2026 Workshop
We are excitied to announce that the 2026 FM Fire Modeling Workshop will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton in Norwood MA from May 21-22.
Prospective participants are invited to register and submit abstracts for oral or poster presentation. The abstracts will be evaluated based on their quality and suitability for the objectives of the workshop.
Invitations to attend the workshop without presentation will be extended on the basis of available space. There is no registration fee for the workshop. Invited participants are responsible for their own travel and accommodations. A block of rooms will be reserved at discount rates at the Four Points Hotel by Sheraton, Norwood.
Instructions for Attendees
Registration is free and required for all attendees. Capacity is limited and while we endevour to accept all registrations, priority will be given to presenters.
Submissions are welcomed for both oral and poster presentations, in the form of an abstract under 300 words. For multiple submissions per corresponding author, please complete the submission form once per item. Notification of acceptance will be communicated to authors following a review process.
Key Dates
- Registration deadline - March 13 2026
- Abstract submission deadline (oral/poster presentation) - March 13 2026
- Notification of acceptance and invitations to workshop - March 18 2026
- Technical Program released - March 25 2026
- Conference dates - May 21-22 2026
Instructions for Presenters
Please bring your own HDMI or USB-C compatible laptop loaded with your slides for presentation.
Each oral presentation has a 25 minute time slot for a 20 minutes presentation with 5 minutes for discussion.
The posters sizes should be approximately of 594 x 841 mm (24 x 33 inches) in vertical (portrait) orientation. Please prepare a short (1-2 slide) presentation for the poster session.
Upon completion of the workshop, authors may provide a compressed PDF (<20MB) of their presentation/poster if they wish for it to be archived on this website. Further instructions will be provided during the workshop.
Venue
The conference will be held at the Four Points by Sheraton Norwood.
A discounted rate for accommodation is available at this venue through a block booking, details TBA.
Alternatively, there are several hotels within a short walking distance from the workshop hotel:
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Courtyard Boston Norwood/Canton - 300 River Ridge Dr, Norwood, MA 02062
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Norwood - 225 Norwood Park S, Norwood, MA 02062
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Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Norwood/Canton - 275 Norwood Park S, Norwood, MA 02062
Organizing Committee
- Yi Wang (committee chair)
- Sergey Dorofeev
- Dong Zeng
- Alex Krisman
Past Workshops
Archived Presentations
Note: no workshops from 2020-2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic
Attendence Programs and Group Photos
About
FM hosts this annual workshop as a forum for experts from industry, government, and academia worldwide to discuss, cooperate and improve open source software for fire modeling. The goal of the workshop is the development of predictive fire models targeting real world applications. Fire modeling is a highly interdisciplinary field with theoretical and experimental contributions needed from combustion scientists, fire protection engineers, software developers, and many others. Workshop contributors will present recent findings in model development and validation on a range of topics, such as material flammability, fire dynamics, flame spread, heat and mass transfer, radiation, sprinkler sprays, water mist, and fire suppression. Presentations are selected based on their quality and suitability for the objectives of the workshop. Invitations to attend the workshop without presentation are extended based on available space.
FM
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