Fire Engineering Seminars
Upcoming Events
Past Events
Wildland Fire Ignition and Initial Devleopments
11 Feb 2025: 11:00 am - Noon (HKT)
Location: PolyU Z207 (in-person event)
Prof. Carlos Fernandez-Pello
University of California, Berkeley
Global modelling of fire and soil combustion
13 November 2024: 16:00-17:00 (HKT)
Location: PolyU BC301 / Online via Zoom
Dr. Simon Bowring,
The French national Climate and Environmental science laboratory
Reprocessable Fire Safe Covalent Adaptable Networks
12 November 2024: 16:00-17:00 (HKT)
Location: PolyU EF321 / Online via Zoom
Dr. Sabyasachi Gaan,
Empa Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
Modelling fire spread in wildland fires and the wildland urban interface: Scientific approaches, limitations & future solutions
04 November 2024: 18:00-19:00 (HKT); 10:00-11:00 (UKT)
Location: Zoom (online)
Dr. Francesco Restuccia, King’s College London
A Multi-Scale Computational Approach in
Modeling Wildfire Behavior and Impacts
30 October 2024,19:00-20:00 (California Time)
31 October 2024, 10:00-11:00 (Hong Kong Time)
Location: Zoom (online)
Dr. Ali Tohidi, San José State University
Fire Dynamics Simulations in Structural Stability Prediction and Fire Safety Assessment
Thur. 10 Oct. 2024 at 16:00 pm
Location: Zoom (online)
Dr. Qingfeng Xu, Eindhoven University of Technology
Safety Science: An Introduction to the Leading Safety related Journal
Mon 15 Mar 2024 at 5:00 pm
Location: Zoom (online)
Prof. Georgios Boustras, European University Cyprus
All-solid-state Ceramic Battery Stack
Mon 18 Dec 2023 at 4:30 pm
In-person event at Z414
Dr. Tao YANG, Shenzhen Technology University
Opposed-flow Flame Spread in Narrow Spaces
Mon 18 Dec 2023 at 3:30 pm
In-person event at Z414
Dr. Jian GAO, Shenzhen Technology University
Multiscale of Modelling Flame Retardant Materials
Tue 26 Sep 2023 at 11:00 pm
In-person event at ZS869
Prof. Guan Heng Yeoh, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
A generalized methodology to characterize pyrolysis and flammability behavior for flame retardant polymer composites
Mon 11 Sep 2023 at 16:00 pm
In-person event at ZS208
Prof. Yan DING, China Geoscience University
Simulation of peatland wildfires with daily variations of peat moisture content
Sat 27 May 2023 at 11:00 am
Presented by Dr. Dwi Purnomo
Application of Minecraft in the study of evacuation dynamics under fire emergency conditions
Wed 26 April 2023 at 18:00 pm
Presented by Dr Meng SHI
Advanced Computational Material Synthesis Approach
Thur 2 March 2023 at 18:00 pm
Presented by Dr Anthony Chun Yin Yuen
VEM – Vacuum Extinguishing Method: A Challenge for fire fighting in spacecraft
Tue 20 December 2022 at 18:00 pm
Presented by Prof. Yuji Nakamura
Case Study for the River Tunnel Fire Protection
Fri 9 December 2022 at 10:00 am
Presented by Dr Fang Li
VR and AR applications for Human Behaviour in Fire
Fri 4 November 2022 at 12:00 pm
Presented by Dr Ruggiero Lovreglio
Numerical implementation and analysis of a smart ventilation system for smoke control in tunnel fires
Thur 3 November 2022 at 4:00 pm
Presented by Yao Hong
CodeRed - Fire experiments of open-plan compartments with timber ceiling
Fri 15 July 2022 at 6:00 pm
Presented by Dr. Kotsovinos
Exploring the relationship between fire behaviour and carbon emissions for emission reduction benefits
Tue 14 Jun 2022 at 6:00 pm
Presented by Dr. Nic Surawski
Mystery of Acoustic Fire Extinction
Thu 26 May 2022 at 6:30 pm
Presented by Dr. Caiyi Xiong
Cooperative Spot Ignition: under what conditions
do firebrands ignite fuels together?
Thu 06 Apr 2022 at 9:00 pm
Presented by Prof. James Urban
Modelling Large-Scale Fire Spread Using a
Compartment made of Wooden Material
Thu 31 Mar 2022 at 6:00 pm
Presented by Prof. Kaiyuan Li
What is fire safety design and who creates one?
Thu 13 Jan 2022 at 7:00 pm
Presented by Dr Benjamin Ralph
A Risk-informed Framework for Evaluating the Structural Fire Safety of Buildings
Fri 03 Dec 2021 at 11:30 am
Presented by Dr Shuna Ni
How machine learning can help save lives for firefighters
Thu 19 Nov 2021 at 9:30 pm
Presented by Dr Wai Cheong Tam (Andy)
Wildland fire: the causes and cures for the current
fire problems
Thu 31 Sep 2021 at 10:00 pm
Presented by Dr Sara McAllister
Let's rethink concrete spalling during tunnel fires
Wed 16 Jun 2021 at 8:30 pm
Presented by Dr Cristian Maluk
Using Fire Dynamics Theory in Fire Service Activities
Fri 11 Jun 2021 at 6:00 pm
Presented by Dr Nils Johansson
Thursday 29 Apr 2021 at 6:30 pm
Presented by Dr Wu Xiqiang
Thursday 14 Jan 2021 at 6:30 pm
Presented by Mr Aatif Ali Khan
Friday 11 Dec 2020 at 6:30 pm
Presented by Dr Mustesin Khan
Friday 5 Jun 2020 at 6:30 pm
Presented by Dr Yu Wang
Wednesday 15 April 2020 at 6:00 pm
Presented by Dr Qixin Wang
Monday 9 March 2020 at 6:00 pm
Presented by Dr Mingchun Luo
Framework for Forensic Investigation of Fire
induced collapse: The Case of WTC 7
Monday 2 March 2020 at 6:00 pm
Presented by Mhd Anwar Orabi
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