MathSport International

MathSport International organizes biennial conferences dedicated to all topics where mathematics and sport meet. MathSport International 2025 is hosted by the University of Luxembourg and organized by team MIDAS. The conference will be held from June 4^th to June 6^th 2025.

The abstract submission is open.

Main sections:

1. Program
2. Registration
3. Abstract submission
4. Organizers
5. Venue
6. Partners

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Important dates

The conference starts in:

• 25-11-2024 - Abstract submissions start
• 27-11-2024 - Registrations start
• 31-01-2025 - Abstract submissions deadline
• 15-02-2025 - Notification of abstract acceptance
• 01-03-2025 - Early bird registrations deadline
• 10-05-2025 - Registrations deadline
• 04-06-2025 - Conference starts
• 06-06-2025 - Proceedings submission deadline

Overview

The 2025 edition will include 3 parallel sessions (including workshops), 5 keynote speakers and 1 Meet&Greet with world famous athletes.

• Sports analytics (predictions, optimization and data visualization)
• Keynote: Paola Zuccolotto
• Sports scheduling
• Keynote: Frits Spieksma
• Sports medecine
• Keynote: Evert Verhagen
• Sports economics
• Keynote: Tim Pawlowski
• Data and coaching
• Keynote: Dan Lorang
• E-sports
• Workshops (with LIHPS and at Lunex)
• Meet&Greet starring:
• Andy Schleck (Tour de France winner 2010)
• Vincent Gérard (Handball World Champion 2017 and Olympic Champion 2020)
• Ni Xia Lian (Table tennis mixed doubles World Champion 1983 and European Champion 2002)

Venue

Luxembourg (more details will be published in the Venue section)

Topics

Topics include:

• Mathematical and physical models in sports
• Performance measures and models
• Optimisation of sports performance
• Statistics and probability models
• Match outcome models
• Competitive strategy
• Sports Quantitative marketing
• Game theoretical models
• Optimal tournament design and scheduling
• Decision support systems
• Analysis of rules and adjudication
• Econometrics in sport
• Analysis of sporting technologies
• Mathematics education and sport
• Computationally intensive methods
• Financial valuation in sport
• E-sports (gaming)
• Betting and sports

The term sport is interpreted liberally here and includes:

• Games and pastimes
• Gambling, lotteries
• General fitness and health-related activities

Conference sponsors

Local organizing committee