Last Tuesday Paul van Herpt and I traveled to Lille for a special Machine Learning and Cycling Masterclass. As data partner of Soudal Quick-Step Pro Cycling Team, these are exactly the applications that touch where we as Transfer Solutions can make the difference. Hence Paul and I followed this special course from the IDLab (UGent – UAntwerpen – imec).
The author (left) and Paul van Herpt at the Masterclass Machine Learning in Lille.
Machine learning is already used a lot in sports. In soccer, for example, a huge amount of statistics is at hand: who has how long ball contact, who usually shoots to whom, makes the most runs, who is the most dangerous? That kind of data is already very easily traceable. And in tennis, it is easy to track the ball, calculate speed, etc..
So at the end of 2021 I found myself in the waiting room of an emergency dentist. An infection above my front teeth became unbearable. Fortunately antibiotics makes my live much better now. Let that event not colour my view on 2021. For me 2021 was a great year, despite Read more
This is my second Weekendlink post with interesting links for you to enjoy in the weekend.
Presentation Zen on Zoom?
I’ve written many years ago on my old Oracle blog how important it is to be able to give good, clear presentations. Garr Reynolds’s Presentation Zen blog and book have been very influential on my presentation techniques. I was wondering what he was up to nowadays, apart from the 3rd edition of his Presentation Zen book. Turns out he has some good advise for your next online presentation on Zoom or WebEx.
