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Project Introduction

The AI-Powered Athletics initiative is a partnership between the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering (COE) and the University Athletic Association (UAA). This project is examining the needs of athletes, coaches, and staff for utilizing data to improve wellness and performance. We are building a databank of wearable sensor, health, nutrition, and sports performance data of student-athletes, and making novel advances in data privacy and security for student athletes.

Project Description

The AI-Powered Athletics project works with health, nutrition, and sports performance data collected by UAA - including wearable sensors from practices and games. While this data is greatly under-analyzed and under-utilized, our research team’s proposed treatment can produce significant benefits for team performance, student-athlete health, and well-being. We will organize, distribute, and analyze the rich UF student-athlete data in close partnership with coaches, staff, and athletes themselves. We are investigating ways in which coaching staff and athletes leverage data to advance athletes’ and teams’ performance and wellbeing.

publications

2025
[5]	Investigating How Recreational Cyclists Engage with Sport Tracking Technologies to Prepare for Endurance Events. Mollie Brewer, Nadia S. J. Morrow, Xuening Peng, Oluwatomisin Obajemu, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Juan E. Gilbert. Annual Conference on Human-Computer Interaction and Sports (SportsHCI 2025), November 17-19, 2025, Enschede, Netherlands, 2025. [bib] [doi]
[4]	Mapping the Flow of Information from Continuous Wearables: Insights from Elite Collegiate Athletes in the United States. Kevin Childs, Mollie Brewer, Spencer Thomas, Celeste Wilkins, Jennifer A. Nichols, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Kevin R. B. Butler. Annual Conference on Human-Computer Interaction and Sports (SportsHCI 2025), November 17-19, 2025, Enschede, Netherlands, 2025. [bib] [doi]
[3]	A Qualitative Examination of the Evolving Role of Sports Technology in Collegiate Coaching. Mollie Brewer, Kevin Childs, Celeste Wilkins, Zachary R. Smith, Spencer Thomas, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Jennifer A. Nichols, Garrett F. Beatty, Daniel P. Ferris. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, vol. 7, 2025, pp. 1644099. [bib] [doi]
[2]	Coach, Data Analyst, and Protector: Exploring Data Practices of Collegiate Coaching Staff. Mollie Brewer, Kevin Childs, Celeste Wilkins, Spencer Thomas, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Jennifer A. Nichols, Kevin R.B. Butler, Garrett Beatty, Daniel P. Ferris. CHI '25 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, April 26-May 1, 2025, Yokohama, Japan, 2025. [bib] [doi]
2024
[1]	Sport Science Meets Cycling HCI: Rethinking Visualizations for Cycling Performance Metrics. Mollie Brewer, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer. Honolulu '24: CHI Workshop Learning from Cycling: Discovering Lessons Learned from CyclingHCI, May 11-16, 2024, Honolulu, HI, 2024. [bib]