A U B E 1 4 15th International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection October 14-16, 2014 University of Duisburg-Essen Duisburg, Germany N T S
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Einladung / Invitation Die 15. Internationale Konferenz über Automatische Brandentdeckung, AUBE 14, wird vom Fachgebiet Nachrichtentechnische Systeme (NTS) der Universität Duisburg-Essen veranstaltet. Der Tagungsort, Die Wolfsburg, liegt ganz in der Nähe der Universität in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Deutschland. Auf den folgenden Seiten finden Sie das vorläufige m sowie weitere Informationen über die Tagung. Während der Tagung wird teilweise eine Simultanübersetzung in deutsch und englisch bereitgestellt. Die Tagung umfasst neben dem Vortragsprogramm eine Posterpräsentation und eine Ausstellung begrenzten Umfanges. Zur 15. Internationalen Konferenz über Automatische Brandentdeckung, der AUBE 14, laden wir Sie sehr herzlich ein. The 15th International Conference on Fire Detection, AUBE 14, will be hosted by the University Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Communication Systems (NTS) and held in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. The Venue Die Wolfsburg is very close to the University. On the following pages the preliminary conference program as well as further useful information about the conference is given. For a part of the conference simultaneous translation into English and German will be provided. The conference includes a poster presentation and will be completed by a limited tabletop exhibition. You are cordially invited to attend our 15th International Conference on Automatic Fire Detection, AUBE 14. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Czylwik Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingolf Willms - 1 -
Tuesday 08:00 Registration Auditorium Simultanus translation English / German Oct. 14, 2014 09:45 Opening of the conference Professor Dr.-Ing. Jörg Schröder University of Duisburg-Essen, Vice-Rector for Research, Junior Academic Staff & Knowledge Transfer 10:00 Short welcoming speech Dirk Aschenbrenner President of the German Fire Protection Association, vfdb e.v. 10:15 Short welcoming speech Professor Dr.-Ing. Andreas Czylwik University of Duisburg-Essen Session 1 ZVEI (German Electrical and Electronics Industry Association) Chairman Peter Krapp, ZVEI, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 10:30 Analysis of risk reductions due to smoke alarms: Findings, effectiveness and efficiency 10:50 Estimating the magnitude of the false alarm ratio generated from installed fire detection and fire alarm systems in Germany based on fire brigades data Sebastian Festag Hekatron Vertriebs GmbH, Sulzburg, Germany Dennis Schmitz Bergische University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany Sebastian Festag Hekatron Vertriebs GmbH, Sulzburg, Germany 11:10 Diversity, availability and reliability of fire protective technical facilities in buildings 11:30 Reducing false fire alarms A study of selected European countries 11:50 Analysis of the pollution of smoke detectors Ernst-Peter Döbbeling Furtwangen University, Furtwangen, Germany Lance Rütimann Siemens Switzerland Ltd., Zug, Switzerland Jörg Reintsema Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany 12:10 Lunch break - 2 -
Tuesday Kardinal-Hengsbach-Saal English language only! Oct. 14, 2014 08:00 Registration Session 2 Smoke aerosols characterization Chairman Heinz Fissan, IUTA, Duisburg, Germany 10:30 Application of the Rayleigh-Debye- Gans theory on the scattering of light by standard test fire aerosols Markus Loepfe, Zsófia Jurányi, Maxim Nenkov, Heinz Burtscher University of Applied Sciences North Western Switzerland, Windisch, Switzerland Martin Allemann, Aleksandar Duric, Sven Lauber, Brigitt Schmid Siemens Building Technologies, Zug, Switzerland 10:50 Characterization of geometric properties of particles and aerosols from fires 11:10 Microscopic morphology analysis and light scattering calculation of fire smoke aerosol generating under low air pressure 11:30 Characterization of overheated wire sources for electrical fire detection applications 11:50 Characterisation of smoke from materials in modern commercial buildings for the evaluation of smoke detectors Heinz Fissan, Heinz Kaminski, Christof Asbach Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology (IUTA), Duisburg, Germany Shenlin Yang, Song Lu, Jie Wang, Heping Zhang State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, Hefei, P. R. China Long Chen Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Tianjin, P. R. China Richard Yuen City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, P.R. China Mariusz Zarzecki, Thomas Cleary NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A. Gabriel Taylor U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Rockville, MD, U.S.A. Raman Chagger BRE Global Limited, Watford, Herts, UK 12:10 Lunch break - 3 -
Tuesday Auditorium Simultanus translation English / German Oct. 14, 2014 Session 3 Standards Chairman 13:30 Status of the European standardisation on multi-criteria fire detectors Michael Schnell, EUSAS e.v., Duisburg, Germany Peter Stahl Wagner Schweiz AG, Wallisellen, Switzerland 13:50 Visual alarm devices testing: Creation of a test bench and deliverance of the first certificate by AFNOR following the EN 54-23 standard 14:10 New aspects and amendments of EN54-25 Fire detection and fire alarm systems - Components using radio links 14:30 Joint use of devices and transmission paths of an existing IT-infrastructure in fire detection systems Ronan Jezequel Pôle Européen de Sécurité CNPP - Vernon, Saint Marcel, France Rafael Bernsdorf VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH, Cologne, Germany Bettina Bormann, Horst Berger, Martin Hesels, Stefan Kratzmeir VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH, Cologne, Germany 14:50 Coffee break Poster-Session 14:50 For details, please see page 14 Session 5 Standards, test fires Chairman Wolfgang Steinkellner Prüfstelle für Brandschutztechnik, Wien, Austria 16:20 Conformity of smoke alarm devices to EN14604 - Statistical analysis of market surveillance results 16:40 A practical method for testing the performance of smoke detectors with drift compensation to slowly developing fires and to high background levels 17:00 Comparison of flaming and smoldering polyurethane smoke profiles to current UL 217/268 fire tests 17:20 End of the first conference day Benoît Stockbroeckx ANPI, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Peter Massingberd-Mundy Xtralis Pty Ltd., Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK Nitin Vayeda Xtralis Pty Ltd., Melbourne, Australia David E. Mills, Thomas Fabian Underwriters Laboratories LLC, Northbrook, IL, U.S.A. - 4 -
Tuesday Kardinal-Hengsbach-Saal English language only! Oct. 14, 2014 Session 4 Smoke aerosols characterization, special applications Chairman Daniel Gottuk, Hughes Associates Inc., Baltimore, MD, U.S.A. 13:30 Fire source and detection response characterization for high airflow applications Joshua B. Dinaburg, Daniel T. Gottuk, Jason E. Floyd Hughes Associates Inc., Baltimore, MD, U.S.A. 13:50 Lighthouses, flash strobes, and the Blondel-Rey equation 14:10 Experimental study on temperature and velocity attenuation of ceiling jet in flat-ceilinged model tunnel with natural ventilation 14:30 Spark detection and extinguishment: Perfect preventive fire protection Walter Vollenweider Siemens AG, Zug, Switzerland Yasushi Oka Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan Hideyuki Oka National Maritime Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan Osamu Imazeki Kajima Corporation, Tokyo, Japan Ken Matsuyama Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan Nils Vespermann Fagus-GreCon Greten, Alfeld, Germany 14:50 Coffee break Poster-Session 14:50 For details, please see page 14 Session 6 Robot applications in fire detection, fire detection Chairman Takashi Ono, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan 16:20 Robot-based laser drilling system for the detection of concealed threats Dominik Wild, Cathrin Theiß, Peter Kaul, Gerhard Holl Bonn-Rhine-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Rheinbach, Germany 16:40 Millimeter-wave surface characterization for security applications Benedict Friederich, Thorsten Schultze, Ingolf Willms University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany 17:00 Research on smoke detection for duct Wenhui Dong Shenyang Fire Research Institute Ministry of Public Security, Shenyang, P. R. China 17:20 End of the first conference day - 5 -
Wednesday Auditorium Simultanus translation English / German Oct. 15, 2014 Session 7 ASD Chairman 09:00 The response experiments of active aspirated smoke detectors in a real metro station Peter Stahl, Wagner Schweiz AG, Wallisellen, Switzerland Shu Yan, Shu Wang Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China Hongwen Li, Hao Zhang China Academy of Building Research, Beijing, P. R. China 09:20 Technology advances in aspiration smoke detection expands ASD use in hostile environments 09:40 Multiple scattered light detector with pattern recognition of real fires and nuisance sources 10:00 Early warning ASD for small and larger areas Gintare Budriunaite Novar GmbH a Honeywell Company, Neuss, Germany Florence Daniault, Andreas Siemens, Ernst-Werner Wagner WAGNER Group GmbH, Langenhagen, Germany Peter Massingberd-Mundy Xtralis Pty Ltd., Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK 10:20 Coffee break Session 9 Alarming, false alarm tests Chairman Heinrich Herbster, Hekatron Vertriebs GmbH, Sulzburg, Germany 10:50 Recent research on fire alarm notification and emergency signaling Amanda Kimball Fire Protection Research Foundation, Quincy, MA, U.S.A. 11:10 Apparatus for the test of fire detectors in dusty environments 11:30 Apparatus for the test of fire detectors in high foggy environments Wolfgang Krüll, Thorsten Schultze, Robert Tobera, Ingolf Willms University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Robert Tobera, Wolfgang Krüll, Thorsten Schultze, Ingolf Willms University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany 11:50 Dust test for smoke detectors Wenhui Dong Shenyang Fire Research Institute, Shenyang, P. R. China 12:10 Lunch break - 6 -
Wednesday Kardinal-Hengsbach-Saal English language only! Oct. 15, 2014 Session 8 Simulation, forest and wildland fires Chairman Amanda Kimball NFPA, Fire Protection Research Foundation, Quincy, U.S.A. 09:00 Modelling and computer simulation for an advanced building management system Christian Frey, Hermann Mayer Siemens Building Technologies, Zug, Switzerland 09:20 Validation of fire source and detection response characterization for high airflow application 09:40 Forest fire detection using hydrogen sensors 10:00 Hardening of structures to wildlandurban interface (WUI) fire exposures Jason Floyd, Haavard Boehmer, Daniel Gottuk Hughes Associates Inc., Baltimore, MD, U.S.A. Kai Nörthemann, Werner Moritz Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany Jan-Eric Bienge, Jürgen Müller Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Eberswalde, Germany Marie-Claire Despinasse, Tina Raspe, Simone Krüger BAM, Berlin, Germany Samuel L. Manzello NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A. 10:20 Coffee break Session 10 Forest and wildland fires Chairman Thomas Cleary, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A. 10:50 Weather radar: An efficient tool for forest fire detection Ronaldo V. Soares, Ernandes Saraiva, Antonio C. Batista, Horácio Tertuliano Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil Ana Maria Gomes Instituto de Pesquisas Meteorológicas - UNESP, Bauru, Brazil 11:10 Insects use volatiles for assessment of nutritional value of burnt material - Biomimetic sensors for fire detection 11:30 Development of an automatic smoke detection algorithm using color images and a fuzzy logic approach for real-time forest fire detection applications Stefan Schütz, Bernhard Weißbecker Georg August University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany Andreas Eberheim, Claus-Dieter Kohl University Giessen, Giessen, Germany Azarm Nowzad, Andreas Jock OUT e.v., Berlin, Germany Uwe Krane, Klaus Jäckel, Holger Vogel IQ wireless GmbH, Berlin, Germany 11:50 Lunch break - 7 -
Wednesday Auditorium Simultanus translation English / German Oct. 15, 2014 Session 11 Sensors Chairman 13:30 The experimental study on dual-wavelength light scattering smoke detectors Shu Wang Huazhong-University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China Tian Deng, Shu Wang, Zheng Dou Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China 13:50 Polarized light scattering smoke detector with reduced false alarm susceptibility 14:10 A nephelometer / polarimeter for characterizing smoke and nuisance alarm sources Thorsten Schultze, Ingolf Willms University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Thomas Cleary, Mariusz Zarzecki NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A. 14:30 Coffee break Session 13 Sensors Chairman 15:00 Early warning fire detection and automatic extinguishing Fang Jun University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P. R. China Albert Orglmeister Orglmeister Infrarot Systeme, Walluf, Germany 15:20 Linear heat detection in special applications 15:40 Comparative fire and nuisance performance of beam detectors Martin Fromme, Martin Olschewski, Florian Kammann, Bernd Horbach, Wieland Hill LIOS Technology GmbH, Cologne, Germany Joshua B. Dinaburg, Daniel T. Gottuk Hughes Associates Inc., Baltimore, MD, U.S.A. 16:00 End of the second conference day 19:30 Conference dinner AUBE 14 Best Paper Award The AUBE 14 Best Paper Award is presented during the AUBE 14 conference dinner. The award is an endowment of the Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) and the University of Duisburg-Essen, Department of Communication Systems, NTS. - 8 -
Wednesday Kardinal-Hengsbach-Saal English language only! Oct. 15, 2014 Session 12 Gas sensors Chairman 13:30 Evaluation on odor intensity and quality from plastic and wood materials in pre-combustion condition Claus-Dieter Kohl, University Giessen, Giessen, Germany Osami Sugawa, Kyoko Kamiya Tokyo University of Science, Nagano, Japan Yasushi Oka Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan 13:50 Fireplaces and chimney fires: Risk control, part 1: Situation and conventional measures 14:10 Fireplaces and chimney fires: Risk control, part 2: New embedded sensor for pre-hazard control Marco Bauer, Hans-Eberhard Kopp, Bernd Vollmer Schornsteinfeger-Akademie Dülmen, Dülmen, Germany Marco Bauer, Alexander Weiß, Claus-Dieter Kohl University Giessen, Giessen, Germany 14:30 Hydrogen as fire gas A review Aleksandar Duric, Daniel Gutmacher, Martin Zimmermann Siemens Building Technologies, Zug, Switzerland 14:50 Coffee break Session 14 Gas sensors, special applications Chairman Ulrich Krause, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany 15:20 Fire gas propagation during smoldering fires Daniel Gutmacher, Aleksandar Duric Siemens Building Technologies, Zug, Switzerland Daniel Gutmacher, Jürgen Wöllenstein University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany 15:40 Characterization of the evolution of gaseous reaction products during thermal runaway of particulate solid matter Ulrich Krause, Christoph Wanke, Benjamin Binkau Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany 16:00 Detection of fires in silos Jörg Kelleter GTE Industrieelektronik GmbH, Viersen, Germany 16:20 Sensor system applying thermally modulated MOG for early detection of fires in electrical cabinets Jens Knoblauch, Navas Illaskutty, Liwa Wu, Christian Langen, Heinz Kohler Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Karlsruhe, Germany Rolf Seifert, H. B. Keller Karlsruhe Institut of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany 16:40 End of the second conference day 19:30 Conference dinner - 9 -
Thursday Auditorium Simultanus translation English / German Oct. 16, 2014 Session 15 Flame detection, video detection, image processing Chairman Robert Schifiliti, R.P. Schifiliti Associates Inc., Reading, MA, U.S.A. 09:00 A case study in product evolution Daniel Waldron Fire Fighting Enterprises Ltd., Hitchin, Herts, UK 09:20 Early flame detection based on fiber Bragg grating sensors 09:40 Flame image characters of small-scale pool fire at low air pressure plateau 10:00 Flame detection based on adaptive video flame segmentation and flame motion analysis Gautier Ravet, Jean-Michel Renoirt, Marc Debliquy, Christophe Caucheteur Université de Mons, Mons, Belgium Jun Fang, Rui Shang, Ran Tu, Jian-xin Yi, Yong-ming Zhang State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, Hefei, P. R. China Qi-xing Zhang East China Research Institute of Electronic Engineering, Hefei, P. R. China Yang Jia, Wei Yuan, Jie Yuan, Jinjun Wang, Jun Fang, Yongming Zhang State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, Hefei, P. R. China 10:20 Coffee break Session 17 Video detection, image processing Chairman Ralph Bergmann, Bosch Sicherheitssysteme, Grasbrunn, Germany 10:50 Use of video analysis for early fire detection Ulrich Skubsch USK-Consult, Scharbeutz, Germany Michael Harter Securiton GmbH, Achern, Germany 11:10 Video based smoke detection using contrast pattern 11:30 Use of image processing to detect smoldering fires in a home 11:50 Combining volume sensors with multi-modal video analysis for fire detection and forecasting Anton Stadler, Omair Ghori, Ralph Bergmann Bosch Security Systems GmbH, Grasbrunn, Germany Eiichiro Momma, Takashi Ono, Sho Ikoma Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan Katsuya Okayasu, Atsushi Mammoto Hochiki Corporation, Tokyo, Japan Steven Verstockt, Rik Van de Walle, Luis Gonzalez, Bart Merci, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium John De Blonde Xtralis/VSK Electronics, Harelbeke, Belgium 12:10 Lunch break - 10 -
Thursday Kardinal-Hengsbach-Saal English language only! Oct. 16, 2014 Session 16 Special applications Chairman Peter Massingberd-Mundy, Xtralis, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK 09:00 Very early warning fire detection in nuclear power plant electrical cabinet enclosures Thomas Cleary, Mariusz Zarzecki NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A. Gabriel Taylor U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Rockville, MD, U.S.A. 09:20 A monitoring system for bearings at conveyor belts 09:40 Fire detection in gamma radiation environment 10:00 Detection of fires in heavy duty (HD) vehicles Simon Trippler GTE Industrieelektronik GmbH, Viersen, Germany Hans Aebersold, Christian Spagno Siemens Building Technologies, Zug, Switzerland Ola Willstrand, Jonas Brandt, Raúl Ochoterena, Michael Försth SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Borås, Sweden 10:20 Coffee break Session 18 Special applications Chairman Markus Loepfe, University of Applied Sciences North Western Switzerland, Windisch, Switzerland 10:50 Effects of soot deposition on current leakage in electronic circuitry Thomas Cleary NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A. 11:10 Commissioning and acceptance tests in tunnels, atriums, shopping centres etc. using realistic fire 11:30 Test methods for fire detection systems in underground transportation infrastructure 11:50 Fire alarm technology in the process industry Bernd Konrath I.F.I. Institut für Industrieaerodynamik GmbH, Aachen, Germany Tim Mattausch Mattausch Ingenieure, Essen, Germany Simon Ludäscher DMT GmbH, Dortmund, Germany Ole Gütschow, Gerd Wosien NAMUR, International User Association of Automation Technology in Process Industries, Leverkusen, Germany c/o BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany 12:10 Lunch break - 11 -
Thursday Auditorium Simultanus translation English / German Oct. 16, 2014 Session 19 Fire detection in aircraft Chairman André Freiling, AIRBUS Operations GmbH, Bremen, Germany 13:30 The effect of pressure on aircraft cargo compartment fire signals Yangyang Fu, Song Lu, Yang Hu, Heping Zhang State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, Hefei, P. R. China 13:50 A350XWB smoke detection system for lower deck cargo compartments From idea to certification 14:10 Pure optical false alarm resisting smoke detector 14:30 The influence of ventilation rate on aircraft cargo compartment fire detection: A numerical simulation study Jens Taberski, Ralf Hitzges AIRBUS Operations GmbH, Bremen, Germany Jan Boris Philipp, Albrecht Hopfe, Gerd Wedler, Alexander Rosam AOA, Apparatebau Gauting GmbH, Gauting, Germany Jie Wang, Song Lu, Heping Zhang State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, Hefei, P. R. China Siuming Lo City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Weihua Yang Aviation Industry Corp. of China, Tianjin, P. R. China 14:50 Coffee break Session 21 Fire detection in aircraft Chairman Thorsten Schultze, University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany 15:20 Early detection of lithium battery fires in aircraft cargo transport Paul Rohrbach AIRBUS Operations GmbH, Bremen, Germany 15:40 A review of fire detection technologies in aircraft cargo compartment 16:00 The smoke aerosol modelling experiments (SAME) conducted on the international space station Song Lu, Heping Zhang State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, Hefei, P. R. China Long Chen, Weihua Yang Aviation Industry Corp. of China, Tianjin, China David Urban, Gary Ruff, Marit Meyer, Paul Greenberg, David Fisher NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, U.S.A. Thomas Cleary, Jiann Yang, George Mulholland NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A. Zeng-guang Yuan, Victoria Bryg National Center for Space Exploration Research, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A. 16:20 Conclusion 16:30 End of the conference - 12 -
Thursday Oct. 16, 2014 Kardinal-Hengsbach-Saal English language only! Session 20 Special applications Chairman Daisuke Kozeki, National Institut for Fire & Desaster, Tokyo, Japan 13:30 Detection of exterior fires in Swedish school buildings Nils Johansson Lund University, Lund, Sweden Jan Blomqvist Siemens AB, Sweden 13:50 3D visualization system for building fires Aizhong Wang, Benliang Li, Hairun Wang Gulf Security Technology Cooperation LTD, Qinhuangdao, P. R. China Ligang Miao, Yanjun Chen Northeastern University, Shenyang, P.R.China 14:10 Model experiment of constructing a local warning network through a residential fire alarm in an area with a high density of wooden structures Daisuke Kozeki, Keiko Suzuki, Hiroyuki Tamura National Research Institute of Fire and Disaster, Tokyo, Japan Hiroyuki Obana, Toshinobu Kage, Masaki Sasakura Fire and Disaster Management Bureau of Kitakyushu City, Japan 14:30 Investigation of the effectiveness of smoke detectors in high rooms and halls Jörg Reintsema Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany 14:50 Coffee break N T S The Duisburg Fire Detection Laboratory University of Duisburg-Essen Communication Systems NTS - 13 - N T S
Poster-Session Customized real fire tests Microgravity flame shape and radiation under the effects of low co-flow velocity Characterization of dust aerosols in false alarm scenarios Apparatus for the test of fire detectors in high humidity environments Video Based Flame Detection Microwave Ellipsometry and its Application in Emergency Scenarios Simon Ludäscher DMT GmbH, Dortmund, Germany Jun Fang, Dan Zhang, Qi-xing Zhang, Jin-fu Guan, Jin-jun Wang, Yong-ming Zhang State Key Laboratory of Fire Science, Hefei, P. R. China Wolfgang Krüll, Thorsten Schultze, Robert Tobera, Ingolf Willms University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Robert Tobera, Wolfgang Krüll, Thorsten Schultze, Ingolf Willms University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Thorsten Schultze, Ingolf Willms University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Thorsten Schultze, Rahmi Salman, Ingolf Willms University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Exhibition KIWA Telefication B.V., Zevenaar, The Netherlands KRIWAN Testzentrum GmbH & Co. KG, Forchtenberg, Germany AW Technology Ltd, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, United Kingdom VdS Schadenverhütung GmbH, Cologne, Germany University of Duisburg-Essen, Communication Systems, NTS, Duisburg, Germany EUSAS e.v., c/o University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Figaro Engineering Inc., Mino, Osaka, Japan Université de Mons, Electromagnetism & Telecommunications, Mons, Belgium Lorenz Messgerätebau, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany THE PROTECTOWIRE Co, Pembroke, MA 02359, USA - 14 -
& Steering Committee Ralph Bergmann Thomas Cleary Andreas Czylwik André Freiling Daniel Gottuk Heinrich Herbster Claus-Dieter Kohl Daisuke Kozeki Ulrich Krause Kurt Lenkeit Peter Massingberd-Mundy Takashi Ono Robert Schifiliti Wolfgang Steinkellner Shu Wang Ingolf Willms Bosch Sicherheitssysteme GmbH, Grasbrunn, Germany NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A. University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Airbus Operations GmbH, Bremen, Germany Hughes Associates Inc., Baltimore, MD, U.S.A. Hekatron Vertriebs GmbH, Sulzburg, Germany Justus Liebig University Gießen, Gießen, Germany National Institut for Fire & Desaster, Tokyo, Japan Vereinigung zur Förderung des Deutschen Brandschutzes e.v., VfdB, Germany Minimax, Bad Oldesloe, Germany Xtralis Pty Ltd., Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan R.P. Schifiliti Associates Inc., Reading, MA, U.S.A. Prüfstelle für Brandschutztechnik, Wien, Austria Huazhong-University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, P. R. China University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany Conference Co-Chairs Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Czylwik University of Duisburg - Essen Chair of Communication Systems, NTS czylwik@nts.uni-due.de Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingolf Willms University of Duisburg - Essen Chair of Communication Systems, NTS willms@nts.uni-due.de Thomas G. Cleary National Institute of Standards & Technology, NIST Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A. thomas.cleary@nist.gov - 15 -
AUBE 14 is supported by Creative inspiration between the Rhine and Ruhr: the University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) is located in the European region with the highest density of institutions of higher learning. Created in 2003 by the merger of the universities of Duisburg and Essen, the UDE is the youngest university in North Rhine-Westphalia and one of the ten largest universities in Germany. https://www.uni-due.de/ The Fire Detection and Security Systems Research Group has worked for many years in the field of early fire detection. The large Fire Detection Laboratory in Duisburg provides facilities and the technology for research work. The laboratory is designed and equipped for fire tests in the incipient stage of a fire (e.g. EN54-7 tests) as well as for non-fire experiments. http://nts.uni-due.de/ N T S EUSAS e.v. is the European Society for Automatic Alarm Systems e.v. It provides a European platform for promoting fire protection and security comprising fire detection, extinguishing, intrusion detection, access control and video monitoring. http://www.eusas.de/ The Fire Protection Research Foundation (FPRF) is an independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to plan, manage and communicate research in support of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) mission. http://www.nfpa.org/ Conference office The conference office can be contacted during the conference hours (October 14-16, 2014) by phone or email. +49 (0) 171 561 0435-16 - aube@uni-due.de
Venue Der Tagungsort ist ab Duisburg Hbf mit der Straßenbahn-Linie 901 (Richtung Mülheim Hauptbahnhof ) Haltestelle Monning zu erreichen. Von dort aus beträgt der Fußweg zum Tagungsort Die Wolfsburg ca. 10-15 Minuten. Please take the tram 901 direction Mülheim Hauptbahnhof (starting at main station Duisburg) and leave at tram stop Monning. Walking distance from tram stop Monning to Die Wolfsburg is about 10 to 15 minutes. Katholische Akademie Die Wolfsburg, Falkenweg 6, 45478 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany - 17 -
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