Partner Event - The data science of sport
About this event
Join the Alan Turing Institute in-person in Newcastle at the award-winning Catalyst Building theatre, or virtually from the comfort of your own home, for a series of five Data Debates starting in April and running throughout 2022. The Debates are aimed at the general public and engage with complex questions with real-world relevance, including decision-making, artificial intelligence, the workforce of the future, health, data, and fairness.
Agenda
From optimising Formula 1 car performance, to understanding scoring in football and basketball, to predicting outcomes of games, data and data science are everywhere in modern sports.
The final Northern Data Debate offers a tournament of ideas from across the field of the data science of sport. Come join the Alan Turing Institute for their final Northern Data Debate to see some points scored, winning ideas crowned, and sport data innovation championed.
Sponsored by The Alan Turing Institute, the National Innovation Centre for Data and Newcastle Data.
The compere for the evening will be Herb Kim, CEO Thinking Digital.
The full panel will be confirmed soon. Those speaking include...
Dr Paul Catterson, Newcastle United Football Club Doctor and Head of Sport Science.
Dr Gian Marco Campagnolo, Senior Lecturer and Turing Inaugural Fellow, University of Edinburgh.
17:00 - Drinks reception
18:00 - Panel debate
19:30 - End
Partner Event - The data science of sport
In person:
The Catalyst Science Square Newcastle Helix Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5TG
Online:
Register on The Turning Institute website below.