Key details
Lazaros Filippidis
Senior Lecturer in Evacuation Modelling
Mr Lazaros Filippidis is a Senior Lecturer in Evacuation Modelling at the Fire Safety Engineering Group of the University of Greenwich which he joined in 1996.
He is involved in the research and development of the EXODUS evacuation models. His key research area involves human behaviour in emergencies, adaptive behaviour, data collection and live trials. He has worked on numerous large-scale projects including, the EU funded Framework 5 projects FireExit (2001 – 2005) and VELA (2002 – 2005), Framework 6 projects AVATARS (2005 – 2008) and NACRE (2005 – 2009), the Framework 7 projects BESECU (2008 – 2011), SAFEGUARD (2009 – 2012), IDIRA (2011 – 2015) and GETAWAY (2011 – 2014), and the Horizon 2020 project AUGGMED (2015 – 2018) and IN-PREP (2017 – 2021). His responsibilities for these projects included the development of live trial protocols and implementation of full-scale evacuation trials, collection and interpretation of human performance data, analysis of human behaviour, development of crisis management scenarios, and the development of their corresponding evacuation simulation models for the aviation, built, maritime industries, including urban/rural scale setups. For some of these projects he assumed managerial roles working successfully on very tight schedules in collaboration with industrial partners. He is also part of the associate experts of the Horizon 2020 FIRE-IN (2017 - 2022) project advising on the state of the art of evacuation modelling software solutions.
Mr Filippidis holds a lead role in organising and delivering the annual Principles and Practice of Evacuation Modelling short course, contributes to the design of lecture material and manages laboratory sessions in the use of the EXODUS evacuation simulation tools. Furthermore, he has organised, developed, and delivered on-line e-learning courses as well as short courses to an international clientele.
A paper that Mr Filippidis co-authored has been awarded the Jack Bono Engineering Communications Award from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (2008) and a further two that he co-authored have been awarded the Hodgson prize from the Royal Aeronautical Society (1998 and 2002)
Awards
As co-author:
- Bronze award by the Royal Aeronautical Society for a paper appearing in the Royal Aeronautical Journal, 2011
- Jack Bono Engineering Communications award from the Society of Fire Protection Engineers, 2008
- Hodgson Prize by the Royal Aeronautical Society for best paper appearing in the Royal Aeronautical Journal, 2003
- Hodgson Prize by the Royal Aeronautical Society for a paper appearing in the Royal Aeronautical Journal, 1999
As member of the core EXODUS group:
- Guardian Research Impact Award (2014)
- European IST prize by the European Council of Applied Sciences, Technology and Engineering (Euro-CASE) for the development of the EXODUS suite of software, 2004
- Queen's Anniversary Prize, 2002
- RINA/LR (Royal Institution of Naval Architects/Lloyds Register) Safer Ships Award, 2001
- CITIS (Communications & IT in Shipping) Award for Innovation in IT for Ship Operation for the maritimeEXODUS software, 2002
- British Computer Society Award for IT, 2001
Research / Scholarly interests
Mr Filippidis is the author/co-author of many academic publications concerning human evacuation behaviour and related topics. His research interests include:
- Evacuation and circulation human behaviour and modelling
- Crisis management and simulation modelling
- Live large-scale evacuation trials and data collection
- Agent based modelling
Key funded projects
EU funded Framework 5 projects
- FireExit (2001 – 2005) and VELA (2002 – 2005),
Framework 6 projects
- AVATARS (2005 – 2008)
- NACRE (2005 – 2009),
Framework 7 projects
- BESECU (2008 – 2011),
- SAFEGUARD (2009 – 2012),
- IDIRA (2011 – 2015)
- GETAWAY (2011 – 2014),
The Horizon 2020 projects
- AUGGMED (2015 – 2018)
- IN-PREP (2017 – 2021).
Recent publications
Article
Filippidis, Lazaros , Lawrence, Peter, Anand, Veeraswamy, Blackshields, Darren , Cooney, David , Galea, Edwin (2024), Evacuation modelling for rapid multi-hazard tabletop exercise deployment. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Safety Science, 173: 106438 . pp. 1-18 ISSN: 0925-7535 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2024.106438).
Filippidis, Lazaros , Xie, Hui, Galea, Edwin R., Lawrence, Peter J. (2021), Exploring the potential effectiveness of dynamic and static emergency exit signage in complex spaces through simulation. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Fire Safety Journal, 125: 103404 ISSN: 0379-7112 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2021.103404).
Filippidis, Lazaros , Ferrucci, Fabrizio, Hirn, B, Marzoli, Marcello , Punzo, F , Schiano Lo Moriello, S , Veeraswamy, Anand (2019), Integration of Earth observation, aerosol and people evacuation modelling for preparedness and emergency response. IN-PREP Publications - Ιnstitute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS). In: , , , . IN-PREP Publications - Ιnstitute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS), IN-PREP . pp. 1-4 (doi: https://www.in-prep.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Ferrucci-et-al_complex-disaster-scenario.pdf).
Veeraswamy, Anand , Galea, Edwin R., Filippidis, Lazaros, Lawrence, Peter J. , Haasanen, Simo , Gazzard, Robert J. , Smith, Thomas E.L. (2017), The simulation of urban-scale evacuation scenarios with application to the Swinley forest fire. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Safety Science, 102 . pp. 178-193 ISSN: 0925-7535 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2017.07.015).
Galea, Edwin R. , Xie, Hui, Deere, Steven, Cooney, David , Filippidis, Lazaros (2017), Evaluating the effectiveness of an improved active dynamic signage system using full scale evacuation trials. Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Fire Safety Journal, 91 . pp. 908-917 ISSN: 0379-7112 (Print), 1873-7226 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.firesaf.2017.03.022) NB Item availability restricted.
Galea, E.R. , Xie, H., Deere, S., Cooney, D. , Filippidis, L. (2016), An international survey and full-scale evacuation trial demonstrating the effectiveness of the active dynamic signage system concept. Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Fire and Materials, 41 (5) . pp. 493-513 ISSN: 0308-0501 (Print), 1099-1018 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.2414) NB Item availability restricted.
Book section
Filippidis, Lazaros , Lawrence, Peter, Blackshields, Darren, Ewer, John (2023), Trapped on the seashore, seaborne evacuation, impact of exposure to PM2.5: demonstration of the urbanEXODUS evacuation model. Nova Science Publishers. In: , , In: Michail Chalaris (ed.), The Challenges of Disaster Planning Management, and Resilience. Nova Science Publishers, New York (1st) . pp. 339-457 . ISBN: 9798886972290 (doi: https://doi.org/10.52305/QURT7964) NB Item availability restricted.
Conference item
Filippidis, Lazaros , Lawrence, Peter, Blackshields, Darren, Ewer, John (2022), Trapped on the seashore, seaborne evacuation, and impact of exposure to PM2.5: Live demonstration of the urbanEXODUS large-scale evacuation model. Department of Chemistry, Research Division on Risk, Hazards, Crises, and Safety at “Hephaestus” Advanced research Laboratory School of Science, International Hellenic University. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Planning, Challenges of Disaster Management and Resilience (ICPCDMR), 11th - 13th February 2022, Athens and online In: Michail Chalaris (ed.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Planning, Challenges of Disaster Management and Resilience(ICPCDMR). Department of Chemistry, Research Division on Risk, Hazards, Crises, and Safety at “Hephaestus” Advanced research Laboratory School of Science, International Hellenic University, Kavala, Greece INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLANNING, CHALLENGES OF DISASTER MANAGEMENT AND RESILIENCE (ICPCDMR) (1st) . pp. 59-59 . ISBN: 9786185630089 (doi: https://www.idafk.com/icpcdmr-2022/indexEN.html).
Filippidis, Lazaros , Lawrence, Peter, Hulse, Lynn, Veeraswamy, Anand , Blackshields, Darren (2021), Large-scale evacuations: they worked last time. Will they work again?. SafeGreece. In: SafeGreece 2021: 8th International Conference on Civil Protection & New Technologies, 24th - 26th November 2021, Greece and online In: Katerina – Navsika Katsetsiadou (ed.), SafeGreece 2021 – 8th International Conference on Civil Protection & New Technologies. SafeGreece, Greece, online SafeGreece 2021 (1st) . pp. 85-88 2654-1823 (Online) (doi: https://safegreece.org/safegreece2021/images/docs/safegreece2021_proceedings.pdf) NB Item availability restricted.
Conference proceedings
Lawrence, Peter , Pellacini, Veronica, Filippidis, Lazaros, Blackshields, Darren (2022), The development of pedestrian gap acceptance and midblock pedestrian road crossing behavior utilizing SUMO. TIB Open Publishing (Technische Informationsbibliothek) - DLR Institute of Transportation Systems. In: SUMO User Conference 2021, 13th to 15th September 2021, online In: Pablo Alvarez Lopez, Olaf Angelo Banse Bueno, Maria Giuliana Armellini, Michael Behrisch, Laura Bieker-Walz, Erdmann Jacob, Yun-Pang Flötteröd, Robert Hilbrich, Ronald Nippold, Johannes Rummel (eds.), SUMO User Conference 2021. 13 – 15 September 2021, Virtual Event. TIB Open Publishing (Technische Informationsbibliothek) - DLR Institute of Transportation Systems, Hannover, Germany , 2 (1st) . pp. 33-51 2750-4425 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.52825/scp.v2i.90).