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Pieter Robberechts

@probberechts.bsky.social

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Postdoc @ KU Leuven • Machine Learning × Sports

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Pieter Robberechts @probberechts.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Another paper that we presented this week at MLSA briefly looks in the challenge of modelling out-of-distribution shots with boosted trees (and why TabPFN does it better). dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA2...

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Pieter Robberechts @probberechts.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

(4) teams fail at step one: actually putting the ball over the sideline

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Pieter Robberechts @probberechts.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

2️⃣ We stack these into matrices and apply NMF. This automatically uncovers shared behavioral patterns (i.e., “behavioral building blocks”) across flies such as waking up early or being restless at night.

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Pieter Robberechts @probberechts.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

1️⃣ We convert each fly’s (x,y)-movement into vectors that capture when different behaviors occur (sleeping, eating, walking) throughout the day. Each fly → one vector per behavior.

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Pieter Robberechts @probberechts.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We took that exact idea… and applied it to fruit flies 🪰 Using fly models with Parkinson’s-related mutations, we tracked their behavior over a week.

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Pieter Robberechts @probberechts.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

⚽➡️🧠 It’s a only small step from soccer analytics to Parkinson’s research… Over the past years, I collaborated on a project to improve how we understand Parkinson’s disease. It’s now published in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Curious how soccer fits into this? Read on 👇

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Pieter Robberechts @probberechts.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Had the pleasure of attending the Linköping Hockey Analytics Conference this week. Thought “icing” was just for cakes, but somehow they still let me on stage 😅 Loved the welcoming community and saw lots of familiar ideas with huge potential across sports. #LINHAC

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Pieter Robberechts @probberechts.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

👀 Something's changed at kloppy.pysport.org We’ve completely rewritten and reorganized 𝐤𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐲's documentation, now with: • 🚀 Quickstart Guide for new users • 📖 API Reference for power users Dive in & let us know what you think! @pysport.org 🤩

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