BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.8//EN TZID:Australia/Sydney X-WR-TIMEZONE:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:VEVENT UID:140@anziam.org.au DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20260701 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney;VALUE=DATE:20260704 DTSTAMP:20261001T080024Z URL:https://anziam.org.au/events/the-18th-australasian-conference-on-mathe matics-and-computers-in-sport/ SUMMARY:The 18th Australasian Conference on Mathematics and Computers in Sp ort DESCRIPTION:Participation and Papers (Organized by ANZIAM MathSport) Yo ur Conference Committee Your ANZIAM Mathsport organizing team includes: Steven Stern\, Conference Co-Chair (sstern@bond.edu.au) Anthony Bedford\ , Conference Co-Chair (abedford@usc.edu.au) Erica Mealy\, Conference Comm ittee (emealy@usc.edu.au) Ray Stefani\, Conference Committee (raystefani@ aol.com) Dates\, Location and Activities Our 2026 meeting\, 1-3 July\, was held near Bond University with presentations at the Sofitel Gold Coas t Broadbeach\, 81 Surf Parade\, Broadbeach QLD\, 4218 Australia and with s ocial events held across the road at The Star Gold Coast\, 1 Casino Dr\, B roadbeach QLD 4218\, Australia. The conference was co-organized by Bond Un iversity and University of the Sunshine Coast. The seven-acre complex incl udes conference facilities\, restaurants\, recreational facilities\, a hea lth spa\, a theater and more than 1\,000 hotel rooms. The facility is conn ected to the adjacent Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre. For eac h of the three days\, the conference fee included coffee/tea and snacks be fore we start\, a morning break\, lunch\, and an afternoon break. Other ac tivities were planned for attendees to take part in as their time may perm it. A full conference schedule of the speakers\, topics and activities is summarized here. Keynote Speakers Keynote speakers provided the Mathspo rt community with significant views and insights into a variety of interes ting topics.David Kendix is an internationally recognised cricket statisti cian and a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. As statistician to the In ternational Cricket Council and a long-serving member of its Cricket Commi ttee\, he identifies statistical trends\, contributes to playing regulatio ns and translates quantitative ideas into systems used across the internat ional game. He peer-reviewed the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method before its a doption and designed the ICC team rankings\, which now cover more than 100 men's and women's teams. David has also served as an expert witness in a match-fixing trial\, scored more than 100 internationals including 50 Test s\, and held board and treasury roles at Middlesex County Cricket Club. Be yond cricket\, he designed and maintains World Netball's team rankings and helped shape its world championship tournament structure.Lilliana Prucha is a rising member of the Australian Steelers wheelchair rugby program and one of a new generation of athletes combining elite performance with data -driven thinking. She made her senior Steelers debut at the 2025 World Cha llenge and was selected for Australia's 2026 Canada Cup campaign. After re locating from Perth to the Gold Coast\, Lilliana joined Queensland's high- performance training environment and has continued to develop her tactical awareness\, decision-making and defensive impact. She is the first wheelc hair rugby athlete to receive Bond University's John Eales Rugby Excellenc e Scholarship and is completing a Bachelor of Data Analytics with a minor in Sports Analysis. Away from competition\, she coaches junior wheelchair rugby and is interested in how technology and analytics can improve athlet e performance and understanding.Zoe Hanna is a dynamic back-rower with the Queensland Reds and a key figure in Bond University's highly successful w omen's rugby program. In 2022 she became the first female recipient of Bon d's prestigious John Eales Rugby Excellence Scholarship\, helping open a n ew pathway for women in the sport. Zoe has been central to the Bull Sharks ' premiership success and entered her second Super Rugby Women's season wi th the Reds in 2026 after returning from shoulder surgery. Her performance s have also earned selection in Wallaroos training environments and Austra lia A representation. Alongside rugby\, Zoe completed a Bachelor of Exerci se and Sports Medicine and is now studying a Doctor of Physiotherapy\, giv ing her a valuable athlete perspective on preparation\, recovery\, injury management and the practical use of performance information.Laura Langman ONZM is one of the most influential and respected midcourters in world net ball. Across a remarkable international career\, she earned 165 Test caps - the most in Silver Ferns history - and played centre\, wing defence and wing attack with relentless work rate\, speed and tactical intelligence. A fter returning to international netball in 2018\, Laura captained New Zeal and to the 2019 Netball World Cup title in Liverpool. Her career also incl uded Commonwealth Games gold medals\, domestic championships in New Zealan d and Australia\, and a leading role with the Sunshine Coast Lightning. La ura brings a rare athlete's view of how physical data\, tactical analysis\ , communication and trusted analyst relationships can support sustained el ite performance. Topics for the Conference The conference will cover\, bu t is not limited to\, the following topics of interest to sports scientist s\, mathematicians\, statisticians\, coaches\, and athletes. The term “s port” is interpreted liberally here and includes games and pastimes\, ga mbling\, general fitness\, and health-related activities. Analysis of ru les\, adjudication\, and referee decision-making Artificial intelligence in sport Application of gambling methodology Competitive strategy and me thods for in-game strategy Computational analysis in sport Computer scie nce in sport Computer vision in sport Data science in sport Econometric s in sport Identification\, analysis\, and mitigation of sports injuries Machine learning in sport Mathematical modeling in sport Optimal tourna ment design and scheduling Psychological methods that enhance performance in competition and enhance mental wellness during and after the competiti ve career Quantitative approaches to improve coaching and optimize indivi dual performance Sports management Sports medicine Statistical and mach ine learning methods applied to motion capture and wearable technologies Statistics and statistical modeling in sport Teaching of mathematics and computers in sport The statistics of performance measurement Speakers Speakers generally each had 25 minutes to present a talk and answer quest ions from the participants. A few 15 minute “powerplay talks” were als o held. Abstracts The deadline to submit an abstract\, 15 March 2026\, has passed for a maximum of 300 words\, on one-page\, titled with the top ic and your name\, using the template here \, that was to be sent to Rayst efani@aol.com for review by Ray Stefani and Adrian Schembri. The completed Abstracts Book is now available here. We use the abstracts to setup the c onference schedule. Proceedings The template for Proceedings papers is available here. Papers were limited to ten pages. Authors were not to num ber the pages. Authors were to convert papers to a pdf file\, with the las t name included first in the file name. Papers were uploaded through the M icrosoft CMT page. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and the y bore all expenses\, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support. Papers were then reviewed. As in the past\, Proceedings have an ISBN number. The Proceedings are available her e \, providing the conference speaking schedule\, information about keynot er speakers and all abstracts or papers from presenters. The Organizing Co mmittee welcomes all contributors. We enjoyed a very informative and conge nial meeting.Conference Fees The conference fees are shown below. AustM S or ANZIAM Members $375 Non-members $425 Students $325 Payment can be made with either Mastercard or Visa using this link . Please pay your fee by 1 June\, to help the organizers with scheduling. Hotels The follow ing are some of the nearby hotels Break Free Diamond Beach Broadbeach B roadbeach Savannah Hotel and Resort Dorsett Gold Coast Mantra Sierra Gra nd Broadbeach Menton Suites Broadbeach Peppers Broadbeach Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach The Darling at the Star Gold Coast The Star Gold Coast ULTIQA Signature at Broadbeach CATEGORIES:Conference LOCATION:Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach, 81 Surf Parade, Broadbeach QLD 4218 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Australia/Sydney X-LIC-LOCATION:Australia/Sydney BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR