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

Coming Soon

We're working to establish conference presentation opportunities.

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

Find or Build

Nov - Jan

Identify research gaps in fitness technology and build prototypes to address them

  • Literature review
  • Gap identification
  • Prototype development
  • Initial testing
2

Data Collection

Feb - Mar

Collect data using hardware from the engineering team and software team's frontend app

  • Hardware sensor deployment
  • Frontend app data sampling
  • User testing sessions
  • Dataset compilation
3

Analysis

Mar - Apr

Analyze collected data to draw meaningful insights and conclusions

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

Documentation

Apr - May

Document findings and prepare research presentations

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

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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