Symposium Committees

Advisory Board

• Emeritus Prof. Takeyoshi Tanaka, Kyoto University, Japan (Chair)
• Mr. Greg Baker, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Sweden
• Prof. Shen-Wen Chien, National Central Police University, Taiwan
• Prof. Wan-ki. Chow, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
• Dr. Dhionis Dhima, Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment, France
• Prof. Bogdan Dlugogorski, Murdoch University, Australia
• Prof. Charles Fleischmann, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
• Prof. Ed Galea, University of Greenwich, UK
• Prof. George Hadjisophocleous, Carleton University, Canada
• Dr. Anthony Hamins, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
• Prof. Yuji Hasemi, Waseda University, Japan
• Prof. Yaping He, University of Western Sydney, Australia
• Prof. Patrick Van Hees, Lund University, Sweden
• Prof. Juncheng Jiang, Nanjing University of Technology, China
• Prof. Naian Liu, University of Science and Technology of China, China
• Prof. Yulianto Sulistyo Nugroho, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
• Prof. Hideo Ohtani, Yokohama National University, Japan
• Prof. Ai Sekizawa, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
• Prof. Arnaud Trouve, University of Maryland, USA
• Prof. Kuang-Chung Tsai, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
• Prof. Zhisheng Xu, Central South University, China

Award Committee

• Prof. Naian Liu, University of Science and Technology of China, China (Chair)
• Prof. Wan-ki. Chow, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
• Prof. Bogdan Dlugogorski, Murdoch University, Australia
• Prof. Charles Fleischmann, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
• Prof. Ed Galea, University of Greenwich, UK
• Prof. George Hadjisophocleous, Carleton University, Canada
• Prof. Yuji Hasemi, Waseda University, Japan
• Prof. Yulianto Sulistyo Nugroho, University of Indonesia, Indonesia
• Prof. Arnaud Trouve, University of Maryland, USA
• Prof. Kuang-Chung Tsai, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Local Organizing Committee

• Dr. Ichiro Hagiwara, Building Research Institute, Japan (Chair)
• Prof. Ritsu Dobashi, University of Tokyo, Japan
• Prof. Kazunori Harada, Kyoto University, Japan
• Mr. Kouichi Hasegawa, Nohmi Bosai Ltd., Japan
• Prof. Yuji Hasemi, Waseda University, Japan
• Prof. Takeo Hirashima, Chiba University, Japan
• Prof. Ken Matsuyama, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
• Dr. Tensei Mizukami, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Japan
• Dr. Tomohiro Naruse, Building Research Institute, Japan
• Mr. Masahisa Nashimoto, Japan Association for Fire Science and Engineering, Japan
• Prof. Yoshifumi Ohmiya, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
• Prof. Hideo Ohtani, Yokohama National University, Japan
• Dr. Masahiko Shinohara, National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster, Japan
• Emeritus Prof. Takeyoshi Tanaka, Kyoto University, Japan
• Prof. Kaoru Wakatsuki, Shinshu University, Japan
• Dr. Tokiyoshi Yamada, National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster, Japan

Program Committee

• Prof. Kazunori Harada, Kyoto University, Japan (Chair)
  [Track 1 – Fire/Explosion Physics and Chemistry]
•    Prof. Bogdan Dlugogorski, Murdoch University, Australia
•    Prof. Masataro Suzuki, Nagaoka Institute of Technology, Japan
  [Track 2 – Fire and Smoke Modeling and Experiment]
•    Prof. Yasushi Oka, Yokohama National University, Japan
  [Track 3 – Human Behavior in Fire]
•    Prof. Tomonori Sano, Waseda University, Japan
  [Track 4 – Fire Statistics and Risk Assessment]
•    Prof. Richard Yuen, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
•    Prof. Akihiko Hokugo, Kobe University, Japan
  [Track 5 – Fire Safety Design and Codes]
•    Prof. Charles Fleischmann, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
•    Dr. Daisaku Nii, Building Research Institute, Japan
  [Track 6 – Structural Behavior in Fire]
•    Prof. Linhai Han, Tsinghua University, China
•    Prof. Takeo Hirashima, Chiba University, Japan
  [Track 7 – Fire Properties and Testing Methods of Materials]
•    Prof. Kuang-Chung Tsai, National Kaohsiung First University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
•    Dr. Hideki Yoshioka, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Japan
  [Track 8 – Industrial Fires]
•    Prof. Sung Chan Kim, Kyungil University, South Korea
•    Dr. Masakatsu Honma, National Research Institute of Police Science, Japan
  [Track 9 – Urban, Wildland/Urban Interface and Forest Fires]
•    Prof. Naian Liu, University of Science and Technology of China, China
•    Dr. Masahiko Shinohara, National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster, Japan
  [Track 10 – Fire Detection and Suppression]
•    Prof. Cheol-Hong Hwang, Daejeon University, South Korea
•    Prof. Hiroyuki Torikai, Hirosaki University, Japan
  [Track 11 – Fire Investigation / Fire Services]
•    Prof. Fa-lin Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
•    Dr. Yoshio Ogawa, National Research Inst. of Fire and Disaster, Japan
  [Track 12 – Fire Protection of Cultural Heritages]
•    Prof. Yuji Hasemi, Waseda University, Japan
  [Track 13 – Fire Protection of High-rise Buildings]
•    Prof. Jose Torero, University of Queensland, Australia
•    Dr. Keiich Suzuki, Shimizu Corporation, Japan
  [Track 14 – Fires of Recyclable Fuels and Renewable Resources]
•    Dr. Qingsong Wang, University of Science and Technology of China, China
•    Prof. Takashi Tsuruda, Akita Prefecture University, Japan
  [Local Program Committee members]
•    Dr. Keisuke Himoto, Building Research Institute, Japan
•    Prof. Ken Matsuyama, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
•    Prof. Yuji Nakamura, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
•    Prof. Kaoru Wakatsuki, Shinshu University, Japan

Publication Committee

• Prof. Ken Matsuyama, Tokyo University of Science, Japan (Chair)
• Dr. Yusaku Iwata, National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster, Japan
• Prof. Kazunori Kuwana, Yamagata University, Japan
• Dr. Tomoaki Nishino, Building Research Institute, Japan

Logistics Committee

• Dr. Tomohiro Naruse, Building Research Institute, Japan (Chair)
• Dr. Yoshihiko Hayashi, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Japan
• Dr. Keisuke Himoto, Building Research Institute, Japan
• Mr. Tatsuya Iwami, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Japan
• Dr. Koji Kagiya, Building Research Institute, Japan
• Dr. Tensei Mizukami, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Japan
• Dr. Daisaku Nii, Building Research Institute, Japan
• Dr. Tomoaki Nishino, Building Research Institute, Japan
• Dr. Junichi Suzuki, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Japan
• Dr. Hideki Yoshioka, National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Japan

 (Page updated on 23rd, Sept., 2015)