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
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
10:20 - 10:40
Memorial dedication (TBC)
10:40 - 11:10
Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:30
Ignition and flame spread - Session #1
Enclosure fire dynamics - Session #1
Large outdoor fires- Session #1
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
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
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
15:00 - 16:00
Ignition and flame spread - Session #2
Large outdoor fires- Session #2
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations - Session #1-1
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:50
Solid pyrolysis and smouldering - Session #1
Material flammability - Session #1
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations - Session #1-2
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
18:00 - 22:00
Early Career Mixer
Room 1
Room 1
Day 2
Tuesday, 9 June
09:00 - 10:00
Invited Plenary Lecture #2: Thermal radiation - From science to engineering, Simo Hostikka, Aalto University, Finland
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
10:00 - 10:40
Ignition and flame spread - Session #3
Material flammability - Session #2
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations - Session #2-1
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
10:40-11:10
Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:30
Fire detection and suppression - Session #1
Enclosure fire dynamics - Session #2
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations - Session #2-2
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
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
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
15:00 - 16:00
Fire detection and suppression - Session #2
Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics - Session #1
Large outdoor fires- Session #3
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:30
Poster Session
18:00 - 20:00
IAFSS annual meeting
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
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
10:00 - 10:40
Fire detection and suppression - Session #3-1
Evacuation, human behaviour, and societal impact of fires - Session #1
Ignition and flame spread - Session #4-1
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
10:40-11:10
Coffee Break
11:10 - 12:30
Fire detection and suppression - Session #3-2
Material flammability - Session #3
Ignition and flame spread - Session #4-2
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
12:30 - 17:30
Excursion including Lunch Break
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
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
10:00 - 10:40
Ignition and flame spread - Session #5-1
Enclosure fire dynamics - Session #3-1
Large outdoor fires- Session #4-1
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
10:40-11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30
Ignition and flame spread - Session #5-2
Enclosure fire dynamics - Session #3-2
Large outdoor fires- Session #4-2
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 14:20
PhD Thesis Award Lecture (Europe-Africa)
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
PhD Thesis Award Lecture (Asia-Oceania)
Room 1
Room 1
PhD Thesis Award Lecture (Americas)
Room 2
Room 2
14:20 - 14:40
Magnusson Early Career Award Lecture
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
Proulx Early Career Award Lecture
Room 1
Room 1
Structure-fire interactions - Session #1-1
Room 2
Room 2
14:40 - 16:00
Large outdoor fires- Session #5
Enclosure fire dynamics - Session #4-1
Structure-fire interactions - Session #1-2
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:30
Evacuation, human behaviour, and societal impact of fires - Session #2
Enclosure fire dynamics - Session #4-2
Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics - Session #2
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
19:00 - 01:00
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
Amphitheater
Amphitheater
10:00 - 11:40
Fires in energy systems and industrial installations - Session #3
Evacuation, human behaviour, and societal impact of fires - Session #3-1
Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics - Session #3-1
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
10:40-11:10
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30
Evacuation, human behaviour, and societal impact of fires - Session #3-2
Fire risk assessment, performance-based design, and fire forensics - Session #3-2
Structure-fire interactions - Session #2-1
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 - 16:00
Fire detection and suppression - Session #4
Solid pyrolysis and smouldering Session #2
Structure-fire interactions - Session #2-1
Room
Amphitheater
Room 1
Room 2
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.
