Dr Raimundo Sanchez
Research Fellow
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
+61 7 344 33778
Researcher biography
Research Fellow at The University of Queensland specialising in wearable and human movement analytics, with expertise in signal processing, applied machine learning, and real-world validation.
My work focuses on how movement, stress, sleep, and pain interact over time, using longitudinal modelling and wearable sensors to study mechanisms behind chronic pain flare-ups. I build data pipelines and analytical frameworks that make wearable-derived measures more reliable in free-living conditions.
Key areas:
- Wearable sensor analytics (IMU, GNSS, heart rate and HRV)
- Signal validation and benchmarking in real-world settings
- Longitudinal modelling of behaviour and physiology
- Field-based biomechanics and endurance movement research
I also lead Metric Trails, a research and standards effort focused on high-precision trail measurement and terrain analytics to improve reproducibility, safety, and fairness in trail and mountain running research.
I collaborate with academic and industry teams interested in wearable validation, study design, and robust modelling for real-world health and performance applications.
Book Chapter
Sanchez, Raimundo, Zuniga, Sofia, Morales, Javier, Monsalve, Rafaella and Valenzuela, Luis (2024). Evaluación de la accesibilidad a la montaña en el Gran Santiago (Evaluation of mountain accessibility in Greater Santiago). Accesibilidad para ciudades equitativas. (pp. 295-314) edited by Carolina Rojas, Giovanni Vecchio and Felipe Ladrón de Guevara. Santiago, Chile: RIL Editores. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.17460141
Journal Articles
King, Marguerite H., Sanchez, Raimundo, Watson, Kate, Smith, Michelle D. and Vicenzino, Bill (2026). Quantifying women’s water polo overhead movement volumes using inertial measurement units and machine learning techniques: a cross-sectional study. Scientific Reports, 16 (1) 5773, 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-36402-8
Gajardo-Burgos, Rubén, Sánchez, Raimundo, Besomi, Manuela, Viljoen, Carel, Janse van Rensburg, Dina C. and Bascour-Sandoval, Claudio (2025). Psychological Profile of Trail Runners Associated With Running-Related Injuries: A Prospective Study. Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach 19417381251397950, 1-10. doi: 10.1177/19417381251397950
Sanchez, Raimundo, Nieto, Claudio, Leppe, Jaime, Gabbett, Tim and Besomi, Manuela (2025). Associations between training load, heart rate variability, perceptual fatigue, sleep, and injury in endurance athletes during a 12-week training mesocycle. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 20 (5), 1918-1928. doi: 10.1177/17479541251335613
Montt-Blanchard, Denise, Giraudo, Franco and Sánchez, Raimundo (2025). "Managing Type 1 diabetes during marathons: a case study on glucose monitoring and technology failures". Canadian Journal of Diabetes, 49 (4), 279-281.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjd.2025.02.006
Sanchez, Raimundo, Egli, Pascal E., Jornet, Kilian, Duggan, Michael and Besomi, Manuela (2025). How fractal complexity distorts distance and elevation gain in trail and mountain running: the case for course measurement standardization. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology. doi: 10.1177/17543371251341660
Hodges, Paul W., Sanchez, Raimundo, Pritchard, Shane, Turnbull, Adam, Hahne, Andrew and Ford, Jon (2025). Towards validation of clinical measures to discriminate between Nociceptive, Neuropathic and Nociplastic pain: cluster analysis of a cohort with chronic musculoskeletal pain. The Clinical Journal of Pain, 41 (5) e1281. doi: 10.1097/ajp.0000000000001281
King, Marguerite H., Sanchez, Raimundo, Watson, Kate, Smith, Michelle and Vicenzino, Bill (2025). Inertial measurement unit use for elite women’s water polo upper limb external training monitoring: an observational study. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 11 (1) e000333. doi: 10.1249/tjx.0000000000000333
Nieto-Jiménez, Claudio, Espinoza-Salinas, A., Valenzuela Pérez, Diego, Sánchez, Raimundo and Besomi, Manuela (2023). Carga de entrenamiento y variabilidad de la frecuencia cardiaca en una exposición aguda a la hipoxia hipobárica: estudio de caso. SPORT TK-Revista EuroAmericana de Ciencias del Deporte, 12, 8-8. doi: 10.6018/sportk.597591
Montt, Denise, Onetto, María Teresa and Sánchez, Raimundo (2023). Individualized visual narratives: type 1 diabetes management strategies among three runners in the London Marathon. InfoDesign: Brazilian journal of information design, 20 (2), 1-20. doi: 10.51358/id.v20i2.1111
Montt-Blanchard, Denise, Sánchez, Raimundo, Dubois-Camacho, Karen, Leppe, Jaime and Onetto, María Teresa (2023). Hypoglycemia and glycemic variability of people with type 1 diabetes with lower and higher physical activity loads in free-living conditions using continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion with predictive low-glucose suspend system. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 11 (2) e003082, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2022-003082
Lopez, Andrea and Sánchez, Raimundo (2023). Not so rebel after all: Profiling personality traits in mountain running athletes. Retos, 48 (48), 532-544. doi: 10.47197/retos.v48.95734
Nieto-Jiménez, Claudio, Sánchez, Raimundo, Besomi, Manuela and Naranjo-Orellana, Jose (2023). Un año de seguimiento con frecuencia cardiaca variabilidad de la en trail runners. Revista Internacional de Medicina y Ciencias de la Actividad Fisica y del Deporte, 23 (89), 446-457. doi: 10.15366/rimcafd2023.89.031
Sánchez, Raimundo, Briones, María José, Gamboa, Alexis, Monsalve, Rafaella, Berroeta, Denis and Valenzuela, Luis (2023). Delimitation of burned areas in Chile based on dNBR thresholds adjusted according to region and land cover. Revista de Teledeteccion, 2023 (61), 43-58. doi: 10.4995/raet.2023.18155
Montt-Blanchard, Denise, Dubois-Camacho, Karen, Costa-Cordella, Stefanella and Sánchez, Raimundo (2022). Domesticating the condition: Design lessons gained from a marathon on how to cope with barriers imposed by type 1 diabetes. Frontiers in Psychology, 13 1013877, 1-19. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1013877
Sánchez, Raimundo and Villena, Marcelo (2020). Comparative evaluation of wearable devices for measuring elevation gain in mountain physical activities. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 234 (4), 312-319. doi: 10.1177/1754337120918975
Sánchez, Raimundo and Nieto-Jimenez, Claudio (2020). Uso de dispositivos digitales en el seguimiento de un Trail Runner. Estudio de caso (Use of digital devices to follow a Trail Runner. Case study). Retos (38), 582-586. doi: 10.47197/retos.v38i38.77105
Sanchez, Raimundo and Nieto-Jimenez, Claudio (2020). Use of digital devices to follow a Trail Runner. Case study. Retos-Nuevas Tendencias En Educacion Fisica Deporte Y Recreacion (38), 582-586.
Sánchez, Raimundo and Nieto-Jiménez, Claudio (2020). Use of digital devices to follow a Trail Runner. Case study Uso de dispositivos digitales en el seguimiento de un Trail Runner. Estudio de caso. Retos, 83, 582-586. doi: 10.47197/retos.v38i38.77105
Rodríguez-Valdecantos, Gustavo, Manzano, Marlene, Sánchez, Raimundo, Urbina, Felipe, Hengst, Martha B., Lardies, Marco Antonio, Ruz, Gonzalo A. and González, Bernardo (2017). Early successional patterns of bacterial communities in soil microcosms reveal changes in bacterial community composition and network architecture, depending on the successional condition. Applied Soil Ecology, 120, 44-54. doi: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2017.07.015
Garreton, Matias and Sánchez, Raimundo (2016). Identifying an optimal analysis level in multiscalar regionalization: A study case of social distress in Greater Santiago. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, 56, 14-24. doi: 10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2015.10.007
Conference Papers
Sanchez, Raimundo, Nieto-Jimenez, Claudio and Riveros-Matthey, Cristian (2025). High-Precision Mapping of Mountain Terrain for Human Locomotion Research: A Multimodal Geospatial Framework. 2025 15th IEEE International Conference on Pattern Recognition Systems (ICPRS), Valparaiso,Viña del Mar, Chile, 1-4 December 2025. Piscataway, NJ United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/icprs66293.2025.11302827
King, M., Sanchez, R., Watson, K., Smith, M. and Vicenzino, B. (2025). Can a season’s quantity of upper limb movements in elite women’s water polo be measured by inertial measurement units and machine learning? A feasibility study. 2025 ASICS SMA Conference, Hobart, TAS, Australia, 29 - 1 November 2025. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2025.07.159
Diaz, Claudio, Sanchez, Matias, Arce, Roberto and Sanchez, Raimundo (2025). Classifying physical activity types using only GPS data: towards improving fair play on fitness platforms. IGARSS 2025 - 2025 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 3-8 August 2025. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/igarss55030.2025.11243045
Sanchez, Raimundo, Egli, Pascal, Besomi, Manuela and Truffello, Ricardo (2024). Assessing the impact of digital elevation model resolution on elevation gain estimations in trail running. International Conference on Electrical, Computer, and Energy Technologies, ICECET 2024, Sydney, Australia, 25-27 July 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/icecet61485.2024.10698606
Sanchez, Raimundo (2024). Analysing gait transition dynamics in uphill trail running from wearable devices. 42nd International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Conference, Salzburg, Austria, 15-19 July 2024. Marquette, MI, United States: Northern Michigan University.
Jovel, Carlos and Sánchez, Raimundo (2016). Today's agenda: Building LATAM: Our history. Airline Group of the International Federation of Operations Research Societies (AGIFORS).