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Brown CS Undergraduates Win First Place In YHack 2024’s Healthcare Track

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Over the weekend of October 5, three Brown CS undergraduates, Noah Kim, Sean Kim, and Eric Yoon, won first place in the Healthcare Track at Yale University’s annual hackathon, dubbed YHack, with their personal project fueled by artificial intelligence.

YHack 2024 was the second hackathon that each of these students had attended, and they decided to take on the Healthcare Track with their project, titled Fivi, an artificial intelligence personal therapist and trainer designed to make fitness more accessible, engaging, and effective.

“YHack was a whirlwind experience. We went in with a bold idea that we knew would be challenging,” Noah says. “Every time we fixed something, there was a sense of extreme accomplishment only to be crushed by three harder problems that sent us back into a cave to embark upon another agonizingly somewhat painful but exciting multi-hour exploration. Through a full day and night of working, we ended with a product we’re genuinely proud of.”

Utilizing computer vision and OpenAI’s new voice API, Fivi provides real-time feedback on exercise form, corrects posture, offers personalized workout tips, and acts as a workout companion to keep users motivated and engaged, according to Eric. 

“The challenges we faced pushed us to innovate and grow together, and seeing our hard work recognized amidst such incredible projects was truly rewarding,” Sean says. “I’m grateful for the experience and the amount I have learned throughout the hackathon”

Despite technical challenges that kept the team working into the early morning, Fivi was awarded first place in the Healthcare Track and an additional sponsor award from ActualFood, LLC, which offered the three paid internships for them to delve deeper into this passion project.

“Having others recognize the work and potential of your project is a gratifying feeling, especially given the number of impressive healthcare projects at the hackathon,” Eric says. “Nothing beats building something meaningful with close friends and I feel grateful that others found our project meaningful as well.”

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