TDDE64 Sports Analytics

Timetable

• March 30, 2026, 10:15-12:00, P18, Introduction (Patrick Lambrix)
• March 31, 2026, 13:15-15:00, P18, Ice Hockey Analytics research at IDA (Patrick Lambrix)
• April 13, 2026, 10:15-12:00, P18, Football and Basketball Analytics research at IDA (Patrick Lambrix)
• April 14, 2026, 13:15-15:00, R26 + online, Football Analytics at Playmaker AI (Ola Lidmark Eriksson, Playmaker AI)
• April 27, 2026, 10:15-12:00, P26, Baseball Analytics (Marcus Bendtsen, LiU)
• May 12, 2026, 13:15-15:00, P18, student presentations
• May 18, 2026, 10:15-12:00, P18, student presentations
• May 19, 2026, 13:15-15:00, P30, student presentations
• May 19, 2026, 15:15-17:00, P30, student presentations
• May 22, 2026, 15:15-17:00, P18, student presentations

• (e-sports) Robin: Patnaha et al., CS:GO Multi-Purpose Platform: ML-Driven Strategy and Tactical Analytics, 7th International Conference on Information Systems and Computer Networks, 2025. doi
• (football) Abdul, Mohammad: Yeung et al., A framework of interpretable match results prediction in football with FIFA ratings and team formation, PLOS One, 2023. doi
• (football) Charles: Baron et al., Miss it like Messi: Extracting value from off-target shots in soccer, Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports, 2024. doi
• (football) Dan: Wilkens, Can simple models predict football - and beat the odds? Lessons from the German Bundesliga, Journal of Sports Analytics, 2026. doi
• (football) Daniel: Ezzeddine et al., Pricing football transfers using video gaming data, Journal of Sports Analytics, 2025. doi
• (football) Daneyal: Cao, Passing path predicts shooting outcome in football, Scientific Reports, 14, 9572 2024. doi
• (football) Dennis: Settembre et al., Factors associated with match outcomes in elite European football - insights from machine learning models, Journal of Sports Analytics, 2024. doi
• (golf) Adam: Staufer and Guillot, Golf strategy optimization and the "Drive for show, putt for dough" adage, Computational Statistics 40:5381-5415, 2025. doi
• (golf) Edvin, Felix: Bacic, Predicting golf ball trajectories from swing plane: An artificial neural networks approach, Expert Systems with Applications 65:423-438, 2016. doi
• (golf) Valdemar: Marschall and LLewwllyn, Effects of Flexibility and Balance on Driving Distance and Club Head Speed in Collegiate Golfers, International Journal of Exercise Science 10:954-963. 2016. doi
• (ice hockey) Andreas: Radke et al., Passing and Pressure Metrics in Ice Hockey, Artificial Intelligence for Sports Analytics Workshop, 2021. paper
• (ice hockey) Elliot: Moreau et al., Valuation of NHL draft picks using functional data analysis, Journal of Sports Analytics, 2025. doi
• (ice hockey) Morgan: Olivestam et al., Characterizing Playing Styles for Ice Hockey Players, Linköping Hockey Analytics Conference LINHAC 2024 Research Track, 39-50, 2024. doi

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