Dr Kevin Mc Daid
Biography
Lecturer in computing and researcher/ practitioner/consultant in sports data analytics. Former co-founder & CTO Playertek.com. Expert on sensor technology in sport. Working with numerous high level football and Gaelic football teams.Teaching
BSc (Hons) in Computing in Software Development
Qualifications & Awards
- BSc (Joint Honours) in Mathematics and Mathematical Physics, UCD
- MSc in Statistics, UCD
- PhD in Statistics, TCD
Research & Interests
- Football Data Analytics - Sensor data and human motion, Evaluation of maximal intensity periods, Context related game analysis, Force-velocity and acceleration-speed profiling.
- Gaelic Football Actions - Advanced statistical and machine learning scoring models, Models for valuing of actions.
- Artificial Intelligence - Machine learning bias, Computer vision methods in sport.
Publications
The publications listed below represent my 10 most recent works as recorded on ORCiD
Journal of Human Kinetics
28 October 2026
DOI: 10.5114/jhk/240175
Type: Journal article
Applied AI Letters
June 2026
DOI: 10.1002/ail2.70028
Type: Journal article
2026
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-25809-0_22
Type: Book chapter
NETWORK MODELING ANALYSIS IN HEALTH INFORMATICS AND BIOINFORMATICS
2026
DOI: 10.1007/S13721-025-00723-X
Type: Journal article
BIOLOGY OF SPORT
2026
DOI: 10.5114/BIOLSPORT.2026.153304
Type: Journal article
2026
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-12717-4_3
Type: Book chapter
Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
31 March 2025
DOI: 10.29359/BJHPA.17.1.01
Type: Journal article
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS IN SPORT
2025
DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2024.2396222
Type: Journal article
BALTIC JOURNAL OF HEALTH AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
2025
DOI: 10.29359/BJHPA.17.1.1
Type: Journal article
BIOLOGY OF SPORT
2025
DOI: 10.5114/BIOLSPORT.2025.142641
Type: Journal article