Nashin Mahtani
For getting smart about disaster relief
Director, Yayasan Peta Bencana
Nashin Mahtani initially started her career as an architect, but now leads the development of software to support disaster relief. Her non-profit organisation Yayasan Peta Bencana (Disaster Map Foundation) deploys the power of social media, using artificial intelligence to scour updates posted by people living in disaster-affected areas of Indonesia and provide real-time updates on the situation, as well as alert residents in case of emergencies.