Submissions
Key Dates
- Deadline for extended abstract submission: February 15th, 2026
- Notification of decisions to authors: March 30th, 2026
- Deadline for full paper submission: May 30th, 2026
- Work-in-Progress abstracts submission deadline: 1st of August 2026
Call for Work-in-Progress graphical abstracts submissions
During the Human Behaviour in Fires 2026 Symposium, there will be the opportunity to display posters with Work-in-Progress graphical abstracts related to ongoing research or case studies. Authors are invited to submit a description of their proposed Work-in-Progress submission for consideration following either a Word or LaTeX template.
Download Graphical Abstract Word template (DOCX, 23.9KiB) Download Graphical Abstract LaTeX Template (ZIP, 187.7KiB)
Authors must submit the abstracts for Work-in-Progress graphical abstracts in PDF via email to mail@humanbehaviourinfires.se .
The Work-in-Progress graphical abstract submissions will follow this timeline:
- Work in Progress abstracts submission deadline: 1st of August 2026
- Authors notified of final accept/reject decision: 15th of August 2026
Proceedings submission instructions
Accepted oral presentations
Accepted authors of oral presentations are invited to submit a full paper (maximum 12 pages, including references) by May 30th 2026.
Accepted poster presentations
Accepted authors of poster presentations do not need to submit a full paper, but they can submit an updated version of the extended abstract (up to 4 pages of length, including references) by May 30th 2026.
Please use the following templates:
Download Proceedings Contribution Word template (DOCX, 78.6KiB) Download Proceedings Contribution LaTeX Template (ZIP, 188.3KiB)
Submit both your final PDF file and source file (either Word file or LaTeX source files compressed in a zipped folder) via email to mail@humanbehaviourinfires.se .
Once you have submitted, you will receive a confirmation. If you do not receive a confirmation within one week after the submission deadline, please reach out to one of the conference chairs via email.
Conference publications
Conference proceedings, including extended abstracts and papers will be published via Lund University. Only contributions presented at the conference (oral or poster) will be considered for proceedings. Selected authors will be invited to submit an extended version of their paper after the conference (submission deadline February 15th 2027) for publication in a Special Issue in Fire and Materials published by Wiley. More info at Fire and Materials Journal Webpage.
Aims & Topics
The HBiF26 symposium convenes researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to showcase cutting-edge research and practical insights into human behaviour during fire emergencies across built environments, transportation systems, and outdoor settings.
Topics of interest for this call for contributions include but are not limited to:
Data collection and analysis
The study of human behaviour in fires via a wide range of methodological approaches (e.g., experiments, field settings, surveys, statistical methods, machine learning, etc.), and technologies
Qualitative studies
Information gathering to explore new concepts, developing hypotheses, and understanding evacuee motivations - using interviews, observations, online methods, case studies, etc.
Conceptual studies
The development of concepts and theories to explain human behaviour in fires
Evacuation modelling
Simulation studies focused on representing evacuation behaviour, including the exploration of human behaviour through models, verification and validation studies, crowd simulations, etc.
Incident analysis
The study and reconstruction of real-world emergencies (e.g., incident recording systems, forensic studies, etc.)
Crowd dynamics and crowd management
The analysis of crowd evacuation in emergencies and solutions aimed at managing crowds
Outdoor fire evacuation
The study of human behaviour in wildfires, informal settlement fires, and urban fires
Human behaviour during transportation fires
The study of human behaviour in fire incidents in transportation systems, e.g., underground, ground, air, rail, and maritime systems
Training
Methods that aim to improve occupants’ and responders’ performance during fire incidents
Digital technology
The application of digital technology to human behaviour in fires, including the use of AI, mixed reality, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and/or building information modelling (BIM)
Egressibility
Accessibility to means of evacuation for all, e.g., older populations, people with functional limitations/disabilities, neurodivergent communities, and children