The Workshop
Mathematical Problems in Fire Safety Engineering was organized by
Heriot-Watt University and
University of Edinburgh on Oct 31st, 2008, at the
International Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Edinburgh. Six speakers gave invited talks on the topic and more than 30 people attended (full house). Some of the presentations are available in the
workshop page. (
NOTE: the venue is the house where James Maxwell was born) . Funding was provided by Bridging the Gaps Programme,
Edinburgh Research Partnership.
What is Fire Engineering?
ReplyDeleteFire Engineering is the application of scientific and engineering principles, rules [Codes], and expert judgement, based on an understanding of the phenomena and effects of fire and of the reaction and behaviour of people to fire, to protect people, property and the environment from the destructive effects of fire.