Conference on Predictive Inference in Sports

Beyond the Stats: Unleashing Predictive Power in Sports

June 4 & 5, 2025

Abstract Submission

Speakers: 15
Attendees: 50+
Venue: Iowa State University
Location: Ames, IA

Speakers

Denise Bradford

PhD Candidate | University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Jamie Pollard

Director of Athletics | Iowa State University

Jim Albert

Emeritus Professor | Bowling Green State University

Katerina Wu

Senior Data Scientist | Pittsburgh Penguins

Luke Bornn

Co-Founder and Chief Scientist | Zelus Analytics

Mark Broadie

Carson Family Professor of Business | Columbia Business School

Monnie McGee

Associate Professor | Southern Methodist University

Namita Nandakumar

Namita Nandakumar is currently the Director of Research & Development for the Seattle Kraken. | Seattle Kraken

Nathan Sandholtz

Assistant Professor | Brigham Young University

Quang Nguyen

Ph.D. Student | Carnegie Mellon University

Ron Yurko

Assistant Teaching Professor | Carnegie Mellon University

Sameer Deshpande

Assistant Professor | University of Wisconsin - Madison

Sara Ziegler

Sports Content Editor | The New York Times

Suraj Bhuva

Performance Data Scientist | United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee

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Registration

Type	Cost
Industry	$400
Academic	$250
Student	$50
Student (with poster)	$20

Thanks to our sponsors for making this event possible!

Predictive Inference

The Department of Statistics at Iowa State University will host a conference on predictive inference and its applications on June 4 & 5, 2025, in Ames, Iowa. The conference is made possible by a gift from David Harville that has established the C. R. Henderson Fund for Excellence in Predictive Inference and Its Applications.