Quantification of the fire safety performance of:

• Building and WUI fires

• Alternative fire safety design solutions

Compartment fire phenomena

• Fundamental fire science and fire dynamics

Human behavior and evacuation phenomena

• The effects of space perception of occupants on egress phenomena

• Egress modeling 

Fire modeling and its application

• Basic understanding of 2-zone and CFD fire models

• Validation studies

Applications of performance-based fire safety regulations 

• Determination of acceptable risk 

• Influence of regulation change on industry