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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VP of Business Strategy & Analytics, Comcast Spectacor

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2019-conference,2021-conference

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Alexi Lalas

Lead Analyst, ESPN and ABC Sports Soccer Coverage

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2012-conference

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Brandon Adams

DFS Player, Author

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2017-conference

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TJ Manotoc

North American News Bureau Chief, ABS-CBN

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2021-conference

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Stan Kasten

President & CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers

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2013-conference

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Marc Jenkins

Chief Operating Officer,, Learfield Sports

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2017-conference

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Craig O'Shannessy

Founder, Brain GameTennis analytics pioneer and frequent contributor to the NYT

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2021-conference,2012-conference

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Leah Jackson

Games Editor, G4TV.com

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2012-conference

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Peter Keating

Senior Writer, ESPN

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2015-conference,2014-conference,2013-conference,2012-conference

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Jon Wertheim

Senior writer, Sports Illustrated

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2013-conference

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Avery McIntyre

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2016-conference

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Bill Polian

Commentator, ESPN

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2013-conference

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Dan Reed

Head of Global Sports Partnerships, Facebook

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2016-conference

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Brandon Payne

Founder, Owner,, Accelerate Basketball Training

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2017-conference

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Alan Rabb

Vice President of Finance - USA Operation, Coca Cola

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2016-conference

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Peter Scott

Vice President, Emerging Media, Turner Sports

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2012-conference

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Erika Nardini

CEO, Barstool Sports

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2021-conference

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Douglas Arnot

Chairman, The Broadstone Group

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2014-conference

speakers

Susan Polgar

American chess Grandmaster

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2017-conference

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speakers

Scott Loft

Vice President of Ticket Sales, Retention and Database Operations, Oklahoma City Thunder

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2016-conference

panels

speakers

Brian Kenny

Host, MLB Network

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2017-conference,2015-conference,2014-conference

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Craig Custance

Senior NHL Writer, ESPN the Magazine

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2016-conference

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Stefanie Francis

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Navigate

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2015-conference

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Gartheeban Ganeshapillai

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2014-conference

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Ian Yates

Performance Pathway Manager,, Great Britain Cycling

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2017-conference

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Sunil Gulati

President, U.S. Soccer Federation

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2015-conference

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Ainissa Ramirez

Science Evangelist

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2014-conference

speakers

Joseph McNulty

Managing Partner,¬†McNulty CPAs/The McNulty Group

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2015-conference,2014-conference,2012-conference

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Chris Pittenturf

Vice President of Data & Analytics, Palace Sports & Entertainment

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2016-conference

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Steve Ritter

Data Scientist, SeatGeek

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2015-conference

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Rod Thorn

President, Basketball Operations, NBA

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2015-conference

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Scott Jablonski

Vice President, Club Business & Analytics, NHL

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2015-conference,2014-conference

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hockey

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Phil de Picciotto

Founder and President, Octagon

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2015-conference,2014-conference,2013-conference,2012-conference

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John Brody

Principal, Wasserman Media Group

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2012-conference

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speakers

Greg Moore

Director of Baseball Products - Sportvision

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2012-conference

speakers

Cris Collinsworth

Sportscaster,, NBC

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2017-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Richard Deitsch

Writer and Editor, Sports Illustrated

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2014-conference

panels

speakers

Aaron Schatz

Editor-in-Chief, Football Outsiders

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2013-conference

panels

football

speakers

Richard Bickers

Founder, SquashLevels

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2021-conference

competitive-advantages

tennis

speakers

Dr. Lucius Riccio

Senior Lecturer in Discipline at Columbia Business School

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2014-conference

panels

speakers

Prasad Setty

VP, People Analytics & Compensation, Google

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2013-conference

panels

speakers

Geoff Bodine

Professional Motorsport Driver

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2012-conference

panels

speakers

Dale Arnold

Host, NESN Daily

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2014-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Brian Burke

Sports Data Scientist at ESPN

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

panels,competitions

speakers

Roger Ford

Assistant Professor of Law, University of New Hampshire

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2016-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Cory Mingelgreen

Director - Club Business Development, NFL

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2013-conference

speakers

Lyle Ayes

Managing Director, Evercore

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2015-conference

panels

speakers

Eric Nyquist

Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, NASCAR

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2016-conference

panels

speakers

Renie Anderson

Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President, NFL Partnerships, NFL

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2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference

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speakers

John Dewan

Owner, Baseball Info Solutions

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2012-conference

panels

speakers

Iain Matthews

Associate Research Director, Disney Research

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2014-conference

speakers

Neal Campbell

Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, CDW

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2016-conference

panels

speakers

Eric Petrosinelli

General Manager, Sports, Zebra Technologies

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2015-conference

panels

speakers

Pei Zhe Shu

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2016-conference

speakers

Kathy Carter

CEO, LA28 | CEO, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties

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2021-conference,2022-conference,2016-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Matthew Holt

Director of Race & Sports Data, Cantor Gaming

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2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Evan Silva

Senior NFL Writer, Rotoworld, writer for NBC Sports

evan-silva

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Noah Whinston

Co-Founder and CEO,, Immortals

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2017-conference

speakers

Mike D'Antoni

Former NBA Head Coach

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2015-conference

panels

basketball

speakers

Nathan Hubbard

CEO, Ticketmaster

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2012-conference

panels

speakers

Omid Ashtari

Head of Sports & Entertainment, Twitter

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2013-conference

panels

speakers

Michael Yormark

President & Chief of Branding and Strategy, Roc Nation

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2016-conference

panels

speakers

Mati Kochavi

Chairman and Owner, AGT International

mati-kochavi

panels

speakers

Mike Lorenc

Head of Ticketing, Sports & Live Events Google

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2017-conference

speakers

Ryan Zander

General Manager of Baseball Products, Sportvision

ryan-zander

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Katie Baker

Staff Writer, Grantland

katie-baker

2015-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Sonia Raman

Assistant Coach, New York Liberty

sonia-raman

2021-conference,2025-conference

careers,panels

speakers

Chris Marinak

SVP of League Economics and Strategy, MLB

chris-marinak

2017-conference,2016-conference,2012-conference

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

Peter Schoenke

Co-Founder & President, RotoWire.com

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2012-conference

panels

speakers

David Highhill

Director, Club Business Development Group, NFL

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2016-conference,2013-conference

speakers

Jason Gates

COO & Sr. Marketing Analyst - Getfused

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2016-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Jim Pallotta

Chairman and Managing Director, Raptor Group

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2016-conference,2014-conference

panels

speakers

Dan Adams

Counsel, Ropes & Gray

dan-adams

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Ben Fry

Founder and Principal, Fathom Information Design

ben-fry

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Don Sweeney

Assistant General Manager, Boston Bruins

don-sweeney

2014-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Marshall Faulk

Analyst, NFL Network

marshall-faulk

2015-conference

panels

football

speakers

Roham Gharegozlou

CEO, Dapper Labs

roham-gharegozlou

2021-conference

panels

speakers

Hikaru Nakamura

Chess Grandmaster, 5-time U.S. Champion and Popular Chess Streamer

hikaru-nakamura

2021-conference,2023-conference

panels

speakers

John Henry

Principal Owner, Fenway Sports Group

john-henry

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Ravi Ramineni

VP - Soccer Analytics and Research, Seattle Sounders

ravi-ramineni

2021-conference,2018-conference,2015-conference

panels

speakers

Jason Wright

President of the Washington Football Team

jason-wright

2021-conference

panels

football

speakers

J.R. Hildebrand

Professional Race Car Driver

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2013-conference

panels

speakers

John Anderson

Anchor, SportsCenter

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2015-conference

panels

speakers

Etan Green

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2014-conference

speakers

Stanley Kroenke

Owner, Kroenke Sports Enterprises

stanley-kroenke

2016-conference

speakers

Mike Riegel

Vice President, Industries, Platforms, and Services Marketing, Cisco

mike-riegel

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Stephanie McMahon

Chief Brand Officer, WWE

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2021-conference,2022-conference

panels

speakers

Joe Rogowski

Director of Science & Research, Houston Rockets

joe-rogowski

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Travis Tygart

Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency

travis-tygart

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Seth Partnow

Director of Basketball Research,, Milwaukee Bucks

seth-partnow

2017-conference

competitive-advantages

basketball

speakers

Jack Del Rio

Defensive Coordinator, Denver Broncos

jack-del-rio

2013-conference

panels

football

speakers

Robbie Mustoe

Analyst, Premier League

robbie-mustoe

2014-conference

panels

soccer

speakers

Sean Foley

Professional Golf Instructor

sean-foley

2014-conference

competitive-advantages

golf

speakers

Sundance DiGiovanni

Co-Founder and CEO, Major League Gaming

sundance-digiovanni

2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Tim Clark

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of NASCAR

tim-clark

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

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Liam McHugh

Host NHL, NBC Sports

liam-mchugh

2016-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Gideon Yu

President, Co-Owner San Francisco 49ers

gideon-yu

2014-conference

speakers

Randy Campbell

Executive Director, Head of Sports Facility Finance, Morgan Stanley

randy-campbell

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Spotlighting under-the-radar performers in women's college volleyball

Chris Granger

President, Sacramento Basketball Holdings

chris-granger

2015-conference,2014-conference

panels

speakers

Day 2

Mar 2, 2024

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

scott-powers

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,womenssports,policygovernance

events

Day 2

Feb 9, 2022

Workshops

Spreadsheet Simplicity at Cloud Scale - Using Sigma to Deploy Self-Service Analytics

Workshop Room

workshops

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Spring Forward: Understanding Spring Training Statistics

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Start Me Up: How New Leagues Are Innovating Sports and Capturing Fans

Shane Battier Room

panels

shira-springer,jon-patricof,katlyn-gao,reagan-carey,andrew-sinnenberg,johanna-boynton

on-field,business,sportsinsociety,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Start Me Up: Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Start Your Engines: How Data is Fueling NASCAR's Strategy to Engage an Evolving Customer Base

panels

jessica-gelman,jason-robins,nate-silver,alexis-ohanian,dean-kamen

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Started from the Bottom: Building a Business With Big Data

panels

joe-pompliano,steve-phelps,justin-marks,jill-gregory

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

adam-kaplan,keith-goldner,nik-bonaddio,jj-zachariason

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

Starting a Sports Business

panels

val-ackerman,kevin-plank,casey-wasserman,jessica-gelman,bill-gurley,michael-rubin

business

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitions

Startup Competition presented by Ticketmaster

Research Papers Room

competitions

nick-picadura,jenna-kurath,wayee-chu,sezin-aksoy

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitions

Startup Competition presented by Ticketmaster

Research Papers Room

competitions

suzanne-norris,rusty-watkins,greg-dawkins

events

Day 2

Panels

Statcast presented by MLBAM

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Stats to Stanley Cup: Building Successful NHL Teams

panels

arda-ocal,meghan-chayka,brett-peterson,p-k-subban,tyler-dellow

innovationtechnologydatascience,careerseducation

hockey

events

Day 1

Panels

Staying Relevant: Social Media Analytics

panels

omid-ashtari,gary-vaynerchuk,gary-belsky,dave-finocchio

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

Staying on the Field: Injury Analytics

panels

john-brenkus,peter-wehling,stephania-bell,stan-conte

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 1

Panels

Stronger, Faster, Better: Technology Analytics

panels

john-brenkus,jordan-rapp,mark-mcclusky

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

Super Glue: Investigating Basketball Culture vs. Analytics

panels

shane-battier,david-fizdale,zach-lowe,adrian-wojnarowski

innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Sustained Excellence in Sports Teams

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Panels

Sustaining Greatness

panels

sue-bird,marcus-elliott,susan-polgar,adir-shiffman,tom-haberstroh

business

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

Swim, Bike, Run, Data: The Next Frontier for Driving Human Performance

Pat Summitt Room

panels

keira-damato,ian-macgregor,dr-allen-lim,jonathan-levitt

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Swimming Canada’s Revival...Through a Targeted Investment Approach Underpinned by Analytics

competitive-advantages

john-atkinson

innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance

swimming

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Tackling Name, Image, and Likeliness in College Sports

Pat Summitt Room

panels

saquon-barkley,warren-zola,stan-wilcox,gerry-cardinale,martin-jarmond

business,policygovernance

events

Day 1

Panels

Take That for Data: Basketball Analytics

panels

daryl-morey,zach-lowe,nick-wright,jalen-rose,mike-zarren

innovationtechnologydatascience

basketball

events

Day 2

Panels

Take Two: Sustaining Success in the New Look MLB

panels

david-schoenfield,carlos-pena,jonathan-erlichman,michael-voltmer

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

baseball

events

Day 1

Workshops

Talk Data to Your Organization

workshops

ben-shields

events

Day 1

Panels

Technology Amplifies Success: How Analytics Is Changing the Game

panels

ryan-craig,ben-davis,michael-niemeyer,frank-wheeler

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

Technology for a New Edge

panels

terry-myerson,vivek-ranadive,tom-taylor

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

Tennis Analytics

panels

craig-oshannessy,marc-stein,paul-annacone,todd-martin

innovationtechnologydatascience

tennis

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The "All In" Bet: How Soon Can an AI Bot Become the Next World Series of Poker Champion?

competitive-advantages

nikolai-yakovenko

innovationtechnologydatascience,pokergambling

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The 2017 NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement

competitive-advantages

larry-coon

policygovernance

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The AIS Innovation Journey: Implementing a Nation-wide Data Management and Analytics Platform for Injury Prevention and Performance Optimization

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

The Alternative Asset: Sports

The Analytics Behind Winning at Daily Fantasy Sports

panels

mark-abbott,wes-edens,jordan-solomon,benjamin-hesse,ben-fischer

business,investmentfinance

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The Analytics-Driven Franchise: Building a Modern NBA Team

Sue Bird Room

panels

john-hollinger,shane-battier,dean-oliver,monte-mcnair,ariana-andonian

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The Anatomy of the NBA Ecosystem: Which Levers to Pull?

competitive-advantages

evan-wasch

business

basketball

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

The Art and Science of Data Collection: Power Growth, While Delighting Your Fans Presented by Adobe

The Beautiful Game's Global Reach

competitive-advantages

jen-zick

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

The Bigger Picture: Defining League Strategy

panels

brian-lafemina,elizabeth-lindsey,chris-marinak,neil-greenberg

business

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

The Biggest Comebacks and Collapses in Golf

Competitive Advantage North

panels

mark-broadie

on-field

golf

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Competitive Advantages

The Biomechanics Of Buckets: The Next Revolution In Basketball Analytics

The Boardroom: The Making Of A Superstar

competitive-advantages

kirk-goldsberry

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

basketball

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Panels

The Boston Marathon and Big Data

panels

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

tom-grilk

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

The Business of College Sports

panels

val-ackerman,dan-gavitt,marc-jenkins,jack-swarbrick,eric-chemi

business

events

Day 1

Panels

The Business of Sports presented by Reebok

panels

maverick-carter,marie-donoghue,cole-gahagan,dawn-hudson,matt-otoole,darren-rovell

business

events

Day 1

Panels

The Business of Sports: Winning Off the Field

panels

david-gill,jeanie-buss,jessica-gelman,neil-glat,scott-oneil,steve-pagliuca

business

events

Day 1

Panels

The Case for Activism: Sports' Impact on Society

panels

sue-bird,stephen-a-smith,dan-pfeiffer

mediacontent,sportsinsociety

events

Day 2

Panels

The Changing Nature of Media Rights

panels

bob-bowman,ed-durso,richard-deitsch,jeanie-buss,frank-golding

mediacontent

events

Day 1

Panels

The Changing Nature of Ownership

panels

stan-kasten,adam-silver,peter-keating,jonathan-kraft,john-skipper

business

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

The Chess Renaissance: Modern Challenges for an Ancient Game

The Confluence of Warehousing, Visualization and CRM

panels

danny-rensch,jennifer-shahade,hikaru-nakamura,daryl-morey,fabiano-caruana

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

chess

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

adam-grow,karlis-kezbers

fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

The Connected Stadium

panels

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The Currency of the NFL: Winning

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The Curry Landscape

competitive-advantages

kirk-goldsberry

business

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2019

Panels

The Cutting Edge: Hockey Analytics (Presented by SportLogiq)

Bill Walsh Room

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

The Data Dangle: Hockey Analytics

panels

john-buccigross,meghan-chayka,alexandra-mandrycky,hilary-knight

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

The Data Evolution: Building efficient golf swings

The Data Revolution: Innovations in Data & Analytics Tools

competitive-advantages

suzy-whaley

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 2

Panels

panels

erin-kelly,michelene-rabbitt,dejan-mitkovsk,karlis-kezbers,brooks-deaton

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

The Digital Gambit: Creating Compelling Chess Content for New Audiences

panels

events

Day 2

Competitive Advantages

The Digitalization of the Fitness Industry

competitive-advantages

nate-forster

business

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The EAGLE has landed: Real-time win probabilities in men's major golf tournaments

competitive-advantages

dan-rosenheck,dave-watson

business

golf

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The Efficacy of the Rooney Rule

competitive-advantages

cc-dubois

business

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

The Elam Ending Reaches the NBA G League

The Elam Ending: Examining the Necessity and Soundness of Eliminating the Game Clock from the Final Portion of Every Basketball Game

competitive-advantages

nick-elam

business

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

nick-elam

business

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The Emperor's New Clothes

competitive-advantages

fergus-connolly

business

events

Day 1

Panels

The Evolution Of Ownership

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

The Evolution of Sports Business

panels

john-collins,katrina-adams,tod-leiweke,abe-madkour

business

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

The Evolution of Sports Business: Keeping Up With the Shifting Landscape Presented by Wasserman

Pat Summitt Room

panels

mark-walker,marie-donoghue,dave-abbott,stephanie-mcmahon,shelley-pisarra

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The Fan Attention Game: How Sports and Data Build Fandom presented by Wasserman Foundation

Sue Bird Room

panels

valerie-camillo,shelley-pisarra,tim-clark,kathryn-kai-ling-frederick

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The Final Third: Soccer's Next Analytics Evolution

Shane Battier Room

panels

events

Day 2

Competitive Advantages

The First Four Shots

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craig-oshannessy

business

tennis

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

The Football Development Model: Youth Football Reimagined

Competitive Advantage North

panels

scott-hallenbeck

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

The Formula to Win: College Football Analytics

panels

bill-connelly,james-franklin,tom-luginbill,rachel-nichols

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

The Future of Soccer Data in North America

The Future of Sports & Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Jason Robins and Wyc Grousbeck

competitive-advantages

chris-schlosser

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

soccer

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

The Future of Sports Business

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The Future of Sports and Sports Business

panels

abe-madkour,amy-howe,brian-rolapp,jessica-gelman

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The Future of Sports: Digitization and Diversity

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

The Future of the Fan: Innovation, Data, and "Always On" Engagement presented by Ticketmaster

The Game Changers: Entrepreneurship with Jason Robins and Rich Paul

panels

shelley-pisarra,marie-donoghue,jessica-gelman,renie-anderson,valerie-camillo

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

The Future of the Game

panels

r-c-buford,brian-burke,scott-pioli,nate-silver

business

events

Day 2

Panels

panels

jessica-gelman,jason-robins,rich-paul

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

events

Day 1

Panels

The Globalization of Soccer

panels

saj-cherian,scott-krase,brian-bilello,matthew-hulsizer,julie-uhrman

business,sportsinsociety,womenssports

soccer

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The Globalization of Sports

The Hunt is On: How the Timberwolves are Optimizing Business Growth while Leveraging On-Court Success

panels

saj-cherian,mark-tatum,christine-dorfler,paul-caine

sportsinsociety,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,realestateinfrastructure

events

Day 2

Mar 2, 2024

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

shay-martineau

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The Ideal Sports League

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philip-maymin

womenssports

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

The Impact of Deep Learning on Object Identification in Sports Sponsorship - Feat. a Case Study on Pepsi and the Dallas Cowboys

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adam-grossman

fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

The Impact of Moneyball: 20 Years Later

The Impact of Pressure on Performance: Evidence from the PGA Tour

panels

jackie-macmullan,bill-james,michael-lewis,shane-battier,daryl-morey

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Panels

The Inflection Point in Sports - How Big Data and Analytics are Changing the Game

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

The Invisible Opponent: Our Mental Health Crisis

panels

tj-manotoc,shane-battier,corbin-petro,kevin-warren

innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2024

Competitive Advantages

The LA Rams Championship Journey Off the Field: Remaking Data-Driven Marketing through Technology

competitive-advantages

marty-turman

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

The Last of Sports

The Long Thaw: Hockey's Embrace of Analytics

panels

events

Day 2

Panels

panels

tyler-dellow,josh-flynn,david-johnson,hilary-knight,dimitri-filipovic

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

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

The New Age NFL Front Office

panels

michael-lewis,andrew-luck-57qgb,adrian-wojnarowski

policygovernance

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

The New Age of Golf: Players vs the Game

panels

lorrissa-horton,scott-pioli,kevin-demoff,bill-connelly

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Shane Battier Room

panels

suzy-whaley,alex-baldwin,mark-broadie,dan-zelezinski

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety,policygovernance

golf

events

Day 1

Panels

The New Age of Sports Media: Content and Monetization

panels

marie-donoghue,amy-reinhard,lori-conkling,harish-sarma

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

The New Blocking and Tackling: Applying Data in Professional Football

panels

brian-burke,nick-caserio,howie-roseman,robert-mays

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 2

Panels

The New Playbook: Revolutionizing Sports Gaming with Data and Technology

panels

grant-cloud,madeleine-want,brett-abarbanel,jeff-ma

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

esports

events

Day 1

Panels

The New Reality

panels

derek-belch,james-carwana,david-cramer,miheer-walavalkar,galen-clavio

business

events

Day 1

Panels

The New Sports Fan: Innovation and Data

panels

jessica-gelman,marie-donoghue,alison-overholt,valerie-camillo

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Competitive Advantages

The Next Frontier of Data Analytics in Sport: Integrating Performance Data and Video Presented by Catapult

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

competitive-advantages

adam-chovan

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

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