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Pedal Florida is an initiative to increase Floridians’ physical activity through outdoor social cycling. In the LearnDialogue lab we are investigating ways in which novel and AI-powered technologies can support both novice and experienced cyclists in achieving their physical activity goals. The research results will inform the design of technologies that support cyclists in planning and conducting social rides. Within this initiative, we have undertaken a Florida Department of Health funded research study to benefit Florida’s citizens, who include more than 200,000 cancer survivors. Even after fighting their battle with cancer, these survivors continue to face increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Extensive research shows the benefits of physical activity in combatting these risks, yet many cancer survivors lead sedentary lives. We aim to increase physical activity and social connectedness with an innovative citizen-led mentoring approach focused on cycling and facilitated by leading-edge technology. By partnering with cancer survivors in citizen-led cycling clubs already in existence throughout the state, the intervention is intended to be self-sustaining at a low cost after it is well established.

Learn more at the Pedal Florida website.

publications

2025
[3]	Benefits and Drawbacks of Sharing Heart Rate Data during Collaborative Exercise: A Qualitative Study. Wesly Ménard, Kevin Childs, Oluwatomisin Obajemu, Toni V. Earle-Randell, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer. Proceedings of the 19th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare (PervasiveHealth 2025), 2025. [bib]
2024
[2]	Cycling is a Collaborative Sport and Cycling HCI Needs More Collaboration Research. Maedeh Agharazidermani, Wesly Ménard, Hannah A. Lavoie, Lincoln Lu, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Danielle E. Jake-Schoffman. Honolulu '24: CHI Workshop Learning from Cycling: Discovering Lessons Learned from CyclingHCI, Honolulu, HI, 2024. [bib]
2023
[1]	Exploring Real-Time Collaborative Heart Rate Displays for Cycling Partners. Maedeh Agharazidermani, Lincoln Lu, Kristy Elizabeth Boyer. Proceedings of the 2023 ACM International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction, 2023, pp. 1-7. [bib]