Dimitri Perrin
@dperrin.bsky.social
Co-Director, QUT Centre for Data Science.
Head of Data Science, Queensland Reds.
Data Science, Machine Learning and AI applied to health, biology, and sports.
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Head of Data Science, Queensland Reds.
Data Science, Machine Learning and AI applied to health, biology, and sports.
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My analysis of the draw is up. Read on to see who got the easiest or toughest draw, and why we might have a South Africa v England final. #RWC2027draw #RWC2027
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
So, what do we make of that Rugby World Cup draw?
Two years out, which set of supporters should be most excited? (spoiler: all of them, it's the World Cup!)
open.substack.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
My analysis of the draw is up. Read on to see who got the easiest or toughest draw, and why we might have a South Africa v England final. #RWC2027draw #RWC2027
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
My plan is to have an analysis of the pools within a few minutes of the draw. All the code is ready. I just need them to start the draw! #RWC2027Draw
December 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
My plan is to have an analysis of the pools within a few minutes of the draw. All the code is ready. I just need them to start the draw! #RWC2027Draw
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Air
Bell X1
Gemma Hayes
Ryuichi Sakamoto
U2
Air
Bell X1
Gemma Hayes
Ryuichi Sakamoto
U2
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Deichkind
BORIS
Björk
Japanische Kampfhörspiele
Olafur Arnalds
Deichkind
BORIS
Björk
Japanische Kampfhörspiele
Olafur Arnalds
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Pixies
Breeders & Nirvana
Bikini Kill
Sonic Youth
Shonen Knife
Pixies
Breeders & Nirvana
Bikini Kill
Sonic Youth
Shonen Knife
November 29, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen
Air
Bell X1
Gemma Hayes
Ryuichi Sakamoto
U2
Air
Bell X1
Gemma Hayes
Ryuichi Sakamoto
U2
Just arrived in Sydney for the ADSN conference, hosted by @sydneyprecisionds.bsky.social. If you’re here too, let’s catch up during the breaks.
Our Centre is represented on all 3 days. Today, you’ll hear from our members during the “fast-forward” presentations and the poster session.
Our Centre is represented on all 3 days. Today, you’ll hear from our members during the “fast-forward” presentations and the poster session.
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Just arrived in Sydney for the ADSN conference, hosted by @sydneyprecisionds.bsky.social. If you’re here too, let’s catch up during the breaks.
Our Centre is represented on all 3 days. Today, you’ll hear from our members during the “fast-forward” presentations and the poster session.
Our Centre is represented on all 3 days. Today, you’ll hear from our members during the “fast-forward” presentations and the poster session.
Just arrived in London. So far, two English jerseys and five South African ones.
Now to find a good place to watch the games. Any recommendations near Wimbledon? Ideally somewhere that would have decent numbers of Irish and/or Australian, so that I’m not alone cheering for these two teams.
Now to find a good place to watch the games. Any recommendations near Wimbledon? Ideally somewhere that would have decent numbers of Irish and/or Australian, so that I’m not alone cheering for these two teams.
November 1, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Just arrived in London. So far, two English jerseys and five South African ones.
Now to find a good place to watch the games. Any recommendations near Wimbledon? Ideally somewhere that would have decent numbers of Irish and/or Australian, so that I’m not alone cheering for these two teams.
Now to find a good place to watch the games. Any recommendations near Wimbledon? Ideally somewhere that would have decent numbers of Irish and/or Australian, so that I’m not alone cheering for these two teams.
So far today, I have spent longer in airports than in the air, but it is all about to change with a massive 18-hour flight from Perth to London. Wish me luck! 😴
October 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
So far today, I have spent longer in airports than in the air, but it is all about to change with a massive 18-hour flight from Perth to London. Wish me luck! 😴
I have looked at Australia’s path to a top seed for the RWC draw. If they can’t win all games, how many are enough?
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
Australia’s path to a top seed for the RWC draw
If the Wallabies can't win all games, how many are enough?
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I have looked at Australia’s path to a top seed for the RWC draw. If they can’t win all games, how many are enough?
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
Off to the UK, where the weather probably won’t be great, so Brisbane has decided to help my transition (from yesterday’s 38.5°C) by making this morning wet and miserable. Sorry everyone, it might be my fault.
October 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Off to the UK, where the weather probably won’t be great, so Brisbane has decided to help my transition (from yesterday’s 38.5°C) by making this morning wet and miserable. Sorry everyone, it might be my fault.
I’m working on an update of my rankings simulator, to look more closely at the path to a top-6 for the Wallabies. Now that they have “only” four games left, it is more manageable to look at specific combinations of results. I should be able to post that later today.
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’m working on an update of my rankings simulator, to look more closely at the path to a top-6 for the Wallabies. Now that they have “only” four games left, it is more manageable to look at specific combinations of results. I should be able to post that later today.
I think I’ve seen a @bmcsport.bsky.social in the wild. Or an excellent lookalike. Or I need coffee. 😅
October 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I think I’ve seen a @bmcsport.bsky.social in the wild. Or an excellent lookalike. Or I need coffee. 😅
As we are about to embark on a big month of Test rugby, I have looked at what is at play for each team:
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
A big month of international rugby
What can data tell us about potential goals and approaches for each team?
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
As we are about to embark on a big month of Test rugby, I have looked at what is at play for each team:
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
If you are coming to our Centre showcase today (see you soon!), stop at The Cube on level 4 to discover some of our work. And don’t miss out the morning tea featuring native ingredients, shortly after the official opening.
October 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
If you are coming to our Centre showcase today (see you soon!), stop at The Cube on level 4 to discover some of our work. And don’t miss out the morning tea featuring native ingredients, shortly after the official opening.
If you are coming to IDW, you will see many of our Centre members Monday-Thursday, but you can also join us on Friday for further networking: events.humanitix.com/screens-stor...
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 AM
If you are coming to IDW, you will see many of our Centre members Monday-Thursday, but you can also join us on Friday for further networking: events.humanitix.com/screens-stor...
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And it's posted! If you're interested and eligible, please consider applying through the UMD portal: umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j....
If you're a PI working in algorithmic genomics (& you can recommend my lab to your top graduating students ;P), please let them know!
If you're a PI working in algorithmic genomics (& you can recommend my lab to your top graduating students ;P), please let them know!
October 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
And it's posted! If you're interested and eligible, please consider applying through the UMD portal: umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/UMCP/j....
If you're a PI working in algorithmic genomics (& you can recommend my lab to your top graduating students ;P), please let them know!
If you're a PI working in algorithmic genomics (& you can recommend my lab to your top graduating students ;P), please let them know!
Australia dropped to 7th, but looking at a single week does not give you the whole picture. You need to look at all possible results, so it is time to update the rankings simulations. Everything is still to play for, not just for the TRC. open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
Back to square one?
If everyone is special, no one is.
open.substack.com
September 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Australia dropped to 7th, but looking at a single week does not give you the whole picture. You need to look at all possible results, so it is time to update the rankings simulations. Everything is still to play for, not just for the TRC. open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
This should be a good read. I’m looking forward to it.
That big news I teased yesterday?
I've written a book!
Attacking the Space: Inside Rugby's Tactical and Data Revolution is the book I wanted to read as a rugby obsessive kid. It will be released on the 29th January 2026, the pre-order link is:
geni.us/AttackingThe...
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I've written a book!
Attacking the Space: Inside Rugby's Tactical and Data Revolution is the book I wanted to read as a rugby obsessive kid. It will be released on the 29th January 2026, the pre-order link is:
geni.us/AttackingThe...
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September 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This should be a good read. I’m looking forward to it.
I have updated my simulations to include the two results from the weekend. Great win for the Wallabies, but consistency will be key to get a top-6 seeding. It is still far from certain: open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
A win for the ages, but it does not guarantee top 6
Still a long road ahead before Australia gets a top seed for the World Cup draw
open.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I have updated my simulations to include the two results from the weekend. Great win for the Wallabies, but consistency will be key to get a top-6 seeding. It is still far from certain: open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
First post on substack. I’ve had a look at World Rugby rankings, and what they might look like by the time they really matter (when the RWC draw is made). It’s there: open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
The race for ranking points and a good RWC draw
A simulation-based look into the next few months of international rugby
open.substack.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
First post on substack. I’ve had a look at World Rugby rankings, and what they might look like by the time they really matter (when the RWC draw is made). It’s there: open.substack.com/pub/dimitrip...
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@saramostafavi.bsky.social (@Genentech) & I (@Stanford) r excited to announce co-advised postdoc positions for candidates with deep expertise in ML for bio (especially sequence to function models, causal perturbational models & single cell models). See details below. Pls RT 1/
June 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
@saramostafavi.bsky.social (@Genentech) & I (@Stanford) r excited to announce co-advised postdoc positions for candidates with deep expertise in ML for bio (especially sequence to function models, causal perturbational models & single cell models). See details below. Pls RT 1/
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I can't emphasize how important this is. If you are not an expert or able to check AI outputs you cannot use them safely.
To add to this conversation here is recent work from Anthropic showing that REASONING models are NOT FAITHFUL
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www.anthropic.com/research/rea...
To add to this conversation here is recent work from Anthropic showing that REASONING models are NOT FAITHFUL
mini 🧵
(🔭🧪)
www.anthropic.com/research/rea...
April 27, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I can't emphasize how important this is. If you are not an expert or able to check AI outputs you cannot use them safely.
To add to this conversation here is recent work from Anthropic showing that REASONING models are NOT FAITHFUL
mini 🧵
(🔭🧪)
www.anthropic.com/research/rea...
To add to this conversation here is recent work from Anthropic showing that REASONING models are NOT FAITHFUL
mini 🧵
(🔭🧪)
www.anthropic.com/research/rea...
It was a pleasure to talk to @paulcully.bsky.social a few days ago about my analysis of the Super Rugby Pacific season. His article is now up on the Sydney Morning Herald website: www.smh.com.au/sport/the-nu...
The numbers don’t lie – why Super Rugby is the best club comp in the world
A rugby-loving French data scientist has examined the figures and found that Super Rugby is superior to its European counterparts.
www.smh.com.au
April 11, 2025 at 7:15 AM
It was a pleasure to talk to @paulcully.bsky.social a few days ago about my analysis of the Super Rugby Pacific season. His article is now up on the Sydney Morning Herald website: www.smh.com.au/sport/the-nu...
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I'm planning to attend #ISMBECCB2025 in Liverpool in July and will spend a few days in London beforehand (July 16-19).
If you are around then, let's get coffee? Or invite me to visit your institution?
If you are around then, let's get coffee? Or invite me to visit your institution?
April 9, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I'm planning to attend #ISMBECCB2025 in Liverpool in July and will spend a few days in London beforehand (July 16-19).
If you are around then, let's get coffee? Or invite me to visit your institution?
If you are around then, let's get coffee? Or invite me to visit your institution?
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Great to speak with Queensland Reds hooker Matt Faessler for this week's @rugbypass.bsky.social column.
- Agrees the Reds are yet to show their best in SRP this season
- Cannot wait for the Lions Series - but is battling to not think about it
www.rugbypass.com/plus/matt-fa...
- Agrees the Reds are yet to show their best in SRP this season
- Cannot wait for the Lions Series - but is battling to not think about it
www.rugbypass.com/plus/matt-fa...
Matt Faessler: ‘To be involved in a home World Cup would be just next level’
While Queensland Reds are focused on finessing their playing style in SRP, big rewards loom on the horizon for the Australia hooker.
www.rugbypass.com
April 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Great to speak with Queensland Reds hooker Matt Faessler for this week's @rugbypass.bsky.social column.
- Agrees the Reds are yet to show their best in SRP this season
- Cannot wait for the Lions Series - but is battling to not think about it
www.rugbypass.com/plus/matt-fa...
- Agrees the Reds are yet to show their best in SRP this season
- Cannot wait for the Lions Series - but is battling to not think about it
www.rugbypass.com/plus/matt-fa...
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May 1 we launch this great new tool that allows rugby teams to code games live, track their season and compare themselves to their peers around the world!
Marketed by The Rugby Site, the app is available to all for a yearly subscription.
Marketed by The Rugby Site, the app is available to all for a yearly subscription.
April 7, 2025 at 7:19 AM
May 1 we launch this great new tool that allows rugby teams to code games live, track their season and compare themselves to their peers around the world!
Marketed by The Rugby Site, the app is available to all for a yearly subscription.
Marketed by The Rugby Site, the app is available to all for a yearly subscription.
Everyone is excited about the Super Rugby Pacific season, but why has it been so good? I have crunched some numbers to find out, and you can read about it on RugbyPass here: www.rugbypass.com/news/the-raw...
The raw data that proves Super Rugby Pacific is currently a cut above
To appreciate how unique the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific season has been, we need to look at other seasons and other competitions.
www.rugbypass.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Everyone is excited about the Super Rugby Pacific season, but why has it been so good? I have crunched some numbers to find out, and you can read about it on RugbyPass here: www.rugbypass.com/news/the-raw...