Empowering Research Online
The current research landscape is limited in its generalizability and translational impact due to high costs, time-consuming processes, and challenges with participant recruitment and reach. Ro disrupts health research as the world's first platform to enable large-scale health research online, at a rate of 100s of participants a day, at 1/10th the cost.
Leveraging AI, research methods, optics, biophysics, physiology and advanced computing, Ro captures predictive non-contact markers related to the heart and brain from participants' webcams, empowering participants and researchers worldwide for more inclusive and impactful studies. By aggregating data worldwide and leveraging machine learning models at the edge, we contribute to the development of secure and robust predictive models applications in terrestrial and space flight, public health, business, and academia.
From Our CEO/CTO
Let's democratize health research. By removing geographic, financial, and technical barriers, we're creating a world where anyone can contribute to medical breakthroughs from anywhere, at any time.
Mason Kadem
CEO & Co-Founder, Research Online
From Our CSO
Through innovative technologies and thoughtful design, we're removing barriers to traditional laboratory research, enabling data collection at an unprecedented scale while maintaining scientific integrity.
Dr. Baraa Al-Khazraji
CSO & Co-Founder, Research Online
Associate Professor, McMaster University
OUR BUSINESS
LARGE-SCALE PHYSIOLOGICAL TESTING
Enabling researchers to conduct extensive physiological testing remotely with hundreds of participants daily at 1/10th the traditional cost.
AI SOLUTIONS
Advanced data acquisition, extraction, analysis and predictive modeling tailored for complex research challenges in vascular and neuroscience domains.
CONSULTING SERVICES
Expert guidance on experimental design, data analysis methodologies, and research best practices for conducting effective online research.
RESEARCH TO CLINICAL TRANSLATION
Supporting the translation of research findings from laboratory to practical clinical applications through strategic implementation.
SPACEFLIGHT AI DIAGNOSTICS
Causal databases with diagnostic and prognostic AI technologies to improve astronaut well-being during long-duration missions.
STARTUP VALIDATION
Rapid MVP development and validation testing for startups in the health technology and research space.
PRICING
Pay only 20% over what you pay to participants.
PUBLICATIONS
Western University
2017
Tracking Cardiovascular Parameters Non-Invasively using a Webcam
Non-contact monitoring of health parameters opens up new and exciting avenues for large-scale cardiovascular health assessment. This research explores the development and validation of webcam-based methodologies for tracking key cardiovascular parameters.
Read Full PublicationSage Journals
October 2020
Pupil Dilation Is Sensitive to Semantic Ambiguity and Acoustic Degradation
This research evaluates the impact of background noise on speech recognition in both monolingual and bilingual adults with normal hearing, providing valuable insights for remote assessment methodologies.
Read Full PublicationAAAI Conference
2025
Clinical AI-Agent Collaboration: Balancing Automation and Accountability
Balancing automation and accountability is fundamental in healthcare, particularly under mandates from the world's first AI act. This research draws from cognitive neuroscience theories and computer science principles to develop an actionable blueprint for responsible Human-Clinical AI Collaboration with four key innovations. Coming soon!
Coming SoonPRESS
Health Innovation - McMaster University
January 15, 2023
Introducing ResearchOnline (RO): Revolutionizing Physiological Testing
Mason Kadem and Dr. Baraa Al-Khazraji, founders of ResearchOnline (Ro), developed an innovative AI-powered platform that enables large-scale physiological testing online. Their platform aims to disrupt traditional research methods by expediting the translation of research discoveries into practical applications for both terrestrial and spaceflight environments.
Read MoreMITACS Accelerate Award
November 12, 2023
Residency Alumnus Awarded $90,000 by Mitacs
Mason Kadem, founder of Research Online, has been awarded $90,000 in funding from Mitacs to support the development of an innovative AI-driven platform for physiological research. This funding will accelerate the implementation of advanced algorithms for remote health monitoring.
Read MoreFHIR North Conference
April 5, 2024
Featured Speaker: Mason Kadem
Mason Kadem, Founder of Research Online, was an invited speaker at the FHIR North conference discussing innovative approaches to health data integration and the potential of remote physiological testing in clinical research and healthcare delivery.
Read MoreThe Clinic Interview
March 18, 2023
Revolutionizing Research with Research Online
In this insightful interview, Mason Kadem discusses the founding journey of Research Online and how the platform is transforming health research by enabling mass-scale remote physiological testing with unparalleled efficiency.
McMaster's AI Healthcare Rounds
September 28, 2023
The Future of Health Research with Research Online
Mason Kadem presents the innovative vision behind Research Online and explains how their technology is making health research more accessible, cost-effective, and scientifically robust.
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We're Currently Conducting Validation Testing
Help us advance health research by participating in our online studies. All you need is a device with a webcam.
Your privacy is important to us. All data is processed securely according to our privacy policy.
RESEARCHER SIGN UP
Are You a Researcher?
Join our platform to conduct large-scale physiological research with unprecedented efficiency and reach. Gain access to our innovative tools and participant pool.
We'll contact you with more information about how our platform can support your research goals.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Research Online (Ro) is highly secure. It is built using PHIPPA compliant containers and leverages edge computing to enable local data processing, anonymization, offline operation, and a distributed architecture, minimizing data interception and unauthorized access for enhanced security.
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Raw data is never stored, but rather locally analyzed, anonymized and processed on edge devices. Researchers are only given the AI-derived variables they need to conduct their research.
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Individuals of all ages, ranging from those in utero and neonates to octogenarians and centenarians, have the opportunity to participate regardless of their location, whether on Earth, in low Earth orbit, or even in future missions to Mars. The only requirement is that you have a device with a camera and microphone, along with a stable internet connection to participate.
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We focus on novel (i.e., beyond typical heart rate measures) acquisition of signals related to the heart and brain that can serve as diagnostic and prognostic non-contact markers of health and disease.
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While we build up our experimental databases in every domain, we will funnel participants in through other crowd sourcing platform to meet the needs of our researchers. Moreover, researchers/clinicians can also recruit their own participants and have them use Ro.