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Current football imitation research primarily aims to opti mize reward-based objectives, such as goals scored or win rate proxies, paying less attention to accurately replicat ing real-world team tactical behaviors. We introduce Tac SIm, a…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-27 Peng Wen , Yuting Wang , Qiurui Wang

Complex interactions between two opposing agents frequently occur in domains of machine learning, game theory, and other application domains. Quantitatively analyzing the strategies involved can provide an objective basis for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-07-28 Calvin C. K. Yeung , Keisuke Fujii

As artificial intelligence spreads out to numerous fields, the application of AI to sports analytics is also in the spotlight. However, one of the major challenges is the difficulty of automated acquisition of continuous movement data…

Multiagent Systems · Computer Science 2023-09-04 Hyunsung Kim , Han-Jun Choi , Chang Jo Kim , Jinsung Yoon , Sang-Ki Ko

The National Basketball Association(NBA) has expanded their data gathering and have heavily invested in new technologies to gather advanced performance metrics on players. This expanded data set allows analysts to use unique performance…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2017-07-12 Neil Seward

The SportsMOT dataset aims to solve multiple object tracking of athletes in different sports scenes such as basketball or soccer. The dataset is challenging because of the unstable camera view, athletes' complex trajectory, and complicated…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2023-02-16 Jie Wang , Yuzhou Peng , Xiaodong Yang , Ting Wang , Yanming Zhang

Understanding player behavior is fundamental in game data science. Video games evolve as players interact with the game, so being able to foresee player experience would help to ensure a successful game development. In particular, game…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2018-12-10 Anna Guitart , Pei Pei Chen , Paul Bertens , África Periáñez

In sports analytics, player tracking data have driven significant advancements in the task of player evaluation. We present a novel generative framework for evaluating the observed frame-by-frame player positioning against a distribution of…

Applications · Statistics 2026-03-24 Quang Nguyen , Ronald Yurko

Record-breaking temperature events are now very frequently in the news, viewed as evidence of climate change. With this as motivation, we undertake the first substantial spatial modeling investigation of temperature record-breaking across…

Focusing on motion of two interacting players in football games, two velocity vectors for the pair of one player and the nearest opponent player exhibit strong alignment. Especially, we find that there exists a characteristic interpersonal…

Physics and Society · Physics 2018-02-20 Takuma Narizuka , Yoshihiro Yamazaki

The research aims to explore how individuals perceive and interact with data protection practices in an era of increasing reliance on technology and the widespread availability of personal data. The study employs a game theoretical approach…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-04-24 Mike Nkongolo , Jahrad Sewnath

This paper investigates shape optimization problems in the context of heat transfer, with a focus on the stability and non-optimality of round domains under Robin boundary conditions. Using the flow approach and Steklov eigenvalue…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-09 Qinfeng Li , Hang Yang

Microblogging sites are the direct platform for the users to express their views. It has been observed from previous studies that people are viable to flaunt their emotions for events (eg. natural catastrophes, sports, academics etc.), for…

Information Retrieval · Computer Science 2018-09-10 Amit Agarwal , Brijraj Singh , Jatin Bedi , Durga Toshniwal

Understanding the relationship between spatial structures of cities and environmental hazard exposures (such as urban heat) is essential for urban health and sustainability planning. However, a critical knowledge gap exists in terms of the…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-01-18 Xinke Huang , Yuqin Jiang , Ali Mostafavi

Predicting performance outcomes has the potential to transform training approaches, inform coaching strategies, and deepen our understanding of the factors that contribute to athletic success. Traditional non-automated data analysis in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-09-12 Melik Ozolcer , Tongze Zhang , Sang Won Bae

Ranking athletes by their performance in competitions and tournaments is common in every popular sport and has significant benefits that contribute to both the organization and strategic aspects of competitions. Although rankings are…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-08-28 Bogdán Asztalos , Boldizsár Balázs , Gergely Palla , Tamás Vicsek

Full body trackers are utilized for surveillance and security purposes, such as person-tracking robots. In the Middle East, uniform crowd environments are the norm which challenges state-of-the-art trackers. Despite tremendous improvements…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-09-07 Zhibo Zhang , Omar Alremeithi , Maryam Almheiri , Marwa Albeshr , Xiaoxiong Zhang , Sajid Javed , Naoufel Werghi

In soccer game analysis, the widespread availability of play-by-play and tracking data has made it possible to test mathematical models that have been discussed mainly theoretically. One of the essential models in soccer game analysis is a…

Physics and Society · Physics 2023-01-18 Takuma Narizuka , Kenta Takizawa , Yoshihiro Yamazaki

A hockey player's plus-minus measures the difference between goals scored by and against that player's team while the player was on the ice. This measures only a marginal effect, failing to account for the influence of the others he is…

Applications · Statistics 2016-01-27 Robert B. Gramacy , Matt Taddy , Sen Tian

The National Football League and Amazon Web Services teamed up to develop the best sports injury surveillance and mitigation program via the Kaggle competition. Through which the NFL wants to assign specific players to each helmet, which…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2022-05-23 Mrinal Mathur , Archana Benkkallpalli Chandrashekhar , Venkata Krishna Chaithanya Nuthalapati

This paper presents entropy maps, an approach to describing and visualising uncertainty among alternative potential movement intentions in pedestrian simulation models. In particular, entropy maps show the instantaneous level of randomness…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2019-09-10 Luca Crociani , Giuseppe Vizzari , Stefania Bandini