Author Archives: Simo Hostikka

Farid Alinejad defended his thesis

Farid Alinejad defended his thesis in May 12th, 2023. The title of his thesis is “Modeling in-depth transfer of thermalradiation in non-gray condensed materials”. Opponent was Prof Frédéric André from INSA, Lyon (now Univ Lille). Defense was successful and Farid … Continue reading

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Rahul Kallada Janardhan defended his doctoral thesis

Rahul has reach a point at his research path at Aalto University, when it is time to say Goodbye! He started in Aalso’s FSE group as a MSc thesis worker in PAHAHUPA -project. From that project, he received two journal … Continue reading

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Nordic Fire and Safety Network on Energy

We are part of the Nordic Fire and Safety Network! The Nordic Fire and Safety Network is a consortium consisting of the Nordic universities and research institutes dealing with risk and fire safety. The network is organized by the Technical … Continue reading

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Multiphysics simulation of stone-wool fire resistance

Our publicly funded project on the multiphysics simulation of stone-wool fire resistance is now ending. In this project, we studied the thermal behaviour of stone wool and developed simulation models to extend the standard test results. The project was made … Continue reading

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Effect of ventilation and behaviours on aerosol-spreading and Covid-19 infections

Simo posted at LinkedIn about the calculation of infection risk and aerosol concentrations in closed spaces with ventilation. This was a result of consultation with public transport -related actors in Finland. In the end of the post, there will be … Continue reading

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Simo’s installation talk on Fire computing

To celebrate the tenured position of Associate professor, Simo gave his Installation talk in the Aalto-level event, January 30, 2019. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWJZI9bp868[/embedyt] Posted by Simo Hostikka

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Spring 2019 visitors and new members in Aalto FSE team

We had a pleasure to welcome new members and short-term visitors to the FSE team: Ada Malagnino (right) from the University of Salento, Italy, is visiting our group for six months. Her PhD topic deals with the management of safety … Continue reading

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Two doctoral positions open in the FSE group

New things are coming! We are hiring two new doctoral students to the team: First is about the numerical simulation of spectral thermal radiation in condenced phase materials. Hadi will be the advisor for this thesis – the best possible … Continue reading

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Will the induction cooktops wipe out kitchen fires?

Cooking or stove -originated fires are a significant group of residential fires. These fires start from a stove or a cooktop if it is left on alone, food is left on a hot pan for a long time or if … Continue reading

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Nordic Fire and Safety Days 2017 – remember to submit

Aalto University is one of the organizers of the 2017 Nordic Fire and Safety Days. There are still few days to submit your abstract. Last year, it was great event. Posted by Simo Hostikka

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