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Speakers
Industry pioneers and academic leaders shaping the future of sports analytics.
Liam Stevenson
Lead Data Scientist - Strategic Modeling, Toronto Blue Jays
U of T Engineering grad, has spent 7 years in the Blue Jays' R&D department
Devin Pleuler
Sr. Director, R&D – Team Ops, MLSE
Devin Pleuler is the Senior Director of Research and Development at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, where he leads the Sport Performance Lab — an applied research group integrating analytics, biomechanics, and technology across MLSE’s teams. He also recently taught a graduate course on Artificial Intelligence in Sports Analytics at the University of Toronto.
Meredith Wills
Senior Data Scientist and SMT-U Program Director, SMT
Dr. Meredith Wills is a Senior Data Scientist and the SMT-U Program Director at SportsMEDIA Technology (SMT). Prior to joining the company in 2018, Wills did astrophysics research, studying the solar corona and the origins of solar storms. In her current role, she is a driving force behind the SMT Data Challenge. In her spare time, Wills does independent research on baseball construction, documenting numerous changes to the Major League baseball over the years. She is an alumna of Harvard University (’96) and has a M.S. (’99) and Ph.D. (’03) in Physics from Montana State University.
