Dr Kevin Mc Daid
Lecturer
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
Course type:
Undergraduate
Study mode:
Full-Time
Duration:
4 Years
Start date:
Sep 2025
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.
