FEMTC 2024
The upcoming 7th Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference in September, 2024 will be a hybrid in-person and live-stream conference.
Dates: September 18-20, 2024
Location: Hotel Kansas City - Group Rate Room Reservation - Map
Event Details
September 18-20, 2024 Thunderhead Engineering is hosting a hybrid in-person and live-stream event.
Schedule for FEMTC 2024
- Wednesday, September 18 - 0900-1600 CDT (GMT -5)
- Thursday, September 19 - 0900-1600 CDT (GMT -5)
- Friday, September 20 - 0900-1400 CDT (GMT -5)
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.
After the event, we will archive all videos of the talks on YouTube, like we have done for past events.
If you would like to receive more information about the event as details emerge, please subscribe to the Thunderhead Updates mailing list.
Preliminary 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 - CERN
05 - Comparison of numerical simulations and compartment fire experiments with the ventilation supply positioned adjacent to the floor
Johan Nilsen - Brandskyddslaget
06 - Convective Heat Transfer from Impinging Flames
Jonathan Hodges - Jensen Hughes
07 - CFD and Evacuation simulations for three railway tunnels
Jose Ignacio Abad - INCOSA - Geoconsult
08 - Numerical modelling validation of a living wall in a facade fire test
Jakub Bielawski - Building Research Institute
09 - Development of macroscopic evacuation model for BIM-FSE integration
Vladimir Grachev - Natomas Engineering
10 - Thunderhead Research - Applications
Staff - Thunderhead Engineering
11 - Using HVAC namelist for tunnel boundary conditions in the green line of the tel aviv LRT
Elchanan Hoffer Horneman - S. Netanel Engineers Consultants
12 - 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
13 - Monte Carlo Agent-Based Hospital Evacuation Simulations. The Principles Of Performance-Based Inclusive Design
Alberto Tinaburri - National Firefighters Corp - Italy
Day: 2
01 - SFPE Research Foundation Update
SFPE - SFPE Research Foundation
02 - AI prediction of FDS fire scenarios
Ruggero Poletto - CFD FEA SERVICE S.R.L.
03 - Development of a system for analyzing fire safety parameters based on the BIM model
Siarhey Drahun - AerBIM
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 - Train Car Operational Environment Evacuation Study
Alison Davis - Jensen Hughes
07 - Simulation parades & parades problematics
Guillaume LAGAILLARDE - 1Point2
08 - The Influence of Calibrated Movement Data on Movement Egress Times in Computational Simulation Modeling
Raeshawn Kennedy - Goodhead Consulting Engineers
09 - Optimization of Emergency Egress Doors in Road Tunnels
Basar Bulut - COWI A/S
10 - Pathfinder Simulator - Research Update
Staff - Thunderhead Engineering
11 - Mobile Phone Movement Behavior in Stadia Fire Evacuations
John Gales - York University
12 - Density Waves In Crowd Assemblies - Emerging Patterns And Agent Based Modeling
Fabio Alaimo Ponziani - CNVVF Italian National Fire Corp
13 - Navigating Complexity - Advanced CFD Modeling for Engineered Smoke Control in Large Unconventional Spaces
Adnan Akhdar - DAR - Sidara
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 - Broadening New Zealand Hospital Design Through Modelling - A Case Study
Spencer Johnstone - Beca
03 - Rationalisation of CFD Geometry for Mechanical Smoke Control Systems in Residential Corridors
Joe Hart - Delta Research & Development
04 - Analysis and Study of Firefighter Firefighting and Rescue Decision-Making Based on K-means Clustering
Yuxin Zhang - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
05 - Fire and Evacuation Modelling for a Large Commercial cum Office Building
Dr. Munirajulu. M - L&T Construction, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., India
06 - Selection Considerations of Exterior Wall Leakage Values for Smoke Control Systems Design
Babak Bahrani, James A. Milke Steven M. Strege, Jeffrey L. Paterson - Fire & Risk Alliance, LLC
07 - A numerical study on back-layering length with metro train blocking spacing in longitudinal ventilation subway tunnel fires
Shiyi Chen - School of Civil Engineering, Central South University
08 - Crowdsourced Disaster Planning and Response
Clifton Morrow - Taylor Business Institute