World Congress 2026 Europe • Jul 10, 2026 • Session details

What time is it? The mysterious clocks of sports and other things we do.

Clemens Vasters

Still defaulting to UTC for temporal data? Discover why mapping chaotic physical events to custom logical clocks is the true secret behind accurate real-time data pipelines.

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#1 about 2 min

Challenges of anchoring match data to standard wall clocks

Relying on scheduled kick-off times causes inaccurate temporal alignments because real matches rarely start punctually.

#2 about 4 min

Synchronizing broadcast feeds and multi-channel data overlays

Aligning manual game clocks with delayed television broadcast streams requires dedicated synchronization adjustments across audio and video sources.

#3 about 2 min

Decoupling match events from precise chronological history

Tracing historical scoring moments to an exact universal timestamp becomes impossible because undocumented downtime obscures true match duration.

#4 about 2 min

Establishing multi-day artificial clocks for continuous stream analytics

Mapping discrete match halves across separate epoch days allows continuous stream analytics systems to automatically resolve conflicting data aggregation windows.

#5 about 1 min

Rendering timelines against stretching and contracting sporting periods

Mapping visual pixel coordinates across inherently unpredictable overtime segment durations complicates front-end data representation.

#6 about 2 min

Modeling net playing time for physiological performance analysis

Actively separating live continuous play portions from match stoppages dictates effective strategies regarding physiological recovery and stamina exertion.

#7 about 2 min

Analyzing alternative temporal models through turns and track distance

Turn-based progressions and literal physical track lengths often provide mathematically reliable alternatives to fluid countdown systems.

Matching moments

3:51 min

Designing flexible APIs for discontinuous temporal data structures

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +3 · LIVE

4:29 min

Shifting data analytics from monetization to player experience design

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2:33 min

Solving real-time analytics challenges in embedded finance applications

Akmal Chaudhri Akmal Chaudhri · LIVE

2:46 min

Handling relative time formats and temporal formatting APIs

Chris Heilmann Chris Heilmann +2 · LIVE

3:02 min

Core use cases for representing points in time

Marco Sieben Marco Sieben · Europe 2026 Virtual

2:05 min

Managing raw game event execution and payload structures

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