About
Enrico Ronchi is a Senior Lecturer at the Division of Fire Safety Engineering, Lund University, with expertise in evacuation dynamics, fire safety, and traffic safety. His work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals through CASE – Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments, focusing on safe building egress for aging populations.
- Active in wildfire evacuation research (2018 Mati case study)
- Collaborates on digital tools for firefighting and sound environments
- Recipient of Bigglestone, Jack Watts, and ITA-Cosuf Awards
Research spans pedestrian modeling, virtual reality simulations, and smoke impact analysis on evacuation. His recent work includes wildfire drill data collection in Colorado and Greece, with emphasis on flow rates and immersed participant behavior.
Scientific contributions appear in journals like Safety Science and Wood Material Science & Engineering, covering fire safety perception, egressibility metrics, and emergency response technologies. Supervised work includes 5 projects, with grants from FORMAS and National Research Council of Canada.
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