FEMTC 2024
The 7th Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference was a hybrid in-person and live-stream conference.
Dates: September 18-20, 2024
Location: Hybrid Event, Live at the Hotel Kansas City and online
Event Details
September 18-20, 2024 Thunderhead Engineering was proud to host this hybrid in-person and live-stream event.
FEMTC offers presentations and papers on the topics of fire, smoke control, evacuation and crowd movement in the following focus areas:
- Modeling Technology and Methodologies
- Case Studies and Analysis
- Material Data and Testing
- Validation and Verification of Models
Please note that for 2024 we expanded the scope of conference topics to cover smoke control and general pedestrian/crowd movement.
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FEMTC 2024 Speaker List
Day: 1
01 - Welcome To FEMTC 2024
Brian Hardeman - Thunderhead Engineering
02 - Recent FDS Developments
Kevin McGrattan - NIST
03 - Real-Time Evacuation Prediction Based on Simulations and Machine Learning Model
Ondřej Uhlík - Brno University of Technology
04 - Quantification of inhaled soot mass using Pathfinder coupled results
Brecht Debrouwere, Pavol Vojtyla, Oriol Rios, Yousef Husein, Darko Perovic - CERN
05 - Comparison of numerical simulations and compartment fire experiments with the ventilation supply positioned adjacent to the floor
Johan Nilsen - Brandskyddslaget
06 - CFD and Evacuation simulations for three railway tunnels
Jose Ignacio Abad - INCOSA - Geoconsult
07 - Development of macroscopic evacuation model for BIM-FSE integration
Vladimir Grachev - Natomas Engineering
08 - Convective Heat Transfer from Impinging Flames
Jonathan Hodges, Randall McDermott (NIST) - Jensen Hughes
09 - A Quantification Study of the Available Safe Escape Time (ASET) from a Boeing 737-800 Aircraft during an In-Flight Cabin Fire
Joe Hart et al - Delta Research & Development
10 - Using HVAC namelist for tunnel boundary conditions in the green line of the tel aviv LRT
Elchanan Hoffer Horneman - S. Netanel Engineers Consultants
11 - Pathfinder - Technical Transparency, Open Source V&V Automation, and Data Processing Utilities
Bryan Klein - Thunderhead Engineering
12 - Monte Carlo Agent-Based Hospital Evacuation Simulations. The Principles Of Performance-Based Inclusive Design
Alberto Tinaburri - National Firefighters Corp - Italy
13 - Analysis and Study of Firefighter Firefighting and Rescue Decision-Making Based on K-means Clustering
Yuxin Zhang - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Day: 2
01 - SFPE Research Foundation Update
Leslie Marshall - SFPE Research Foundation
02 - Simulation parades & parades problematics
Guillaume LAGAILLARDE - 1Point2
03 - Navigating Complexity - Advanced CFD Modeling for Engineered Smoke Control in Large Unconventional Spaces
Adnan Akhdar - DAR - Sidara
04 - CFD modelling of the emergency ventilation of a new metro station
David Aznar - Geoconsult
05 - From Theory to Practice - Implementing FDS developments into streamline fire safety assessment
Jesus Alberto Mejias Tuni - CANTENE SRL
06 - Mobile Phone Movement Behavior in Stadia Fire Evacuations
Katie Chin - York University
06 - Crowdsourced Disaster Planning and Response
Clifton Morrow - Taylor Business Institute
08 - Train Car Operational Environment Evacuation Study
Alison Davis - Jensen Hughes
09 - The Influence of Calibrated Movement Data on Movement Egress Times in Computational Simulation Modeling
Raeshawn Kennedy - Goodhead Consulting Engineers
10 - Rationalisation of CFD Geometry for Mechanical Smoke Control Systems in Residential Corridors
Joe Hart - Delta Research & Development
11 - Pathfinder Simulator - Understanding Triggers
Brian Hardeman - Thunderhead Engineering
12 - Broadening New Zealand Hospital Design Through Modelling - A Case Study
Spencer Johnstone - Beca
Day: 3
01 - Coupling of models for fire dynamics and pedestrian dynamics to estimate the required safe egress time (RSET)
Kristian Börger - University of Wuppertal, Forschungszentrum Jülich
02 - Fire and Evacuation Modelling for a Large Commercial cum Office Building
Dr. Munirajulu. M, R. Balakrishnan - L&T Construction, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., India
03 - Density Waves In Crowd Assemblies - Emerging Patterns And Agent Based Modeling
Fabio Alaimo Ponziani - CNVVF Italian National Fire Corp
04 - AI prediction of FDS fire scenarios
Ruggero Poletto - CFD FEA SERVICE S.R.L.
05 - Optimization of Emergency Egress Doors in Road Tunnels
Basar Bulut - COWI A/S
06 - Selection Considerations of Exterior Wall Leakage Values for Smoke Control Systems Design
James A. Milke, Babak Bahrani, Steven M. Strege, and Jeffrey L. Paterson - Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC