Collaborative for Sport Data Science

An interdisciplinary coalition of pre-eminent scholars across the fields of economics, finance, information science, sport management and science, and statistics, connected by their interest in sport data.

Based on the principles of inclusivity and collaboration, CSDS has a mission of generating thought leadership, enhancing collaboration across disparate academic fields, providing access to data and funding for faculty and students, and supporting industry projects focused on the application of advanced data science to sport, towards a goal of generating data-driven insights to benefit the sport industry.

Who We Are

  • Bringing researchers and students together to enhance research in sport data science

  • Fostering a robust scholarly community

  • Engaging with scholars across disciplines

  • Creating collaboration opportunities to serve scholars and students according to their different needs, interests, and desired levels of engagement

What We Do

  • Generate seed funding for student-lead research projects

  • Assist students in identifying potential faculty advisors and mentors

  • Host symposia and speaker series that bring together pre-eminent scholars and thought leaders in sport data science

  • Sponsor consulting projects with CSDS industry partners

  • Share data sources to enhance collaboration across disparate academic fields