Cailbhe Doherty is Assistant Professor at University College Dublin
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- I am a researcher and Assistant Professor at the University College Dublin School of Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science.
- My expertise lies in the areas of wearable technologies, machine learning, and sports science.
- I am currently focused on research, teaching, and supervising doctoral and master’s level students.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/cailbhe-doherty-9082baba/?originalSubdomain=ie
We found Cailbhe Doherty in an Interview about Fitness Trackers in the Tages Anzeiger Zurich. The article was published on 9.10.2024:
- Pedometer, heart rate monitor, sleep tracker: Interview about wearables from Apple, Fitbit or Garmin
- Do you measure your step count or even your sleep? This expert warns against this.
- Sports scientist Cailbhe Doherty examined how accurate the devices from Apple, Fitbit and Garmin are.
- His conclusion is ambivalent – and yet he also praises them.
- Studies show that many wearables are inaccurate and often unvalidated.
- Excessive self-monitoring can lead to negative effects, especially when it comes to sleep.
- Company privacy practices are critical to purchasing
Cailbhe Doherty wrote also several papers about fitness trackers:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=iM9ug6IAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
as for instance:
The Validity of Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 for Serial Measurements of Heart Rate Variability and Resting Heart Rate
Bridging Gaps in Wearable Technology for Exercise and Health professionals: A brief review