The Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics workshop aims to bring people from outside of the Machine Learning and Data Mining community into contact with researchers from that community who are working on Sports Analytics. The workshop was co-located with the European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Vilnius, Lithuania, and will take place on Monday 9 or Friday 13 of September 2024.
Sports Analytics has become an increasingly important field in recent years, with the use of advanced analytical techniques and data analysis transforming the way sports teams and organizations operate. From player evaluation and performance prediction to match strategy and tactics, the impact of data-driven decision-making in sports cannot be ignored. Moreover, as the amount of available data continues to grow and the methods used to analyze it become more sophisticated, the potential benefits of Sports Analytics are also increasing. In particular, the use of machine learning and data mining techniques has opened up new opportunities for Sports Analytics researchers and practitioners.
We propose to host the tenth edition of the Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics at the upcoming European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery. We believe that our workshop will be a valuable addition to the conference program, offering a unique perspective on the application of machine learning and data mining techniques to the domain of sports.
The workshop will cover a range of topics related to Sports Analytics, including:
We would welcome submissions on both traditional sports and e-sports, as we believe that the same data-driven approaches can be applied to both domains.
Given the success of the previous nine editions of our workshop, which were held in 2013 and from 2015 to 2023, we are confident that the eleventh edition will again be a success. We look forward to receiving high-quality submissions from researchers and practitioners in both the sports and machine learning/data mining communities. The workshop will provide a valuable opportunity to showcase the latest advances in Sports Analytics research, foster collaborations between researchers from different backgrounds and inspire further research in this exciting and rapidly evolving field.