Data Mining and Machine Learning in Sports

Recent Advancements in Data Mining and Machine Learning Applications in Evaluating Goalkeepers' Performances in Elite Football.- The Influence of Anthropometrics on Goalkeepers' Penalty-Saving Performance in Elite European Football.- The Relationship between Anthropometrics Parameters and Clean Sheets of Goalkeepers in Elite European Football.- A Machine Learning Analysis of Technical Skills and Tactical Awareness as Performance Predictors for Goalkeepers in European Football League.- An Unsupervised Analysis of Identifying Key Technical and Tactical Skills Awareness Among Top European Goalkeepers.- Identification of Dominant Types of Shots Received and Saves Among Top European Goalkeepers: A Significant Attribute Evaluation Technique.- Evaluation of Goalkeepers' Goals Conceptions from Different Saves and Shots Indicators.- Summary, Conclusion, Current Status and Future Direction for Goalkeeper's Performance in European Football Leagues.

Dr. Rabiu Muazu Musa holds a PhD in Sports Science from Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Malaysia. He obtained his MSc in Sports Science from UniSZA and his BSc in Physical and Health Education at Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. He is currently a senior lecturer at the Centre for Fundamental and Continuing Education, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. His research activity focuses on the development of multivariate and machine-learning models for athletic performance. His research interests include sports performance analysis, health promotion, sport

and exercise science, talent identification, test, and measurement as well as machine learning in sports.




Dr. Anwar P.P. Abdul Majeed graduated with a first-class honours B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti

Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. He obtained an MSc. in Nuclear Engineering from Imperial College London, United Kingdom. He then received his PhD inRehabilitation Robotics from the Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP). He is currently serving as an Associate Professor at the School of Robotics, XJTLU. Prior to joining XJTLU, he was a Senior Lecturer (Assistant Professor) and the Head of Programme (Bachelor of Manufacturing Engineering Technology (Industrial Automation)) at the Faculty of Manufacturing and Mechatronics Engineering Technology, UMP. He is also currently serving as an adjunct lecturer at UCSI University, Malaysia. Dr Anwar is also a Visiting Research Fellow at EUREKA Robotics Centre, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK. His research interest

includes rehabilitation robotics, computational mechanics, applied mechanics, sports engineering, renewable and nuclear energy, sports performance analysis as well as machine learning.




Ms. Aina Munirah Ab Rasid has an academic background in health psychology, specializing in sport science.