Baseball and uncertainty: KC Royals analytics director to talk at Notre Dame | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Baseball and uncertainty: KC Royals analytics director to talk at Notre Dame Baseball and uncertainty: KC Royals analytics director to talk at Notre Dame Published: October 04, 2018 Author: Carol Elliott Daniel Mack Daniel Mack, the senior director of quantitative analysis/amateur scouting for the Kansas City Royals professional baseball team, will deliver a talk, “You Always See Something New: Baseball and Uncertainty,” at the University of Notre Dame at 7 p.m. Oct. 11 (Thursday). The talk will take place in the Carey Auditorium in the Hesburgh Library. The event is free and open to the public. Mack, who earned his bachelor’s degree in computer science from Notre Dame in 2006, was hired by the Royals in 2013 as an analyst in baseball analytics. He later became director of baseball analytics/research science, a role he held for three seasons before he was promoted in 2018 to his current position. He works closely with the quantitative analysis staff to assist with research and development across all areas of baseball operations with a focus on amateur scouting. Prior to accepting the job with Kansas City, Mack obtained a doctorate in computer science from Vanderbilt University. His dissertation focused on machine learning and anomaly detection. While pursuing his doctorate, Mack worked as a research assistant at the Institute for Software Integrated Systems, where he and his research group won the NASA Associate Administrator Award for Technology and Innovation for work combining machine learning with fault diagnosis. The Notre Dame Sports Analytics Club promotes awareness of and opportunities in the burgeoning area of sports analytics to Notre Dame students. The club hosts speaker events on campus featuring industry professionals who discuss career opportunities as well as current trends in sport analytics, sport performance and sport science. The club is jointly sponsored by the Notre Dame Athletics Department and the Department of Information Technology, Analytics and Operations in the Mendoza College of Business. For more information about Mack’s talk, contact Michael Vanic (mvanic@nd.edu), Notre Dame Sports Analytics Club events and publicity coordinator. Originally published by Carol Elliott at mendoza.nd.edu on Oct. 3. Posted In: University News Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 Congresswoman Liz Cheney to speak at Notre Dame on the future of democracy September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 22, 2022 ND Forum keynote event to feature Emmy Award-winning actors in Theater of War Productions’ presentation of ‘The Suppliants’ in Notre Dame Stadium September 21, 2022 In annual address to faculty, Father Jenkins outlines campus-wide vision for elevating excellence September 15, 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc. grant helps to expand Notre Dame pre-college programs for Hoosier high school students For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn