FEMTC 2024
The upcoming 7th Fire and Evacuation Modeling Technical Conference is a hybrid in-person and live-stream conference.
Dates: September 18-20, 2024
Location: Hotel Kansas City - Hotel Reservations - priority deadline 20 August - 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.
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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 - Convective Heat Transfer from Impinging Flames
Jonathan Hodges, Randall McDermott (NIST) - 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, R. Balakrishnan - L&T Construction, Larsen & Toubro Ltd., India
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
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
