Enrico Ronchi

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Enrico Ronchi
Born1984
Italy
Alma mater Polytechnic University of Bari
AwardsMagnusson Early Career Award
Scientific career
FieldsEvacuation, Human Behaviour in Fire
Institutions Lund University
Thesis Evacuation modelling in road tunnel fires  (2012)

Enrico Ronchi (born 1984) is an Italian Associate Professor at the Department of Fire Safety Engineering at Lund University, Sweden. He is known for his research in evacuation modeling, human behavior in fire, and fire safety engineering. [1]

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Early life and education

Ronchi earned his Ph.D. in Transportation Engineering, Land Use, and Technological Innovation from the Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy, in 2012. His doctoral research focused on human behavior in emergencies and evacuation modeling in road tunnels. [2]

Academic career

After completing his Ph.D., Ronchi held positions at several prestigious institutions. He has been a Guest Researcher at the Department of Psychology I at the University of Würzburg, Germany, and at the Fire Research Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the USA.

In 2013, Ronchi joined Lund University, where he became an associate professor in 2019. His research encompasses evacuation modeling for buildings and transportation systems, human behavior in fire scenarios, and the application of virtual reality in fire safety.

Research and contributions

Ronchi has published over 180 works, including more than 100 peer-reviewed journal articles. [3] His research has significantly contributed to understanding human behavior during fire emergencies and improving evacuation strategies in complex infrastructures. In 2024, Ronchi was awarded with an ERC Consolidator Grant to investigate Egressibility. [4]

He is also the Associate Editor for prominent journals such as Safety Science and Fire Technology and serves on the editorial board of the Fire Safety Journal. [5] [6] [7]

Awards

Ronchi has received multiple awards for his research [8] and impact on fire safety engineering. Among them, there are:

References

  1. ↑ "ORCID". orcid.org. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  2. ↑ Ronchi, Enrico (2012). Evacuation modelling in road tunnel fires (Doctoral Thesis (monograph) thesis). Politecnico di Bari.
  3. ↑ "Scopus preview - Ronchi, Enrico - Author details - Scopus". www.scopus.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  4. ↑ "Egressibility: a paradigm shift in evacuation research | Egressibility | Projekt | Fact Sheet | HORIZON". CORDIS | European Commission. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
  5. ↑ "Editorial board - Safety Science | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  6. ↑ "Fire Technology". SpringerLink. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  7. ↑ "Fire Safety Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  8. ↑ "Egressibility: a paradigm shift in evacuation research | Egressibility | Projekt | Fact Sheet | HORIZON". CORDIS | European Commission. Retrieved 2025-06-27.
  9. ↑ Gollner, Michael (2019-09-23). "Profs. Huang and Ronchi to be awarded Proulx and Magnusson Early Career Awards at 13th IAFSS Symposium in Waterloo, Canada". International Association for Fire Safety Science. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  10. ↑ www.thebigredguide.com https://www.thebigredguide.com/news/nfpa-presents-awards-for-contributions-in-fire-and-life-safety-at-nfpa-conference-and-expo-2018.html . Retrieved 2024-06-07.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ "Harry C. Bigglestone Award". www.nfpa.org. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
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