MathSport International 2017 Conference

MathSport International organizes biennal conferences dedicated to all topics where mathematics and sport meet.

The latest edition, Mathsport International 2017, was hosted by hosted by University of Padova (Italy), from Monday 26th June to Wednesday 28th June 2017. It was the 6th conference in Europe that brings together Maths and Sport. Previous conferences have been organised by the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications (IMA), by KU Leuven and by Loughborough University. More information about previous conferences can be found here.

The next Mathsport International conference will be organized in Athens, from Sunday 23rd June to Wednesday 26th June.

econometrics in sport; optimal tournament design and scheduling; competitive strategy; match outcome models; decision support systems; analysis of sporting technologies; analysis of rules and adjudication; performance measures and models; optimisation of sports performance; mathematics education and sport; computationally intensive methods; financial valuation in sport.

The term sport is interpreted liberally here and includes: games and pastimes, gambling, lotteries, and general fitness and health-related activities.

Tim Swartz has written a text where some of the issues that are relevant to publishing in the field of sports analytics are discussed. Potential publication outlets are identified, some summary statistics are given, and some experiences and opinions are provided.