Dr. Sam Robertson, Head of Research and Innovation at the Western Bulldogs AFL Club

Dr. Sam Robertson holds a joint appointment as a Principal Research Fellow at Victoria University and the Head of Research and Innovation at the Western Bulldogs Football Club. Sam has worked as a sport scientist in various institute roles in both Australia and the United Kingdom, before returning to Australia to undertake applied roles in Australian football (AFL) and golf. He currently supervises PhD students, with research predominantly focusing on the application of machine learning to performance and business problems in elite sport. Sam spoke to our Sydney office about the use of analytics, data science, and machine learning in sport.