The 13th Australasian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sport
2016-07-11 - 2016-07-13 | City Conference Center of Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
The 2016 ANZIAM MathSport Conference will take place in Melbourne from July 11-13. This meeting is an opportunity for leaders in sports statistics and students pursuing careers in sports analytics to present some of their recent work and network with other quantitatively-minded academics. If you have some interesting research in sport that is statistical in nature, please consider submitting an abstract (due March 15 2016) and presenting your work at the conference. Below are some common topics that have been covered in past conferences and additional details about the event. Hope to see you all there!
Topics
• Computational analysis in sport
• Statistics and statistical modeling in sport
• The statistics of performance measurement
• Mathematical modeling in sport
• Teaching of mathematics and computers in sport
• Quantitative approaches to improve coaching and optimize individual performance
• Application of gambling methodology
• Statistical and machine learning methods applied to Motion capture and wearable technologies
• Econometrics in sport
• Optimal tournament design and scheduling
• Methods for in-game strategy
• Analysis of rules, adjudication, and referee decision-making
Keynote Speakers
• Ken Quarrie (Sports Analyst and The All Blacks)
• Sam Robertson (Sports Performance Analytics, Victoria University and the Western Bulldogs)
• Third speaker to be announced
Conference Fees
We plan on the same fees (in AUD) as when we met in Melbourne in 2012:
• ANZIAM Members $375
• Non members $425
• Students $325
Abstract
Please transmit your abstract by 15 March to Raystefani@aol.com.
