Lecture 'Meet the Expert - Optimizing Sports Tournament Design'

For whom
Employees , Students
When
07-09-2026 from 15:00 to 16:30
Where
Room 1.4, Tweekerkenstraat 2, 9000 Ghent
Language
English
Organizer
Department of Business Informatics and Operations Management - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
Contact
dries.goossens@ugent.be

Two expert talks on optimizing sports tournaments, covering scheduling, fairness, tournament formats, and insights from the FIFA World Cup.

This event will feature two presentations:

  • 'Scheduling sports tournaments with different court types' by Prof. Sigrid Knust (Universität Osnabrück),
  • 'How to design an optimal tournament: Insights from the FIFA World Cup' by Prof. László Csató (Corvinus University of Budapest).

While the seminar is open to everyone, we particularly encourage PhD students to attend.

Participation is free of charge, thanks to the support of Ghent University's Doctoral Schools.