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4th Sports Analytics Conference set for April 5-6

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April 5 - April 6, 2024
1:00PM - 5:30PM
On Zoom (Friday) and Mason Hall Rotunda (Saturday)

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Add to Calendar 2024-04-05 13:00:00 2024-04-06 17:30:00 4th Sports Analytics Conference set for April 5-6 SSI and the Sports Analytics Association at Ohio State University are hosting its 4th Sports Analytics Conference on April 5-6. The event gives students the opportunity to hear from professionals in the sports analytics industry and present their own research. The conference program is available here.Virtual EventRegister Here: ONLINE REGISTRATIONApril 5, 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm, is our virtual event. We will host a zoom webinar with student research presentations and discussions with sports professionals including Katie Krall of Hawkeye Innovations, Katerina Wu from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Dean Oliver author of Basketball on Paper, and Sumer Sports V.P. and partner Eric Eager.  SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY APRIL 5 VIA ZOOM1:00     Student Presentations Grant MylenThe Ohio State University Jessica Fackler, Jameson Bodenburg,and Adam FontanaSyracuse University Jethro Ronald LeeNortheastern University Ethan Fahimi & Dilan SriDaranMassachusetts Institute of Technology Amrit VigneshSeminole High School Atul VenkateshDartmouth College Daniel BarisSyracuse University2:15Break Followed by more Student Presentations Carter Strauss, Aidan Flood, Caden Lippie                   Syracuse University Rohan TummalaThe Nueva School Andrew KangRice University Arnav JainEdgewood Jr/Sr High School Dylan TaxerCalifornia Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo Alexis WillingCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo3:45Katie Krall (Hawkeye Innovations)4:30Katerina Wu (Pittsburgh Penguins)5:15Dean Oliver (Basketball on Paper)6:00Eric Eager (Sumer Sports) In-Person ConferenceRegister here: IN PERSON REGISTRATION8:15-9:00Registration Donuts and Coffee will be provided by Sumer Sports9:00Opening Remarks9:10Columbus Crew Championship Winning Analytics with Marshall Bushnell (Manager, Player Personnel), Callum McCaskie (Sports Scientist), Alex Mysiw (Director of Analytics), and Chris Schenberger (Head of Sports Science and Medicine)10:10Student Presentations John StrzalkaThe Ohio State University  Echo JoyceThe Ohio State University  Emma RichardsonBowling Green State University  Rohini KumarThe Ohio State University  Makenna MeisenbachSiena Heights University  Jake BerardThe Ohio State University  10:505-10 Minute Break Jaden ShahThe Ohio State University  Andrew KramerThe Ohio State University  Jack RogersUniversity of Minnesota  Julian Zapata-HallThe Ohio State University  Kai FrankeUniversity of Minnesota 12:15Poster Session: Lunch is provided thanks to the Sports and Society Initiative Brennen BruchUniversity   of Minnesota Brogan   BerkeyRobert Morris University   Charles HartUniversity of Minnesota  Charles   MuthThe Ohio State University   CJ  CliffUniversity of Massachusetts Boston   David HrusovskyBowling Green State University   Jack   WainUniversity of Minnesota   Luke   StrassburgUniversity of Minnesota SAC   William  SorgThe Ohio State University  1:30Football Analytics with Amelia Probst (PFF), Tej Seth (Sumer Sports), and Meyappan Subbaiah (NFL)2:40Neil Johnson (Houston Rockets): “Open Source Intelligence and Long Term Benefits of Player Tracking Datasets”3:20Basketball Analytics with Neil Johnson (Houston Rockets), Denise Bradford (Detroit Pistons), and Kyle Davis4:30Keynote with Brian Burke (ESPN)5:25Closing Remarks     On Zoom (Friday) and Mason Hall Rotunda (Saturday) Sports and Society Initiative sportssociety@osu.edu America/New_York public

SSI and the Sports Analytics Association at Ohio State University are hosting its 4th Sports Analytics Conference on April 5-6. The event gives students the opportunity to hear from professionals in the sports analytics industry and present their own research. 

The conference program is available here.

Virtual Event

Register Here: ONLINE REGISTRATION

April 5, 1:00 pm - 6:30 pm, is our virtual event. We will host a zoom webinar with student research presentations and discussions with sports professionals including Katie Krall of Hawkeye Innovations, Katerina Wu from the Pittsburgh Penguins, Dean Oliver author of Basketball on Paper, and Sumer Sports V.P. and partner Eric Eager. 

 SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY APRIL 5 VIA ZOOM

1:00     

Student Presentations

 

Grant Mylen

The Ohio State University

 

Jessica Fackler, Jameson Bodenburg,
and Adam Fontana

Syracuse University

 

Jethro Ronald Lee

Northeastern University

 

Ethan Fahimi & Dilan SriDaran

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

 

Amrit Vignesh

Seminole High School

 

Atul Venkatesh

Dartmouth College

 

Daniel Baris

Syracuse University

2:15

Break Followed by more Student Presentations

 

Carter Strauss, Aidan Flood, Caden Lippie                   

Syracuse University

 

Rohan Tummala

The Nueva School

 

Andrew Kang

Rice University

 

Arnav Jain

Edgewood Jr/Sr High School

 

Dylan Taxer

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

 

Alexis Willing

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

3:45

Katie Krall (Hawkeye Innovations)

4:30

Katerina Wu (Pittsburgh Penguins)

5:15

Dean Oliver (Basketball on Paper)

6:00

Eric Eager (Sumer Sports)

 

In-Person Conference

Register here: IN PERSON REGISTRATION

8:15-9:00Registration
 Donuts and Coffee will be provided by Sumer Sports
9:00Opening Remarks
9:10Columbus Crew Championship Winning Analytics with Marshall Bushnell (Manager, Player Personnel), Callum McCaskie (Sports Scientist), Alex Mysiw (Director of Analytics), and Chris Schenberger (Head of Sports Science and Medicine)
10:10Student Presentations
 John StrzalkaThe Ohio State University 
 Echo JoyceThe Ohio State University 
 Emma RichardsonBowling Green State University 
 Rohini KumarThe Ohio State University 
 Makenna MeisenbachSiena Heights University 
 Jake BerardThe Ohio State University 
 
10:505-10 Minute Break
 Jaden ShahThe Ohio State University 
 Andrew KramerThe Ohio State University 
 Jack RogersUniversity of Minnesota 
 Julian Zapata-HallThe Ohio State University 
 Kai FrankeUniversity of Minnesota 
12:15Poster Session: Lunch is provided thanks to the Sports and Society Initiative
 Brennen BruchUniversity 
  of Minnesota
 Brogan   BerkeyRobert Morris University 
 
 Charles HartUniversity of Minnesota 
 Charles   MuthThe Ohio State University 
 
 CJ  CliffUniversity of Massachusetts Boston 
 
 David HrusovskyBowling Green State University 
 
 Jack   WainUniversity of Minnesota 
 
 Luke   StrassburgUniversity of Minnesota SAC 
 
 William  SorgThe Ohio State University 
 
1:30Football Analytics with Amelia Probst (PFF), Tej Seth (Sumer Sports), and Meyappan Subbaiah (NFL)
2:40Neil Johnson (Houston Rockets): “Open Source Intelligence and Long Term Benefits of Player Tracking Datasets”
3:20Basketball Analytics with Neil Johnson (Houston Rockets), Denise Bradford (Detroit Pistons), and Kyle Davis
4:30Keynote with Brian Burke (ESPN)
5:25Closing Remarks