An overview of Nexleaf Analytics and its cookstoves program

1. Nexleaf Analytics
Wireless Sensor Technologies & Data Analytics Tools
for Public Health & the Environment

2. Our Mission
Nexleaf Analytics is a non-profit
technology company based in Los
Angeles, California. Our mission is to
build, scale, and support devices and
analytics tools that improve public
health and the environment. We strive
to develop affordable technology that
meets the specific needs of the
dedicated professionals working to
tackle difficult challenges in these fields.
Our primary projects are:
ColdTrace
(Global Vaccine Delivery)
StoveTrace
(Improved Cookstoves
& Modern Energy Access)

3. StoveTrace: The Problem
Every day, nearly 3 billion people build fires inside their
homes to cook and to provide heat and light.
These fires burn inefficiently, and they emit
high quantities of pollutants. The smoke
produced by these fires pollutes homes
and escapes into the atmosphere,
contributing to a wide variety of respiratory
illnesses as well as global warming.
For decades, stakeholders in public health
and climate change have been trying to
develop, manufacture and distribute
improved cookstoves that address these
problems.
But how are these cookstoves actually
being used in rural households?

4. StoveTrace: The Technology
StoveTrace is a remote temperature monitoring (RTM) system designed to
track cookstove usage in remote locations.
StoveTrace is designed for secure and robust performance in rural
homes. It provides reliable continuous data from remote areas and limited
infrastructure environments.
StoveTrace attaches to
improved cookstoves or
traditional mud stoves to log
and transmit real-time stove use
data.
The StoveTrace web dashboard
provides analytics tools for
creating reports and data
visualizations stove use data
collected.
StoveTrace received generous support from the Beneventures Foundation, Qualcomm
Wireless Reach, and Mulago.

5. Cookstoves & Carbon Markets
StoveTrace enables rural women to earn payments for reductions in CO2
through our C2P2 project. Additionally, the Gold Standard Foundation just
announced a similar methodology for valuing Black carbon using
StoveTrace, as depicted here:

6. Our Team: Founders
Dr. Nithya Ramanathan, President
Nithya holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from UCLA. In
addition to her role in creating, developing and overseeing
Nexleaf’s sensor technologies, she publishes frequently and
speaks widely.
Dr. Martin Lukac, CTO
Martin received his Ph.D. from UCLA for
innovations in wireless seismic and acoustic
sensing systems. Martin leads all aspects of
the technical design and architecture of our
sensing systems and connected devices..
Ian Leong, COO
Ian is responsible for the strategic and
operational leadership of Nexleaf’s business
services and projects organization. Ian
received his law degree from the University of
Virginia, and he also holds a Ph.D. in English
from the University of Michigan, and a Masters
of Library and Information Science from UCLA.

7. Our Team: Project & Admin Staff
Shahrzad Yavari is Project Coordinator for ColdTrace. Shahrzad received her B.S. in
Public Health Sciences and B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior from the University
of California, Irvine, and her MPH degree from University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA).
Tara Ramanathan serves as the StoveTrace Project Coordinator. She received her B.A.
in Economics from the University of California, San Diego, where she wrote an honors
thesis on microfinance as a tool for poverty alleviation in developing countries.
Erin Ross is Nexleaf’s Communications & Administrative Coordinator. Erin graduated
from Wellesley College and has worked in a variety of non-profit positions, including as
program administrator for the Harvard University Global Equity Initiative.
Shubha Varma is the ColdTrace Project Coordinator for India. She is based in
Bangalore and manages every level of ColdTrace deployment in India, including partner
relationships, deployment kit development, and training. Shubha has a Master’s degree
in Business Administration.
Mitesh Gala is Project Manager for Coldtrace. He has extensive experience in product
development and deployment in the public sector. He holds an MBA from Colorado State
University and a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from UCLA.

8. Donors & Partners
Nexleaf receives generous support from:
Google.org Qualcomm Wireless Reach Mulago
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Vodafone Americas Foundation Beneventures Foundation
Nexleaf is proud to work in collaboration with:
VillageReach
PATH TERI
Scripps Institution of Oceanography