- Date & Time: Tuesday, September 14, 2021; 1:00 PM EST
Speaker: Prof. David Bergman, University of Connecticut
MERL Host: Arvind Raghunathan
Research Areas: Data Analytics, Machine Learning, Optimization
Abstract
The integration of machine learning and optimization opens the door to new modeling paradigms that have already proven successful across a broad range of industries. Sports betting is a particularly exciting application area, where recent advances in both analytics and optimization can provide a lucrative edge. In this talk we will discuss three algorithmic sports betting games where combinations of machine learning and optimization have netted me significant winnings.
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