Daniel Nilsson is a Swedish fire safety engineer and academic, currently serving as a Professor in Fire Engineering at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand. Nilsson has been a member of the ISO TC 92/SC4, developing standards for fire safety engineering since 2014.[1][2] Nilsson has made contributions to the field of fire safety through his research, teaching, and leadership in the industry, focusing on evacuation dynamics and debunking the myth of panic.[3] His work focuses on human behaviour in fire, evacuation modelling, and the design of fire safety systems.[4][5][6]
Daniel Nilsson | |
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| Born | Sweden |
| Citizenship | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Lund University |
| Known for | human behaviour in fire, virtual reality and evacuation pedestrian dynamics |
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| Fields | Evacuation, Fire Engineering |
| Institutions | University of Canterbury |
| Thesis | Exit choice in fire emergencies - Influencing choice of exit with flashing lights (2009) |
| Doctoral advisor | Prof Göran Holmstedt and Prof Håkan Frantzich |
Early life and education
editNilsson is originally from Lund (Sweden), where he spent most of his life before moving to New Zealand in 2018. Nilsson completed his education at Lund University in Sweden. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Fire Protection Engineering in January 2002, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy in Fire Safety Engineering in May 2009. In April 2013, he attained the title of Docent in Fire Safety Engineering from Lund University.[7]
Career
editNilsson has held several key positions at prestigious institutions. He was the Head of the Department of Civil and Natural Resources at the University of Canterbury, from 2021 to 2024.[8] Prior to this, he became a Professor in Fire Engineering at the same university in 2018. Before his time in New Zealand, Nilsson was closely associated with Lund University in Sweden, where he served as the Program Director for the Fire Safety Engineering program from 2013 to 2018. He also held senior academic positions at Lund University, including Senior Lecturer from 2011 to 2018 and Associate Senior Lecturer from 2009 to 2011.
Nilsson has been involved in numerous high-profile projects, including leading the "Changing evacuation behaviour to meet densified housing needs for our current and future population" BRANZ project from 2023 to 2025.[9] He is contributing to the "Extreme Wildfire: Our new reality – are we ready?" MBIE project from 2021 to 2026 and a NIST wildfire evacuation research project using GPS data.[10][11]
He has served as the Convenor of ISO TC 92/SC 4 WG11 – Human Behaviour in Fire since 2023 and as the Chair of ISO TC 92/SC 4 - Fire Safety Engineering from 2014 to 2022.[12][13]
Reference
edit- ^ "Discovery". profiles.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "ISO TC92 meeting at NIST". www.brand.lth.se. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "S2E04 | Familiarity and debunking the myth of Panic". Uncovered Witness.com.
- ^ "Professor Daniel Nilsson". profiles.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Introducing our new Head of Department | Engineering | University of Canterbury". www.canterbury.ac.nz. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ Scopus. "Daniel Nilsson Profile".
- ^ "Discovery". profiles.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ "Introducing our new Head of Department | Engineering | University of Canterbury". www.canterbury.ac.nz. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ BRANZ. "Our research portfolio".
- ^ "Wildfire evacuation perspective | University of Canterbury". www.canterbury.ac.nz. 2023-08-15. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Fighting wildfire with GPS data | PreventionWeb". www.preventionweb.net. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Professor Daniel Nilsson—Professional Activities". profiles.canterbury.ac.nz. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
- ^ "Team Professionals – Fire Research Group". Retrieved 2024-07-20.