Research Opportunities

Explore academic research and publication pathways through hands-on projects

Fitness Tech provides opportunities for students to engage in academic research through hands-on project development, data collection, and analysis. While we're building these research pathways, members will have the chance to contribute to meaningful work in wearable technology and AI fitness applications.

UW Undergraduate Research

  • Present at Spring Research Symposium (May 2026)
  • Build portfolio for grad school applications

Conference Presentations

  • IEEE Region 6 Student Conference (Spring 2026)
  • ACM Student Research Competition

Faculty Collaboration

Coming Soon

We're working to establish faculty partnerships for mentorship and academic guidance.

Expected Research Process

Our anticipated 6-month research cycle for project development and academic output

1

Build

Nov - Jan

Create working prototypes through iterative hardware and software development

  • Hardware prototyping
  • Sensor integration
  • Mobile app development
  • System testing
2

Data Collection

Feb - Mar

Collect user data and validate accuracy of biometric measurements

  • User testing sessions
  • Data validation protocols
  • Accuracy benchmarking
  • Dataset compilation
3

Analysis

Mar - Apr

Process collected data and train machine learning models

  • Data preprocessing
  • Statistical analysis
  • ML model training
  • Results interpretation
4

Documentation

Apr - May

Write research documentation and prepare presentations

  • Research documentation
  • Presentation preparation
  • Results visualization
  • Conference submissions

Research Focus Areas

Biometric Accuracy

Validating heart rate and motion tracking accuracy against medical-grade devices

Exercise Recognition

Training ML models to classify different exercise types from motion sensor data

User Experience

Studying wearability, comfort, and usability of fitness tracking devices

Data Processing

Developing efficient algorithms for real-time biometric data analysis

Research Team Roles

Data Collection

Design and conduct user testing sessions to gather biometric and motion data

Literature Review

Research existing studies on wearable fitness technology and biometric accuracy

Data Analysis

Process and analyze collected data using statistical methods and visualization tools

Documentation

Write research reports, create presentations, and prepare conference submissions

Interested in Research?

Join our research team and contribute to academic exploration of fitness technology.

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