The Columbia-Dream Sports AI Innovation Center was founded with the mission to push boundaries at the intersection of AI and Sports. The 2024 Symposium on AI and Sports will explore how researchers are tackling challenges in the field, and what’s on the horizon.

The event will feature keynotes and panels with leaders in AI and Sports, and lightning talks from established and emerging Columbia researchers in these areas.

Affiliates of Columbia, Dream Sports, and other companies and universities in the AI space are encouraged to join us at Columbia for this event.

9:00 AM | Breakfast & Event Registration

10:00 AM | Introductory Remarks

Shih-Fu Chang, Dean, Columbia Engineering and Morris A. and Alma Schapiro Professor

10:05 AM | Panel Discussion: Data Science and Analytics in Sports Performance and Management

Jill McNitt-Gray, Professor in the Departments of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, USC

Mark Broadie, Professor, Columbia Business School

Scott Powers, Assistant Professor of Sports Analytics, Rice University

Natalie Kupperman, Assistant Professor of Data Science, University of Virginia

Moderated by Sunil Gulati, Michael K. Dakolias Senior Lecturer in the Discipline of Economics, Columbia University

11:30 AM | Lightning Talks

Columbia-Dream Sports AI Innovation Center Fellowship & Research Award Recipients

12:00 PM | Lunch & Networking

1:00 PM | Fireside Chat on AI and Sports

Krishna Bhagavathula, Chief Technology Officer, NBA

Vishal Misra, Center Director, Professor of Computer Science, & Vice Dean for Computing and AI, Columbia Engineering

1:45 PM | Lightning Talks

Columbia-Dream Sports AI Innovation Center Fellowship & Research Award Recipients

2:15 PM | Panel Discussion: The Future of Sports Technology and Fan Engagement

Amit Sharma, Chief Technology Officer, Dream Sports

Brett Abarbanel, Executive Director of the UNLV International Gaming Institute, & Associate Professor, UNLV

Alison Overholt, Professor, Columbia School of Journalism

Christina Chase, Managing Director, MIT Sports Lab

Jorge Ortiz, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Rutgers University; AI Team Director, New York Yankees

4:00 PM | Symposium Adjourns

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