Anne Elise Steen-Hansen

Anne Elise Steen-Hansen is a Professor in Fire Safety Engineering at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She specializes in fire dynamics, building materials resilience, and post-fire analysis. Her research focuses on improving fire safety in buildings through statistical modeling, regulatory compliance, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Affiliations: NTNU, SINTEF Building Research, RISE Fire Research AS
• Key Expertise: Fire energy calculations, structural fire resistance, forest fire dynamics, fatal fire investigations

Recent work includes a 2022 report on post-fire learning mechanisms funded by the Research Council of Norway, and 2023 lectures addressing fatal fire patterns and institutional learning. She contributes to national fire safety standards via the Building Research Series.

Collaborations with industry partners (SINTEF, RISE) enable applied research in fire prevention technologies and policy development. Active in conferences such as the Fire Promise Conference (Lysaker) and Environment & Fire Prevention Conference (Stavanger).