKE THROUGH – ANALYZING THE 2018 BRITISH OPEN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP

papers

High-resolution shot capture reveals systematic biases and an improved method for shooter evaluation

papers

How Much Do Coaches Matter

papers

How Much Do Faceoffs Matter? Translating Faceoffs to Goals, Wins, and Championships in Hockey

papers

How Much Trouble is Early Foul Trouble? Strategically Idling Resources in the NBA

papers

How to Play Strategically in Fantasy Sports (and Win)

papers

How to Predict the Performance of NBA Draft Prospects

papers

I Think We'll Go to Boston - Marathon Performance Prediction

papers

Improved NBA Adjusted +/- Using Regularization and Out-of-Sample Testing

papers

Increasing the shot at a quality draft-decision – A Bayesian approach to improve predicting three-point accuracy translation in the NBA Draft

papers

Learning Contextual Event Embeddings to Predict Player Performance in the MLB

papers

Learning Feature Representations from Football Tracking

papers

Learning from the Pros: Extracting Professional Goalkeeper Technique from Broadcast Footage

papers

Leaving Goals on the Pitch: Evaluating Decision Making in Soccer

papers

Leveraging Batter-Pitcher Matchups for Optimal Game Strategy

papers

Live Counter-Factual Analysis in Women’s Tennis using Automatic Key-Moment Detection

papers

Live by the Three, Die by the Three? The Price of Risk in the NBA

papers

MAYFIELD: Machine Learning Algorithm for Yearly Forecasting Indicators and Estimation of Long-Run Player Development

papers

Making Offensive Play Predictable - Using a Graph Convolutional Network to Understand Defensive Performance in Soccer

papers

Manager Over and Underachievement (MOU) Index: Ranking Soccer Managers

papers

Measuring Individual Competitiveness and its Impact on Sporting Success

papers

Measuring the Impact of Robotic Umpires

papers

Mining football players' behavioral profile: identifying candidate proxy features from event data.

papers

Mixed Membership Martial Arts: Data-Driven Analysis of Winning Martial Arts Styles

papers