Conference Chairs

      Secretaries

      • Mrs Heather Griffiths​
      • Mr Izaak Parris Twyning​
      • Mrs Marcella McCann​

      Members of Organising Committee​

      • Prof Ali Nadjai (Ulster University)
      • Dr Naveed Alam (Ulster University)
      • Dr T. McNally Svetlana (Ulster University)
      • Prof Faris Ali (Ulster University)
      • Dr Jianping Zhang (Ulster University)
      • Dr Karen Boyce (Ulster University)
      • Dr Nigel McConnell (Ulster University)
      • Mr Rabinder Kumar (Ulster University)
      • Dr Volodymyr Shentsov (Ulster University)
      • Mr Noel McCutcheon (Ulster University)
      • Mr Robert Rankin (Ulster University)
      • Mr Sean McEleney (IFE Branch President, Dublin)
      • Dr Donatella de Silva (Naples Federico II University, Italy)
      • Dr Klelia Petrou (European University Cyprus)
      • Dr Charles Kahanji (University of Zambia, Zambia)
      • Dr Kada Abdelhak (University of Chlef, Algeria)

      Chairs of the Scientific Committee​

      • Prof João Paulo Rodrigues, Coimbra University, Portugal
      • Prof Ali Nadjai, Ulster University, UK
      • Prof Venkatesh Kodur, Michigan State University, USA
      • Prof Wan-ki Chow, The Honk Kong Polytechnic University, China
      • Prof Emidio Nigro, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
      • Prof Noureddine Benichou, National Research Council, Canada
      • Prof Fabricio Longhi Bolina, Federal University of Santa Maria, Brazil
      • Prof Samuel L. Manzello, Tohoku University, Japan

      Members of the Scientific Committee​

      • Aatif Ali Khan, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
      • Abdel Hamid Bouchair, University of Clermont Auvergne, France
      • Ahmed Allam, WSP, UK
      • Albert Simeoni, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
      • Aldina Santiago, University of Coimbra, Portugal
      • Ali Morovat, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA
      • Aloshy Baby, Hydrock, now Stantec, UK
      • Amar Khennane, The University of New South Wales, Australia
      • Ana Espinós Capilla, Associate Professor, Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain
      • Ananth Ramaswamy, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
      • Andrea Lucherini, Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute, Slovenia
      • Anthony Abu, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
      • Anwar Orabi, The University of Queensland, Australia
      • Asif Hussain Shah, Central University of Kashmir, India
      • Asif Usmani, Hong Kong Polytechnic University,  Hong Kong, China
      • Bruno Dal Lago, University of Insubria, Italy
      • Carla Neves Costa, The State University of Campinas, Brazil
      • Charles Kahanji, University of Zambia, Zambia
      • Chrysanthos Maraveas, Agricultural University of Athens, Greece
      • Cristian Maluk, Technical Director, Semper, UK
      • Danny Hopkin, OFR Consultants, UK
      • David Lange, The University of Queensland, Australia
      • Donatella Cirrone, Ulster University, Belfast, UK
      • Donatella de Silva, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
      • Eleni Asimakopoulou, University of Central Lancashire, UK
      • Eric Tonicello, ISI - Ingénierie et Sécurité Incendie Sàrl, Switzerland
      • Faris Ali, Ulster University, UK
      • Francesco Lo Monte, Polytechnic University of Milan, Italy
      • Fuminobu Ozaki, Nagoya University, Japan
      • Gaurav Srivastava, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India
      • George Hadjisophocleous, Carleton University, Canada
      • Guo-Qiang LI, Tongji University, China
      • Harem Hussein, Octa Fire,UK
      • Ignacio Payá Zaforteza, Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain
      • Javad Eslami, CY Cergy Paris University, France
      • Jean-Marc Franssen, University of Liège, Belgium
      • Jiang Liming, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
      • Jianping Zhang, Ulster University, Belfast, UK
      • Johan Sjöström, RISE, Sweden
      • John Adam Gales, York University , Canada
      • Karen Boyce, Ulster University, Belfast, UK
      • Keerthan Poologanathan, Northumbria University, UK
      • Klelia Petrou, Scientific Petrou, European University Cyprus, Cyprus
      • Lamri Belkacem,  Hassiba Benbouali University of Chlef, Algeria
      • Lim Kok Hwa, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
      • Manuel L. Romero, Valencia Polytechnic University, Spain
      • Marion Charlier, ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg
      • Mark Green, Queen's University, Canada
      • Martina Manes, The University of Liverpool, UK
      • Martyn S. McLaggan, University of Sheffield, UK
      • Massimo Fragiacomo, University of L'Aquila,  Italy
      • Michael Quinn, Michael Slattery Associates, Ireland
      • Mohannad Z. Naser, Clemson University, USA
      • Mostafa Jafarian, Hydrock, now Stantec, UK
      • Mourade khelifa, University of Lorraine, France
      • Muhammad Masood Rafi, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan
      • Muhammad Noman, The International Islamic University, Pakistan
      • Naveed Alam, Ulster University, Belfast, UK
      • Negar Elhami-Khorasani, University at Buffalo, USA
      • Nicola Tondini, University of Trento, Italy
      • Nigel McConnell, Ulster University, Belfast, UK
      • Noureddine Benichou, National Research Council, Canada
      • Nuno Lopes, University of Aveiro, Portugal
      • Olivier Vassat, ArcelorMittal, Luxembourg
      • Panos Kotsovinos, University of Patras, Greece
      • Paul Joseph, Victoria University, Australia
      • Paulo Piloto, The Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
      • Paulo Vila Real, University of Aveiro, Portugal
      • Piergiacomo Cancelliere, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
      • Piotr Tofilo,The Main School of Fire Service, Poland
      • Sara Uszball, University of Stuttgart, Germany
      • Sayaka Suzuky, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
      • Serdar Selamet, Exponent, Inc., USA
      • Srishti Banerji, Utah State University, USA
      • Stephen Welch, The University of Edinburgh, UK
      • Svetlana McNally, Ulster University, Belfast, UK
      • Tai Thai, The University of Melbourne, Australia
      • Tarek Beji, Ghent University, Belgian
      • Thomas Gernay, Johns Hopkins University, USA
      • Thomas Scullion, Bureau Veritas Group, UK
      • Tom Lennon, Building Research Establishment (BRE), UK
      • Tom Molkens, KU Leuven, Belgium
      • Volodymir Shentsov, Ulster University, Belfast, UK
      • Weiyong Wang,  Chongqing University, China
      • Xinyan Huang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University,  Hong Kong, China
      • Xu Dai, The University of Liverpool, UK
      • Yong Du, Nanjing Tech University, China
      • Zhong Tao , Western Sydney University, Australia
      • Zhuojun Nan, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands