SKLFS, in partnership with the SFPE Hefei Student Chapter, organized the Future Scientists International Graduate Research Forum at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) on 28 April 2024, in Hefei, China. The event brought together prominent professors including Xingcai Lv (Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Haiqiao Wei (Shenyang Aerospace University), Hao Zhou (Zhejiang University), Zhuyin Ren (Tsinghua University), and Botao Qin (China University of Mining and Technology). As the Vice Director of SKLFS, Prof. Longhua Hu delivered the opening address, encouraging students to broaden their academic perspectives and to leverage the opportunity for interdisciplinary exchange. Prof. Yu Wang chaired the forum throughout. With over 200 attendees participating both online and in person, the forum underscored its global reach in fire safety research.

The event featured presentations from graduate students from various institutions, including USTC, University of Edinburgh (UK), University of Queensland (Australia), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (India). These presentations covered a diverse range of fire safety topics, such as fire detection algorithms, flame retardant materials, combustion dynamics, and fire risk assessment, highlighting the forum’s international and cross-disciplinary nature. Keynote addresses by distinguished experts further enriched the event, focusing on cutting-edge topics like zero-carbon fuels, ammonia combustion, hydrogen-fuelled aviation engines, and coal spontaneous combustion. The forum received highly positive feedback, it significantly advanced research innovation and collaboration in fire safety, providing a vital platform for students to showcase their findings and enhance their academic careers.