Peter J Lawrence

I’m the Lead Software Engineer and also a Research Reader in Computational Pedestrian Dynamics at the University of Greenwich. My work involves the development and management of the EXODUS software. The software package EXODUS is a set of object-oriented agent-based models, mainly developed in C++, which is portable across platforms types from PC to UNIX and is sold in over 37 countries.

EXODUS is designed to simulate the evacuation of large numbers of people from a variety of enclosures and the circulation/pedestrian dynamics in complex environments. The family of models currently consists of buildingEXODUS for applications in the built environment, airEXODUS for aviation and maritimeEXODUS for marine applications. A rail and urban versions of the software are also currently being developed. In addition, vrEXODUS can be used to view EXODUS generated simulations in 3D.

Awards and Honours

2021 Best presentation SUMO User Conference 2021, Development of Pedestrian Gap Acceptance and Midblock Pedestrian Road Crossing Behaviour Utilizing SUMO.

2014 The FSEG team won the Research impact category of the Guardian University Awards. FSEG submitted their work on Known as Active Dynamic Signage Systems (ADSS) which was part of the European Union Framework 7 project GETAWAY.

2011 The FSEG team was shortlist for Outstanding Engineering Research Team of the Year category of the Times Higher Education awards. FSEG submitted their work on the design of the futuristic Blended Wing Body (BWB) aircraft which was part of the European Union Framework 6 project NACRE.

2008 Co-authored a publication that was awared the Jack Bono Engineering Communication Award from the US based Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE).

2003 The EXODUS team was awarded 2003/2004 European IST prize by the European Council of Applied Sciences, Technology and Engineering (Euro-CASE) for their development of the EXODUS suite of software.

2003 Co-authored a publication that was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society Hodgson Prize 2002 for best paper on a general subject.

2002 The 2001 RINA/LR (Royal Institution of Naval Architects) Safer Ships Award award for maritimeExodus.

2002 The EXODUS team was awarded the 2001 CITIS (Communications & IT in Shipping) Award for Innovation in IT for Ship Operation and Safety.

2002 The EXODUS team was awarded The Queens Anniversary Prize.

2001 The EXODUS team was awarded British Computer Society (BCS) Medal Winner for the Exodus Software Suite.

1999 Co-authored a publication that was awared the Royal Aeronautical Society Hodgson Prize 1998 for best paper on a general subject.

1990 British Computer Society (BCS) award for best computing student on the Mathematics, Statistics and Computing BSc Course.

Research Assessment:

Pmail  : P.J. Lawrence PhD,

         Lead Software Engineer/Reader in Computational Pedestrian Dynamics,

         School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences,

         Queen Mary Building,

         Maritime Greenwich Campus,

         University of Greenwich,

         30 Park Row

         Greenwich,                   Telephone : +44 (0)208-331-8650

         London SE10 9LS.             Fax       : +44 (0)208-331-8925



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