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Exclusive $\omega(782)$ electroproduction, $𝑒𝑝\to 𝑒^′𝑝^′\omega$, plays a crucial role in QCD from the nucleon‑resonance to the factorization regime. At $𝑊 < 2.2$ GeV, the process $𝑁^{*} \to \omega N$ sheds light to baryon structure described by models such as constituent‑quarks, meson‑baryon cloud, and hybrid approach. The CLAS12 experiment in Hall B at CEBAF combines high luminosity and polarized electron beams with large detector acceptance and excellent tracking and particle identification, enabling precise measurements over a wide kinematic range. Using billions of recorded electron-proton scattering events and advanced ML‑based analysis techniques, we explore the feasibility of differential cross section and beam‑spin asymmetry measurements with fully reconstructed $\omega (782)$ mesons in exclusive decays. The projected precisions and physics opportunities opened by $\omega$ electroproduction at CLAS12 will be discussed.