IAFSS 2026
At a glance
The “At a Glance” programme for the conference is now available to consult.
Please note that this schedule is provisional and may be subject to change as the programme continues to be finalised.
Details of the Invited Speakers and the Award Lectures can be found on the dedicated pages of the website: Invited Speakers and Awards.
Day 0
Sunday, 7 June
From 16:00
Opening
18:30 - 20:30
Welcome reception
Day 1
Monday, 8 June
09:00 - 09:20
Opening ceremony
09:20 - 10:20
The Howard W. Emmons Invited Plenary Lecture: Modelling of turbulent combustion in CFD simulations of enclosure firesBart Merci, Ghent University, Belgium
10:20 - 10:40
Memorial Session (TBC)
10:40 - 11:10
Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:30
Session A1-1
Session B1-1
Session C1-1
Topic - Room
Ignition and flame spread (T1-1)
Enclosure fire dynamics (T4-1)
Large outdoor fires (T5-1)
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00
Invited Plenary Lecture #1: Intumescence: Past, Present and FutureSerge Bourbigot, Université de Lille - Centrale Lille Institut, France
15:00 - 16:00
Session A1-2
Session B1-2
Session C1-2
Topic - Room
Solid pyrolysis and smouldering (T2-1)
Material flammability (T3-1)
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations (T6-1)
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:50
Session A1-3
Session B1-3
Session C1-3
Topic - Room
Solid pyrolysis and smouldering (T2-1 cont.)
Material flammability (T3-1)
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations (T6-1 cont.)
Evening
Early Career Mixer
Day 2
Tuesday, 9 June
09:00 - 10:00
Invited Plenary Lecture #2: Thermal radiation - From science to engineering, Simo Hostikka, Aalto University, Finland
10:00 - 10:40
Session A2-1
Session B2-1
Session C2-1
Topic - Room
Ignition and flame spread (T1-2)
Enclosure fire dynamics (T4-2)
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations (T6-2)
10:40-11:10
Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:30
Session A2-2
Session B2-2
Session C2-2
Topic - Room
Ignition and flame spread (T1-2 cont.)
Enclosure fire dynamics (T4-2 cont.)
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations (T6-2 cont.)
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 15:00
Invited Plenary Lecture #3: Ignition, Combustion, and Flame Spread in Wooden Heritage Building Fires, Jie Ji, University of Science and Technology of China, China
15:00 - 16:00
Session A2-3
Session B2-3
Session C2-3
Topic - Room
Large outdoor fires (T5-2)
Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics (T10-1)
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations (T6-2)
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:30
Poster Session
Evening
IAFSS Annual
Day 3
Wednesday, 10 June
09:00 - 10:00
Invited Plenary Lecture #4: The wildfire problem - a path forward Sara McAllister, US Forest Services, USA
10:00 - 10:40
Session B3-1
Session B3-1
Session C3-1
Topic - Room
Fire detection and suppression (T7-2)
Evacuation, human behaviour, and societal impact of fires (T9-1)
Ignition and flame spread (T1-3)
10:40-11:10
Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:30
Session B3-2
Session B3-2
Session C3-2
Topic - Room
Fire detection and suppression (T7-2 Cont.)
Evacuation, human behaviour, and societal impact of fires(T9-1 Cont.)
Ignition and flame spread (T1-3 Cont.)
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 17:30
Excursion
Day 4
Thursday, 11 June
09:00 - 10:00
Invited Plenary Lecture #5: Towards fire hazard evaluation of stationary lithium-ion battery systems: A review Yi Wang, FM, USA
10:00 - 10:40
Session A4-1
Session B4-1
Session C4-1
Topic - Room
Ignition and flame spread (T1-5)
Enclosure fire dynamics (T4-3)
Large outdoor fires (T5-3)
10:40-11:10
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30
Session A4-2
Session B4-2
Session C4-2
Topic - Room
Ignition and flame spread (T1-4)
Enclosure fire dynamics (T4-3 Cont.)
Large outdoor fires (T5-3 Cont.)
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Topic - Room
Proulx Early Career Award Lecture
Magnusson Early Career Award Lecture
Topic - Room
PhD Thesis Award Lecture (Asia-Oceania)
PhD Thesis Award Lecture (Europe-Africa)
PhD Thesis Award Lecture (Americas)
14:40 - 16:00
Session A4-3
Session B4-3
Session C4-3
Topic - Room
Large outdoor fires (T5-4)
Enclosure fire dynamics (T4-4)
Structure-fire interactions (T8-1)
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:50
Session A4-4
Session B4-4
Session C4-4
Topic - Room
Large outdoor fires (T5-5)
Enclosure fire dynamics (T4-5)
Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics (T10-2)
Evening
Symposium Banquet
Day 5
Friday, 12 June
09:00 - 10:00
Invited Plenary Lecture #6: Unravelling the Mysteries of Fire Beth Weckman, University of Waterloo, Canada
10:00 - 11:40
Session A5-1
Session B5-1
Session C5-1
Topic - Room
Structure-fire interactions (T8-2)
Evacuation, human behaviour, and societal impact of fires (T9-2)
Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics (T10-3)
10:40-11:10
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30
Session A5-2
Session B5-2
Session C5-2
Topic - Room
Structure-fire interactions (T8-2 Cont.)
Evacuation, human behaviour, and societal impact of fires (T9-2 Cont.)
Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics (T10-3 Cont.)
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00
Session A5-3
Session B5-3
Session C5-3
Topic - Room
Fire detection and suppression (T7-3)
Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics (T10-4)
Structure-fire interactions (T8-3)
16:00 - 16:30
Farewell reception
Sponsors & Partners
Platinium
Gold
Silver
Other sponsors
Exhibition
Showcase your company at IAFSS 2026. You are a startup, a SME, a large corporation... You want to exhibit new products, new technologies, new researches...
Call for papers
The call for papers will be open soon. Manuscripts must be original work and must not have been submitted to another forum.
