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.
Potential daily Participants
Potential Physiological Markers
Funding secured
Domain expertise
Our Business
Ro enables large-scale physiological testing, from independent researchers to large clinicial trials, AI solutions for complex research tasks, consulting services, and assistance in translating research from the lab to the clinic. Ro disrupts industries beyond research, including real estate, construction, and dentistry, by leveraging innovative technologies (hardware + software), approaches, and data-driven solutions.Large-scale Physiological Testing Online
Enabling researchers to conduct extensive physiological testing remotely. We provide infrastructure and tools necessary to collect and analyze data from a large number of participants, from wherever they are.
AI Solutions for Complex Research Challenges
We excel in developing AI solutions tailored to address intricate research challenges. We provide advanced data acquisition, extraction, analysis, predictive modelling, and other AI solutions that enable researchers to gain valuable insight from complex datasets or images (specializing in vascular and neuroscience domains).
Consulting Services
Ro offers expert consulting services to researchers in every field. Our team of experienced professionals provides guidance and advice on experimental design, data analysis methodologies, and research best practices for conducting online research. We also assist researchers in optimizing their study protocols, ensuring robustness, and maximizing the validity of their findings.
Translating Research from Lab to Clinic
Ro supports the translation of research findings from the laboratory to clinical applications. We offer expertise in bridging the gap between academic research and real-world implementation. By leveraging our in-depth knowledge of scientific research and clinical practice, we assist in designing (hardware/software) and implementing strategies to facilitate the successful transition of scientific discoveries into practical clinical solutions.
Medical Diagnostic and Prognostic AI in Long Duration Spacefight
Our causal large databases couped with and state-of-the-art diagnostic and prognostic AI technologies can have far-reaching benefits beyond terrestrial endeavors to improve astronaut well-being. These models also generalizes medical specialists' knowledge to rural areas
Validating startups
Ro provides valuable support to startups by assisting in the validation process. We achieve this by rapidly building and iterating Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and conducting pilot and validation testing. Through our services, we help startups refine their offerings and gather crucial feedback to drive their success.
Leadership
Mason Kadem
President & Chief Executive+Technology OfficerMason is a deep tech executive and co-founder of Ro (Research Online), currently leading engineering and infrastructure for large-scale physiological research online. His eclectic and deep background combines interpretable machine learning, AI engineering, technology, data science, cognitive science, biochemistry, physiology, medicine, medical imaging, and business to lead research innovations. Mason serves as a college professor in computer science, and is the author of the textbook "Pearls and Perils of Machine Learning", utilized in multiple academic courses. Mason holds dual MSc degrees in neuroscience from Western University and biomedical engineering from McMaster University, with ML certification from the University of Oxford.
Dr. Baraa Al-Khazraji
Chief Science OfficerDr. Baraa K. Al-Khazraji is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Science, and School of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, McMaster University. Baraa received her Doctorate of Medical Biophysics in the microvascular control from Western University, and her postdoctoral training in Kinesiology in the area of integrative cardiovascular and cerebrovascular control. Baraa leads a research lab focusing on local and systemic hemodynamics, clinical populations and vascular-related comorbidities, and exercise physiology. The growing technical areas of interest in the lab include automating medical image analysis, advanced statistical approaches (e.g., machine learning), and application of AI methods to vascular research. Baraa teaches upper level courses in Kinesiology focused on integrative cardiovascular physiology, cardiopathophysiology, and introductory hemodynamic data analysis.
Pricing
Pay only 20% over what you pay to participants.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Is Ro secure?
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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Where is my raw data stored?
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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Who can participate and what is required to participate?
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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What physiological metrics can I get on Ro?
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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What is your recruitment policy?
While we build up our experimental databases in every domain, we will funnnel participants in through other crowd sourcing platform to meet the needs of our researchers. Moreover, reserachers/clinicians can also recruit their own participants and have them use Ro.
Testimonials
Ro is a differentiator in the field of online research.
Researcher
Physiology
I can participate in research from the comfort of my home. A big contrast from the last in-hospital sleep study.
Participant
A neat way to get objective responses to cognitive experiments.
Researcher
Cognition
I can test out different statistical and AI approaches on real participant data.
Researcher
AI
While I can't acquire some invasive measures, I can utilize Ro to increase the number of participants in my studies with noninvasive markers.
Researcher
Kinesiologist
Equipped with the tools to perform market research and validate my methods.
Startup owner
Medicine
Ro can make patient followup easy and efficient.
Clinician
Internal Medicine
Makes running clinical trials efficient, scalable and accessible. I can reach out to participants that otherwise wouldn't normally participate in clinical trials. I can also conduct clinical trials at the scale of some of the largest organizations in the world, on my own.