The conference marks the final event of the Blended Intensive Programme “Advanced Sports Analytics”. It offers an in-depth exploration of sports analytics, focusing on the application of data science and machine learning techniques to sports data. Topics include the analysis of team and player performance, data-driven strategy development, and the use of advanced technology such as wearables and sensors. Statistical areas of interest include graphical models, categorical data analysis, latent variable models, MCMC methods, nonparametric statistics, and high-dimensional modeling. The program includes plenary talks, invited presentations, and contributed sessions.
Main Topics Covered:
- Performance evaluation of teams and athletes
- Game strategy optimization
- Tracking data management
- Impact of physiological parameters
- Wearable-based training data analytics
- Data mining and new statistical approaches in sports
- Social media and sentiment analysis in sports
- Economic impact analysis of sporting events
- Psychological performance metrics
Scientific Lead:
Prof. Maria Iannario, University of Naples Federico II
Scientific Committee:
- Maria Iannario, University of Naples Federico II
- Francesco Palumbo, University of Naples Federico II
- Felipe Clemente, Instituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo, Portugal
- Dae-Jin Lee, IE University, Spain
- Kristijan Breznik, International School for Social and Business Studies, Slovenia
- Andreas Groll, Technische Universität Dortmund, Germany
- Gunther Schauberger, Technische Universität München, Germany
- Ioannis Ntzoufras, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
More info: https://indico.unina.it/event/102/
