In the event of a fire emergency in the built environment, occupants face a range of
evacuation decisions, including the choice of exits. An important question from the …

Behavioral sequence analysis (BSA) gives insights to understand and model individual
behaviors. The present study uses BSA for a virtual earthquake. The virtual earthquake drill …

An active shooting emergency requires an effective strategy to increase the chances of
survival of the attacked population. Educational environments are one of the most common …

Agent-based evacuation modeling represents an effective tool for making predictions about
evacuation aspects of buildings such as evacuation times, congestions, and maximum safe …

Elevator evacuation is associated with several safety benefits and can be a cost-efficient
evacuation strategy in many buildings or facilities. Despite the advantages, elevator …

Modern experiments investigating human behaviour in emergencies are often implemented
in virtual reality (VR), due to the increased experimental control and improved ethical …

Delving into human behaviour during emergencies, this study investigates the evacuation
decisions made by 1.807 individuals across fire alarm, explosion, and shooting scenarios …

Demographic trends and advances in accessibility have led to more heterogeneous
populations in public buildings. While providing accessible evacuation, it may be necessary …

Virtual Reality (VR) is a promising testbed for convincing, easy-to-control, and risk-mitigating
robot-guided emergency evacuation experiments compared to physical experiments. Yet, it …

As tall buildings and deep underground structures around the world increase in both
numbers and complexity, the issues with evacuation of such structures, eg, fatigue during …