Optimization is a decision-intelligence platform that combines genetic algorithm optimisation with AI-assisted configuration — enabling governments, enterprises, and institutions to assign resources to targets with precision, speed, and full auditability.
Platform overview
Complex assignment problems — mapping hundreds of resources against thousands of targets under multiple competing constraints — are beyond the reach of spreadsheets. Optimization solves them in minutes, not months.
How it works
Ingest
Upload your resource and target datasets. The platform parses, validates, and proposes column mappings for your review.
Configure
Define optimization goals through a natural-language chat interface. Set hard constraints, soft preferences, and weighting priorities.
Optimize
The genetic algorithm engine runs iterative generations, continuously improving the solution and streaming live progress to your dashboard.
Review & Export
Human reviewers approve, adjust, or reject individual assignments. Finalize and export the complete dataset with a full audit trail.
Platform Capabilities
Genetic Algorithm Engine
An evolutionary solver that navigates billions of possible assignment combinations to surface optimal outcomes — with configurable population size, crossover rates, and fitness thresholds.
AI-Guided Goal Definition
A conversational AI layer that translates plain-language requirements into formal optimization objectives. No data science expertise required.
Smart Data Ingestion
Upload spreadsheets, CSVs, or connect cloud storage. The engine automatically detects schema, infers relationships, and proposes a mapping — reviewed and confirmed by the operator.
Human-in-the-Loop Review
Every assignment batch surfaces for human approval before committing. Operators can approve, reject, or reassign at the individual level or in bulk.
Real-Time Optimization Telemetry
Live progress streaming via server-sent events: generation count, best-fitness curve, convergence indicators — so operators stay informed throughout every run.
Audit-Ready Export
Finalized assignments export to CSV or JSON with full reviewer attribution and decision history — ready for regulatory reporting and procurement records.
Use Cases
Public Sector
Government ministries assigning field officers to districts based on skill profiles, regional coverage requirements, and capacity constraints.
Healthcare
Health authorities deploying clinical staff and equipment across facilities, balancing patient load, specialisation, and geographic access.
Logistics
Distribution networks matching delivery vehicles to routes under weight, time-window, and fuel-efficiency constraints simultaneously.
Education
School boards placing teachers across campuses while respecting subject specialisation, school-size ratios, and equity targets.
We are onboarding early partners for pilot engagements across government and enterprise. If your organisation faces complex resource-assignment challenges, we want to hear from you.

DataBacked Africa
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About
Data-Backed Africa is a company that's in tune with the vast data needs of a growing continent. We deliver homegrown solutions specifically tailored to meet the unique needs of the African people.
Using data science and modern technology, we seek to harness the full potential of data in driving government policies, protecting local businesses, and aiding people-centric decisions.