2019 NESSIS Program:
Selected presentations from the 2019 NESSIS
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"Comparing NHL Players' Shots and Goals by Algorithmically Decomposing Shot Intensity Surfaces"
Devan Becker, University of Western Ontario
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"An Examination of Timeout Value, Strategy, and Momentum
in NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball"
Luke Benz, Yale University
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"Estimating (four) Factor Values inthe NBA:
A Seemingly Unrelated Regression Analysis"
Jonathan Bosch, Syracuse University
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"Route Identification in the National Football League"
(external link - best viewed in "presentation mode")
Dani Chu, Simon Fraser University
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"The Paths We Take: A Player Tracking Analysis of NHL Shootouts"
Nick Czuzoj-Shulman, Sportlogiq
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"A Bayesian Joint Model for Spatial Point Process with Application to
Basketball Shot Chart"
Jieying-Jiao, University of Connecticut
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"Extracting Player Tracking Data from Video Using Non-Stationary Cameras and a
Combination of Computer Vision Techniques"
(external link)
Neil Johnson, ESPN Analytics
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"TRAP: A Predictive Framework for Trail Running
Assessment Performance"
Natalia Lombardi de Oliveira, Carnegie Mellon University
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"A SHINY Markov Machine for Decision-Making in MLB"
Jason Osborne, North Carolina State University
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"The Path to Success on the LPGA Tour -
Identifying the Three Important Dimensions in Stroke Play"
Kabir Sen, Lamar University
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"How Do Typical Runners' Performances Vary with Age and Gender?"
Richard Smith, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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"From Grapes and Prunes to Apples and Apples:
Using Matched Methods to Estimate Optimal Zone Entry
Decision-Making in the National Hockey League"
Asmae Toumi, Columbia University
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"Home Sweet Home: Quantifying Home Court Advantages for NCAA Basketball Statistics"
Matthew van Bommel, Simon Fraser University
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"Going Deep:
Models for Continuous-Time Within-Play Valuation of Game Outcomes in
American Football with Tracking Data"
(external link)
Ron Yurko, Carnegie Mellon University
Pictures from the 2019 NESSIS
Selected videos from the 2019 NESSIS
Sponsors
We kindly thank the following organizations
for their support of the 2019 NESSIS: