Agreement with the Basque Center for Applied Mathematics

The Basque Center for Applied Mathematics -BCAM- and Athletic Club have signed a collaboration agreement to face the great challenges of the sports industry from the point of view of mathematical research. The partnership aims to identify opportunities for cooperation between both entities, as well as to increase the visibility of applied mathematics in the sports industry, not only in the social environment but also in the academic and R+D+I fields, and the search for synergies in this field with international research entities.

The Data Science and Artificial Intelligence areas of BCAM and the Medical and Analysis Services of Athletic Club will share knowledge and experiences in order to explore the benefits that applied mathematics can bring to the work of the red-and-white entity.

In this regard, the involved departments have identified 4 preliminary action axes: improvement of health and performance of football players, application of new technologies, efficiency of sport infrastructures and training of data scientists in sport.

The collaboration between Athletic Club and BCAM was established in 2018 thanks to the BIOK! challenge of Beaz in which it was proposed a project that would contribute to the prevention and management of player injuries using new technologies. The collaboration helped to develop a new working line that today is translated into a three-year agreement signed by both entities.

For more information: http://www.bcamath.org/en/