We are proud to celebrate an outstanding research achievement by second-year Systems and Biomedical Engineering students, Fady Nasser and Ahmed Anan, under the supervision of Dr. Tamer Basha. Their research paper, “The Right Place at the Right Time: Reinforcement Learning for Tactical Positioning in Football”, has been shortlisted as a candidate for the icSPORTS 2026 Best Student Paper Award, based on the reviewers’ evaluation of the submitted work.

icSPORTS – the International Conference on Sport Sciences Research and Technology Support is an international multidisciplinary conference bringing together researchers, engineers, sports professionals, and industry to advance technology-driven innovation in sport. The conference spans areas including artificial intelligence and data in sports, sports medicine and rehabilitation technologies, biomechanics, performance analysis, and coaching support. The 2026 edition will be held on 26–27 October 2026 in Angers, France.

The Systems and Biomedical Engineering Department proudly celebrates this remarkable achievement and wishes the team continued success as their work competes for the icSPORTS 2026 Best Student Paper Award.


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