How We Leveraged AWS to Accelerate Child Speech Research for a Leading Educational Research Institute

This is some text inside of a div block.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Suspendisse varius enim in eros elementum tristique. Duis cursus, mi quis viverra ornare, eros dolor interdum nulla, ut commodo diam libero vitae erat. Aenean faucibus nibh et justo cursus id rutrum lorem imperdiet. Nunc ut sem vitae risus tristique posuere.

Connect with Us

We'd love to brainstorm your priority tech initiatives and contribute to the best outcomes.

Case Study

How We Leveraged AWS to Accelerate Child Speech Research for a Leading Educational Research Institute

Enter your email to
access the full case study

Case Study

How We Leveraged AWS to Accelerate Child Speech Research for a Leading Educational Research Institute

Enter your email to
access the full case study

Connect with Us

We'd love to brainstorm your priority tech initiatives and contribute to the best outcomes.

From On-Site Limitations to Remote Research Breakthroughs: A Case Study in Speech Development Innovation

One-liner summary:

Ideas2IT built a cloud-native, AWS-powered research platform that transformed a child speech development study into a fully remote, data-driven program boosting scalability, engagement, and research velocity.

The Problem with the Status Quo

A leading research institute’s in-person speech development study stalled during the COVID pandemic. They lacked the infrastructure for remote data capture, training, and analysis. Ideas2IT rebuilt the program as a hybrid mobile and cloud-native platform, enabling HIPAA-compliant audio data collection, remote caregiver training, and scalable research workflows. Outcomes included higher engagement, faster insights, and long-term resilience beyond lockdowns.

Where the Gaps Were

The institute’s flagship child speech study relied heavily on in-person sessions for:

Capturing conversational data between children and caregivers
Delivering interactive training to parents
Analyzing and visualizing progress over time

COVID disrupted every one of those steps.

They lacked the digital infrastructure to:

Capture high-fidelity speech data remotely
Run secure virtual training at scale
Store, process, and analyze large audio datasets in a compliant manner

The research was at risk of being paused indefinitely.

What We Delivered

Ideas2IT reimagined the entire program with a mobile-first, cloud-native architecture tailored for remote execution.

Hybrid Mobile App (iOS + Android)

Enabled real-time speech data capture via wearables
Tracked Conversational Turn Counts (CTC) between children and caregivers

AWS-Powered Backend Infrastructure:

Amazon S3 – Secure audio file storage
Amazon EC2 – Scalable compute for backend microservices
Amazon RDS (PostgreSQL) – Replaced SQLite for performance and reliability
Amazon SES – Managed secure notifications
Amazon Route 53 – High-availability DNS routing

Live Training + Engagement Tools:

Embedded Twilio video for real-time virtual sessions
Built a custom slide viewer for trainers to deliver live, interactive modules
Automated reporting dashboards showed each child’s speech progress

All components were HIPAA-compliant and built to scale securely across geographies.

Outcomes We Achieved

Remote Data Collection at Scale
Enabled real-time, high-fidelity speech tracking from participants’ home, removing dependency on in-person visits.

Improved Remote Engagement
Trainers used interactive video tools to drive higher participation and tailor sessions to individual needs.

Scalable, Secure Infrastructure
AWS ensured storage, compute, and compliance scaled alongside the study, without bottlenecks.

Faster, More Actionable Insights
Automated analysis and visualization accelerated research cycles and improved data quality.

Key Lessons

Hybrid is the future. Mobile + cloud unlock research scalability without sacrificing depth.
Engagement is infrastructure. Interactive training directly improves study outcomes.
Architecture choices matter. Moving from SQLite to RDS radically improved speed and reliability.
‍Compliance must be foundational. Secure infrastructure is essential for research at scale.

Key Takeaways

Even cutting-edge research programs need resilient, modern infrastructure to survive disruption and scale impact. By transforming the speech development study into a cloud-native, mobile-first platform, we helped this institute ensure continuity, boost participation, and accelerate insights, during the pandemic and beyond.

Co-create with Ideas2IT

We show up early, listen hard, and figure out how to move the needle. If that’s the kind of partner you’re looking for, we should talk.

We’ll align on what you're solving for - AI, software, cloud, or legacy systems

You'll get perspective from someone who’s shipped it before

If there’s a fit, we move fast — workshop, pilot, or a real build plan

Trusted partner of the world’s most forward-thinking teams.

Tell us a bit about your business, and we’ll get back to you within the hour.

How We Leveraged AWS to Accelerate Child Speech Research for a Leading Educational Research Institute

Table of Contents

Related Posts

Related Posts

Connect with Us

How We Leveraged AWS to Accelerate Child Speech Research for a Leading Educational Research Institute

How We Leveraged AWS to Accelerate Child Speech Research for a Leading Educational Research Institute

How We Leveraged AWS to Accelerate Child Speech Research for a Leading Educational Research Institute

How We Leveraged AWS to Accelerate Child Speech Research for a Leading Educational Research Institute

Connect with Us

The Problem with the Status Quo

Where the Gaps Were

What We Delivered

Outcomes We Achieved

Key Lessons

Key Takeaways

Co-create with Ideas2IT