Scott Nestler

Professor

nestler.scott@ufl.edu

Gainesville FL UNITED STATES
College of Health and Human Performance

Scott Nestler is a business analytics “pracademic” (practitioner-academic), with experience in government, the private sector, and academia.

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Biography

Scott Nestler is spearheading the integration of sport analytics across UF’s academic landscape and its athletic programs. His unique position bridges the gap between the academic expertise at UF and the practical, data-driven needs of the University Athletics Association (UAA). This is part of UF’s broader AI & Sport initiative, which aims to revolutionize the intersection of artificial intelligence and athletics. This initiative leverages AI to enhance athletic performance, improve injury prevention, and optimize sports management strategies.

Areas of Expertise

Simluation

Prescriptive Modeling

Data Science

Business Analytics

Sports Analytics

Performance Analytics

Statistics

Predictive Modeling

Optimization

Social

Articles

Introducing the metalog distributions

Significance

Scott Nestler, et. al

2022-11-21

One might think of the history of probability distributions as a progression of individual developments towards greater shape and bounds flexibility for fitting to data. The normal distribution (1756) laid the foundation for much of the development of classical statistics.

Mathletics: How Gamblers, Managers, and Fans Use Mathematics in Sports

Princeton University Press

Wayne L. Winston, et. al

2022-02-22

Mathletics reveals the mathematical methods top coaches and managers use to evaluate players and improve team performance, and gives math enthusiasts the practical skills they need to enhance their understanding and enjoyment of their favorite sports—and maybe even gain the outside edge to winning bets.