Frederick Ajisafe

Frederick Ajisafe is a graduate student in aeronautics and astronautics, developing systems approaches to improve environmental decision-making through satellite-based technologies. His research focuses on municipal landfills, a significant and underregulated source of methane emissions that contribute to global climate risk. Frederick is applying his Environment-Vulnerability-Decision-Technology framework to model the human, technological, and environmental dynamics that shape methane monitoring and management. With his second MathWorks Fellowship, he will collaborate with the city of Rio de Janeiro to explore methane mitigation strategies using real-time satellite data and predictive systems modeling. MATLAB supports his work across data processing, emission estimation, economic impact analysis, and decision space visualization, enabling a robust, multidisciplinary approach. By combining engineering tools with public policy insights, Frederick’s work could shape future strategies for mitigating greenhouse gases, inform the design of satellite systems, and strengthen environmental governance in urban contexts worldwide.