About MathSport Asia 2026

The 3rd edition of the conference, will be held at IIM Kozhikode from December 08–10, 2026.

Legacy of Excellence

Building on the success of its earlier editions MathSport Asia has established itself as a premier event for those passionate about the intersection of mathematics, statistics, and sports.

A Diverse Community

The conference continues to bring together a vibrant community of academics, researchers, and sports professionals who share a common interest in quantitative approaches to sport.

Practical Perspectives

A key highlight of the event is the series of evening talks by leading sports analytics practitioners. These sessions offer real-world insights that complement the technical and academic discussions.

Vision for Collaboration

MathSport Asia aims to foster meaningful collaborations and advance the application of mathematical and statistical methods in sports across the Asian region.

Call for Contributions

The Microsoft CMT service was used for managing the peer-reviewing process for this conference. This service was provided for free by Microsoft and they bore all expenses, including costs for Azure cloud services as well as for software development and support.
Call for Contributions

Authors are invited to submit abstracts of upto 500 words from March 16 , 2026.

About Abstract

Abstracts should mention 3-5 keywords. Abstracts should be written in English. Acceptance of abstract will be notified by August 18, 2026

Submit Abstract

Abstracts must be submitted through the Microsoft CMT (Conference Management Toolkit). Click the button below, to submit. Submit Abstract

Authors of abstracts accepted for the Conference will be given the option to indicate whether they want to submit full papers for inclusion in the Conference Proceedings. The deadlines for submission of full papers and the prescribed formats will be indicated at the time of registration.

Conference Topics

  • Mathematical Models in Sports
  • Performance Measures and Models
  • Optimization in Sports
  • Statistics and Probability Models
  • Match Outcome Models
  • Competitive Strategy
  • Game Theoretical Models
  • Optimal Tournament Design and Scheduling
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Analysis of Rules and Adjudication
  • Econometric Modeling of Sports
  • Role of AI in Sports
  • Analysis of Sporting Technologies
  • Mathematics Education and Sport
  • Computationally Intensive Methods
  • Financial Valuation in Sports
  • E-sports (gaming)
  • Betting and Sports
The term sport is interpreted liberally here and includes games and pastimes, gambling, lotteries, and general fitness and health-related activities.

Publishing of Conference Papers

Subject to receiving sufficient numbers of papers and after a rigorous review process, full papers submitted to the Conference will be included (with authors' consent) in a collection of articles to be published either as Conference Proceedings or as a book of articles. A special submission and review path for Journal of Quantitative Analysis and Sports might also be available.

Best Paper Awards

The best three papers presented at the conference will be awarded Rs. 10,000 each.

Important Dates

Activity Date
Abstract Submission Begins March 16 , 2026
Abstract Submission Deadline August 03, 2026
Intimation of Decision August 18, 2026
Registration Begins August 18, 2025
Early Registration Deadline September 30, 2026
Last Registration Deadline With Higher Fee November 2, 2026
Last Date to Submit the Complete Paper February, 28 2027

Speakers

David Kendix
Soudeep Deb
Associate Professor & Chairperson, Decision Sciences
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
David Kendix
David Kendix
President, The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians
International Cricket Council (ICC)

Local Organizing Committee

Prof. Abhilash S Nair
Prof. Abhilash S Nair
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Prof. Deepa Sethi
Prof. Deepa Sethi
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Prof. Deepak Dhayanithy
Prof. Deepak Dhayanithy
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Prof. Dries Goossens
Prof. Dries Goossens
Ghent University, Belgium
Prof. Jijo Lukose PJ
Prof. Jijo Lukose PJ
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Prof. Kapil Gupta
Prof. Kapil Gupta
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Prof. Saparya Suresh
Prof. Saparya Suresh
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Prof. Satish Krishnan
Prof. Satish Krishnan
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Prof. Sidhartha S Padhi<
Prof. Sidhartha S Padhi
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode
Prof. Uday Damodaran
Prof. Uday Damodaran (Retd.)
Indian Institute of Management Udaipur

Contact Us

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sending an email and our team will be happy to help!
mathsport@iimk.ac.in

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