April 11-12, 2025 at Yale University

Time Track Name More Info Title
Friday, April 11, 2025, 11:59 AM - 5:15 PM
11:59 AM - 5:15 PM CSAS Symposium Day 1: Workshops 
Friday, April 11, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Registration & Luncheon 
Friday, April 11, 2025, 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
1:00 PM - 2:10 PM1 - IntroIntroduction to R (Lucy Liu)Introduction to R
1:00 PM - 2:10 PM2 - IntermediateWeb Scraping for Sports Analytics (Melanie Desroches)Web scraping for sports analytics
1:00 PM - 2:10 PM3 - AdvancedUncovering Causal Relationships in Sports Analytics: Methods and Applications (Shinpei Nakamura-Sakai)Uncovering Causal Relationships in Sports Analytics: Methods and Applications
Friday, April 11, 2025, 2:20 PM - 3:30 PM
2:20 PM - 3:30 PM1 - IntroIntroduction to Python (Charitarth Chugh)Introduction to Python
2:20 PM - 3:30 PM2 - IntermediateTennis Analytics (Jaden Astle)Tennis Analytics
2:20 PM - 3:30 PM3 - AdvancedPlayer Tracking in Sports Analytics (Quang Nguyen)Building a performance metric with player tracking data
Friday, April 11, 2025, 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM Coffee Break 
Friday, April 11, 2025, 4:05 PM - 5:15 PM
4:05 PM - 5:15 PM1 - IntroData Visualization (Rahul Manna) 
4:05 PM - 5:15 PM2 - IntermediateBasketball Analytics (Addison McGhee)Intro to Basketball Analytics using R
4:05 PM - 5:15 PM3 - AdvancedThe Docker Playbook: A Walkthrough in Using Docker for Model Pipelines (Zuri Hunter) 
4:05 PM - 5:15 PM4 - Educators/OthersHow to Create a Module for SCORE (Rachel Gidaro and Michael Schuckers) 
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 7:59 AM - 7:30 PM
7:59 AM - 7:30 PM CSAS Symposium: Day 2 
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
8:00 AM - 8:50 AM Registration and Welcome Breakfast 
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM Opening Remarks 
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Keynote – Theo Epstein, Senior Advisor, Fenway Sports Group; Three-time World Series Champion Baseball Executive, "1-on-1 with Theo Epstein"1-on-1 with Theo Epstein
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Coffee Break 
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10:29 AM - 11:50 AM
10:29 AM - 11:50 AM Session 1: Sports Economics – Chair: Greg Matthews 
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
10:30 AM - 10:50 AM Session 1, Speaker 1: Lee Kennedy-Shaffer, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics, Yale UniversityEvaluating Rule Changes Using Quasi-Experimental Designs
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
10:50 AM - 11:10 AM Session 1, Speaker 2: Hashan Peiris, PhD candidate of Statistics and Actuarial Science, Simon Fraser UniversityModeling player injuries as compound risks
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
11:10 AM - 11:30 AM Session 1, Speaker 3: Shane Sanders, Professor of Sport Management, Syracuse UniversityDo Behavioral Considerations Cloud Penalty-Kick Location Optimization in Professional Soccer? Classical/Statistical Game Theory & Empirical Testing using Polynomial and ML Regularized Lasso Regression
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
11:30 AM - 11:50 AM Session 1, Speaker 4: Toby Moskowitz, Dean Takahashi Professor of Finance, Yale University School of Management Principal, AQR Capital, LLC. Research Associate National Bureau of Economic ResearchSkill, Luck, And The Battle Of The Sexes
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM Data Challenge IntroductionTravis Peterson, MLB
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Luncheon -> Poster Session 
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Panel Discussion: Communicating Advanced Analytics in Real Time  
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM Keynote – Lauren Poe, Sports Analytics Engineer, ESPN, "A Journey in Sports Analytics"A Journey in Sports Analytics
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 3:29 PM - 5:10 PM
3:29 PM - 5:10 PM Session 2: Advancements in Sports Analytics and Education – Chair: Julia Stiller  
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM
3:30 PM - 3:50 PM Session 2, Speaker 1: Ben Baumer, Professor of Statistical & Data Sciences, Smith CollegeWhat Does 'Fairness' Mean in Sports Analytics?
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 3:50 PM - 4:10 PM
3:50 PM - 4:10 PM Session 2, Speaker 2: Owen Fiore, University of ConnecticutDevon Allen's Disqualification At The 2022 World Track And Field Championships
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM Session 2, Speaker 3: Ron Yurko, Assistant Teaching Professor of Statistics & Data Science, Carnegie Mellon UniversityMomentum Interference: A Hierarchical Framework For Modeling Tackling Ability In American Football
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 4:30 PM - 4:50 PM
4:30 PM - 4:50 PM Session 2, Speaker 4: Elizabeth Upton, Assistant Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Williams CollegeHypergraphs And Hoops: Uncovering Nba Player Interactions Through Apm
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 4:50 PM - 5:10 PM
4:50 PM - 5:10 PM Session 2, Speaker 5: Keith D’Amelio, Founder and Principal, Heretic PerformanceUnderstanding Game Demands in the Elite Basketball : The Factors That Shape Performance
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 5:10 PM - 5:40 PM
5:10 PM - 5:40 PM Keynote – Cade Massey, Practice Professor, Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School, "Analyst as Difference-Maker: Lessons from Firefighting in the American West"Analyst as Difference-Maker: Lessons from Firefighting in the American West
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 5:40 PM - 5:50 PM
5:40 PM - 5:50 PM Announcing Winners 
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 5:50 PM - 7:30 PM
5:50 PM - 7:30 PM Closing reception for all participants