International Conference on Fire Safety Engineering Research and Practice (iCFSERP-2024)

24-27 November 2024

Western Sydney University, Parramatta City Campus, Sydney, Australia

Conference website: https://icfserp.org/

About iCFSERP-2024

International Conference on Fire Safety Engineering Research and Practice, Sydney, 2024 (iCFSERP-2024) will bring international and national experts in fire safety engineering and structural fire engineering research and practice to Sydney to present and share their latest research and practice.

This conference will be organised jointly by the Fire Safety Engineering Research Group, School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment, Western Sydney University and Global Circle for Scientific, Technological and Management Research (GCSTMR).

The main objectives of this conference are to provide an opportunity for professional interaction amongst the researchers, engineers, academics and students, as well as to strengthen the industrial cooperation and showcase the latest developments and future trends in their fields.

iCFSERP-2024 will feature keynote addresses by world leaders in fire safety engineering and structural fire engineering. All the abstracts, extended abstracts, poster, and full papers submitted to iCFSERP-2024 will be assessed by an independent review panel. All full papers if accepted will be published in the Conference Proceedings with Australian ISBN Number.

iCFSERP-2024 will be held at Western Sydney University’s Parramatta campus, which is situated 20km from the Sydney CBD and is well connected by rail, road and ferry networks. The traditional landmarks of Sydney including Sydney Harbour, Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are within easy reach of the conference venue as is the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park.

Conference themes:

1. Fire resilient building materials (steel, concrete, mass timber, masonry, FRP, etc.)
2. Fire protection materials (cementitious based, intumescent, etc.)
3. Fire performance of structures
4. Fire behaviour of cladding systems (cladding panels, cavity barrier, insulations)
5. Flame retardant polymer composite materials
6. Active and passive fire protection systems
7. EV fires and battery fire safety
8. Fire testing methods
9. Building and tunnel fires
10. Human behaviour in fire
11. Bushfire protection and systems
12. Numerical fire modelling (analytical, finite element and FDS analysis)
13. Performance-based solutions in fire engineering
14. Cost benefit analysis of fire protecting materials and systems
15. Other relevant topics related to fire

Key Dates:

• Abstract submission opens: 10 October 2023
• Abstract submission closes: 31 December 2023
• Abstract review outcome emailed to authors: 31 January 2024
• Full paper submission closes: 31 March 2024
• Full paper review outcome emailed to authors: 31 May 2024
• Registration to conference opens: 1 June 2024
• Early bird registration closes: 31 August 2024
• Conference days: 24 – 27 November 2024

Abstract and Full Paper Submission:

Please visit the conference website to download the template to prepare your abstracts, extended abstract, poster, full papers and follow the link given there.

Opportunity to Publish in Jounrals:

Authors of selected conference papers will be invited by the iCFSERP-2024 Scientific Committee to submit extended versions for publication in Engineering Structures (IF 5.5) and Fire (IF 3.2) (subject to satisfying the criteria of the journals). Engineering Structures provides a forum for a broad blend of scientific and technical papers to reflect the evolving needs of the structural engineering and structural mechanics communities. Engineering Structures will publish a Special Issue on the topic of Structural Fire Engineering. Fire is an international, peer-reviewed, open access Q1 journal about the science, policy, and technology of fires and how they interact with communities and the environment, published monthly online by MDPI. Depending on the paper quality and reviewer feedbacks, the authors of top 20 papers will get full or partial discount to pay the open access fee of Fire Journal (10 papers with full discount and 10 papers with 50% discount).

Registration Fees:

Author registrations that are completed AFTER the Late Registration Deadline may not be included in the Conference Proceedings. You highly recommend registering as early as possible.

Please be reminded that we specified that one publication cost for one paper per presenter is included in the registration. An additional cost of $350 is applicable for the submission of a second paper.

Registration fees include: conference materials, lunch, refreshments, admission to all sessions, and conference dinner (for full delegate registration and student registration). An extra dinner ticket can be purchased for $130 per person.

• International delegates and international students from countries with a per capita GDP of less than US$ 10,000 (World Bank, 2023) will receive a discount of $100 on the registration fee.
• To use the student registration rate, the student needs to provide his/her supervisor’s contact information in registration.

Conference Venue:

iCFSERP-2024 will be held at Western Sydney University's Parramatta City Campus, which is situated 20km from the Sydney CBD and is well connected by rail, road and ferry networks. The traditional landmarks of Sydney including Sydney Harbour, Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are within easy reach of the conference venue as is the Blue Mountains World Heritage National Park.

Attractions Nearby:

The traditional landmarks of Greater Sydney including Blue Mountains, Sydney Darling Harbour, Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge are conveniently accessible from the conference venue.

Organising Committee

Chairs:

• Zhong Tao, Western Sydney University, Australia
• Md Kamrul Hassan, Western Sydney University, Australia

Secretaries:

• Sameera Pathirana, Western Sydney University, Australia
• Md Delwar Hossain, Western Sydney University, Australia

Other Members:

• Bijan Samali, Western Sydney University
• Olivia Mirza, Western Sydney University
• Sarah Zhang, Western Sydney University
• Srinath Perera, Western Sydney University
• Swapan Saha, Western Sydney University
• Payam Rahnamayiezekavat, Western Sydney University
• Pejman Sharafi, Western Sydney University
• Won Hee Kang, Western Sydney University
• Grahame Douglas, Western Sydney University
• Cheng (Jason) Jiang, Western Sydney University
• Alan Todhunter, Western Sydney University

Sponsoring Secretary:

• Alan Todhunter, Western Sydney University, Australia
• Sameera Pathirana, Western Sydney University, Australia
• Md Kamrul Hassan, Western Sydney University, Australia

Conference Coordinating Admin Officer:

• Jenis Islam, GCSTMR, Sydney, Australia

Technical Committee

Chairs:

• Zhong Tao, Western Sydney University, Australia
• Md Kamrul Hassan, Western Sydney University, Australia

Secretaries:

• Sameera Pathirana, Western Sydney University, Australia
• Md Delwar Hossain, Western Sydney University, Australia

Scientific Committee Members:

• Anthony Abu, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
• Faris Ali, Ulster University, UK
• Farhad Aslani, The University of Western Australia, Australia
• Mahmud Ashraf, Deakin University, Australia
• Eleni Asimakopoulou, University of Central Lancashire, UK
• Jianguo Dai, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
• Vinh Dao, The University of Queensland, Australia
• Wenhui Duan, Monash University, Australia
• Ana Espinós, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
• Jean-Marc Franssen, University of Liége, Belgium
• Mohamed Ghannam, Mansoura University, Egypt
• Maryam Ghodrat, University of New South Wales, Australia
• Maurice Guerrieri, Victoria University, Australia
• Lou Guobiao, Tongji University, China
• Linhai Han, Tsinghua University, China
• Amin Heidarpour, Monash University, Australia
• Guan Heng Yeoh, University of New South Wales, Australia
• Yuan Hu, University of Science and Technology of China, China
• Shan-Shan Huang, The University of Sheffield, UK
• Eric W M Lee, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
• Guo-Qiang Li, Tongji University, China
• Wei Li, Tsinghua University, China
• Wengui Li, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
• Richard J Y Liew, National University of Singapore, Singapore
• Linus Lim, Holmes Fire, Australia
• Mahen Mahendran, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
• Xiaoyong Mao, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, China
• Khalid Moinnuddin, Victoria University, Australia
• Abhijit Mukherjee, Curtin University Curtin University, Australia
• Shuna Ni, University of Maryland, UK
• Kate Nguyen, RMIT University, Australia
• Zhu Pan, Hebei University of Technology, China
• Aslina Anjang Ab Rahman, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
• Muhammad Masood Rafi, NED University of Technology, Pakistan
• Manuel Romero, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
• Prabir Sarker, Curtin University, Australia
• Jason Sharples, University of New South Wales, Australia
• Scott Smith, The University of Adelaide, Australia
• Tianyi Song, Beijing University of Technology, China
• Kang Hai Tan, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Tai Thai, The University of Melbourne, Australia
• Kuang-Chung Tsai, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
• Asif Sohail Usmani, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
• Brian Uy, University of New South Wales, Australia
• Peijun Wang, Shandong University, China
• Weiyong Wang, Chongqing University, China
• Wenda Wang, Lanzhou University of Technology, China
• Yong Wang, Manchester University, UK
• Bo Wu, South China University of Technology, China
• Xiqiang Wu, Southeast University, China
• Hua Yang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
• Youfu Yang, Dalian University of Technology, China
• Anthony Chun Yin Yuen, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
• Mohd Zahirasri, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
• Ou Zhao, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Kan Zhou, Leeds Beckett University, UK
• Yan Zhuge University of South Australia, Australia

Further information

Chairs (Technical Committee):
Zhong Tao
Md Kamrul Hassan
Emails: z.tao@westernsydney.edu.au
k.hassan@westernsydney.edu.au
Tel: +61 424 350 257

Conference Secretary:
Md Delwar Hossain
Email: Md.Hossain@westernsydney.edu.au