CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

COMPLEXITY AND SPORTS

Sports Satellite at CCS 2026

14th October 2026

The Sports Satellite at the Conference on Complex Systems 2026 "Complexity and Sports" invites submissions exploring sports as complex systems. We welcome contributions from researchers and practitioners applying complexity science, network analysis, computational modeling, and data analytics to sports-related questions.

Themes

The rapid growth in sports data availability—from tracking sensors to video analysis—has opened new opportunities for understanding sports through the lens of complexity science. We seek contributions addressing fundamental and applied questions in sports analytics, including the analysis of team coordination and collective behavior, development of performance metrics and evaluation frameworks, strategic optimization and tactical analysis, prediction models, spatial-temporal dynamics, and the broader organizational and socio-economic aspects of sports systems. We particularly encourage work that bridges theoretical approaches from complexity science with practical applications in sports performance and analytics.

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