Building AI-Powered Research Infrastructure: How ArticiPay is Scaling Ethical Participant Recruitment
ArticiPay is tackling a persistent, overlooked problem in academic research: recruiting and compensating human participants efficiently, ethically, and at scale. Designed specifically for Canadian researchers—including graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty—ArticiPay addresses the inefficiencies of traditional recruitment methods like email blasts, social media posts, and word-of-mouth referrals. These outdated tools often result in delays, low diversity, and compliance risks.
In this talk, I'll present how ArticiPay uses an intelligent AI agent to streamline the participant recruitment process through a secure platform that offers verified participant pools, built-in eligibility screening, and automated compensation. I'll share insights from working with researchers at U15 institutions and explore how technology can support ethical, human-centered research in fields like psychology, social sciences, HCI, and public health. This session is relevant for tech builders, academic innovators, and anyone interested in the intersection of research, compliance, and scalable digital infrastructure.