Quantitative Engineering Design

Quantitative Engineering Design (QED.ai) is a mission-driven technology company that develops data systems, artificial intelligence, and rugged hardware for human health and agriculture. Founded in 2008, the company focuses on overcoming data scarcity in low-resource environments, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. Its work aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goals 2 (Zero Hunger), 3 (Good Health and Well-being), and 15 (Life on Land). QED.ai provides end-to-end data solutions, from collection to analysis. Its flagship products include ScanForm, which uses AI to digitize handwritten paper data via smartphone and integrates with systems like EMR and DHIS2; ScanSpectrum, a handheld visible/near-infrared spectrometer for field measurements of plants and environmental sciences; and PACK, a low-cost portable device for measuring soil carbon in the field. The company also offers geospatial mapping services using remote sensing and AI to classify land-use at regional and national levels. Since its inception, QED.ai has supported health and agriculture projects in over 23 countries, working with partners such as the CDC, the Gates Foundation, CIMMYT, and USAID. The company has incorporations in the USA, EU, Kenya, and Asia, with offices in the USA and Kenya. It emphasizes local capacity building and sustainable solutions tailored to the infrastructural limitations of the Global South.

Quantitative Engineering Design (QED.ai) was founded in 2008 as a mission-driven technology company. From its inception, the company focused on building data systems and AI for human health and agriculture, two fields it considers most relevant to the security of humankind. Early work involved providing mission-critical support to health and agriculture projects in developing countries, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and Latin America. Over the years, QED.ai developed a suite of products to address data scarcity in low-resource environments. ScanForm was created to digitize handwritten paper data using AI and smartphones, integrating with existing health information systems like EMR and DHIS2. ScanSpectrum, a handheld visible/near-infrared spectrometer, was developed for field measurements of plants and environmental sciences. PACK, a portable automated carbon kit, was designed to measure soil carbon in the field at low cost. The company also built geospatial mapping capabilities using remote sensing and AI to classify land-use at regional and national levels. By 2024, QED.ai had provided support to projects in 23+ countries, with incorporations in the USA, EU, Kenya, and Asia, and offices in the USA and Kenya. The company collaborates with organizations such as the CDC, the Gates Foundation, CIMMYT, and USAID, and aligns its work with UN Sustainable Development Goals 2, 3, and 15. Its approach emphasizes local capacity building and sustainable, pragmatic solutions adapted to the infrastructural limitations of the Global South.

• 2024

  QED.ai has provided support to health and agriculture projects in 23+ countries.

• 2008

  QED.ai founded as a mission-driven technology company.

Mission-driven technology company providing pragmatic, sustainable AI and data solutions for health and agriculture in the Global South.

• ScanForm

  AI-powered smartphone solution to digitize handwritten paper data and integrate with EMR and DHIS2.

• ScanSpectrum

  Rugged handheld visible/near-infrared spectrometer (400-1100 nm) for field measurements of plants and environmental sciences.

• PACK

  Low-cost lunchbox-sized portable automated carbon kit to measure soil carbon in the field.

• Geospatial Mapping

  Remote sensing and AI to classify land-use at regional and national levels, focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

1. 1QED.ai homepageabout.qed.ai
2. 2About us — QED.aiabout.qed.ai
3. 3Wikidata: Quantitative Engineering Designwikidata.org