Oluseyi Fabiyi

Seyi Fabiyi holds PhD and Master's Degrees in Earth Observation/Remote Sensing Applications at the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria and a BSc degree in Urban and Regional (subnational) Planning at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria with Second Class Upper Division. He also had a Postgraduate Diploma in Global Human Resources management from University of Liverpool, United Kingdom. He is currently enrolled for MSc in Artificial Intelligence in University of Applied Sciences (IUBH) International Hochschule Deutschland, Germany.  

Research  and Grant management Experience

Seyi Fabiyi had attracted several research grants and award some of which were; 723,000 GBP Grant from UK-Pact for the Forest Positive for Commodity Export from Nigeria,  the £ 5,000  WASCAL fund to intervene in coastal agriculture through the integration of flood resistant farming practices in Coastal communities in Nigeria(2018); $50,000 grant  from Global Environmental fund (GEF) to combat deforestation  and promote conservation in the wooded savanna region of Oyo state Nigeria(2017) ; $45,000 grant to evaluate the indigenous responses to climate change in coastal rural settlements in Nigeria By System Training Analysis and Research (STARTS) based in Unite States of America (2011) and the $5,000 research grant from FORD foundation for Conservation to integrate participatory GIS on climate change resilience practices in Coastal rural area(2013); ($30,000) Grant for the investigation and evaluation  of privatization of public space and urban securities in Nigeria and South Africa cities from the French Institute for African Studies (IFRA) Ibadan Nigeria (2003). Computation of environmental sensitivity levels of Nigerian coastal areas to chemical spill in coastal Nigeria by National Oil SPill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) in 2008

Work Experience

Seyi Fabiyi is a professor of Earth Observation/Remote Sensing and GIS in the Department of Forestry and Wood Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure. He worked as Natural Resources and Environment Specialist at the Food and Agricuture Organization of the United Nation, Senior GIS Specialist at the UNHabitat Addis Ababa Duty station and worked as a GIS Consultant on a World Bank Assisted Project –Ibadan Urban Flood management Project. He has also worked with Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as the National Expert on Earth Observation/Remote Sensing and Mapping for the UNREDD+ project. He had worked in the past with other national and International organizations such as African Regional (subnational) Institute for Geospatial Science and Technology (AFRIGIST) Ife Nigeria as professor and Director of Studies. United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) as Programme officer in charge of Population and Development in the Nigeria Country Office Abuja. He was in the university academic career for upward of 26 years. Seyi Fabiyi taught in several higher institutions in Africa such as Kampala International University, Uganda. University of Ibadan, Ibadan. Nigeria, Federal University of Technology Minna, and African Regional (subnational) Institute for Geospatial Science and technology Ife, Nigeria. He taught and supervised graduate and undergraduate students on different Geography and Environmental Management Courses and conducted researches in built and natural environments. He has served as external examiner for PhD students to University of Lagos and Federal University of Technology Minna both in Nigeria. He also served as external examiners to many academic institutions for graduate and undergraduate students.

Contributions to Knowledge

Fabiyi works focused on the complex interactions between changes in human and natural environments; while changes in natural environment influence the human habitation, anthropogenic activities also modify the natural system. Some of his works include climate change impacts on urban and rural areas and adaptation mechanisms. He has been advancing knowledge in the area of urban environmental systems analysis, ecosystem monitoring and planning for more than 32 years in lectures, public presentations, conferences and journal publications. He has over 70 publications in reputable international and national outlets. These publications expand the frontiers of knowledge in the area of urban space analysis, such as GIS and Earth Observation/Remote Sensing techniques for Peri-Urban & Urban Systems, pattern analysis, ecosystem monitoring and management.

He has contributed to Knowledge in the area of Geospatial analysis of urban environmental systems with particular applications of GIS and Earth Observation/Remote Sensing techniques. He has contributed to successful implementation of National projects and developments of National policy documents in the environment, Oil and Gas sectors. He developed the Seamless map of Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) to oil and chemical spill for Nigerian coastal areas (100 kilometers off the coast). This map has been adopted as national document for managing chemical and oil spill in Nigerian coastal waters.

Membership of Professional and learned societies

Seyi Fabiyi is active member of, Association of African Earth Observation/Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE), Urban Affairs Association (UAA), Geoinformation Society of Nigeria (GEOSON), Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), and Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG),

f. Skills and other Training

Seyi Fabiyi is highly proficient in several software packages and programming languages. He is an advanced user of Geographic Information System Packages such as ArcGIS, IDRISI, ERDAS Imagine and a host of other open source GIS packages such as QGIS, SEPAL, OPEN FORIS. He can also write scripts in python, C++ and others. He availed himself of several training programmes to update himself and improve on his capacity to deliver in the competitive academic and societal impactful research environment. Some of the training that he has recently attended include Workshop on Science Applications of GNSS in Developing Countries held between, 11 April - 1 may 2012 by International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Triestes-Italy. Training workshop on Geospatial Technology and applications held in Johannesburg, South Africa in September 2009.  He is highly competent in developing grant proposal and sourcing fund for research and social development. He possesses managerial skill for managing human and material resources in result based programme management. He also has leadership and mentoring skills which he had deployed to mentor several students and subordinates.

g. Contribution to community and society development

Seyi Fabiyi has donated comprehensive electronic total weather stations to Departments of Geography /Geosciences in three Nigerian Universities. He also donated and installed flood early warning systems and complementary solar power stations to twenty coastal communities and trained volunteers' on how to respond to coastal flooding and sea level rise. He was the governorship candidate of KOWA party in the 2018 governorship election in Osun state Nigeria and was a member of Agricultural land allocation committee in Osun state between 2013 and 2014. He is the convener of TEA movement that is dedicated to empowering Nigerian youth in the areas of Technology innovation, Entrepreneurial capacity enhancement and Agricultural modernization