Daily Schedule
Conference sessions in Giant Eagle Auditorium
(times are subject to change)
Day One
OCT. 23
4:30 pm
Registration
(pizza to be provided)
5:00 pm
Alex Andorra
Day Two
OCT. 24
8:00 am
8:50 am
CMU Statistics & Data Science
9:00 am
Keynote Session on AI
Sam Ventura
Vice President of Hockey Strategy and Research, Buffalo Sabres
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Andrew Thomas
Vice President of Baseball Analytics, Detroit Tigers
10:00 am
Keynote Session on AI - Q&A
10:15 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am
"From Dots to Skeletons:
How 3D Tracking Is Redefining What’s Possible in Basketball"
Steven Mintz
Senior Manager of Data Strategy and Analytics, NBA​
11:00 am
"Bayesian Hierarchical Change Point Model for Pitcher Biomechanics"
Rose Graves
Rice University​
11:30 am
Heisman Hopefuls Panel
Jeff Price
Chief Executive Officer, Heisman
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Tim Henning
Senior Vice President, Operations & Strategy, Heisman
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Brendan Bumgardner
Manager, Operations & Strategy, Heisman
11:50 am
Lunch
1:00 pm
"Quantifying Linebacker Bite on Play Action Passes"
Tate Helms, William Sorg
CMSACamp​
1:10 pm
"Screen Time: Pre-Snap Play Prediction in the NFL"
Krish Bothra, Ethan Larimore,
Jenna Lau
CMSACamp​
1:20 pm
"When Faceoffs Matter Most: Quantifying Faceoff Value and Identifying High-Leverage Performance in the NHL"
Chloe Guagliano, Tess Hinkle,
Jack Pallotta
CMSACamp​
Day Two (Cont.)
OCT. 24
1:30 pm
Coffee Break
1:40 pm
"Pitch Quality Modeling: Controlling for Bat Path and Applying Results to Matchup Decisions"
Vivian Du, Carla Martínez Santiago
CMSACamp​
1:50 pm
"Increasing Offensive Threat with Off-ball Runs"
Chaely Raynor, Reagan Gonzales
CMSACamp​
2:00 pm
"Quantifying Passing Decision Quality Under Pressure"
Julia Biesiada, Swayam Chaulagain
CMSACamp​
2:10 pm
"The Effects of Transferring on Player Performance: An Analysis on NCAA Division I
Men’s Basketball"
An Le, Kendall Lucas
CMSACamp​
2:20 pm
Coffee Break
2:30 pm
Reproducible Research Competition -
Student-Track Finalists
TBA
3:00 pm
Reproducible Research Competition -
Open-Track Finalists
TBA
3:30 pm
Poster Session
4:30 pm
"Improving the aggregation and evaluation of NBA mock drafts"
Jared Fisher
Assistant Professor of Statistics,
Brigham Young University​
5:00 pm
Closing Keynote: Sports Analytics in Media
Lauren Poe
Sports Analytics Engineer, ESPN​
5:30 pm
Awards and Closing Remarks
5:45 pm
Networking Reception (refreshments provided)