Publications
View our publications focusing on bushfire behaviour and associated processes, their relation to firefighter and community safety, and sustainable environmental outcomes.
Research within UNSW Bushfire broadly focuses on bushfire behaviour and associated processes. We have researched and written extensively on topics spanning dynamic fire propagation, extreme bushfire development, critical fire weather events, the mathematical modelling of fire behaviour, bushfire risk at the wildland-urban interface, as well as climate change and fire extremes.
Books & book chapters
Below is a selection of our recently published books and book chapters. To view more publications, please visit our researcher profiles at Our people, or search via our UNSW online publications database.
Book Chapters | 2024
Lu J; Ghodrat M; Escobedo-Diaz JP,Ìý2024,Ìý'Experimental Investigation of the Factors Affecting Performance of Firefighters’ Protective Clothing', in Characterization of Minerals, Metals, and Materials 2024,Ìýpp. 465 - 475,Ìý
Ostwald MJ; Thurow S; Del Favero D; Scott-Mitchell M,Ìý2024,Ìý'Multimodal Collaborative Design in an Immersive Virtual Environment: Opera Staging and Performance Design Using iModel', in Multimodality in Architecture,ÌýSpringer Nature Switzerland,Ìýpp. 113 - 133,Ìý
Tu J; Yeoh GH; Liu C; Tao Y,Ìý2024,Ìý'Practical Guidelines for CFD Simulation and Analysis', in Computational Fluid Dynamics,ÌýElsevier,Ìýpp. 251 - 285,Ìý
Book Chapters | 2022
Edalati-nejad A; Ghodrat M; Sharples JJ,Ìý2022,Ìý'The effect of downslope terrain on wildfire dynamics in the presence of a cubic structure', in Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022,Ìýpp. 775 - 783,Ìý
Ribeiro C; Viegas DX; Raposo J; Reis L; Sharples J,Ìý2022,Ìý'Slope effect on Junction Fire with Two Non-symmetric Fire Fronts.', in Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022,ÌýImprensa da Universidade de Coimbra,Ìýpp. 1768 - 1773,Ìý
Sharples JJ; Hilton JE; Badlan RL; Thomas CM; McRae RHD,Ìý2022,Ìý'Fire Line Geometry and Pyroconvective Dynamics', in Wildland Fire Dynamics,ÌýCambridge University Press,Ìýpp. 77 - 128,Ìý
Hassan A; Accary G; Sutherland D; Meradji S; Moinuddin K,Ìý2022,Ìý'Physics-based modelling of junction fires: Sensitivity and Validation studies', in Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022,ÌýImprensa da Universidade de Coimbra,Ìýpp. 315 - 322,Ìý
Sutherland D; Sharples J; Moinuddin K,Ìý2022,Ìý'Simulated flame shape and heat transfer of quasi-equilibrium grass fires at transitional Byram numbers', in Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022,ÌýImprensa da Universidade de Coimbra,Ìýpp. 767 - 774,Ìý
Ghodrat M; Edalati-nejad A; Davies PL,Ìý2022,Ìý'Numerical investigation of the effect of wind speed on wildfire interaction with an idealized building', in Advances in Forest Fire Research 2022,Ìý
German S; Metternicht G; Laffan S; Hawken S,Ìý2022,Ìý'Intelligent spatial technologies for gender inclusive urban environments in today's smart cities', in Intelligent Environments: Advanced Systems for a Healthy Planet, Second Edition,ÌýElsevier,Ìýpp. 285 - 322,Ìý
Sanderson D,Ìý2023,Ìý'Identifying Opportunities to Build Resilience in Urban Disaster Recovery', in Sustainable Built Environment [Working Title],ÌýIntechOpen,Ìý
Kabir II; Wang C; Yuen ACY; Yeoh GH,Ìý2022,Ìý'Cellulose-based flame retardants for polymeric materials', in Bio-based Flame-Retardant Technology for Polymeric Materials,Ìýpp. 97 - 131,Ìý
Conference papers
Below is a selection of our recent conference papers. To view more publications, please visit our researcher profiles at Our people, or search via our UNSW online publications database.
Conference Papers | 2023
Edalati-Nejad A; Ghodrat M; Sharples JJ,Ìý2023,Ìý'An investigation of the heating, drying, and pyrolysis process of two separate moisturized cellulosic leaves', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM,Ìýpp. 214 - 220
Saurav TM; Sutherland D; Sharples J,Ìý2023,Ìý'A computational framework for phenomenological modelling of ember storms at the wildland-urban interface', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM,Ìýpp. 816 - 822
Wilson CS; Ma W; Sharples JJ; Evans JP,Ìý2023,Ìý'Statistical analysis of Continuous Haines Index and Fuel Moisture Index for pyrocumulonimbus and non-pyrocumulonimbus wildfires in southeast Australia', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM,Ìýpp. 1055 – 1061
Thurow S; Del Favero D; Blackler A; Asadipour A,Ìý2023,Ìý'Terrestrial Aesthetics. Transforming the Understanding of and Engagement with Extreme Events', presented at Arts and Humanities in Digital Transition Conference,ÌýInstitute of Communication, Nova University of Lisbon, Portugal,Ìý06 July 2023 - 07 July 2023,Ìý
Thurow S; Del Favero D; Frohne U; Moinuddin K; Sharma A; Song Y,Ìý2023,Ìý'Re-Imagining the Climate Emergency Using AI Visualisation', presented at RE:SOURCE – 10th International Conference on the Histories of Media Art, Science & Technology,ÌýVenice Centre for Digital & Public Humanities, Università Ca’Foscari Venice, Italy,Ìý13 September 2023 - 16 September 2023,Ìý
Ghodrat M; Edalati-Nejad A; Simeoni A,Ìý2023,Ìý'Effect of wind speed on wildfire interaction with multiple structures in the wildland–urban interface', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation, MODSIM,Ìýpp. 255 - 261
Ghodrat M; Edalati-nejad A,Ìý2023,Ìý'Analysis of the Wind Flow and Fuel Heat Release Rate on Dynamics of Wildfire', in Tokumasu T; Ahn J (ed.),ÌýTwentieth International Conference on Flow Dynamics Proceedings,ÌýInstitute of Fluid Science, Tohoku University,ÌýSendai, Miyagi, Japan,Ìýpp. 108 - 108, presented at Twentieth International Conference on Flow Dynamics,ÌýSendai, Miyagi, Japan,Ìý06 November 2023 - 08 November 2023
Ghodrat M; Edalati-nejad A,Ìý2023,Ìý'Effect of Fire Intensity on Wildfire Interaction with Multiple Structures', in Dlugogorsk BZ; Masri AR (ed.),ÌýProceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium,ÌýDarwin, Australia,Ìýpp. 82 - 82, presented at Australian Combustion Symposium 2023,ÌýDarwin, Australia,Ìý26 November 2023 - 29 November 2023
Ghodrat M,Ìý2023,Ìý'Real-time prediction of wind–fire interaction using a CFD-based deep neural network framework: A methodological approach', in MODSIM2023, 25th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand,ÌýDarwin Australia, presented at MODSIM2023, 25th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation. Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand,ÌýDarwin Australia,Ìý
Ghodrat M,Ìý2023,Ìý'Numerical Modeling of Smoke Plume Dynamics in Wildland Urban Interface',Ìý
Hosseini M; Lim S,Ìý2023,Ìý'Bushfire Susceptibility Mapping Using Gene Expression Programming and Machine Learning Methods: A Case Study of Kangaroo Island, South Australia', in International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management, GISTAM - Proceedings,Ìýpp. 123 - 127,Ìý
De Cachinho Cordeiro IM; Yuen ACY; Chen T; Yeoh G,Ìý2023,Ìý'Multiscale Modelling of Fire Retarded Polymers Composites: The Molecular Dynamics and Computational Fluid Dynamics (MD-CFD) Framework', presented at 7th International Symposium on Fire-Retardant Materials & Technologies,ÌýBeijing, China,Ìý17 March 2023 - 19 March 2023
Conference Papers | 2022
Fayad J; Accary G; Sutherland D; Meradji S; Frangieh N; Moinuddin K; Morvan D; Chatelon FJ; Rossi J-L,Ìý2022,Ìý'Numerical Study of Junction Fires on Sloped Terrain for Grassland Vegetation', in The Third International Conference on Fire Behavior and Risk,ÌýMDPI, presented at The Third International Conference on Fire Behavior and Risk,Ìý
Lu Y; Laffan S; Pettit C,Ìý2022,Ìý'The integration of cellular automata and what if? For scenario planning: future residential expansion in the city of Ipswich', in ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences,ÌýSydney, Australia,Ìýpp. 151 - 158, presented at ISPRS TC IV 7th International Conference on Smart Data and Smart Cities (SDSC),ÌýSydney, Australia,Ìý19 October 2022 - 21 October 2022,Ìý
Le V-H; Plested J; El-Fiqi H,Ìý2022,Ìý'Deep learning based detection of high similarity objects on limited hardware robots', in Ishibuchi H; Kwoh C-K (ed.),ÌýProceedings of the 2022 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (IEEE SSCI) December 4 – 7, 2022, Singapore,ÌýIEEE SSCI,ÌýSingapore,Ìýpp. 1770 - 1771, presented at 2022 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (IEEE SSCI) December 4 – 7, 2022, Singapore,ÌýSingapore,Ìý04 December 2022 - 07 December 2022,Ìý
Homainejad N; Zlatanova S; Pfeifer N; Sepasgozar SME,Ìý2022,Ìý'A Methodology for an Automated Three-Dimensional Heathland Assessment Workflow in Support of Bushfire Behaviour Modelling', in The 3rd Built Environment Research Forum,ÌýMDPI, presented at BERF3,Ìý
Taleai M; Mokhtari M; Zlatanova S,Ìý2022,Ìý'3D based smoke fire emission and emergency evacuation simulation on high-rise buildings, in International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences - ISPRS Archives,Ìýpp. 139 - 146,Ìý
