Any fellow computer scientists want to work on an open source running software?

OP wrote:

I was thinking of designing a machine learning algorithm to predict/prevent injuries. Maybe it could work on the fitbit system as they already have APIs available to access HR, mileage, etc. Let me know if anyone else is interested, it would be a really cool project.

No offense but you are asking for the wrong expertise for this project.

Why's that? I literally do this stuff for a living.

I'm interested. Got an email?

Maybe. I would be more interested if it wasn't open source.

What is the point? This doesn't sound useful at all.

Email me at eswallace@comcast.net

Apparently Connor Winter works on something like this, http://www.cubuffs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=210930138

OP wrote:

I was thinking of designing a machine learning algorithm to predict/prevent injuries. Maybe it could work on the fitbit system as they already have APIs available to access HR, mileage, etc. Let me know if anyone else is interested, it would be a really cool project.

I am about to start working on a fitbit project that requires coding skills. Send me your email. - Thanks.

Not sure how to get your email, but I already posted mine.

OP wrote:

I was thinking of designing a machine learning algorithm to predict/prevent injuries. .

You must think highly of yourself to think you could do that?

Email me at the link above.

NoVA No wrote:

OP wrote:

I was thinking of designing a machine learning algorithm to predict/prevent injuries. .

You must think highly of yourself to think you could do that?

Its rather standard material in an advanced undergrad CS curriculum.

My $0.02:

The software is the easy part. Data is the hard part. Good luck.

CSstudent wrote:

NoVA No wrote:

You must think highly of yourself to think you could do that?

Its rather standard material in an advanced undergrad CS curriculum.

Seriously... What's up with all these neckbeards?

Why not just put the project up on github and add a link here. You'd potentially get some talented people who don't know about this forum to contribute.

crete wrote:

My $0.02:

The software is the easy part. Data is the hard part. Good luck.

+1.

Again, what is the point of such a software? Would someone buy it just so it could tell them "Don't run so much, you may get hurt."

There are at least 50 other applications that would be helpful to runners.

Been in your shoes wrote:

crete wrote:

My $0.02:

The software is the easy part. Data is the hard part. Good luck.

+1.

Again, what is the point of such a software? Would someone buy it just so it could tell them "Don't run so much, you may get hurt."

There are at least 50 other applications that would be helpful to runners.

Who said anything about buying? It would be open source. You could download and use it whenever you want. Why would you not download it and try it out.

Script pgrmrs is alls you need. No 'science' is necessary.

Interesting Stuff wrote:

Been in your shoes wrote:

+1.

Again, what is the point of such a software? Would someone buy it just so it could tell them "Don't run so much, you may get hurt."

There are at least 50 other applications that would be helpful to runners.

Who said anything about buying? It would be open source. You could download and use it whenever you want. Why would you not download it and try it out.

Because it's a waste of time? I don't see the purpose.

OP wrote:

Why's that? I literally do this stuff for a living.

I have no doubt about your ability to code the algorithm. I have serious doubts about your ability to understand what will lead to injury and how to predict it. Thus I was suggesting you find people with other areas of expertise for this project.