Buffalo State Data Talk

Episode 5: Sports technology, providing usable data, an interview with Katherine Aiken from the University at Buffalo division of Athletics technology

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December 1, 2020
Buffalo State Data Talk
Episode 5: Sports technology, providing usable data, an interview with Katherine Aiken from the University at Buffalo division of Athletics technology
 
Episode 5 features Katherine Aiken, the Director of Technology Services and Performance Technology for University at Buffalo Athletics. Kathy talks about how she became involved in sports technology, the importance of providing data and technology that is the right fit, and finding a your niche.
0:00 Introduction 
1:08 Technology services in athletics 
2:12 What Kathy does 
5:44 Athletics technology team, their roles and background 
7:32 Kathy’s background 
10:20 Best part of working in sports technology 
11:19 Types of technology used in different sports 
15:22 Monitoring health 
16:21 Different areas in sports technology 
17:41 Analyzing the data 
21:34 How to get started in sports technology 
23:44 New technologies 
25:00 Why Kathy chooses to live and work in Buffalo NY 
25:38 Outro 
 
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